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.

even ring and it went straight

Weird.

wouldn't turn off her

she was in class, she would just put it

be a mistake, so I tried her

line went straight

her? We

luck

Everything was fine.

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

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 or a plane and go to

spring break

That's crazy though.

so crazy about a guy flying 800 miles to see his fiancée? I hadn't seen

so why can't I just do it? Why didn’t I think of this

and went straight

My hands were busy.

was shoving clothes into the bag and the

packed and a plane ticket was

getting on the next

in a long time,

and everything else I needed, I jumped

calling Emma again, but her phone was still

That didn't matter, though.

her in

now, and

10, and before the night was over, I would get to

her tonight made

smiling as I made my way through the

be smiling as they were being patted

the two hour plane right,

and my eyes were glued to the view

that passed, I TW as lam bet knew I

I could miss someone this

knew I could feel this

was feeling

of the flight and I used it to

her hand reaching out for mine and they almost

"We're almost there,"

I said to myself.

hand

and got my bags, I grabbed a

a little over 11 PM, and I really

driver to speed up and I think

I didn’t care though.

what I was

to burst at the thought of seeing her in a matter of

again,

was gonna show up at her door and

door and

probably lose

couldn't wait to see

I'll put

I paid the guy and got out of there

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

Perfect.

universe was on my

thing I knew, I was standing in front of her

breath, I knocked on the door

a response or any sounds for that

and there was

And right at that

and saw the screen,

I pressed the phone

I tried calling you, but I couldn't reach you,"

a long story," I

been calling you too, but

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

Where are you?" I

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

Wait a minute.

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

I asked again.

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

now?" I said again, still unable to process the irony in this

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,

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