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.

no distance between us and there was nothing else

simple truth was that

loves me, sure

moment, I couldn't see it and I

now was

I was being petty, but I wanted him to realize that what he was doing

back to Philly late that night.I took a cab to my new apartment and hauled my big fat suitcase

how I spent my

door, I was expecting to find the

were on and I heard the sound of the

inside and saw

"Tristan?"I gaped.

looked shocked to

were both shocked to see each

you doing here? I thought you and Sophie are coming back

you doing here? Aren't you supposed to

wanna talk about

my head back and groaned in exhaustion.It had been a

I came early because the apartment's empty and

gesturing to the

of writing because

"Oh,"

and I got

gonna bother you.I’m just

on my hand, motioning for

You wanna talk about it?"Tristan knew

I burst out crying into his shoulder, snorting like a sad

never showed up..."I

call...and it's supposed to be

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

City if he didn’t even have the time to spend with me.Why bother making a reservation for something he won't even show

box of tissues on the table and handed it

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

my nose

"Who's Ally?"he asked.

have a thing together back in high school,"I replied, and I rolled my eyes

you saying? You think he’s cheating on you

Ally filled my head and I shook my head

He never showed up for the dinner and he didn’t call

and nodded

that too.We barely have any time together, and even we're together, he’d

said anything to

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

a sad smile and said,

really sucks.Sorry you had a shitty birthday and a shitty summer.You deserve

birthday, he drove for hours and took me on a road trip.I don’t know what happened to us now and why

was always a special thing for us.My sixteenth birthday was

Princeton

my eighteenth birthday, he drove us

on my nineteenth birthday, I had a lot of expectations and they were all crushed in just one

Emma, I don’t know

and you had to hear all my sob story.I shouldn't be disturbing you, you’re working," I said as I

that word document for the

"Are you sure?"

"Yes,"

turned his head to see the clock, and the time showed that

technically your birthday,

"How?"

I stifled a laugh.

face as he got up and headed to

with a six pack of beer.He lifted them up in the air and smiled

"You got beer?"I questioned.

me write

had all night were those

especially to help me forget all about this

I nodded my head vigorously at him

I ended up

Law and Order on TV and we used our matching onesie pajamas because they were so comfortable

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

pounding on the

"Who is that?"I croaked.

"I don't know,"Tristan replied.

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