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.

when Tristan and I were pretending to date in front

like lan, but I thought

was really him and he thought I

that to the whole Paris thing, and Ally, and everything

overdue, but I'm sorry.I was such

and warm.Warm enough to

"That's alright,"I smiled.

thing since day one.I didn’t know why I was so afraid," lan smiled,

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

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

caught in

and I didn’t

I could do was lamely stare at

said after a while of silence, breaking the thick air

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

"A job interview?"

New

"Wow, that’s great,"

said they'll contact me within a

you're in,"he

How do you know?"I

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

they'll contact you within a week because they already knew

made a lot of

made me smile real

really hoping

congratulations are in order?" he said when he caught me

"Thank you,"

to bit my lip to stop myself from smiling too

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

away again, looking at anything

been?"he said

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

be as casual as possible,

seem to be doing too bad for yourself," lan opened his arms out wide and said, "I’m elated.This

art exhibition at a school featuring

featuring all my works with my muse

word caught

at his face, asking him, "What are you

do you think inspired all of

all the art pieces all over

eyes glanced over the paintings and the installations, everything that

was saying that I was the inspiration

was very

didn’t wanna be in over my head, and I wanted to appear casual, so I just kept walking around the room, taking a closer look at each and every one

one? I don’t get

the big installation

the ceiling

piece was titled ‘277

me to finally hear your name out

"What...?"I gaped.

a rough

"It was?"

to myself, but

it was

felt a pang

time, I thought he'd moved on so

thought he was

about all of

"What's this one?"

turned around quickly,

to blur and I didn’t want him to

by one of those boards you see in the airport.I

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

"Yeah,"he said simply.

you say anything? I thought you just

Paris for you.Or to force you to turn around and come back for

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

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

to the glass

face and

in front of him and cry, so

one mean?" I pointed to another painting,

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

"What?"

day I saw...some French guy posted a picture of a homemade meal and

Anyway, I got jealous.

never made

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