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 was no one in

seen

that night,"

fingers ran circles

nice, but I

my hand away slightly, I said, "Hey, Al.About that

up

mean anything.I was so

fell as if

"I'm sorry,"

sorry too,"she

I did that.Probably just a heat of

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

a rock for

night was

to ruin our

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

got quiet for a while.Ally shuffled awkwardly, not sure of what

when they'll let me outta

ask the doctor,"

"Would you mind?"

the room and I

working, but I had to get out of here

had to try.  I have to go find

to wait another three days before the

a load of

too weak to even drive a car on my

to drive me back and helped

I managed to get ahold of a new phone,

calling Emma, but the call never went

that could be, because even if she

of bed rest, I felt strong enough to walk and

car and made

was rehearsing the speech that I would give

arms and tell her about how sorry

for cheating

whatever it takes for her to give me a second

let her go, but

Not this time.Not ever.

apartment building a little after

not as

probably cooped up inside, studying, and

to her apartment door, I was praying to god

out enough by finals, hopefully me showing up at her door wouldn't add to

the door and

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

suddenly and Tristan was standing

but I held it

didn’t come here for a

do you want?"he

"Where’s Emma?"

"She's not here,"

"Where is she?"

should I

was getting on

he had

gritted my teeth and my fist connected to the wall by the door,

to fucking god, if you don't tell me

at the

heard a girl's voice coming towards us.It

looked shocked to see me,

hell

question to Sophie

"Wait here,"

said and she turned to

grabbed a white envelope from the coffee table and brought it

the enveloped suspiciously, but I took

the inside were the engagement ring and

also a

it out and unfolded

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

So here it is.

my heart.You are the best and the worst thing that’s ever happened to me.And though it had to

the same

Good bye.

hand and my fist connected to the wall

me where is!

anything,"Tristan

to know,"Sophie

"Know what?"I pressed.

out.She moved right after we finished our

"Moved where?"

"Paris,"

"What?"

"Stop talking, Soph,"

his

in the program and she

just left for the airport this

split second to register everything I

leaving for

just left

about to turn around and head outside, when I felt a

"Don't go after her,"

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