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.

no distance between us and there

simple truth was that I

loves me, sure he

see it and I

all I wanted now was

I wanted him to realize that what he

that night.I took a cab to my new

was how I spent

door, I was expecting to find the room

lights were on and I heard the sound of the

walked inside and saw Tristan

"Tristan?"I gaped.

shocked to

were both shocked to see

are you doing here? I thought you and Sophie

Aren't you supposed to be in the city with your

wanna talk about it,"I

my head back and groaned in exhaustion.It had been a

empty and I like the silence.Helps me

to the laptop

a lot of writing

"Oh,"

got up

I’m not gonna bother you.I’m just gonna

pulled on my hand, motioning for me to sit

wanna talk

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

never showed up..."I

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

linked his arms around me and cooed me gently as he said,

Tristan.I've been in the back seat all summer long, but that’s okay, because he’s working towards his dreams and I didn’t wanna

me out to New York City if he didn’t even have the time to spend

was a snorting and crying mess.Tristan grabbed the box of tissues on the table and handed it to

think? I think he doesn’t love me anymore.I think he got bored with me or something.His priority

blowing my nose so gracefully into the

"Who's Ally?"he asked.

friends, but they used to have a thing together back in high school,"I replied, and I rolled my eyes for added dramatic

you saying? You think he’s cheating

Ian and Ally filled my head and

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

bit my lip and nodded my

not just about 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

said anything to

get in the way ..but...I can’t do it anymore.I thought by now things will get better, but it never does.Even

a sad smile and said,

a shitty birthday and a shitty summer.You deserve

took me on a road

was the first time I

my seventeenth birthday, we took a road trip to Princeton and he inspired me to apply to

birthday, he drove us

had a lot of expectations and they were all crushed in just

Emma, I don’t know

all my sob story.I shouldn't be disturbing you, you’re

looking at that word document

"Are you sure?"

"Yes,"

turned his head to see the clock, and the

technically your

"How?"

I stifled a laugh.

face as he got up and headed to the

later, he came back with a six pack of beer.He lifted them up in the air

"You got beer?"I questioned.

me write

all night were those stupid mocktails and sparkling

booze, especially to help

vigorously

I ended up drinking throughout the

TV and we used our matching onesie pajamas because they were

the morning and I had fallen asleep on the couch and Tristan fell asleep next to me,

as 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 towards