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.

and there was nothing else to

that I didn’t matter

me,

I couldn't see it and

wanted now

petty, but I wanted him to realize that what he was doing to me was hurting

to miss me, just as much as I was missing him.I got back to Philly late that night.I took a cab to my new apartment and

how I spent my

the apartment door, I was expecting to find the room

lights were on and I

walked inside and saw Tristan

"Tristan?"I gaped.

shocked to see

were both shocked to see

here? I thought you and Sophie are coming back next

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

I don't wanna talk about it,"I sighed dramatically and joined him on the

and groaned in exhaustion.It had been

and

gesturing to the laptop on the coffee

of writing because he

"Oh,"

I got

not gonna

and he pulled on my

going on? You wanna talk about

I knew, I burst out crying into his

showed up..."I

even call...and it's supposed to

his arms around me and cooed me gently as he said, "That

but that’s okay, because he’s working towards his dreams and I didn’t wanna get in the way of

would he even bring me out to New York City if he didn’t even have the time to spend with me.Why bother making a

grabbed the box of tissues on

I think? I think he doesn’t love me anymore.I think he got bored with me or something.His priority is the gallery

continued my rant after blowing my

"Who's Ally?"he asked.

of his best friends, but they used to have a thing together back in high school,"I replied, and I rolled

are you saying? You think he’s cheating on you

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

that's what happened? He never showed up for the dinner and he

lip and nodded my

not just about 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 talking

said anything to him all summer

can’t do it anymore.I thought by now things will get better, but it never does.Even though I was with

a sad smile and

sucks.Sorry you had a shitty birthday and

birthday, he drove for hours and took me on

birthday was the first time I met him at that bar

my seventeenth birthday, we took a road trip to Princeton and

eighteenth birthday, he drove us to Philly and helped me move in

birthday, I had a lot of expectations and they were all crushed in just

sorry, Emma, I don’t know what else

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

been looking at that word document for

"Are you sure?"

"Yes,"

head to see the clock, and the time showed

it’s still technically

"How?"

I stifled a laugh.

smirk crept up his face as he got

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

"You got beer?"I questioned.

me

I had all night were those stupid

booze, especially to help me forget all about this

my head vigorously at

and I ended up drinking throughout

Order on TV and we used our matching onesie pajamas because they were so comfortable

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

on

"Who is that?"I croaked.

"I don't know,"Tristan replied.

my relief, he got up from the couch and