Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

EMMA’s POV : 

lan hadn't texted or called for days.It had been days.

Almost a week since that email and phone call debacle.I knew I asked for space, but I didn’t know it was gonna be like this.I tried texting him once, but it wasn’t even delivered.I tried calling, but it never went through.

It was like he turned his phone off purposefully.Or maybe he blocked me? That couldn't be true.We were in a fight, sure, but he wouldn't do that to me.Something was definitely not right.

Today was lan’s gallery's soft launch and even though I wasn’t coming to it, I thought at least he’d call and tell me about it.

This was the longest Ian and I had gone without communication.

And though I was the one who asked for it, I hated every second of it.

I did, however, end up applying for the Paris program and I would hear the result within a week.

There was a small interview that I did for it yesterday, and my interviewer was positive that I would be a good fit for the program.That was a good sign.

I was happy, but I wasn’t too happy due to the circumstances.

I wanted to tell lan about it, but I couldn't.

This whole taking time apart thing was a stupid idea.

With every day that passed, I felt my heart sink lower and lower.

I wanted to talk to him, even just to hear him yell at me, I would take it.

But now I couldn't even reach him.

What was he doing? Was he still mad at me? Or was this his way of teaching me a lesson? Enough was enough.

After a week of this torture, I couldn't take it anymore.

It was a Saturday night and although I should be studying for my finals, I ended up pulling my coat and boots out of my closet, ready to go.

"Hey, you going somewhere?"

Tristan asked when he saw me running across the living room haphazardly.

"Yeah.New York City,"

I said simply and I didn’t stop moving.

I was putting my boots on and my coat on at the same.

"Right now?"

"Enough is enough, I can’t study and I can't concentrate.I can’t live like this, I have to talk to him," I stated.

Tristan was about to say something, but I didn’t wait.

I grabbed my purse from the kitchen counter and headed straight out the door.

I was running as fast as I could.

As soon as I stepped out of the apartment, I saw a taxicab and waved at it energetically.

Taking the cab to the station, I told the driver to step on it.

I wanted to make the next train out, which was in fifteen minutes.

The sooner I could see him, the sooner we could make up and put this stupid thing behind us.I felt so dumb for what I did.I should have been more open and communicative.I shouldn't have kept him in the dark.

 "No matter what happens, we'll work it out,"

I remembered he promised me once.

"No matter what happens, we'll work it out,"

I said to myself as if it was a mantra.

The taxi driver probably thought I was crazy, but I didn't care.

I wanted to make sure I remember those words.

That would be the first thing I tell him when I see him tonight.

After getting off the Grand Central station, I took another cab towards lan’s gallery.

It was 9.30 PM and his soft launch started an hour ago.

He was probably still there.

When the cab pulled up in front of the gallery, my heart was racing so fast, I felt like it was gonna burst right out of my chest.

I paid the driver and stepped outside quickly.

was drizzling outside, but

above my head as if it could cover me from the

The place looked amazing.

you could see everything inside, all the people and the

eyes darted around like a hawk,

then I saw him...or rather,

standing a few feet away from the

faces were flushed against each

They were kissing.

passionately, and he

sight, and I wanted to look

wreck that you couldn't turn away

seeing everything in slow

hand was

up slowly to run across his hair.Their lips never broke

"No...!" I breathed.

sound of my voice seemed to have caught lan’s

and turned

and his eyes jolted open in

was flooded

can't be happening to

Not again.

Not him.

Not lan...

his spot, looking at Ally with a confused look on his

and a small smirk

too painful to

I turned to my heels and ran out of there as fast

"Emma!"

after me, but

"Emma!!!"

yelled even

my tracks and

harder and lan

he could barely stand on his own,

front of me, I looked up

falling on my face, it

was that?"I spoke when

not...what you think,"he looked lost, he couldn't even look at me

didn’t see you two kiss?"I scoffed

"What the hell, lan?"

you

does that even mean?"I narrowed my

waiting for an explanation, maybe even an

at me? "Don’t play dumb, Emma.I know what

he snickered.

"What?"

pausing for a moment before saying, "But turns out, you're just like

in shock.He called

nothing

I, for one, am not gonna stand here and be a hypocrite.I'll admit it, yeah I kissed her.I fiicking did.But

eyes were clouded with

came over me, but the next thing I knew, my hand flew across his face

slapped him across

chin a

pierced heavily into mine

at me

suddenly got scared and I took a few steps back, but he moved in on me

between his body and

were in a smaller street,

was raining hard and there

with pleading eyes, hoping he would stop

pinned hard against the cold concrete and

my eyes shut in anticipation, knowing

his hand never landed on me,

my eyes to

down a little and I

fiick out of

said through gritted

not gonna hit me?"

probably shouldn't do that, but I

why he was mad, he didn't have a reason to bet

My anger was justified.

another girl, he admitted to kissing

did I do

"Who are you?"

said, choking back

"This is not you,"

me!"