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 nothing
simple truth was that I didn’t
me, sure
moment, I couldn't see it and I couldn't feel
now was to
to realize that what he was doing
that night.I took a
I spent my
opened the apartment door, I was expecting to find the room dark
I heard the sound
walked inside and saw Tristan sitting
"Tristan?"I gaped.
looked shocked
were both shocked to see each other
I thought you and Sophie are coming
here? Aren't you supposed to be in the city with
about
head back and groaned in exhaustion.It had been a
and I like the
the laptop on the coffee
writing because he worked in
"Oh,"
got
not gonna bother
my hand, motioning for me
going on? You wanna talk
it anymore.The next thing I knew, I burst out crying into his shoulder, snorting like
showed
call...and it's supposed
gently as he said, "That
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
in between sobs, "But why would he even bring me out to New York City if he didn’t
box of tissues on
love me anymore.I think he got bored with me or something.His priority is the gallery and this
my rant after blowing my
"Who's Ally?"he asked.
together back in high school,"I replied, and I rolled my eyes for added dramatic
think he’s cheating on you with
hope not!" images of Ian and Ally filled my head and I shook my head violently,
He never showed up for the dinner and he didn’t
and nodded
too.We barely have any time together, and even we're together, he’d always
never said anything to him all summer long?"he
in the way ..but...I can’t do it anymore.I thought by now things will get better, but
sad
you had a shitty birthday and
hours and took me on a road trip.I don’t know what happened to us now and
was always a special thing for us.My sixteenth birthday was
birthday, we took a road trip to Princeton and he
eighteenth birthday, he drove us to Philly
here I was, on my nineteenth birthday, I had a lot
don’t know
your fault.I’m sorry 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
that word document for the past hour, not doing
"Are you sure?"
"Yes,"
and the
it’s still technically your birthday, wanna
"How?"
I stifled a laugh.
smirk crept up his face as he got up and headed to
six pack of beer.He lifted them up in the air and
"You got beer?"I questioned.
me write
night were those stupid mocktails
especially to help me
nodded my head vigorously
I ended up
re-run of Law and Order on TV and we used our matching onesie pajamas because they were
had fallen asleep on the couch and Tristan fell asleep next to me, when a sudden loud
as the pounding on the door got louder
"Who is that?"I croaked.
"I don't know,"Tristan replied.
my relief, he got up from the couch and staggered towards
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