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 there was nothing else to

that

me,

at the moment, I couldn't see

now

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

late that night.I took a cab to my new apartment and

how I spent my

apartment door, I was expecting to

on and I

walked inside and saw Tristan sitting

"Tristan?"I gaped.

looked shocked to

shocked to see each

thought you and

to be in the city with

a long story, I don't wanna talk about it,"I sighed dramatically and

groaned in exhaustion.It had

I came early because the apartment's empty and I like the silence.Helps me get

gesturing to the laptop

writing because

"Oh,"

mouthed and I got up to my

gonna bother you.I’m

on my hand, motioning for me

talk about

I burst out crying into his shoulder, snorting like a

never showed

waited for him...he didn’t even call...and it's supposed

around me and cooed me gently as he said, "That really sucks.I'm so

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

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

box of tissues

what I think? I think he doesn’t love me anymore.I think he got bored

rant after blowing my nose so gracefully into

"Who's Ally?"he asked.

have a thing together back in high

think he’s cheating on you with

Ian and Ally filled my head and

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

bit my lip and nodded

about every day and night before that too.We barely have any time together, and even we're together, he’d always

never said anything to him all summer long?"he

it anymore.I thought by now things will get better, but it never does.Even though I was with him

sad smile

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

drove for hours and took me on a road trip.I

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

a road trip to Princeton and he

birthday, he drove us to Philly and helped me

had a lot of

don’t know what else

all my sob story.I shouldn't be disturbing you, you’re working," I said as I straightened

that word document for the

"Are you sure?"

"Yes,"

clock, and the

since it’s still technically your

"How?"

I stifled a laugh.

smirk crept up his face as he got up

with a six pack of

"You got beer?"I questioned.

me write

night were those

could use some booze, especially to help me forget all about this

I nodded my head vigorously at

I ended up drinking throughout

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

morning and I had fallen asleep on the couch and Tristan fell asleep

as the pounding on the door got louder

"Who is that?"I croaked.

"I don't know,"Tristan replied.

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