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

simple truth was that I

me, sure

couldn't see it and

I wanted now

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

was missing him.I got back to Philly late that night.I

was how I spent my birthday

I was

were on and I heard the sound

and saw Tristan

"Tristan?"I gaped.

shocked to

shocked to see each

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

to be in the city with

long story, I don't wanna talk about it,"I

back and groaned in exhaustion.It had been

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

to the laptop on

a lot of writing because he

"Oh,"

got up to

worry about me, I’m not gonna bother

my hand,

on? You wanna talk about it?"Tristan knew something was

it anymore.The next thing I knew, I burst

never showed up..."I

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

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

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

New York City if he didn’t even have the time

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

anymore.I think he got bored with me or something.His priority is

my nose so gracefully

"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

are you saying? You think he’s cheating on you

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 it would

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

lip and nodded

the dinner.It’s about every day and night before that too.We barely have any time

to

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

a sad

a shitty birthday and a shitty

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

thing for us.My sixteenth birthday was the

to Princeton and he inspired me to apply

my graduation day and for my eighteenth birthday, he drove us to Philly and helped me move in to the

here I was, on my nineteenth birthday, I had a lot of

Emma, I don’t know what else to

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

looking at that word document

"Are you sure?"

"Yes,"

to see the clock, and the time showed

still technically your birthday, wanna

"How?"

I stifled a laugh.

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

a six pack of beer.He lifted them up

"You got beer?"I questioned.

me write

some?"All I had all night were

especially to help me forget all

I nodded my head vigorously

I ended up drinking

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

on the couch

groggily as the pounding on the door

"Who is that?"I croaked.

"I don't know,"Tristan replied.

relief, he got up from the couch and staggered