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

Weird.

turn

she was in class, she

thought it must be a mistake, so

line

with her? We just texted each

her good luck for her last

Everything was fine.

to celebrate and her battery's dead? If she was in Georgia or I was in Philly, I would get in my car and drove straight to

a second. Why don’t I just do that? I'm a grown ass man, I could get on a car or a

was spring break after

That's crazy though.

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

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

leaped to my feet and

My hands were busy.

clothes into the bag and the other hand was booking a

I was all packed and

on

in a long time, and this

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

tried calling Emma again, but her phone

That didn't matter, though.

gonna see her in a couple

was 6 PM now, and my flight

and before the night was over, I would

her tonight made my

my way through the

being patted down by the

the two hour plane

were glued to the view of

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

I could miss

could feel this

was feeling

napkins they gave me at the beginning of the flight and I

sketch of her hand reaching out

"We're almost there,"

I said to myself.

hand in mine

got off the plane and got my bags, I

little over 11 PM, and I really wanted to see her before the night

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 the

to burst at the thought of seeing

didn't try her phone again, I wanted a

up at her

the door and

lose it

wait to see that

smile I'll

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

of the building right at the moment I was about to go in, so I managed to get in

Perfect.

was like the universe was on my

next thing I knew, I was standing in front of her

deep breath, I knocked on the

response or

knocking again, and there

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

saw the

quickly as I pressed the phone to my

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

know, it’s a long story," I

too, but your

It’s a long story too, but basically I was on a plane for

are

and how she is, right? She demanded that we come here for

Wait a minute.

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

I asked again.

it all happened so fast.Sophie found these

again, still unable to process the irony in

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

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