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.

ring and it went straight to

Weird.

wouldn't turn off

class, she

must be a mistake,

line went straight to

with her? We just texted each other this

good luck for her last

Everything was fine.

and her battery's dead? If she was in Georgia or I was in

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

was spring break

That's crazy though.

about a guy flying 800 miles to see his fiancée? I hadn't seen her in almost

I think of this sooner? That's right, I'm gonna go see

leaped to my feet and went straight for

My hands were busy.

the bag and the other hand was booking a

later, I was all packed and a plane ticket

was getting on the

this spontaneous or crazy in a long time, and this

wallet and everything else I needed, I jumped into an Uber and

but her phone

That didn't matter, though.

see her in a

now, and my flight leaves

before the night was over, I would get to hold her in my

thought of seeing her tonight made

made my way through the security checks

be smiling as they were being patted down

two hour plane right, I was still

my eyes were glued to the view of

bet knew I was getting closer and closer to her and

I could miss someone this much

knew I could

I was feeling

gave me at the beginning of the flight and I used it to

did a sketch of her hand reaching out for mine and they almost

"We're almost there,"

I said to myself.

hand in mine

bags, I grabbed a taxi and headed out to

a little over 11 PM, and I really wanted to see her

driver to speed up and

I didn’t care though.

I was feeling on

at the thought of seeing her in a

didn't try her phone again, I

gonna show up at her door and

open the door

lose it

couldn't wait to see that

smile I'll

of her building, I paid the guy and

I was about to

Perfect.

universe was on my

thing I knew, I was standing in

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

didn’t hear a response or any

tried knocking again, and there was

wasn't home? And right at that moment, my phone

saw

quickly as I pressed the phone to my

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

it’s a long story," I

you too,

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

Where are you?"

She demanded that we come here for spring

Wait a minute.

the last two hours on a flight over here, but she was also on a flight out to Florida? "So that’s why I haven’t been able to reach you, you were on a plane

I asked again.

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

said again, still unable to

we just landed like an hour ago.We're still in the airport trying to get a cab.There are so many college kids here, the airport

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