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

was that I didn’t

me, sure he

see it and I

all I wanted now was to get

to realize that what he 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 flights of

how I spent my

apartment door, I was

and I

saw

"Tristan?"I gaped.

looked shocked

both shocked to

you doing here? I thought you and Sophie are coming back next

doing here? Aren't you supposed to be

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

and groaned in exhaustion.It had been a

apartment's empty and I like the

the laptop

writing

"Oh,"

and I got up

worry about me, I’m not gonna bother you.I’m just gonna get

said and he pulled on my

on? You wanna talk about

it anymore.The next thing I knew, I burst out crying into his shoulder, snorting like a sad ugly

showed

waited for him...he didn’t even call...and

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

back seat all summer long, but that’s okay, because he’s working towards his dreams and I

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

snorting and crying mess.Tristan grabbed the box of tissues on the table

he got bored with me or something.His priority

my nose so gracefully

"Who's Ally?"he asked.

one of his best friends, but they used to have a thing together back in

You think he’s

think so...God, I hope not!" images of Ian and Ally filled my head

what happened? He never showed up for the dinner and he didn’t call you, so

my lip and nodded my

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

things will get better, but it never does.Even though I was

let out a sad smile

a shitty birthday and a shitty summer.You deserve so much

for my birthday, he drove for hours and took me on a road trip.I don’t know what happened to us now and why we're so distant from each other,"I

a special thing for us.My sixteenth birthday was the

we took a road trip to Princeton

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

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

sorry, Emma, I don’t 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 said as

looking at that word document for the past hour, not doing anything.I need a break,"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes,"

head to see the clock, and the time showed that

it’s still technically your

"How?"

I stifled a laugh.

smirk crept up his face as he got up and headed to the

of beer.He lifted them up in the air

"You got beer?"I questioned.

helped me write

night were

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

my head vigorously at him and said, "Yes

I ended up

we

had fallen asleep on the couch and Tristan fell asleep next

the pounding on the door got

"Who is that?"I croaked.

"I don't know,"Tristan replied.

my relief, he got up from the