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.

between us and

truth was that I

loves me, sure

I couldn't see

I wanted now was to get

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

that night.I took a cab to my new apartment and hauled my big fat

was how I

the apartment door, I was expecting to find the room

lights were on and I heard the sound of the

walked inside and saw Tristan sitting

"Tristan?"I gaped.

looked shocked to

shocked to see each

I thought you and Sophie are

here? Aren't you supposed to be in the city with your boyfriend?"he asked

story, I don't wanna talk about it,"I sighed dramatically and

my head back and groaned in

and

to the laptop on the

writing because he worked in

"Oh,"

and I got up to

gonna bother

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

going on? You wanna talk about

anymore.The next thing I knew, I burst out

showed up..."I

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

around me and cooed me gently as he said, "That really

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

paused to catch my breath 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

crying mess.Tristan grabbed the box of tissues on

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

continued my rant after blowing my nose so

"Who's Ally?"he asked.

have a thing together back

you saying? You think

of Ian and Ally filled my head and I shook my head

the dinner and he didn’t

my lip and nodded my

day and night before that too.We barely have any

said anything to

wanna get in the way ..but...I can’t do it anymore.I thought by now things

let out a sad smile and said,

sucks.Sorry you had a shitty birthday and a shitty summer.You

me on a road trip.I don’t know what happened

a special thing for us.My sixteenth birthday was the first time

took a road trip to Princeton and he

graduation day and for my eighteenth birthday, he drove us to Philly and helped me

nineteenth birthday, I had a lot of

I 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

been looking at that word document for the past hour, not doing anything.I

"Are you sure?"

"Yes,"

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

technically your birthday,

"How?"

I stifled a laugh.

smirk crept up his face as he got up

later, he came back with a six pack of beer.He

"You got beer?"I questioned.

helped me

I had all night were those stupid

especially to help me forget all about

vigorously

I ended up

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

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

groaned groggily as the pounding on the door

"Who is that?"I croaked.

"I don't know,"Tristan replied.

up from the