Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

Chapter 100: Artistic Mystery 

EMMA’s POV : 

"Well, I wasn’t expecting to see you here.But, what a great surprise,"he chuckled lightly, pausing for a beat before saying, "How did you know I was here?"

"I don’t.I just happen to walk by,"I replied.

"Wow, fate must have a great sense of humor,"he smirked.

I hadn’t seen him in two years and I forgot how much his smile or his eyes had an effect on me.

Quickly, I averted my gaze.

I didn’t want him to know how much of an impact his presence had on me.

"What is all this anyway?"

I blurted, trying to sound as nonchalant as I could.

"It's an art exhibition, of course.My art exhibition,"

he said matter-of-factly.

"Yours? Wait, but how? I mean, what?" I was stammering like an idiot.

He stifled a laugh and said, "It seems like you have a lot of questions.You're lucky I'm on my break, I'll be glad to answer all of them,"

He took a step closer to me and I stepped back involuntarily.

My eyes darted around the room and I noticed that the exhibition visiting hours had ended.

The door was closed shut and it was just the two of us in that room.

Suddenly I felt a shiver up and down my spine.

"I don't understand,"I said to him.

"Why are you exhibiting your work here? You're not working in that gallery with Ally anymore?"

"No.As it turns out, we don't have the same vision for the gallery,"he shrugged as if it wasn’t a big deal.

That gallery meant the world to him, he poured out his time, heart, and soul into that gallery.

But here he was, making it look as if it was nothing.

"Why? I thought you two are..."

"Are what?"

"Together,"I said bitterly.

"No, we're not,"he shook his head.

"But, that night? You two were — "

"That night was a mistake,"he said firmly.

"I was ridiculously intoxicated and I was totally blacking out, I would've made out with a dude if he was in front of me,"he laughed.

"So, you weren't in love with her?"I had to repeat that again to make it clear.

"Fuck no,"he scoffed.

"We've been through this already.She was only a friend to me,"

He was shrugging and grinning, but I wasn’t amused.

That night was the night that scarred me for life.

I didn't understand, I thought he was being difficult with me because he wanted an out from our relationship to be with Ally.But if that wasn’t it...

"So, why did you break up with me then?"I asked.

"Because I thought you were cheating on me with someone else.But man, was I wrong about that too,"he rolled his eyes.

"Huh?"

"I saw you and your friend Tristan around your campus.I came because I wanted to apologize for the whole Paris program thing.But then I saw you two and you looked like you were kissing each other, so..."

' "Oh, that was..."

"Fake, I know," he cut me off, nodding his head and he said, "Your friend told me about it when I came looking for you,"

"So you knew I never cheated, why didn’t you try to get me back?"

"I was too late.You were already gone.And I've messed up so much already.I kissed another girl, drunk or not, that was an ass move.You clearly don't deserve that,"

It was starting to make sense now, all of it.

day out on the quad when Tristan and

I saw someone that looked like

out, it was really him and he thought I was cheating

and Ally, and everything got all blown up to

overdue, but I'm sorry.I was such a shit

and warm.Warm enough

"That's alright,"I smiled.

wasn’t a super great fiancée either.I should’ve been honest with you about the Paris thing since day one.I didn’t know why I was

lot, but this smile was different

was this hearty, genuine smile that I didn’t see

was caught in

I

I could do was lamely

uh, what brings you to the city anyway?"he said after

I was just

"A job interview?"

the New Yorker

"Wow, that’s great,"

they'll contact

you're

you know?"I narrowed

didn't get in, they'll just tell you they'll let you know,

a week because

made a lot of

me smile real

hoping

for me."I suppose, congratulations are in order?" he said when he caught me

"Thank you,"

bit my lip to stop myself from smiling too

on me and his gaze was penetrating so deep into my soul,

again, looking at

have you been?"he said with his

in a couple of weeks and I might have just got hired for a job in the New Yorker," I said

to be as casual as possible, if you didn't know

You don’t seem to be doing too bad for yourself," lan opened his arms out wide and said, "I’m elated.This is probably the highlight of my career right

exhibition at a school

art exhibition featuring all my works

caught my

up at his

look around.Who do you think inspired

the art pieces

eyes glanced over the paintings and

saying that I was the inspiration behind all of

it was very

head, and I wanted to appear casual, so I just kept walking around the room, taking a closer look at each and every one of the

this one? I don’t

to the big installation

hanging from the

piece was

were all the bottles it took for me to finally hear your name out

"What...?"I gaped.

rough year

"It was?"

say that to myself, but I had said

just shrugged like it was no

felt a pang

time, I thought he'd moved

he was happy

didn’t know about all of

"What's this one?"

quickly, pointing at

to blur and I didn’t want him to

in the airport.I went looking for you

looked up at him instinctively, forgetting about the tears that

"Yeah,"he said simply.

didn't you say anything? I thought you

I didn’t wanna ruin Paris for you.Or to force you to turn around and

me sooner? I've waited for days..."I choked, holding back the tears

for days.I had severe

to the

trickling down my face and I hated

didn’t wanna stand in front of him and cry, so wiped them away quickly and

pointed to another painting, desperate to change the

a laugh, "I have a confession to make...I've been stalking you a

"What?"

following your social media.I saw the pictures you took or the pictures that people took of you, and one day I saw...some French

Anyway, I got jealous.

never made me

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