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
was that I didn’t
loves me,
moment, I couldn't see it and
I wanted now was to get
being petty, but I wanted him to realize that
I was missing him.I got back to Philly late that night.I took a cab to my new apartment and
was how I spent my birthday
door, I was expecting to find the room
on and I heard the sound of
inside and saw Tristan sitting on the
"Tristan?"I gaped.
looked shocked to see
were both shocked to see each other
are you doing here? I thought you and
doing here? Aren't you supposed to be in the city
I don't wanna talk about it,"I sighed dramatically and joined him on the
and groaned in
the apartment's empty and I like the silence.Helps
said, gesturing to the laptop on the
lot of writing because he
"Oh,"
and I got up
me, I’m not gonna bother you.I’m just gonna get some
on my
on? You wanna talk
I burst
never showed
waited for him...he didn’t even call...and it's supposed to be my
me gently as he said, "That
because he’s working towards his dreams and I didn’t wanna get
between 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 something
box of tissues on the table and handed it to
think he doesn’t love me anymore.I think he got
after blowing my
"Who's Ally?"he asked.
a thing together back in high school,"I
You think he’s cheating on you with
don't think so...God, I hope not!" images of Ian and Ally filled my head and I shook my head violently, hoping it
happened? He never showed up for the dinner and
my lip and
every day and night before that too.We barely have any time together, and even we're together, he’d always be on the
anything to him all
kept quiet because I didn’t wanna 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 him every day,
sad smile
really sucks.Sorry you had a shitty birthday and a shitty summer.You deserve so
birthday, he drove for hours and took me on a road trip.I don’t know what happened to us now and why we're so
always a special thing for us.My sixteenth birthday was the first time I met him at that bar in
road trip to Princeton
he drove us to
had a lot of expectations and they were
Emma, I don’t know what else to say,"Tristan sighed
to hear all my sob story.I shouldn't be disturbing
you’re not disturbing me at all.I've been looking at that word document for the past hour, not doing anything.I need a break," he said
"Are you sure?"
"Yes,"
the clock, and the time
it’s still technically your birthday, wanna
"How?"
I stifled a laugh.
as he got
he came back with a six pack of beer.He lifted
"You got beer?"I questioned.
me write
had all night were those stupid mocktails
to help me forget
head vigorously at him and said, "Yes
ended up drinking
a re-run of Law and Order on TV and we used our matching onesie pajamas because
I had fallen asleep on the couch and Tristan fell asleep next to me,
pounding on
"Who is that?"I croaked.
"I don't know,"Tristan replied.
from the couch and staggered towards
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