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.

that day out on the quad when Tristan and I were

I saw someone that looked like lan, but

was really him and he thought I

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

but I'm sorry.I was such

gentle and warm.Warm enough to

"That's alright,"I smiled.

honest with you about the Paris thing since day one.I didn’t

but this smile was different

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

caught in

couldn't move and I

I could do was

uh, what brings you to the city anyway?"he said after a while of silence, breaking the thick

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

"A job interview?"

New Yorker

"Wow, that’s great,"

said they'll contact me within

you're in,"he

know?"I narrowed my eyes

tell you they'll

they'll contact you within a week because they already

a

me

was really hoping I'd get

more certain for me."I suppose, congratulations are in order?"

"Thank you,"

my lip to stop

his gaze was penetrating so deep

away again, looking at anything

you been?"he said with

just got hired for a job in the

as casual as

yourself," lan opened his arms out wide

art exhibition at a school featuring all your

exhibition featuring all my works

caught

stopped moving and looked up at his face, asking him,

around.Who do you

all the art pieces all over

glanced over the paintings and the installations, everything

was saying that I was the inspiration behind

it was

appear casual, so I just kept walking around the

this one? I don’t

the big installation

of glass bottles hanging from the ceiling and some of them were

piece was titled

bottles it took for me to

"What...?"I gaped.

a rough

"It was?"

myself, but I had said it out

like it

I felt a pang

thought he'd

was happy being with

didn’t know about all

"What's this one?"

turned around quickly, pointing at another

to blur and I didn’t want

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 my

"Yeah,"he said simply.

I thought you just gave up...so

I didn’t wanna ruin Paris for you.Or to force you to turn around and come back for

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

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

motioned to the glass

were trickling down my face

front of him and cry, so wiped them away

one mean?" I pointed to another painting, desperate to

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

"What?"

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

Anyway, I got jealous.

never made

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