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,"

may sound, at least it meant 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

and I got ready and headed downstairs for breakfast.Tiff was filling

a couple days before the trip, Madison found out that Brad was talking to a

admitted that he never cheated on her and that he was only talking

she knew if she was on her own in this trip, Brad could

girls in the cheer squad had their boyfriends with them on

she was boy-less, so she could focus her

scoured the breakfast buffet as I listened to Tiff going on and on about Brad and

of toast and

found that Carrie, Mark, and Tyler

and Tyler's eyes lit

your head?"I said

the Advil

on the latest dish on

that conversation and he slid

to you last night, did I? It’s kind of a blur.Hope I didn’t say too many self incriminating things,"he whispered

"No, you were fine,"

"No more drinking for me for

how are we supposed to have

heard that there’s a Burger King nearby.It’s no chick-fill-A, but it's a start?"I found his obsession with chick-fill-A very amusing.And it sounded way better than this slice of toast I had on my plate."Sounds good to me,"I nodded

and maybe later we can hit the

"Yeah, totally,"

a walk

“l see yall later,"

way as if he didn't want any

just sat and stared as Tyler lent his

hand and he led

Carrie and Tiff who gave me a puzzled look

ended up spending the

was honestly a lot of

breakfast at Burger King, we found a place that rented bicycles and we rented these

had a museum.We decided

colonial era lighthouse towers, that’s so

like a kid in a candy store,

such a dork,"I shoved him playfully and he

top is a rotten egg!"he said as he

"Hey! Not fair!"

past him but he covered my way with his back.We were laughing as we pushed past each other and climbed

the lighthouse, but it

top,

refreshing and there was nothing but miles

win!"Tyler panted and he put his hands in

ass was on my

you're a sore loser,"he shoved me

up, dork,"I shoved him

realize was how weak my footing

I shoved him, I ended up almost falling on

catch me and he held onto my arms so I didn't

looked up to see him, and at the

each

anything else,

"Tyler —"

me, but instead his lips landed

was such a sweet forehead kiss and it lasted for a

and

gonna kiss you on the lips without your

up my face and I couldn't hide it.Somehow I was blushing and I felt embarrassed, so I just shoved my face

let out a soft laugh and he wrapped his arms around me,

didn’t know what was happening here, but he felt warm and nice.I decided not to overthink things and I put my arms around him, holding him right

visiting the lighthouse, Tyler and I walked around the pier and we talked about the future as we sipped on

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

was busy hooking up or running away from their hook ups, but Tyler and I just enjoyed each other’s company as

to the waves so when water came up, it will hit 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

we ended up sleeping next to each other as we sat