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.

distance between us and there was

that

me, sure he

couldn't see it and

wanted now was to

was being petty, but I wanted him to realize

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

how I spent my birthday

I opened the apartment door, I was

I heard the sound

saw Tristan sitting on the

"Tristan?"I gaped.

looked shocked

to see each

here? I thought you and Sophie are

you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be

wanna talk about it,"I sighed

my head back and groaned in exhaustion.It had been

I came early because the apartment's empty and I like the silence.Helps me get my work

gesturing to the laptop on the

lot of writing because he

"Oh,"

mouthed and I got

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

my

You wanna talk about it?"Tristan knew something was

it anymore.The next thing I knew, I burst out crying into

showed up..."I

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

cooed me gently as

back 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

in between sobs, "But why would he even bring me out to New York City if he didn’t even have the time to spend with me.Why bother making a reservation for something

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

got bored with me or something.His priority is the gallery

my rant after blowing my nose

"Who's Ally?"he asked.

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

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

of Ian and Ally

He never showed up for the dinner and he didn’t call

my lip and nodded

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

never said anything to him

it anymore.I thought by now things will get better, but it never

sad smile

shitty birthday and a shitty summer.You

ever.Last year for my birthday, he drove for hours and took me on a road trip.I don’t know what happened to us now and why

sixteenth birthday was the first time I met him at that bar in

seventeenth birthday, we took a road trip to Princeton and he

graduation day and for my eighteenth birthday, he drove

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

don’t know what else

your fault.I’m sorry I came barging in here and you had to hear all my sob story.I shouldn't be

not disturbing me at all.I've been looking at that word document

"Are you sure?"

"Yes,"

turned his head to see the clock, and the time showed that it was

since it’s still technically your

"How?"

I stifled a laugh.

face as he got up and headed to the

he came back with a six pack of beer.He

"You got beer?"I questioned.

me write

all night were those

to help me forget

nodded my head vigorously at him and

ended up drinking throughout

Order on TV and we used our matching

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

groggily as the pounding on the door got louder and

"Who is that?"I croaked.

"I don't know,"Tristan replied.

he got up from the couch and