Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)
Chapter 77: Daring Distance
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
was that I didn’t matter
me, sure he
moment, I couldn't see it and I
wanted now
realize that what he was doing to
was missing him.I got back to Philly late that night.I took a cab
I
opened the apartment door, I was expecting
on and I heard the sound
walked inside and saw
"Tristan?"I gaped.
looked shocked to see
to
here? I thought you and Sophie are coming back next
you supposed to be in the city with
about it,"I sighed dramatically and joined him on the
my head back and groaned in exhaustion.It had been a
early because the apartment's empty and I like the silence.Helps me get my work
said, gesturing to the laptop on the coffee
writing
"Oh,"
and I got
worry about me, I’m not gonna bother you.I’m just gonna
said and he pulled on my hand, motioning
You wanna talk about it?"Tristan
next thing I knew, I burst out crying into
never showed
call...and it's supposed to
gently as he said, "That
long, but that’s okay, because he’s working towards his dreams and I didn’t wanna
in between sobs, "But why would he even bring me out to New York City if he didn’t even have the
and crying mess.Tristan grabbed the box of tissues on the table and handed
what I think? I think he doesn’t love me anymore.I think he got bored with me or something.His priority is
rant after blowing my
"Who's Ally?"he asked.
have a thing together back in high school,"I replied, and I rolled
think he’s cheating on
know...I don't think so...God, I hope not!" images of Ian and Ally filled my head and I shook my
what happened? He never showed up for the dinner and he didn’t call
lip and nodded my head
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 about
said anything to him
didn’t wanna get in the way ..but...I can’t do it anymore.I thought by now things will get better, but it never
sad smile and said,
a shitty birthday and a shitty summer.You
and took me on a road
us.My sixteenth birthday was
seventeenth birthday, we took a road trip to Princeton and he
and for my eighteenth birthday, he drove us to Philly and helped
nineteenth birthday, I had a lot
Emma, I 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
you’re not disturbing me at all.I've been looking at that word document for the past hour, not doing anything.I need a break,"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes,"
see the clock, and the time showed that it was
still technically your birthday, wanna
"How?"
I stifled a laugh.
crept up his face as he got up and
with a six pack of beer.He lifted them up in the air and
"You got beer?"I questioned.
me write
all night were those stupid
could use some booze, especially to help me
my head vigorously at
I ended up drinking throughout the
of Law and Order on TV and we used our matching onesie pajamas because they were so comfortable and
I had fallen asleep on the couch and Tristan fell asleep next to me, when a
the pounding on the door got
"Who is that?"I croaked.
"I don't know,"Tristan replied.
my relief, he got up from the couch and staggered
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