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.

to the doorway again, but

you seen Emma around?"

night," she shook her

fingers ran circles

was soothing and nice,

I said, "Hey,

looked up at

mean anything.I was so

as if

"I'm sorry,"

sorry too,"she said

I did that.Probably just a heat of

too, Ally.As a friend.You're one of my best and oldest friends," I

rock for me throughout

was

wanted to

I meant too," she forced out a

for a while.Ally shuffled awkwardly,

they'll let me outta here?"

ask the doctor,"

"Would you mind?"

"I'll be right back,"Ally exited the room and

felt weak and my brain was only half working, but I had to get out of here and

had to try.  I have

three days before the hospital finally discharged

a load of crap that

I was too weak to even

drive me back and helped me

get ahold of a new phone,

calling Emma, but the call never

if she was

days of bed rest, I felt strong enough to walk and

made the drive to

rehearsing the speech that I would give

tell her about how sorry

I'd forgive her for cheating on me if she was done

for her to give me a

ask me to let her

Not this time.Not ever.

apartment building a little after

the campus area was not

cooped up inside, studying, and taking

I was praying

me showing

on the

and again in my head, ‘I’m sorry, please forgive

opened suddenly and Tristan

but I held

come here

do you

"Where’s Emma?"

"She's not here,"

"Where is she?"

I

kid was getting

but he had the audacity

connected to the wall by the door, making

fucking god, if you don't tell

at the

a girl's voice coming towards us.It was Sophie,

to see me, gasping, "Oh, it’s

the hell

to

"Wait here,"

turned to the

grabbed a white envelope from the coffee table and brought it

enveloped suspiciously, but

engagement ring and the charm

was also a

took it out and unfolded it, revealing

been through, I thought at least you deserve a proper good bye, even though you never

So here it is.

place in my heart.You are the best and the

same for

Good bye.

hand and my fist connected to the wall again,

where is! Now!" I

say anything,"Tristan told

to know,"Sophie clapped

"Know what?"I pressed.

right after we finished our finals,"Sophie

"Moved where?"

"Paris,"

"What?"

"Stop talking, Soph,"

ordered, but his sister

in the program

left for the airport this

me a split second to

was leaving for

just left this

and head outside, when I

"Don't go after her,"

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