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.

us and there was nothing else to

truth was that I

loves me, sure he

moment, I couldn't see it and I couldn't feel

wanted now was to

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

Philly late that night.I took a cab to my new

I

I was expecting to find

on and I heard the sound of

walked inside and saw

"Tristan?"I gaped.

shocked to see

both shocked to

are you doing here? I thought you and Sophie

What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be

wanna talk about it,"I

head back and groaned in exhaustion.It had been a

because the apartment's empty and

said, gesturing to the laptop on

lot of writing because he

"Oh,"

mouthed and I got up to

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

my hand, motioning for

wanna talk about

burst out crying into his shoulder, snorting like a sad ugly

never showed

call...and it's supposed to

and cooed me gently as

because he’s working towards his dreams and I

why would he even bring me out to New York City if he didn’t even

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

think he doesn’t love me anymore.I think he got bored with me or something.His priority is the gallery and this girl called

my rant after blowing my nose

"Who's Ally?"he asked.

of his best 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

don't think so...God, I hope not!" images of Ian and Ally filled my head and I shook my head violently, hoping it would go

and he didn’t call you, so you got

and nodded

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

said anything to him all summer long?"he

wanna get in the way ..but...I can’t do it anymore.I thought by now things will get better,

sad smile and said,

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

me on a road trip.I don’t know what happened to us now and why we're so

birthday was always a special thing for us.My sixteenth birthday was the first time I met him at that bar

we took a road trip to Princeton and he inspired me to apply to

graduation day and for my eighteenth birthday, he drove

nineteenth birthday, I had a lot of expectations and they were all

I don’t know what else to

here and you had to hear all

disturbing me at all.I've been looking at that word document for the

"Are you sure?"

"Yes,"

the clock, and the time showed

technically your birthday,

"How?"

I stifled a laugh.

his face as he got up and headed to

came back with a six pack of beer.He lifted them up

"You got beer?"I questioned.

me write better,"he

I had all night were those

help me forget all

my head vigorously

up drinking throughout the

and we

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

groaned groggily as the pounding on

"Who is that?"I croaked.

"I don't know,"Tristan replied.

relief, he got up from the couch and staggered towards