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 I

loves me,

at the moment, I couldn't see it

wanted now

I wanted him to realize that what he was doing to me was

miss me, just as much as I was missing him.I got back to Philly late that night.I took a cab to my new apartment and

I spent

the apartment door, I was expecting to find the room

the lights were on and I heard the sound of

walked inside and saw Tristan sitting

"Tristan?"I gaped.

shocked to

shocked to see each

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

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

long story, I don't wanna talk about

groaned in exhaustion.It had been

I came early because the apartment's empty and

to the laptop on

doing a lot of writing because he worked in the school

"Oh,"

got

I’m not gonna bother you.I’m

on my hand, motioning for me

on? You wanna talk

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

never showed

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

linked his arms around me and cooed me gently as he said,

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

sobs, "But why would he even bring me out to New York City if he didn’t

mess.Tristan grabbed the box of tissues on the table and handed it

got bored with me or

my rant after blowing my nose so gracefully into the tissue

"Who's Ally?"he asked.

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

saying? You think he’s cheating on

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

He never showed up for the dinner and he didn’t call you, so you got upset

my lip and

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

anything to him all

things will get better, but it never does.Even though I was

sad

and

be the best boyfriend ever.Last year for my birthday, he drove for hours and took me on a road trip.I don’t know what happened to

for us.My sixteenth birthday was the first time I met him

my seventeenth birthday, we took a road trip to Princeton

engaged on my graduation day and for my eighteenth birthday, he drove us to Philly

birthday, I had a lot of expectations and they were all crushed in

I don’t know what else to

hear all my sob story.I shouldn't

at all.I've been looking at that word document for the past hour, not doing anything.I need a break," he said

"Are you sure?"

"Yes,"

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

still technically your birthday, wanna

"How?"

I stifled a laugh.

as he got up and headed

of beer.He lifted them up in the air and smiled

"You got beer?"I questioned.

helped me write better,"he

night were

some booze, especially to help me

head vigorously at him and said, "Yes

I ended up drinking

Order on TV and we used our matching onesie

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

the pounding on the door got louder

"Who is that?"I croaked.

"I don't know,"Tristan replied.

he got up from the couch