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.
us and
simple truth was that I
loves me, sure he
moment, I couldn't see it
wanted now
him to realize that what he was
wanted him to 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 hauled my big fat suitcase up three flights of
I spent my birthday
I was
lights were on and I heard the sound
saw
"Tristan?"I gaped.
looked shocked to
shocked to see each other
you doing here? I thought you and Sophie are coming back next week?"I
here? Aren't you supposed to be in the city with
talk about it,"I sighed dramatically and joined him
back and groaned in exhaustion.It had
and I like the silence.Helps me get
gesturing to the laptop
writing because he worked
"Oh,"
got
worry about me, I’m not gonna bother you.I’m
my hand, motioning for me
You wanna talk about it?"Tristan
I knew, I burst out crying into his shoulder, snorting like a
showed
didn’t even call...and it's supposed to
and cooed me gently as he said, "That really sucks.I'm so sorry,
the back seat all summer long, but that’s okay, because he’s working towards his dreams and
City if he didn’t even
a snorting and crying mess.Tristan grabbed the box of tissues
he got bored with me or something.His priority is the
my
"Who's Ally?"he asked.
best friends, but they used to have a thing together back in high school,"I replied,
saying? You think he’s cheating
don’t know...I don't think so...God, I hope not!" images of Ian and Ally filled my head and I shook my head violently, hoping
what happened? He never showed up for the dinner and he didn’t call
lip and nodded
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
said anything to him all summer long?"he
anymore.I thought by now things will get better, but it
out a sad smile
you had a shitty birthday and a shitty summer.You deserve so much better than
on a road trip.I don’t know what happened to us now and
birthday was the
Princeton and he inspired me to apply
and for my eighteenth birthday, he drove us to Philly
on my nineteenth birthday, I had a lot of expectations and they
I don’t know
to hear all my sob story.I shouldn't be disturbing you, you’re working," I said as I straightened myself
at that word document for the past hour, not doing anything.I need a break," he
"Are you sure?"
"Yes,"
to see the clock, and the
technically your
"How?"
I stifled a laugh.
he
six pack of
"You got beer?"I questioned.
me write
all night were those stupid mocktails
some booze, especially to help
vigorously at him
I ended up drinking
Order on TV and we used our matching onesie pajamas because they were so
fallen asleep on the couch and Tristan fell asleep next to me, when a sudden loud knocking
groaned groggily as the pounding on the door got louder and
"Who is that?"I croaked.
"I don't know,"Tristan replied.
relief, he got up from the couch and staggered
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