Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

EMMA’s POV : 

By 9 PM, I gave up.

I never felt so humiliated in my life.

I asked for the check and paid for the four glasses of mocktail I had and left a nice tip for my waiter.

The hostess smiled a sad smile as she saw me walking out of the restaurant alone.

I just wanted to crawl into a hole and die.

I went back to the apartment because I didn't know where else to go.

I saw my reflection in the mirror when I walked in and I looked so pathetic.

I did my hair and make up, I put on a dress and everything, only to be stood up by him at my birthday.

I was angry, embarrassed, and frustrated.

But mostly I was sad.

I thought tonight would be special, but no.

It was just any other day for Ian.

He had other things that were more important and I just had to take the back seat.

Feeling stupid, I took off the dress and put on an oversized sweater instead.

Tears were running down my face and it totally ruined my make up, but who cares? It wasn’t like it was important anyway.

I scrubbed my make up off angrily and pulled my hair into a messy ponytail.

I looked around the empty apartment and I debated on what to do.

I could stay here and wait until he gets home and hear about how sorry he was that he missed my birthday dinner, and tomorrow he'll go to work and ignore me again completely.

Or… I could pack my bags and leave.

There was a train running between Philly and New York City every day and if I leave now, I could make it before the last train leaves.

I didn’t think too much about it, I knew what I had to do.

I couldn't believe what I'm saying, but I needed some space away from him.

It would be better for us both.

My heart was hurting too much and I couldn't take it anymore.

So, I quickly packed my bags and I wrote him a note.

Dear Ian, You don’t have to apologize.

I know you're busy and I'm not a priority at the moment, and that’s okay, I understand.

But I think it’s best I leave so you can focus on your work.

No hard feelings.

Emma.

It sounded petty, but whatever.

I was too upset to be nice.

My uber was now waiting for me downstairs and I took a moment for one last glimpse of the apartment.

Leaving the spare key on the kitchen counter, I turned off the lights and closed the door shut.

I turned off my phone for the rest of the night.

I didn’t wanna hear any more ‘I'm sorry’ or ‘I'll make it up to you’.

I had enough of his empty promises.

I was tired of all that.

I put up with it all summer long and I needed an out.

At least when we were far away and he was busy with work, I didn’t have to feel this hurt because I could blame the distance.

was no distance between us and

that

loves me, sure he

see it and I couldn't feel

all I wanted now

to realize that what he was doing to me was

him.I got back to Philly late that night.I took a

I

door, I was

were on and I heard the sound

inside and saw Tristan sitting on

"Tristan?"I gaped.

looked shocked to

to see

thought you and

doing here? Aren't you supposed to be in the city with your boyfriend?"he

talk about it,"I sighed dramatically and

back and groaned in exhaustion.It had been

the apartment's empty and I

to the laptop on

lot of writing because he worked in the school

"Oh,"

mouthed and I got

worry about me, I’m not gonna bother you.I’m just gonna get

wait,"he said and he pulled on my hand, motioning for

on? You wanna talk about it?"Tristan knew something

next thing I knew, I burst out crying into his shoulder, snorting

never showed

waited for him...he didn’t even call...and it's supposed to be

and cooed me gently as he said, "That really sucks.I'm so sorry,

Tristan.I've been in the back seat all summer long, but that’s okay, because he’s working towards his dreams and I

why would he even bring me out to New York City if he didn’t even have the time to

mess.Tristan grabbed the box of tissues on the table and handed it

anymore.I think he got bored with me or something.His priority

blowing my nose so gracefully

"Who's Ally?"he asked.

of his best friends, but they used to have a thing together back in

You think he’s cheating on

not!" images of Ian and Ally filled my head and I shook my head violently, hoping it

and he didn’t call you, so

lip and

about the dinner.It’s about every day and night before that too.We barely have any time together, and even we're

said anything to him all

quiet because I didn’t wanna get in the way ..but...I can’t do it anymore.I thought by now things will get better, but

let out a sad

had a shitty birthday and a shitty summer.You deserve so

me on

special thing for us.My sixteenth birthday was the first time I met

a road trip to Princeton and he inspired me to

engaged on my graduation day and for my eighteenth birthday, he drove

nineteenth birthday, I had a lot of

don’t know what else to say,"Tristan sighed

sorry I came barging in here and you had to hear all my sob story.I shouldn't be disturbing you, you’re working," I said as

at that word document for the past hour, not doing anything.I need a

"Are you sure?"

"Yes,"

the clock, and the time showed that

technically your

"How?"

I stifled a laugh.

face as he got up and headed to the

of beer.He

"You got beer?"I questioned.

me write better,"he

were those stupid mocktails

to help me forget all about

I nodded my head vigorously at him and said, "Yes

I ended up drinking

we used our matching onesie pajamas because they

had fallen asleep on the couch and Tristan fell asleep next to me, when a

the pounding on the door got louder

"Who is that?"I croaked.

"I don't know,"Tristan replied.

from the couch and staggered towards