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

was that

me,

couldn't see it

I wanted now was to get

to realize that what he was doing to me was

late that night.I took a cab to my new apartment and hauled my big fat suitcase up three flights of

was how I spent my birthday

opened the apartment door, I was expecting to find the

and I heard the sound

and saw Tristan

"Tristan?"I gaped.

shocked

to see

doing here? I thought you and Sophie are coming back

here? Aren't you supposed to

story, I don't wanna talk about

head back and groaned in exhaustion.It

and

the laptop on the

writing because he worked in the

"Oh,"

I got up to my

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

on my hand, motioning for me

going on? You wanna talk about it?"Tristan knew something was

burst out crying into his shoulder, snorting

never showed

him...he didn’t even call...and it's

his arms around me and cooed me gently as he said, "That

Tristan.I've 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

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

grabbed the box of tissues on the table and handed

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

my rant after blowing my nose so gracefully

"Who's Ally?"he asked.

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

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

of Ian and Ally filled my head and I shook my

for the dinner and he didn’t call you, so you got upset

my lip and nodded my head

day and night before that too.We barely have any time together, and even we're together, he’d always

anything to

things will get

sad

had a shitty birthday and a shitty summer.You deserve so much better

for my birthday, he drove for hours and took me on a

birthday was

we took a road trip to Princeton and

got engaged on my graduation day and for my eighteenth birthday, he drove

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

I don’t know what

you had to hear all my sob story.I shouldn't be disturbing you, you’re working," I

you’re not disturbing me at all.I've been looking at that word document for the past hour, not doing anything.I need

"Are you sure?"

"Yes,"

head to see the clock, and

still technically your

"How?"

I stifled a laugh.

face as he got up and headed to the

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

"You got beer?"I questioned.

helped me

had all night were those

some booze, especially to help me forget all about

vigorously at

I ended up drinking throughout the

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

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

groaned groggily as the pounding on

"Who is that?"I croaked.

"I don't know,"Tristan replied.

he got up from