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 that I

loves me, sure he

the moment, I couldn't see

I wanted now was to

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

just as much as I was missing him.I got back to Philly late that night.I took a cab to

was how I

door, I was expecting

and I heard the

walked inside and saw Tristan sitting on the

"Tristan?"I gaped.

shocked

were both shocked to

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

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

talk about it,"I sighed dramatically

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

apartment's empty and I like the

gesturing to the laptop

doing a lot of writing

"Oh,"

got up to my

not gonna bother you.I’m just gonna

said and he pulled on my hand, motioning for me

going on? You wanna talk about

I knew, I burst out crying into his shoulder,

showed up..."I

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

me gently as he said, "That really sucks.I'm so

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

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

snorting and crying mess.Tristan grabbed the box

think? I think he doesn’t love me anymore.I think he got bored with

after blowing my

"Who's Ally?"he asked.

a thing together back in high school,"I replied, and I

saying? You think he’s cheating on you with

don’t know...I don't think so...God, I hope not!" images of Ian and Ally filled my head and I

and he didn’t call you, so you got upset and you came

bit my lip 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 be on

to him all

do it anymore.I thought by now things will

a sad smile and said,

birthday and a shitty summer.You deserve so

used to be the best boyfriend ever.Last year for my birthday, he drove for hours and took me on a road

special thing for us.My sixteenth birthday was

we took a road trip to Princeton and

he drove us to Philly and helped

lot of expectations and they were all crushed in just

don’t know what else

I came barging in here and you had to hear all my sob story.I shouldn't be disturbing you, you’re working," I said as I straightened

disturbing me at all.I've been looking at that word document for the past hour, not

"Are you sure?"

"Yes,"

turned his head to see the clock, and the time showed

since it’s still technically your

"How?"

I stifled a laugh.

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

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

"You got beer?"I questioned.

helped me write better,"he

some?"All I had all night were those

use some booze, especially to help me forget all about this

vigorously at him

and I ended up drinking throughout the

and we used our matching

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

the pounding on the door got louder and

"Who is that?"I croaked.

"I don't know,"Tristan replied.

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