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.

us and there was nothing

was that I

me, sure

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

wanted now was to

realize

me, just as much as I was missing him.I got back to Philly late that night.I took

how I spent my

I opened the apartment door, I was expecting to

the lights were on and I heard the sound of the

inside and saw Tristan sitting on

"Tristan?"I gaped.

looked shocked to see

were both shocked to see

I thought you and Sophie are coming back

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

story, I don't wanna talk about it,"I sighed dramatically and

head back and groaned in exhaustion.It had been

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

to the laptop on

was doing a lot of writing because he worked in the school

"Oh,"

I got

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

wait,"he said and he pulled on my hand, motioning

wanna talk about

next thing I knew, I burst out crying into his

showed up..."I

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

his arms around me and cooed me gently as he said,

because he’s working towards his

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

was a snorting and crying mess.Tristan grabbed the box of tissues on the table and handed it

think he got bored with me or something.His priority is

my nose so

"Who's Ally?"he asked.

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

you saying? You think he’s

think so...God, I hope not!" images of Ian and Ally

dinner and he didn’t call you, so

lip and nodded

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

never 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 though I

sad

really sucks.Sorry you had a shitty birthday and

on a road trip.I don’t know what happened to us now and why we're so distant from each other,"I

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

took a road trip to Princeton and he inspired

engaged on my graduation day and for my eighteenth birthday, he

nineteenth birthday, I had a lot of expectations and they were all

Emma, I don’t know

your fault.I’m sorry I came barging in here and you had to hear all my sob story.I shouldn't be disturbing you, you’re working," I said as I

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

it’s still technically your birthday, wanna

"How?"

I stifled a laugh.

his face as he

back with a six pack of

"You got beer?"I questioned.

me write

I had all night were

use some booze, especially to help me forget all about this

nodded my head vigorously at

I ended up drinking throughout

we used our matching

and I had fallen asleep on the couch and

groaned groggily as the pounding on the door got louder

"Who is that?"I croaked.

"I don't know,"Tristan replied.

relief, he got up from the couch and staggered towards the