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.

was no distance between us and

that I

loves me, sure

moment, I couldn't see it and

I wanted now was to get

wanted him to realize that what he

missing him.I got back to Philly late that night.I took a cab to my

was how I

apartment door, I was expecting to find

were on and I heard the sound of

saw Tristan sitting on the

"Tristan?"I gaped.

shocked

shocked to see each

you and Sophie

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

story, I don't wanna talk about

my head back and groaned in

empty and I

the laptop on

writing because he worked in the school

"Oh,"

got

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

said and he pulled on my hand, motioning for me to

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

anymore.The next thing I knew, I burst out

showed up..."I

didn’t even call...and it's supposed to be my

and cooed me gently as he said, "That really

summer long, but that’s okay, because he’s working towards his dreams

if he

a snorting and crying mess.Tristan grabbed the box

I 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 nose so gracefully into the

"Who's Ally?"he asked.

friends, but they used to have a thing together back in

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

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

lip and nodded my

have any time together, and even we're together, he’d always be on the phone with Ally talking about

to him all

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

out a sad smile

and a shitty summer.You deserve

birthday, he drove for hours and took me on a road trip.I don’t know what happened to us now and why we're so distant from each other,"I

special thing for us.My sixteenth birthday was the first

trip to Princeton and he inspired me

he

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

know what else to

barging in here and you had to hear all

that word document

"Are you sure?"

"Yes,"

clock, and

it’s still technically your birthday,

"How?"

I stifled a laugh.

smirk crept up his face as he got

of beer.He lifted them up

"You got beer?"I questioned.

me write better,"he

all night were

help me

nodded my head vigorously at him and

ended up

a re-run of Law and Order on TV and we

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

groggily as 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