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

got ready and headed downstairs for breakfast.Tiff

days before the trip, Madison found out that Brad was talking to a bunch of girls online.He had been doing

cheated on her and that he was

was on her own in this trip, Brad could easily

squad

Tiff was around and she was boy-less, so she could

listened to Tiff going on and on about Brad and

like eating too much, so I just grabbed a slice of toast and butter, and a cup of coffee, and we went to

and Tyler were

joined them and Tyler's eyes lit up

head?"I said to

but the Advil

Carrie in on the latest dish on

I tuned out of that conversation and he slid his chair closer

I didn’t say too many self incriminating

"No, you were fine,"

more drinking for me for the rest

how are we supposed to have

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

we can hit the

"Yeah, totally,"

take a walk around,"Tyler stood up to

“l see yall later,"

it in a way as if he didn't want any of them

stared as Tyler lent his

hand and he

look at Carrie and Tiff who gave me a puzzled

ended up spending the

honestly a lot

we found a place

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

one of seven surviving colonial era lighthouse

a candy

such a dork,"I shoved him playfully and he

last one to the top is a rotten egg!"he said as he

"Hey! Not fair!"

push past him but he covered my way with his back.We were laughing as we pushed

was a long way up to the top of the lighthouse, but it didn’t

finally reached the top, I was

was nothing but miles and miles of beautiful blue sea

he put his hands in the

ass was on my

sore loser,"he

up, dork,"I shoved

I didn’t realize was how

ended up

quick to catch me and he held onto

him, and at the same time

mere inch away from each other and my eyes

could do anything else, he leaned his face closer to

"Tyler —"

he was going to kiss me, but instead his

kiss and it lasted for a good few

and smiled brightly at

I'm not gonna kiss you on

couldn't hide it.Somehow I was blushing and I felt embarrassed, so I

let out a soft laugh and he wrapped his arms around

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

and I walked around the pier and we

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 day, but we

but Tyler and I just

Tyler was nice enough to give me his jacket.We thought about going back to the hotel, but unfortunately for Tyler, Mark and Carrie

night and listened to more music together.In the end, we ended up sleeping next to each other as we sat on one of the lounge