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 were pretending to date in front

saw someone that looked like lan, but I

it was really him and

the whole Paris thing, and Ally, and everything

but I'm sorry.I was such a shit fiancée,"he said, and I knew

gentle and warm.Warm enough to melt my hardened

"That's alright,"I smiled.

been honest with you about the Paris thing since day one.I didn’t know why I was so afraid," lan

smirked and grinned a lot, but this smile was different from

smile that I didn’t see on

was caught in a

move and I didn’t

could do was lamely

what brings you to the city anyway?"he said after a while

a job interview earlier...and then I was just talking a walk

"A job interview?"

the New

"Wow, that’s great,"

said they'll contact me within a

you're in,"he said

do you know?"I narrowed

just tell you they'll let you know, but

a week because they already knew their plans

a lot

me

hoping I'd get

for me."I suppose, congratulations are

"Thank you,"

had to bit my lip to stop myself from smiling

gaze was penetrating so deep into my soul, I

eyes away again, looking at anything other

how are you? How have you been?"he

have just got hired for a job in the New Yorker," I said as I walked around the room, examining

to be as casual as possible,

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

An art exhibition at a

featuring all my works with

caught

his face, asking him, "What are you

around.Who do you

all the art

the paintings and

that I was the inspiration behind

was very

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

this one? I

to the big

from the ceiling and some of them were broken

was titled

took for me to finally hear your name

"What...?"I gaped.

was a rough year

"It was?"

myself, but

it was no

felt a pang in my

time, I thought he'd moved

thought he was

about

"What's this one?"

quickly, pointing at

and

inspired by one of those boards you see in the airport.I went looking for you the day you left.I was too late

airport?" I looked up at him instinctively, forgetting about the tears that were pooling in my

"Yeah,"he said simply.

anything? I thought you just

were already gone and I didn’t wanna ruin Paris for you.Or to force

didn’t you come to find me sooner? I've waited for days..."I

was in the hospital.I was unconscious for days.I had severe dehydration, it was

to the glass bottles

trickling down my face and I hated myself

him and cry,

mean?" I pointed to another painting, desperate to

little embarrassing," he stifled a laugh, "I have a confession to make...I've been stalking you a little bit.Virtually, not

"What?"

that people took of you, and one day I saw...some French guy posted a picture of a homemade meal and he

Anyway, I got jealous.

never made

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