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

simple truth was that

me, sure he

I couldn't see it and

all I wanted now was to get

wanted him to realize that what he was

as I was missing him.I got back to Philly late that night.I took a cab to my new apartment and hauled my big fat suitcase up three

how I spent

the apartment door, I was expecting to find the

were on and I heard the

walked inside and saw Tristan

"Tristan?"I gaped.

looked shocked to

to see each

thought you and Sophie are coming

supposed to be in the

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

trashed my head back and groaned in

and I

gesturing to the laptop on

writing

"Oh,"

mouthed and I got up to

I’m not gonna bother you.I’m just gonna get some

he pulled on my hand, motioning

wanna talk about

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

never showed up..."I

call...and it's supposed to be my

and cooed me gently as he said, "That

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

New York City if he didn’t even have the time to spend with

crying mess.Tristan grabbed the box of

think he got bored with me

after blowing my nose so

"Who's Ally?"he asked.

but they used to have a thing together back in high school,"I replied, and

you saying? You think he’s

know...I don't think so...God, I hope not!" images of Ian and Ally

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

and nodded

any time together, and even

said anything to

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

out a sad smile

and a shitty summer.You deserve so much

took me on a road trip.I don’t know what happened to us

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

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

graduation day and for my eighteenth birthday, he drove us to

here I was, on my nineteenth birthday, I had a lot of expectations and they were all crushed in just one

know what else to say,"Tristan

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

at all.I've been looking at that word document for

"Are you sure?"

"Yes,"

to see the clock, and the time showed

technically your

"How?"

I stifled a laugh.

smirk crept up his face as he

pack of beer.He lifted them up in the air and smiled

"You got beer?"I questioned.

me write

I had all night were

use some booze, especially to help me forget

head vigorously at him

ended up drinking

of Law and Order on TV and we used our matching

1.30 AM in the morning and I had fallen asleep on the couch and Tristan fell asleep

groggily as the pounding on the

"Who is that?"I croaked.

"I don't know,"Tristan replied.

he got up from the couch and staggered