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 there was
truth was that I didn’t
me, sure
couldn't see
I wanted now was
I was being petty, but I wanted him to realize that what he was doing to me
as much as I was missing him.I got back to Philly late that night.I took a cab to my new apartment and hauled
was how I
the apartment door, I was expecting
on and I heard
and saw Tristan
"Tristan?"I gaped.
looked shocked to see
both shocked to see each other
I thought you and Sophie are coming back
you supposed to be in the city with your
don't wanna talk about it,"I sighed dramatically and joined him on
my head back and groaned in
came early because the apartment's empty and I like
said, gesturing to the laptop on the
doing a lot of writing
"Oh,"
mouthed and I got
gonna
he pulled on my
talk about it?"Tristan knew
next thing I knew, I burst out
showed
for him...he didn’t even call...and
gently as he said, "That really sucks.I'm so
back seat all summer long, but that’s okay, because he’s working towards
bring me out to New York City if he didn’t even have the time to spend with me.Why bother making a
mess.Tristan grabbed the box of tissues on the
think? I think he doesn’t love me anymore.I think he got bored with me or something.His
my nose
"Who's Ally?"he asked.
thing together back in high school,"I replied, and I rolled my eyes
saying? You think he’s
don't think so...God, I hope not!" images of Ian and Ally filled my head and I shook my
that's what happened? He never showed up for the dinner and he didn’t call you, so you got upset and you
and nodded my head
every day and night before that too.We barely have any time together, and even we're together, he’d
never said anything to him all
get in the way ..but...I can’t do it anymore.I thought by now things will get better, but it never does.Even though I was with
sad smile and said,
sucks.Sorry you had a shitty birthday and a
me on a road trip.I don’t know what
sixteenth birthday was the first time I met him at that bar
to Princeton and he inspired me to apply to
on my graduation day and for my eighteenth birthday, he drove us to Philly and helped me move in to the
my nineteenth birthday, I had a lot of expectations and they were all crushed in just
I don’t know what else to say,"Tristan sighed
here and you had to hear all my sob story.I shouldn't be disturbing you, you’re working," I said as I straightened myself
that word document for the past hour, not doing anything.I need a
"Are you sure?"
"Yes,"
turned his head to see the clock, and the time showed that it
since it’s still technically your birthday,
"How?"
I stifled a laugh.
as he got up and headed to the
he came back with a six pack of beer.He
"You got beer?"I questioned.
helped me
night were those stupid mocktails
especially to help me forget
nodded my head vigorously at him
I ended up
watched a re-run of Law and Order on TV and we used
was about 1.30 AM in the morning and I had fallen asleep on the couch and Tristan
on the door got louder
"Who is that?"I croaked.
"I don't know,"Tristan replied.
my relief, he got up from the couch
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