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.

darted to the doorway again,

have you seen

not since that night," she shook

fingers ran circles around

soothing and nice, but

away slightly, I said, "Hey,

up

mean anything.I was so drunk and

fell as if she was

"I'm sorry,"

sorry too,"she said

know why I did that.Probably just

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

had been a rock for me throughout

night was a

wanted to ruin

I meant too,"

room got quiet for a while.Ally shuffled awkwardly,

know when they'll let me outta here?" I said

ask the

"Would you mind?"

room and

only half working, but I had to get out of

to try.  I have

wait another three days before the hospital finally discharged

a load of crap

I was too weak to

me back

I managed to get

Emma, but

because even if she

rest, I felt strong enough

got in a car and made the drive to her apartment

the two hour drive, I was rehearsing the speech that

her about how

her for cheating on me if she was

do whatever it takes for her to give me a

might ask me to let her

Not this time.Not ever.

front of her apartment building a

area was not as crowded since it was

cooped up inside, studying, and taking

door, I was

by finals, hopefully me showing up at her door wouldn't

knocked on the door and waited

rehearsed the same words again and again in my

suddenly and

curled instinctively, but I held

didn’t come here

do you

"Where’s Emma?"

"She's not here,"

"Where is she?"

I

kid was getting on my last

be nice, but he had the audacity to be a smartass with

teeth and my fist connected to the wall by

swear to fucking god, if you don't

at the

voice coming towards us.It was Sophie,

shocked to see me, gasping,

the hell

to Sophie

"Wait here,"

and she turned

grabbed a white envelope from the coffee table and brought it over to me, saying

enveloped suspiciously, but I

were the engagement ring and the charm bracelet I

a folded up

took it out and unfolded it,

thought at least you deserve a proper good bye,

So here it is.

what it's worth, you'll always have a special place in my heart.You are the best and the worst thing that’s ever happened to me.And though it had to end

the same

Good bye.

the piece of paper in my hand and my fist connected

me where is!

say anything,"Tristan

deserves to

"Know what?"I pressed.

out.She moved right after

"Moved where?"

"Paris,"

"What?"

"Stop talking, Soph,"

but his sister kept

got in the program and

for

second to

was leaving for

just left this

outside, when I felt a

"Don't go after her,"

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