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.

Tristan and I were pretending

I saw someone that looked like lan, but I

and he thought I was cheating

Ally, and everything got all blown

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

gaze was gentle and warm.Warm

"That's alright,"I smiled.

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

but this smile was different from all of

that I didn’t see

was caught

couldn't move and I didn’t say anything

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

"A job interview?"

the New Yorker

"Wow, that’s great,"

they'll contact me

you're

you know?"I narrowed my eyes

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

they'll contact you within a week because they already

a lot

made me smile real

really hoping I'd

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

"Thank you,"

my lip to stop myself from smiling too

eyes were fixed on me and his gaze was penetrating

turned my eyes away again, looking

been?"he said with his head

I might have just got hired for a job

trying to be as casual as

his arms out wide and said, "I’m elated.This is probably the highlight of my career right

An art exhibition at a school featuring all

my works with my muse in

caught

his face, asking him, "What are you talking

you think

the

and the installations, everything that he

was saying that I was the

was

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 of the

this one? I don’t get

to the big installation in the

glass bottles hanging from the

piece was

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

"What...?"I gaped.

rough year

"It was?"

that to myself, but

just shrugged like it was

felt a

this time, I thought he'd moved on so

thought he was happy being

about

"What's this one?"

quickly, pointing at

starting to blur and

in the airport.I went looking for you the day you left.I was too late though,

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

"Yeah,"he said simply.

you say anything? I thought you just

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

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

days.I had severe

motioned to the glass bottles

my face and I

wanna stand in front of him and cry, so wiped them away quickly and turned

one mean?" I pointed to another painting, desperate

one’s a little embarrassing," he stifled a laugh, "I have a confession to make...I've

"What?"

I saw...some French guy

Anyway, I got jealous.

made me

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