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 saw someone that looked like lan, but I thought

and he thought I was

whole Paris thing, and Ally,

way overdue, but I'm sorry.I was such a shit fiancée,"he said,

gaze was gentle and warm.Warm enough to melt

"That's alright,"I smiled.

since

this smile was different

this hearty, genuine smile that I didn’t

caught

move and I

was

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

then I was just

"A job interview?"

New Yorker

"Wow, that’s great,"

they'll contact

you're

do you know?"I narrowed my eyes

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

contact you within a week because they

made a

also made me smile real

really hoping I'd get

for me."I suppose, congratulations are

"Thank you,"

had to bit my lip to stop myself from smiling

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

again, looking at anything other than

you? How have you been?"he

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

as casual as possible, if you didn't

lan opened his arms out

An art exhibition at a school featuring all

all my works

word caught my

and looked up at his face,

around.Who do you think inspired all of

hands motioned to all the

eyes glanced over the paintings and the

saying that I was the inspiration behind all of

it was very

my head, and I wanted to appear casual, so I just kept walking around

one? I don’t get

to the big installation in

bottles hanging from the

piece was titled ‘277

for me to finally hear your name out loud without breaking into

"What...?"I gaped.

a rough year

"It was?"

say that to myself,

just shrugged like it was

felt a pang

this time, I thought he'd moved on

thought he was

know about

"What's this one?"

around quickly, pointing at

and I didn’t want him to see

in the airport.I went looking for you the day you

instinctively,

"Yeah,"he said simply.

I thought you

I didn’t wanna ruin Paris for you.Or to

didn’t you come to find me sooner? I've waited for days..."I

was unconscious for days.I had severe

the glass

face and

in front of him and cry, so wiped them away

does this one mean?" I pointed to another painting,

have a confession to

"What?"

saw...some French guy posted a picture of a homemade meal and he tagged you and he said something along the

Anyway, I got jealous.

never made

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