"I...I.." Taeyeon stuttered unable to explain what had happened to her boss.
"I heard everything, the things inside the classroom too. I'm very disappointed in you Taeyeon." Miss Lee sighed again. "Tiffany, I've called your father, he's on his way to pick you up now. Taeyeon, come with me, we have to talk" she said sternly and turned around to walk back to the school, Tae following her.
I was left standing in the middle of the car park, unable to move. It started to rain but still I was stuck there, my feet glued to the concrete. My heart shattered when I saw Taeyeon look over her shoulder at me, slowing down her pace before Miss Lee placed her hand on her back and pushed her forward harshly, breaking our eye contact.
"Tae... " I whispered as I watched the love of my life disappear.
The rain poured down heavier now, I was drenched and freezing but did I care? No. I waited, staring at that door waiting for her to come out and take my hand so we could pack our bags and run away together...but she didn't.
I felt a strong hand on my shoulder before it turned me around with force and led me to the familiar van I was used to riding while growing up. He pushed me inside and threw me a towel, he wasn't happy. I didn't take my eyes off that school entrance as he drove away until it was out of sight.
"Tiffany, what the fuck were you thinking?" He asked in a loud tone, something that would strike fear within me when I was little and maybe even now if I wasn't an empty shell. "A fucking teacher? A woman?"
I said nothing, I just bowed my head thinking about what was happening to Tae now. She was probably getting scolded, fired...arrested.
"We have to turn back" I let out a choked plea.
"We aren't turning back Tiffany." my father replied keeping his hands firmly on the wheel.
"Please I have to see her. She's hurting please!" I cried, pulling on the door handle willing to jump out and run back to the school regardless of the injuries I would receive. He stopped the car immediately and grabbed my arm before pulling the door shut and locking it, leaving me to bash my fists against the glass hoping to break it.
"Tiffany Hwang Miyoung! Stop that right now!" I knew I was in trouble with the way he called my full name.
"Please" I slumped in my chair, exhausted from all my efforts today. "Please I can't lose her" I mumbled, fighting the urge to pass out.
"Tiff, I'm sorry..." He said before everything went black
...
I woke up with an emptiness I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. I had lost everything...
I sat up almost zombie-like only to see Jessica sitting in my chair looking right at me, she was bent over with her hands covering her mouth as she stared into my soul. My vision became blurry and she stood up immediately before bringing me into a tight hug.
She said nothing, but I cried to her and tightened my fingers around her shirt until the nails on my fingers dug into my hands, making them bleed though I felt nothing.
I felt her shake under my own trembling and it didn't take a genius to know she was crying. I hugged her tighter until I choked on my cries, only then she pulled away and looked at my broken demeanour.
"Tiff, I'm so sorry" she whimpered, shaking her head.
I didn't say anything...I mean what could I say? It's alright? Like hell it was. I'm okay? Nope. My lip quivered as I looked into her eyes and all I could think about was how I wanted to be doing the same to Taeyeon.
"I um, don't know whether I should tell you this..." She whispered, lowering her head.
"Please" I cried, I don't know what I was pleading for. Relief from the pain perhaps?
"I..." she sighed "When I heard...I drove to the school and I saw her." Jess's voice broke as I grabbed her shoulders, desperate for more information. "She was hitting and kicking her car and then she broke down in the middle of the car park. Before I could get to her, she had left."
I felt like I got hit by a bus. I had fucking done that to her, me. I had gone after her, I had made the first move. I have fucking ruined her life.
My anger boiled up inside of me and I needed to release it. I shot up and walked to the window in my room before punching my already bloody hand straight through it. It didn't hurt enough, I needed to hurt. I stormed out of my room, into the living room and went to grab my keys but they weren't there.
"Where are my fucking keys Jessica?" I screamed.
"Y-your d-dad took them" she stuttered. She was scared of me.
"Well then you're driving." She didn't move. "NOW!" I screeched and grabbed her arm smearing her white blouse with blood before pushing her through the front door, slamming it behind us.
"I promised your dad I wouldn't let you ou..."
"Fuck him, drive me to the school now" I ordered. The look on my face convinced her not to mess with me at this point and she was wise not to.
She was crying at my continuous screaming to speed up but finally we reached the school. I opened the door even before she stopped the car and fell, grazing my knees. I gritted my teeth and stormed into the school entrance, the doors slamming into the wall with force as I passed. I marched straight into Miss Lee's office to find her doing paperwork as if everything was fucking normal.
When she looked up, I guess she saw that I was covered in blood and was about to approach me but I stepped back, my expression warning her not to come near me so she sat back down.
"Tiffany, I suggest you get to the hospital" she said calmly making me scoff at the false caring side of her.
"Where is she?"
"She's been taken care of." She answered simply, just making my anger rise more and more.
I slammed my bloody hand on her desk. "Where. Is. She" I seethed, losing my patience. Jessica came running into the room and Miss Lee gasped at the blood all over her shirt. "It's mine now answer the question"
"Tiffany, she took advantage of you..." Miss Lee started but I laughed in her face.
"Do you know how old I am?" I asked her. She didn't answer so I answered for her. "I'm nineteen, I'm twenty in August. I started school two years late. I'm a legal adult, she didn't take advantage."
That kept her quiet for a second.
"There's a law forbidding teachers from having relationships with students Tiffany. You may be of age but that law still stands. Anyone in a position of trust cannot have any sexual contact with a person in their care, even when they are over the age of consent."
"Have you ever been in love Miss Lee?" I choked, unable to hold my tears any longer.
"I don't think that's appropri..."
"Would you have done anything for them? Would they have done anything for you?" I interrupted
She stayed quiet.
"Did you think of them every fucking night and couldn't help but smile?"
Again, nothing.
"You have felt it, and it's what I was feeling. I was so fucking happy and we were hiding it until July when I left school and was no longer a student. Nichkhun fucking set us up and you found out and took her away from me and I can't handle the pain!" I screamed. "Please! Just tell me where she is and what's going to happen to her!" I fell to my knees and broke down, Miss Lee came and crouched beside me probably feeling sorry for me, pitying me.
I looked up at her and pleaded to her with my eyes making her sigh. "She's been suspended Tiffany, while I decide whether to involve the authorities"
"What's going to happen to her if you do that?" I whimpered, only now feeling the pain of my injuries.
"Honestly..." She started. "I don't know. We've only ever had this problem before with a female student who was underage and a male teacher. The teacher in question was arrested immediately and charged, I never heard about him again. I know that his teaching license got revoked but that's as far as my knowledge goes"
"Please" I begged. "Don't call the police..."
"Tiffany I..."
I interrupted. "Please, we aren't hurting anybody. We don't do anything in class or involve anyone with our relationship. Like I said we were waiting until July but Nichkhun..."
"Nichkhun broke into my house and stole Tiffany's diary" Jessica cut in.
"WHAT?" I shouted, turning to her. "How the fuck did he know you had it?"
"I don't know Tiff, but that's what I was trying to apologise for earlier. He came to my house and threw it at me, and then I guess he went back to school. I don't know whether he's made copies..."
"Jess go check if he's still in Taeyeon's classroom." I turned back to Miss Lee when she left. "Please Miss Lee, I understand if you fire her as that was to be expected if we were caught. But we are in love, we didn't plan for it to happen it just did. I'm not trying to make you feel bad for me, I'm just asking that you don't call the police for us being in love." I bowed my head, my ways of convincing her diminishing.
"If I don't report her she'll still be able to work at schools despite having a relationship with a pupil Tiffany. Do you know how dangerous that is for me? For my job? For this school's reputation?"
I slumped to the ground, my legs giving out.
"I'm sure she'll be fine Tiffany. She'll understand..." She let her hand rest on my back as I cried, I really had lost her. I began to open my mouth to try anything to convince her yet again but was stopped.
My phone buzzed and my heart completely disintegrated when I read the message.
-I believe you Tiff. I'm sorry I slapped you and I'm so sorry baby that it had to end this way. I love you so much and it breaks my heart that this has to happen. I'll always remember you, I hope you know that.
Don't wait for me-
"NO!" I screamed and slammed my phone to the ground. "NO PLEASE!" I cried and tugged on my hair, completely losing it.
"He's not ther..." Jess stopped speaking as soon as she saw my state.
I typed in her number on my cracked phone with shaky hands and held it to my ear only to scream more.
'This number is not available'
"J-Jess please" I stuttered unable to control my sobs robbing me of my breath. "J-just kill me, I c-can't"
I was pulled into a hug but I fought against it, I needed to see her. I couldn't live without her. I hit Jessica with all my might wanting her to let me go and she cried but she didn't release me. She held me there until I collapsed again from pure exhaustion.
"T-Tae..."
