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

truth was that I didn’t matter

loves me,

the moment, I couldn't see

I wanted now was to

him to realize that what he was doing to

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

I was expecting to find the room dark and

on and I heard the sound of

saw Tristan

"Tristan?"I gaped.

looked shocked to see

both shocked to see each other

doing here? I thought you and Sophie are

are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be in the city

story, I don't wanna talk about it,"I sighed dramatically and joined him on the

groaned in exhaustion.It had been a

early because the apartment's empty and

the laptop on the

was doing a lot of writing because he worked in

"Oh,"

I got up to my

me, I’m not gonna

said and he pulled on my hand, motioning for me to sit back

talk about it?"Tristan knew something

couldn't hold it anymore.The next thing I knew, I burst out crying into his shoulder, snorting like

showed up..."I

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

and cooed me gently as he said, "That really sucks.I'm so sorry,

but that’s okay, because he’s working

in between sobs, "But why would he even bring me out to New York City if he didn’t even have the time

the box of tissues

think? I think he doesn’t love me anymore.I think he got

continued my rant after blowing my nose so gracefully into the

"Who's Ally?"he asked.

together back

are you saying? You think he’s cheating

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

dinner and he didn’t call you,

my lip and nodded my head

barely have any time together, and even we're

anything to him all summer

now things

let out a sad smile and said,

and a shitty summer.You

me on a road trip.I don’t know what happened to us now

sixteenth birthday was the first time I met him at that

we took a road trip to Princeton and he inspired me

graduation day and for my eighteenth birthday, he drove us to Philly and helped me move in

I had a lot of

know what

in here and you had to hear all

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

"Are you sure?"

"Yes,"

his head to see the clock, and the time showed

technically

"How?"

I stifled a laugh.

face as he got up and headed to

with a six pack of

"You got beer?"I questioned.

me write better,"he

some?"All I had all night were those stupid mocktails and sparkling

help me forget all about this stupid

head vigorously at him and

and I ended up drinking throughout the

a re-run of Law and Order on TV and we used our matching onesie

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

on the

"Who is that?"I croaked.

"I don't know,"Tristan replied.

got up from the couch and