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.

quad when Tristan and I were pretending to date in front of

I saw someone that looked like lan, but I

was really him and he thought I was cheating on

and Ally, and everything got all blown

overdue, but I'm sorry.I was such

gaze was gentle and warm.Warm enough to melt my hardened

"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 so afraid," lan

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

smile that I didn’t see on his

was caught in

move and I didn’t say anything

was

to the city anyway?"he said after a while of

I was just talking a

"A job interview?"

the New Yorker

"Wow, that’s great,"

contact

means you're in,"he

do you know?"I narrowed my eyes

they'll just tell you they'll let you know,

said they'll contact you within a week because

made a lot of

me smile real

really hoping

more certain for me."I suppose, congratulations are

"Thank you,"

lip to stop myself from smiling too

was penetrating so deep into my soul, I was

turned my eyes away again, looking at anything other than

you been?"he

for a job in the New Yorker," I said as

be as casual as possible,

about you? 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

exhibition at a school featuring all

exhibition featuring all my works with my

caught

his face,

you think

all the art pieces all over

over the paintings and the

was the inspiration behind all of

it was

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

this one? I

big

the

was titled

for me to finally hear your name out

"What...?"I gaped.

a rough

"It was?"

say that to myself,

just shrugged like it was

felt a pang in my

time, I thought

was happy being with

didn’t know about

"What's this one?"

turned around quickly, pointing

to blur and I didn’t want

of those boards you see in the airport.I went looking for you the day

him instinctively, forgetting about the tears that were

"Yeah,"he said simply.

you say anything? I thought you just gave up...so

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

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

unconscious for days.I had severe dehydration, it

to the glass

face and I hated myself

front of him and cry,

one mean?" I pointed to another painting,

embarrassing," he stifled a laugh, "I have a

"What?"

your social media.I saw the pictures you took or the pictures that people took of you, and one day I saw...some French guy posted a picture of a homemade meal and he tagged you and he said

Anyway, I got jealous.

made

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