Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)
Chapter 77: Daring Distance
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
simple truth was that I didn’t matter
me, sure he
at the moment, I couldn't see it and I couldn't feel
wanted now was to
him to realize that what he was doing to
missing him.I got back to Philly late that night.I took a cab to my new apartment and hauled
how I spent
apartment door, I was expecting to find the room dark
and I
walked inside and saw Tristan
"Tristan?"I gaped.
looked shocked to
shocked to see each
here? I thought you and Sophie
doing here? Aren't you supposed to be in the city
a long story, I don't wanna talk about it,"I sighed dramatically and joined him on the
my head back and groaned in exhaustion.It
I came early because the apartment's empty and I like the silence.Helps me get my
the laptop on the coffee
writing because he
"Oh,"
and I got up to my
gonna bother you.I’m just
on my hand, motioning for me to
wanna talk about it?"Tristan
hold it anymore.The next thing I knew, I burst out crying into his shoulder,
never showed up..."I
didn’t even call...and it's supposed to be
and cooed me gently as he said, "That
been in the 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
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 me.Why bother making a reservation for something he
grabbed the box of
got bored with
after blowing my nose so
"Who's Ally?"he asked.
but they used to have a thing together back in high school,"I replied, and I
You think he’s
and Ally filled my head and I shook my head violently, hoping it would
never showed up for the dinner and he didn’t
and nodded my head
before that too.We barely have any time together, and even
anything to him all summer
way ..but...I can’t do it anymore.I thought by now things will get better,
a sad
sucks.Sorry you had a shitty birthday and a shitty summer.You deserve so much better
boyfriend ever.Last year for my birthday, he drove for hours and took me on a road trip.I don’t know
thing for us.My sixteenth birthday was the first time I met him
birthday, we took a road trip to Princeton and he inspired me to apply to Ivy
graduation day and for my eighteenth birthday, he drove us to Philly
a lot of expectations and
know what else to
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
looking at that word document for the past hour, not doing anything.I need a break,"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes,"
turned his head to see the clock, and the time
technically
"How?"
I stifled a laugh.
his face as he got
six pack of beer.He lifted them up in the air
"You got beer?"I questioned.
helped me write
all night were those stupid mocktails and
could use some booze, especially to help me
my head vigorously at him and said,
and I ended up drinking throughout
Law and Order on TV and we used our matching onesie pajamas
and I had fallen asleep on the couch and Tristan fell asleep next to me, when
as the pounding on the door
"Who is that?"I croaked.
"I don't know,"Tristan replied.
up from the couch and staggered towards the
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