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.

and there was nothing else to

simple truth was that I

me, sure he

at the moment, I couldn't see it and I couldn't feel

all I wanted now was to

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

I was missing him.I got back to Philly late that night.I took a cab to my new apartment and hauled

how I spent my birthday

I opened the apartment door, I was expecting to find the room dark

and I heard the sound

and saw Tristan sitting on

"Tristan?"I gaped.

looked shocked to

both shocked to see each other

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

Aren't you supposed to be in

I don't wanna talk about it,"I sighed

trashed my head back and groaned in exhaustion.It had

empty and I like

gesturing to the laptop

of writing because he

"Oh,"

I got up

about me, I’m not gonna

and he pulled on my hand, motioning for me to

talk about it?"Tristan knew something was

next thing I knew, I burst out crying into his shoulder, snorting

showed

even call...and

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

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

"But why would he even bring me out to New York City if he didn’t even have the time to spend

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

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

continued my rant after blowing my nose so

"Who's Ally?"he asked.

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

think

of Ian and Ally filled my head

for the dinner and he

bit my lip and nodded

night before that too.We barely have any time together,

you never said anything to him all summer long?"he

because I didn’t wanna get in the way ..but...I can’t do it anymore.I thought by now things will get better, but it never does.Even though I was with

out a sad

had a shitty birthday and

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

sixteenth birthday was the first time I

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

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

I had a lot of expectations and

Emma, I don’t know

and you had to hear all my

at that word document for the past hour, not doing

"Are you sure?"

"Yes,"

clock, and the time showed that it was

still technically your birthday, wanna

"How?"

I stifled a laugh.

up his face as he got up

a six pack of beer.He lifted them up in the air and

"You got beer?"I questioned.

me write

all night were

some booze, especially to help me forget

head vigorously at him and

and I ended up drinking throughout the

of Law and Order on TV and we used our matching onesie pajamas because

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

the pounding on the door got louder

"Who is that?"I croaked.

"I don't know,"Tristan replied.

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