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 went straight to

Weird.

wouldn't turn off

she would just put it

be a mistake, so I tried her

the line went straight

on with her? We

her good luck for

Everything was fine.

was in Georgia or I was in Philly, I would get in my car and drove straight

a second. Why don’t I just do that?

spring

That's crazy though.

crazy about a guy flying 800 miles to see his

to make this trip, so why can't I just do it? Why didn’t I think of this sooner? That's right, I'm gonna go see her! This was exactly what I

feet and went straight for my

My hands were busy.

the other hand

later, I was all packed and a plane ticket

was getting on the

crazy in a long time, and this felt so

all my keys and wallet and everything else

again, but her

That didn't matter, though.

her in a couple of

and my flight

around 10, and before the night was over, I would get to hold her in my

thought of seeing her tonight made

I made my way through

were being patted down by the airport security, but I

hour plane right, I was

window seat and my eyes were glued to the view

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

I could miss someone this

I could feel this

I was feeling so

they gave me at the beginning of

did a sketch of her hand reaching out

"We're almost there,"

I said to myself.

your hand in

off the plane and got my bags, I grabbed a taxi and

and I really wanted to see

kept telling the driver to speed up and I think he was annoyed by

I didn’t care though.

know what I was feeling on

thought of seeing her in a matter

didn't try her phone again, I wanted a dramatic

show up at her door

the door and

lose

wait to see

smile I'll put on

I paid the guy

coming out of the building right at the moment I was about

Perfect.

like the universe was

thing I knew, I was standing in front

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

or any sounds for that

and

wasn't home? And right

out and saw the screen, Emma was

I pressed the phone to

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

it’s a

you too, but your

but basically I was on a plane for the past

are you?" I

is, right? She demanded that we come

Wait a minute.

on a flight out to Florida? "So that’s why I haven’t been able to reach you,

I asked again.

found these

again, still unable to process the irony

just landed like an hour ago.We're still in the airport trying to get a cab.There

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