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

that looked like lan, but I thought it was a

it was really him and he thought I was cheating

the whole Paris thing, and Ally, and

know it’s way overdue, but I'm sorry.I was such a

was gentle and warm.Warm

"That's alright,"I smiled.

Paris thing since day one.I didn’t know why I

a lot, but this smile was

genuine smile that I didn’t

was caught in

and I didn’t say anything else

was

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

a job interview earlier...and then I was

"A job interview?"

New

"Wow, that’s great,"

said they'll contact

means you're

do you know?"I narrowed

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

week because they

a

me

really hoping

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

"Thank you,"

to bit my lip to

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

away again, looking

have you been?"he said with

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

as

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

a school featuring all your

art exhibition featuring all my works with my muse

word caught

stopped moving and looked up at his face, asking him, "What are you talking

look around.Who do you

motioned to all the art pieces all over

glanced over the paintings and

was the inspiration

was

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

this one? I

the big installation

the ceiling and some of them were

piece was titled

to finally hear your name out loud without breaking

"What...?"I gaped.

rough

"It was?"

to myself,

just shrugged like it

felt a

thought he'd

he was happy being

didn’t know about all of

"What's this one?"

turned around quickly,

blur and I didn’t want him to see

boards you see in the airport.I went looking for you the day you left.I was too late

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

"Yeah,"he said simply.

I thought you just gave

Paris for you.Or to

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

was unconscious for days.I had severe dehydration, it

to the glass bottles

were trickling down my face and I hated

wanna stand in front of him and cry, so wiped

to another painting, desperate to change

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

"What?"

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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