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.
was no distance between us and there was nothing
was that
me, sure he
couldn't see it
all I wanted now was
petty, but I wanted him to realize that what he was doing to me was hurting
got back to Philly late that night.I took a cab to my new apartment and hauled
was how I spent
door, I was expecting
the lights were on and I
and saw
"Tristan?"I gaped.
looked shocked
shocked to see
doing here? I thought you and Sophie are
here? Aren't you supposed to be in the city with your
talk about it,"I sighed dramatically and joined him
head back and groaned in exhaustion.It
I came early because the apartment's empty and I like the silence.Helps
the laptop on
writing because he worked in
"Oh,"
got up to
about me, I’m not gonna bother you.I’m just gonna get
and he pulled on my hand, motioning for me to sit
talk about it?"Tristan
next thing I knew, I burst
never showed
didn’t even call...and it's supposed to be my
me gently
back seat all summer long, but that’s okay, because he’s working
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
was a snorting and crying mess.Tristan grabbed the box of tissues on the
got bored with me or something.His priority is the gallery and this girl called
rant after blowing my nose so
"Who's Ally?"he asked.
together back in high school,"I replied, and I rolled my eyes
are you 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
bit my lip and nodded
too.We barely have any time together, and even we're together,
never said anything to him all
do it anymore.I thought by now things will get
out a sad
a shitty birthday and a shitty
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
always a special thing for us.My sixteenth birthday was the first time I met him at that bar
birthday, we took a road trip to Princeton and he
engaged on my graduation day and for my eighteenth birthday, he drove us to
nineteenth birthday, I had a lot of expectations and they
I don’t know what else to
all my sob story.I shouldn't be disturbing
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
it’s still technically your birthday,
"How?"
I stifled a laugh.
he got up and
back with a six pack of beer.He lifted
"You got beer?"I questioned.
me
had all night were those stupid mocktails and sparkling
especially to help me forget all about this stupid
head vigorously at him and said,
and I ended up drinking throughout the
watched a re-run of Law and Order on TV and we used our matching onesie
1.30 AM in the morning and I had fallen asleep on the couch and Tristan fell
as the pounding on the door got louder and
"Who is that?"I croaked.
"I don't know,"Tristan replied.
relief, he got up from the couch and staggered towards the
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