Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

EMMA’s POV :

"What do you think?"he said.

"I don’t know.Are you?"

He looked at me as if I should know the answer already, but I just stared at him with a puzzled look on my face.

"Every day I woke up and I wished that I'd just die,"he paused for a beat before continuing, "To live a life without you is like not living a life at all.But if that’s what happiness is, then yeah, I guess I’m fucking elated,"

Not even this level of sarcasm could hide the pain and bitterness in his words.I didn’t realize he was feeling all these things.He never seemed to show it.Guess the joke was on me.

For the past month, I pretend like I was happy and fine.If anything, I should have known never to judge a book by its cover.

"Why didn't you say anything?"I croaked.

"We're over and that's it.It doesn’t matter what I feel,"

"But it does matter,"I found the words escaped my lips before I could stop it.

Maybe it was the alcohol in me that was being brave, but I took a step closer to him.

I wanted so much to pull him into my arms and bury my face into his chest.

"Emma,"he warned, but he didn't move away.

"It doesn’t have to be over, does it?"I looked up at him when I was an arm’s length away.  

"Emma —"

"Does it?"I pressed on.

We were standing so close to each other.

I leaned my face upwards and he leaned his head down.I could feel his warm breaths on my face and it was like oxygen to my dry lungs.For the first time in months, my heart was beating so fast and strong, like it was beating again after an absence of life.

When I saw that his lips were only a mere inch away from mine, I closed my eyes and waited in anticipation...

"Hayes?! Is that you?"suddenly a loud voice called out and we pulled away instantly.

"John?"lan squinted his eyes at the two figures standing at the distance behind us.

I looked at the two figures and noticed it was Coach Pullman and Ms.Diaz.I heard rumors that the two were going steady, and by the way they were holding hands with each other, it seemed like the rumors were true.

"Who's that?" Ms.Diaz put her hand over her eyes to see clearer.

Shoot! It’s not good that they saw us together! "Ah, I was just telling Ms.Sinclair that she has to go back to her room.She's breaking curfew,"

lan was quick to react.

"Oh, it’s senior week.Take it easy, Hayes,"Coach Pullman sounded a little drunk.

The two of them then walked away and I let out a sigh I didn't know I was holding.

lan looked relieved too.Thankfully it was dark out here and they didn't seem to notice anything off about us.

"You should go," he said finally.

"But..."I started to speak, but he cut me off quickly.

"And to answer your question, yes, it does,"he paused for a moment before continuing, 

"Just because two people love each other, doesn't mean they have to be together,"

lan’s tone was cold and flat.

He didn’t wait for me to say anything else and he turned away.I wanted to call out after him, but I knew it was useless.

Even though it was clear as day that he still cared about me, he had made his choice.He chose not to be with me and I had to accept that.

"Just because two people love each other, doesn’t mean they have to be together,"

that he still loved me...And with that thought in mind, I pulled out the locket from my back pocket.I stroked the heart locket for a few times before I put it over my neck and clasped

for breakfast.Tiff was filling me in on all the drama between Madison and

Brad was talking to a bunch of girls online.He had been doing it

cheated on her and that

on her own in this trip, Brad could easily sweep her off her

all the other girls in the cheer squad had their boyfriends

boy-less, so she could focus her energy

buffet as I listened to Tiff going on and on about Brad

toast and butter, and a cup of coffee, and we went to find

Tyler were already sitting on a

quickly joined them and Tyler's eyes lit

head?"I

but the Advil helps,"he

to fill Carrie in on the latest dish on

of that conversation

didn’t say anything too weird to you last night, did I? It’s kind of a blur.Hope I didn’t

"No, you were fine,"

thank god,"he stifled a laugh, "No more drinking for me for the rest of the

at all? Then how are we supposed

chick-fill-A very amusing.And it sounded way better than

we can hit the

"Yeah, totally,"

go take a walk

“l see yall later,"

a way as if he didn't want any of

stared as Tyler lent his hand

took his hand and he led

look at Carrie and Tiff who gave me a puzzled look and

I ended up spending the entire

a lot of

King, we found a place that

island and rode our bikes down the pier.We made it to the lighthouse and it also had a museum.We decided to hit the

of seven surviving colonial era lighthouse towers, that’s

like a kid in a candy store, I couldn't help but

dork,"I shoved him

top is a rotten egg!"he said as he was mid-running up

"Hey! Not fair!"

to push past him but he covered my way with his back.We were

up to the top of the lighthouse, but it didn’t feel like it because

top,

open air felt absolutely refreshing and there was nothing but miles and miles of beautiful blue sea in

he put

big ass was on my way,"I was also

sore

up, dork,"I shoved

was how weak

ended up almost falling on top of

me and he

up to see him, and at the same time he was looking down

a mere inch away from each other and my

I could do anything else, he leaned his

"Tyler —"

was going to kiss me, but instead his lips

forehead kiss and it lasted

and smiled brightly

gonna kiss you on

hide it.Somehow I was blushing and

and he

what was happening here, but he felt warm and nice.I decided not to overthink things and I put my arms around him,

I walked around the pier and we talked about the future as we sipped on

walked around and rode our bikes all day until it was sunset, and we decided to hit the beach.We didn’t have a

or running away from their hook ups, but Tyler

up to our knees.We stayed out on the beach until it was completely dark outside.It was getting cold and Tyler was nice enough to give me his jacket.We thought about going back to the hotel, but unfortunately for Tyler, Mark and Carrie had hijacked his room.I didn't feel good about leaving Tyler to roam around on his own, so I decided

music together.In the end, we ended up sleeping next to each other as we sat on