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.

distance between us and

truth was that

me, sure

the moment, I couldn't see

all I wanted now was

him to realize that what he was

got back to Philly late that night.I took

was how I spent my

door, I was expecting to find the

I heard the sound of the

and saw Tristan sitting on the

"Tristan?"I gaped.

looked shocked to

shocked to see

doing here? I thought you

supposed to be in the city with your

story, I don't wanna talk about it,"I

trashed my head back and groaned in

early because the apartment's empty and

to the laptop

of writing

"Oh,"

I got up to

me, I’m not gonna bother you.I’m just gonna get

he pulled on my

You wanna talk about

hold it anymore.The next thing I knew, I burst out crying into his shoulder, snorting

never showed

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

around me and cooed me gently as he said, "That really

but that’s okay, because he’s working towards his dreams and I didn’t wanna get in

even bring me out to New York City if he didn’t even have the time to spend with me.Why bother

crying mess.Tristan grabbed the box of tissues on the table and

know what I think? I think he doesn’t love me anymore.I think he got bored with me or something.His priority is the gallery and this girl

my nose

"Who's Ally?"he asked.

to have a thing together back in high

saying? You think

and Ally filled my head and I shook my head violently, hoping it

the dinner and he didn’t call you, so you got upset and you came

and nodded

dinner.It’s about every day and night before that too.We barely have any time together, and even we're together, he’d always be on the phone with Ally talking

to him all summer

now things will get better, but it

let out a sad smile

had a shitty birthday and a shitty summer.You deserve so

be the 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 to us now and why we're so distant from each

a special thing for us.My sixteenth birthday was the first time I met

seventeenth birthday, we took a road trip to Princeton and he inspired me to apply to Ivy League

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

was, on my nineteenth birthday, I had a lot

I don’t know what else

I came barging in here and you had to hear all my sob story.I shouldn't

you’re not disturbing me at all.I've been looking at that word document for the past hour,

"Are you sure?"

"Yes,"

see the clock, and the time

technically your

"How?"

I stifled a laugh.

up his face as he got up and headed to

a six pack of beer.He lifted them up in the

"You got beer?"I questioned.

helped me write better,"he

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

could use some booze, especially to help me forget all

nodded my head vigorously at him and said, "Yes

and I ended up drinking throughout the

and Order on TV and we used our

and I had fallen asleep on the couch and Tristan fell asleep next to me,

the pounding on the door

"Who is that?"I croaked.

"I don't know,"Tristan replied.

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