Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

Chapter 89: Darkest Days

IAN’s POV :

Reality sank in when I woke up in the morning.

My memories came in flashes.

I was in the gallery.I was drinking a bit.I met Ally in the back office.We drank some more.

I got out of the gallery, Ally was sending me home.She kissed me.

I kissed her back.

And then I saw Emma.

She saw us too.

She ran away and I instinctively ran after her.

I was still mad at her.

My mouth had no filter.

I said some things I shouldn't have said.

I didn’t even apologize for what happened outside the gallery.

I was hit with another episode, I almost struck my hand at her.

But thank God, I didn't.

That was probably the only good thing that happened last night.

And then she left me.

I wanted to go after her, but I didn’t.

I slumped against the wall and sat under the rain for what felt like hours.

My mind and my body had betrayed me.

I might as well lay there like the trash that I was.

Ally came looking for me.

She lifted me up and hailed a cab.

She brought me to the hospital.

I was out for about three days.

When I woke up this morning, I asked the nurse what day it was and she said it was Tuesday.

As the nurse checked on my vitals, I lay on the hospital bed and replayed all the events that transpired on Saturday night.

I cringed at all the words I never meant to say to Emma, but I said it anyway.

She must really hate me right now.

"How are you feeling, Mr.Hayes?" the nurse asked.

She was an older lady, probably in her forties.

"Meh,"I shrugged.

"I've been better,"

"You'll feel better after some rest," she paused for a moment before continuing, "Your girlfriend is waiting outside to see you, would you like to see her?"

"My girlfriend?" my eyes shot up instantly.

"Yeah, she’s been waiting for you to wake up," Emma’s here? She's waiting for me? 

"I wanna see her, please,"I said to the nurse.

"Alright, I'll go get her,"she nodded to me.

I watched the nurse exited the room and my eyes were glued to the door.

I knew I had a lot of explaining and apologizing to do.

I said the worst things to her, she had every right to be mad at me.

But instead, here she was, waiting in the hospital for me.

I waited in heavy anticipation and a familiar looking girl stepped into the room.

I squinted my eyes to get a better look.It wasn't Emma.

"Hey, you're up?"

Ally smiled.

"Ally?"

She strode over to the bed and took my hand in hers, saying, "I was so worried.The doctor said you were severely dehydrated,"

"How? I was drinking the entire time,"I stifled a laugh.

"lan,"she scolded.

"Kidding,"

"Are you feeling better now?"

"I don’t know,"I sighed.

the doorway again, but there

seen

not since that night," she shook

fingers ran circles around my

was soothing and nice,

said, "Hey, Al.About that

up

didn't mean anything.I was so drunk

fell as if

"I'm sorry,"

sorry too,"she said

that.Probably just a heat

friend.You're one of my

a rock for me throughout

night was

to ruin our

I know.That's what I meant too," she forced out

a while.Ally shuffled awkwardly, not sure

know when they'll let me outta

can ask the doctor,"

"Would you mind?"

"I'll be right back,"Ally exited the room and I let out a deep sigh

my brain was only half working, but I had

didn’t know how, but I had to try.  I have to go find

wait another three days before the hospital

load of

after I was discharged, I was too weak

to drive me back and

her help, I managed to get ahold of

Emma, but

even if she was blocking

bed rest, I felt strong enough to

made the drive to her

was rehearsing the speech that I would give

in my arms and tell her about how sorry I

cheating on me if she was done with

takes for her to

me to let

Not this time.Not ever.

apartment building a

campus area was not

cooped up

was

was probably stressed out enough by finals, hopefully me showing up at her door wouldn't

on the door and

and again in my head, ‘I’m sorry,

door opened suddenly and

instinctively, but

come here for

you

"Where’s Emma?"

"She's not here,"

"Where is she?"

I

getting on my

nice, but he had the

to the wall by the door, making a loud

you don't

at

voice coming towards us.It was Sophie,

see me, gasping, "Oh,

hell

directed the question to Sophie since Tristan wasn't

"Wait here,"

she turned

envelope from the coffee table and brought it over to

the enveloped suspiciously, but

inside were the engagement ring and

a folded up

took it out and unfolded it,

been through, I thought at least you deserve a proper good bye, even though you

So here it is.

a special place in my heart.You are the best and the worst thing

hope the same for you

Good bye.

and my fist

is!

anything,"Tristan

to know,"Sophie

"Know what?"I pressed.

after we finished our

"Moved where?"

"Paris,"

"What?"

"Stop talking, Soph,"

ordered, but his sister kept

in the program and she left

for

took me a split second to register everything I

was leaving for

left this

when I felt a hand on my shoulder, stopping

"Don't go after her,"

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