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

truth was that I didn’t

loves me, sure

at the moment, I couldn't see it and I

wanted now was

petty, but I wanted him to realize

I was missing him.I got back to Philly late that night.I took a cab to my new apartment and hauled my big fat

how I spent my

the apartment door, I was

lights were on and I heard

saw Tristan sitting on the

"Tristan?"I gaped.

shocked to see

were both shocked to see each other

are you doing here? I thought you

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

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

and groaned in exhaustion.It had

I came early because the apartment's empty and I like the silence.Helps me

to the laptop on the coffee

was doing a lot of writing

"Oh,"

mouthed and I got

not gonna bother you.I’m just gonna get

my hand, motioning for me to

You wanna talk about it?"Tristan knew something was

burst out crying into his shoulder,

showed

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

cooed me gently as

long, but that’s okay, because he’s working

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

box of

got bored with me or something.His priority is the

after blowing my nose so gracefully into the

"Who's Ally?"he asked.

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

saying? You think he’s cheating on you with

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

and he didn’t call you, so you got upset and

bit my lip and nodded my

any time together, and even we're together, he’d always be on

you never said anything to him all summer long?"he

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, I still feel so

let out a sad smile and said,

a shitty birthday and a shitty summer.You

to be the best boyfriend ever.Last year for my birthday, he drove for hours and took me on

was the first time I met him at that

my seventeenth birthday, we took a road trip to Princeton and he inspired me to

my graduation day and for my eighteenth birthday, he drove us to

had a lot of expectations and they were all crushed in just

know what else to say,"Tristan

here and you had to hear all my sob

looking at that word document for the

"Are you sure?"

"Yes,"

and the time showed that it

technically your

"How?"

I stifled a laugh.

smirk crept up his face as he got up

of beer.He lifted them up in

"You got beer?"I questioned.

helped me

had all night were those

especially to help me forget all

nodded my head vigorously

up

watched a re-run of Law and Order on TV and we used our matching onesie pajamas because they were so

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

groaned groggily as the pounding on the door got louder

"Who is that?"I croaked.

"I don't know,"Tristan replied.

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