Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

Chapter 74: Missed Opportunity 

IAN’s POV : 

The last time Emma and I talked on the phone was probably last week.

We discussed our plans for spring break and that was it.

She planned on staying in the dorm, catching up on much needed rest because she was slaving away through her midterMs.I, on the other hand, was planning to do more work.

There was so much to do with the gallery’s grand opening in just two months.

I was commissioned to make about seven pieces for the gallery and so far I only had three.

I was in a rut.

I felt so uninspired because I wasn't able to see my girl.

Okay, maybe I was just a big procrastinator.

But still, with Emma around I always felt motivated and inspiration would flow so easily out of me.

My life without her was bIand and that translated to my work.

Everything was so bIand.

Looking down at my hand, I was holding on to a paintbrush and the bracelet Emma got me was wrapped around my wrist.

Putting the brush away, my other hand went to squeeze the bracelet, sending her my thoughts.

Usually, when I squeezed the bracelet, she would squeeze back.

It was a cute way of saying ‘l miss you’ and ‘I miss you too’.

Weirdly though, when I squeezed it this time, there was no response.

I tried it again and there was nothing still.

It was around 5 PM and Emma should be done with her exams hours ago.

"Maybe she was busy or something?"

I thought to myself.

Letting out a sigh, I turned away from the bIank canvas and slumped down on the couch.

It was spring break and school was off for a week.

It was the perfect time to catch up on my work for the gallery, but without an inspiration, I couldn't do anything.

This was probably the most important thing in my art career, and I wouldn't wanna half-ass it.

I started thinking back on the times when I was most inspired.

They were always moments when I was with her.

She made me feel things I’ve never felt before.

She made me feel full and art was spilling out of me.

I never had to force anything out.

I started thinking about her and how much I wished she was here.

I missed her eyes and her smile, her kiss, and the way she buried her face into my chest when she got embarrassed.

I missed her little humming and the little dance she did whenever she sipped her first cup of coffee.

God, I even missed the way she breathes.

Everything she did was beautiful.

Everything about her was always right.

With that thought in mind, I reached for my sketchbook and a pencil, and I started drawing.

I wanted to see her face so bad, I started drawing her features on the piece of paper.

I drew her hair long and it was flying all over the place.

I loved it when strands of her hair fell on her face and I got to be the one to put them away.

Damn it, I miss her so bad, my heart was hurting.

My hand reached for my phone instinctively and I called her.

Putting the phone to my ear, I was excited at the thought of hearing her voice.

Goddamn, I'm whipped.

line didn’t even ring and it

Weird.

turn

if she was in class, she would just put it on

be a mistake, so I tried

the line went

We just texted

her good luck for

Everything was fine.

celebrate and her battery's dead? If she was in Georgia or I was in Philly, I would get

I was clingy or possessive or whatever, I just wanted to make sure she was okay.Why can’t I just do that? Or...wait a second. Why don’t I just do that? I'm a grown ass man, I could get on a car

was spring

That's crazy though.

see his

didn’t I think of this

feet and went straight for my overnight

My hands were busy.

bag and the other hand was booking a

packed and

was getting on the

spontaneous or crazy in

I got changed and made sure I got all my keys and wallet and everything else I needed, I jumped into an Uber and

tried calling Emma again, but her phone was

That didn't matter, though.

was gonna see her in

now, and my flight leaves at

arrive in Philly at around 10, and before the night was

her tonight made my

my way

be smiling as they were being patted

the two hour plane right, I was still

a window seat and my eyes were glued to

passed, I TW as lam bet knew I was getting closer and closer

knew I could miss someone

knew I could

was feeling

me at the beginning of the flight and I used it

reaching out for mine and they

"We're almost there,"

I said to myself.

hand in mine

plane and got my bags, I grabbed a taxi and

a little over 11 PM, and I really wanted to

kept telling the driver to speed up and I think

I didn’t care though.

know what I was feeling on

to burst at the thought of seeing her

her phone again, I

show up at her door and

the door

probably lose

couldn't wait to see

smile I'll put on

stopped in front of her building, I paid the guy and got out of

at the moment I was about to go in, so I managed to get in without the

Perfect.

like the universe was on

next thing I knew, I was standing

in a deep breath, I knocked on the door and waited for a

a response or any sounds for that

knocking again, and there

home? And right at that moment,

and saw the

quickly as I pressed

got your messages and I tried calling you, but I couldn't reach you,"

it’s a

calling you too, but

a long story too, but basically I was on a plane for the past

are

demanded that

Wait a minute.

on a flight over here, but she was also on a flight out to Florida? "So that’s why I haven’t been

I asked again.

tell you, but it all happened so fast.Sophie found these cheap tickets and she bought

you're in Florida right now?" I said again, still unable to process the

still in the airport trying to get

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