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.

between us and there was nothing

that I

me,

at the moment, I couldn't see it and I

I wanted now was to

but I wanted him to realize that

that night.I took a cab to my

how I

I was expecting to

were on and I heard the sound of the

saw Tristan sitting

"Tristan?"I gaped.

looked shocked to

shocked to see

here? I thought you and Sophie are coming

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

wanna talk about it,"I sighed

back and groaned in

I came early because the apartment's empty and I

said, gesturing to the laptop on

writing because

"Oh,"

I got up to my

I’m not gonna bother you.I’m

my hand, motioning for me to sit back

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

burst out crying into his shoulder, snorting like a sad ugly

never showed up..."I

didn’t even call...and it's supposed to be

around me and cooed me gently

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

if he didn’t even have the time to spend with me.Why bother making

mess.Tristan grabbed the box of tissues on the table

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

after blowing my nose so gracefully into the

"Who's Ally?"he asked.

to have a thing together back

think

and Ally filled my head and I shook my head violently, hoping

the dinner and he didn’t call you, so you got upset and you came

my lip and nodded my head

the dinner.It’s about every day and night before that too.We barely have any time together, and even we're together, he’d always be on the phone with Ally

said anything to him

..but...I can’t do it anymore.I thought by now things will get

out a sad smile and

sucks.Sorry you had a shitty birthday and a shitty summer.You deserve

to be the best boyfriend ever.Last year for my birthday, he drove for hours and took me on a road trip.I don’t know what happened to us now

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

seventeenth birthday, we took a road trip to Princeton and he inspired me to apply to Ivy

eighteenth birthday, he drove

had a lot of expectations and they were

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

you had to hear all my sob story.I shouldn't be disturbing you, you’re working," I said

been looking 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 it was 11:45

still technically your birthday, wanna

"How?"

I stifled a laugh.

he got

with a six pack of beer.He lifted them up in the air and

"You got beer?"I questioned.

me write better,"he

night were those stupid mocktails

help me forget all about this

vigorously

up

re-run of Law and Order on TV and we used our matching onesie

fallen asleep on the couch and Tristan fell asleep next to

as the pounding on the door got louder and

"Who is that?"I croaked.

"I don't know,"Tristan replied.

up from the