The Science Teacher

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My head is killing me. There's this obnoxious ringing in my ears dear God please stop. As I opened my eyes, I was blinded by a white light of some sort. What the fuck happened and where the fuck am I? Slowly coming to, I struggled to lift myself up. That's when I saw him. That's when I remembered what happened.

A strained groan escaped my lips as I sat up, a nurse quickly rushing to my side to help. "(Y/n), sweetie, you were involved in a really bad car accident. I'm gonna need you to take it easy for me, okay?" I nodded my head in approval as she fluffed my pillow. "I'm gonna go and get her a cup of water, I'll be back." The nurse informed Mark as she left the room. He nodded his head, sadness written all over his face.

He rushed over to my bedside and grabbed my hand, tears rolling down his face. "Baby I'm so so sorry!" He cried, covering my bruised hand with his salty tears. In a blank stare, I began to speak. "Y-you said you wished you never met me." I softly stated. Tears began to fill the brim of my eyes but I wouldn't dare let him see one fall. "I know baby, I didn't mean it I-I swear"-"(Y/N)! OH MY GOSH MY BABY ARE YOU OKAY!" My mom busted into the hospital room with a look of worry on her face.

My heart melted at the sight of her. I'm so glad she's here. She began kissing and hugging all over me. Mark got up and stood back as he let us have our moment. "I'm okay mama, really. I love you so much." I softly smiled. "I love you so much more (y/n), never forget that." She sniffled. Looking up, she gave Mark a puzzled look. He nervously smiled back.

"Who's this?" She questioned, sternness in her voice. "This is my science teacher. Mr. Fischbach." I softly stated. I'm still very hurt by what he said to me. Isn't it his fault that I'm even in this situation? That's pretty selfish of me to think. It's my fault that I'm in this situation. You should never drive when your emotions are going crazy. Mark stuck out his hand to shake my mother's.

"Mark Fischbach, lovely to meet you. Your daughters in my 4th period class. She's a really good student, I know you're proud of her." He softly chuckled. The fact that he was nervous was very evident in his voice. Well, this isn't how I imagined them meeting. I laughed in my head. Hesitantly, my mother stuck her hand out to shake his.

"Mhm. Any idea why you just so happen to be here?" My mother questioned, confusion evident in her tone. Mark shot me a look of worry as if he didn't know what to say. In annoyance, I took over. "He just so happened to be driving when I got in the wreck. He noticed my car and he was the one to call the police. He most likely saved my life." I lied. It hurt my heart to lie like this, but this isn't exactly the best time to tell your mother that you're fucking your science teacher and you want to be with him.

"Oh. Well thank you so much for helping my daughter. That really means more to me than you'll ever know." She smiled. Mark smiled back softly. "It was my pleasure." He gave me a quick glance of ease. I'm still highly pissed and upset about what he said. How could you blame everything on me, when the both of us are guilty?

Breaking the silence, the nurse came back in with my cup of water. "Here you are, how are you feeling?" The nurse questioned with concern. "Eh, I could be better." I groaned in response. She cocked her head slightly to the side and gave me a sympathy filled smile. "It'll get better. You know, you're really lucky to be alive. Most people who get hit like that typically don't survive, or they become permanently paralyzed."

Just the thought of that frightens the shit out of me. "If you don't mind me asking, how did this happen?" My mother asked concerned. "Who are you, might I ask?" The nurse questioned with a puzzled look on her face. My mother scoffed and rolled her eyes. "I carried her for 9 months, who do you think I am?" My mother spat rather irritated. The nurse's eyes widened as she looked at me with a hint of shock.

I kept my mouth closed because I knew not to interfere in situations like these. "W-well um-based off of the traffic light cameras, your daughter ran a red light and a car hit her on the left side. The impact only seemed to knock her out and leave a few bruises. She's very lucky and was being protected by God." I silently thanked him in my head, this could've gone a lot worse than it did and I am so thankful for that.

"If you don't mind me asking sweetheart, were you thinking about anything or going through anything that could possibly have led you to not see the red light?" Asked the nurse. My mother, genuinely concerned as well, turned her eyes to look at me too. I gave Mark a sharp quick glance and his face was filled with worry. I let out a small sigh. "No, I'm okay. I guess I just wasn't paying attention."

"(Y/n), when you're driving, there is no 'I guess'. You either pay attention to the road and the road signals, or you don't need to be driving at all." My mother stated in annoyance. "I know, I'm sorry. But on the bright side, I'm still alive right?" I said happily, forcing a smile. The nurse smiled softly, patted my hand twice and left the room. My mother on the other hand, had another response.

"Don't be sorry be careful. I'm more than happy that you're alive, but that isn't an excuse to run a red light. I got on the quickest flight down here as soon as I could. You'd better be lucky my boss was understanding and didn't threaten to fire me. I'm hungry where's the food court." My mother scoffed getting off the bed and exiting the room. Her fussing is one thing I wouldn't miss if I actually did die. When she left the room, it was just me and Mark.

As the door closed softly, I honestly didn't have anything to say to him. I avoided looking at him and looked up at the TV. "I love you." Mark said softly as he sat down in the chair next to my bed. I didn't respond due to the fact that I no longer believed a word he was saying. You can't tell me some fucked up shit about how you wish you never met me and then tell me you love me right after. "I'm so sorry. I really am. I didn't mean anything I said. I was just angry and annoyed at Mackenzie baby please." Mark whined grabbing hold of my bruised hand once again.

I snatched it away from him. "People typically say things they've been wanting to get off their chest for a while when they're mad. You aren't an exception. You hurt my feelings. Don't you get that? So excuse me for not wanting to talk to you right now but quite frankly, I don't give a fuck about if you're sorry or not." I snapped back at him staring him sternly in his eyes. This hurts to even say this to him. But obviously he doesn't understand the concept of words hurting. A simple I love you isn't gonna fix that.

"Baby I"-"Mark, with all due respect, I don't want to talk to you right now. I'd really appreciate it if you just left. I'll text you later or something. I don't know." I sadly croaked while looking away. He tried to say something else, but I cut him off. "Please." I asked again softly. After a few seconds of standing there, he finally left, the door closing softly behind him. I wiped a tear from my face when my mom entered the room with two salads and two juices. "Where'd your teacher go?" She asked giving me my salad. "He said he had to go grade papers, but he said he'll be back tomorrow to check on me." I replied opening it. She shrugged her shoulders and snuggled up next to me on the bed. I don't know what I'm gonna do about this.

Hiiiiii. 😊 A year and some change later and I am back with an update. I'm not dead like some of you think I am lmao don't worry. I'm sorry guys. I completely lost ALL motivation and ALL inspiration trying to write this chapter. I'd be lying if I said that during this year of me being gone that I didn't at least TRY and update this and write something. Every time I did, it never pleased me so I'd always start over. But this is as decent as I could do. I'm sorry. Honestly, I don't know when will be my next update after this one. Hopefully it's soon but it all depends on my mental health and all that good stuff. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and I hope to see you soon in the next one. 😊😊🤍💕