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.
distance between us and there was
that I
loves me,
at the moment, I couldn't see it
wanted now
I wanted him to realize that what he was doing to me was
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
I spent
the apartment door, I was expecting to find the room
the lights were on and I heard the sound of
walked inside and saw Tristan sitting
"Tristan?"I gaped.
shocked to
shocked to see each
here? I thought you and Sophie are coming back next week?"I
doing here? Aren't you supposed to be in the city with your boyfriend?"he
long story, I don't wanna talk about
groaned in exhaustion.It had been
I came early because the apartment's empty and
to the laptop on
doing a lot of writing because he worked in the school
"Oh,"
got
I’m not gonna bother you.I’m
on my hand, motioning for me
on? You wanna talk
thing I knew, I burst out crying into his shoulder, snorting
never showed
him...he didn’t even call...and it's supposed
linked his arms around me and cooed me gently as he said,
but that’s okay, because he’s working towards his dreams and I didn’t wanna get in the way
sobs, "But why would he even bring me out to New York City if he didn’t
mess.Tristan grabbed the box of tissues on the table and handed it
got bored with me or
my rant after blowing my nose so gracefully into the tissue
"Who's Ally?"he asked.
a thing together back in high school,"I replied, and I rolled
saying? You think he’s cheating on
know...I don't think so...God, I hope not!" images of Ian and Ally filled my head and
He never showed up for the dinner and he didn’t call you, so you got upset
my lip and
about the dinner.It’s about every day and night before that too.We barely have any time together, and
anything to him all
things will get better, but it never does.Even though I was
sad
and
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
for us.My sixteenth birthday was the first time I met him
my seventeenth birthday, we took a road trip to Princeton
engaged on my graduation day and for my eighteenth birthday, he drove us to Philly
birthday, I had a lot of expectations and they were all crushed in
I don’t know what else to
hear all my sob story.I shouldn't
at all.I've been looking at that word document for the past hour, not doing anything.I need a break," he said
"Are you sure?"
"Yes,"
turned his head to see the clock, and the time showed that
still technically your birthday, wanna
"How?"
I stifled a laugh.
as he got up and headed
of beer.He lifted them up in the air and smiled
"You got beer?"I questioned.
helped me write better,"he
night were
some booze, especially to help me
head vigorously at him and said, "Yes
I ended up drinking
Order on TV and we used our matching onesie
had fallen asleep on the couch and Tristan fell asleep next to me, when a sudden loud knocking woke us
the pounding on the door got louder
"Who is that?"I croaked.
"I don't know,"Tristan replied.
he got up from the couch
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