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 was

that I didn’t matter

me, sure

see

all I wanted now was

but I wanted him to realize that what

him.I got back to Philly late that night.I took a cab to my new apartment and hauled my big fat suitcase

I spent my

I opened the apartment door, I was expecting to

on and I heard the

and saw Tristan sitting on the

"Tristan?"I gaped.

shocked to

to see each other

here? I thought you and Sophie are

here? Aren't you supposed to be in the city with

wanna talk about it,"I sighed dramatically and joined

groaned in

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

the laptop on the

of writing because he worked in

"Oh,"

and I got

gonna bother you.I’m just

he pulled on my hand, motioning for me to

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

next thing I knew, I burst out crying into his

showed up..."I

even call...and it's supposed to be

and cooed me gently as he said, "That really

but that’s okay, because

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

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

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

rant after blowing my nose so

"Who's Ally?"he asked.

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

think

Ally

for the dinner and he didn’t call

my lip and nodded my head

before that too.We barely have any

you never said anything to him

by now things will get better, but it never does.Even though I was with him every

sad smile

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

the best boyfriend ever.Last year for my birthday, he drove for hours and took me on a road trip.I don’t know what happened

sixteenth birthday was the first time I met him

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

graduation day and for my eighteenth birthday, he drove us

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

Emma, I don’t know what else

had to hear all my sob story.I

me at all.I've been looking at that word document for the past hour, not doing anything.I need a break,"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes,"

to see the clock, and the time

it’s still technically your

"How?"

I stifled a laugh.

smirk crept up his face as he

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

"You got beer?"I questioned.

me write better,"he

all night were those

use some booze, especially to help me forget all

nodded my head vigorously at him and said, "Yes

up drinking

of Law and Order on TV and we used our matching

the couch and Tristan fell asleep next

the pounding on the door

"Who is that?"I croaked.

"I don't know,"Tristan replied.

he got up from the couch and staggered towards