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,"

thought in mind, I pulled out the locket from my back pocket.I stroked the

got ready and headed downstairs for breakfast.Tiff was filling me in on all the drama between Madison

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

cheated on her and that he was only talking to

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

the other girls in the cheer squad

was around and she was boy-less, so she could focus her energy on being Maddie's shield against

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

I just grabbed a slice of toast and butter, and a cup of coffee, and we went to

found that Carrie, Mark, and Tyler

lit up as soon as he

your head?"I

the Advil

in on the latest dish on Madison and

that conversation and he slid his chair closer to

kind of a blur.Hope I didn’t say too many self incriminating

"No, you were fine,"

a laugh, "No more drinking for me for

all? Then how are we supposed to have

start?"I found his obsession with chick-fill-A very amusing.And it sounded way better than this slice of toast I

maybe later we can hit the

"Yeah, totally,"

take a walk around,"Tyler

“l see yall later,"

if he didn't

sat and stared as

and he led me away

to look at Carrie and Tiff who gave me a puzzled

I ended up spending the

honestly a lot of

Burger King, we found a place that

also had a museum.We decided to hit the museum first and Tyler was so cute, he was being

surviving colonial era

a kid in a candy store, I

dork,"I shoved him playfully and he shoved

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

"Hey! Not fair!"

my way with his back.We were laughing as we pushed past each

to the top of the lighthouse, but it didn’t feel like it because I was too busy

top, I was all out

felt absolutely refreshing and there was nothing but

and he put

big ass was on

you're a sore loser,"he

dork,"I

was how weak my footing

ended up almost falling on top

he held onto my arms so I didn't

looked up to see him, and at the same time

mere inch away from each other and my eyes shot open in

else,

"Tyler —"

to kiss me, but instead his lips landed on the top of

forehead kiss and it lasted for a good few

and smiled brightly at

I'm not gonna kiss you on the

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

soft laugh and he wrapped his

but he felt warm and nice.I decided not to overthink things and I put my arms around him, holding

the pier

hit the beach.We

was busy hooking up or running away from their hook ups, but Tyler and I just

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

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