Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

Chapter 85: Open Heart 

IAN’s POV : 

Fucking bullshit! I got in a car as fast as I could and drove until the bridge when I stopped myself.

She didn’t want me to come.

She wanted some space.

Punching the steering wheel in anger, I turned the car around and drove back.

We are ninety miles apart.

How much more space does she want? I didn’t understand this at all.

She chose to talk about big life decisions with that Tristan guy over me, her own fiancée.

What the hell? "I didn’t wanna tell you until I'm ready because I know you're gonna make my decisions for me,"

Her words were stinging in my ear.

What did that even mean? Was she saying that I was controlling? I tried to call her again, but her phone was off.

And even if she picked up the phone, I didn’t know what I would say to her.

She asked for space to think, goddamnit, why can't I be a mature person and give it to her? Suddenly, my phone started buzzing and I picked it up immediately.

My heart was racing at the thought that Emma was calling me back, maybe she was changing her mind? "Emma?!"

I said to the phone without even checking it.

"Hey, no it’s me, Ally,"the voice on the other line said.

"Oh,"I sighed as my shoulders slumped down in disappointment, "What's up, Al?"

"Where are you right now?"

"In the car,"

"Where are you going?"

"Nowhere,"

I said simply.

"Oh...okay...well, I have some things I wanna discuss regarding the grand opening day.I was gonna see if I can come over to your place to talk about it, but it sounds like you're busy, so..."

"No, I can talk.I'll come to your place.I'm not far,"

"Really? Okay then.I'll see you in a bit,"

Turning off the call, I made a quick U-turn and drove towards Ally’s.

If I went home right now, I would just keep kicking myself in the head and replaying all the words Emma said to me.

That wasn't gonna do me any good.

I decided to give Emma her space and I would try her again tomorrow.

As of right now, I wanted to think about something else other than the looming space between Emma and I.

Going over to Ally’s and talking about work seemed like a better idea I reached Ally’s apartment within minutes.

Beaming with excitement, she opened the door for me and led us to the living room.

As much as I wanted to act like everything was okay, all I could muster was a half smile.

"So, listen, I wanna go through the guest list with you,"

Ally said as soon as we sat on the couch.

On the coffee table was a stack of papers and invitations to our gallery's grand opening.

"Our capacity is at 140 people.I know you said you don’t want more than 20 reporters, but I think we should have more.

There are at least 30 important media people from all the five boroughs,"

Ally was going on and on about the guest list and invites.

I nodded along like I was listening, but only half of me was there in that room.

The other half was still thinking about Emma and if I should have done something or said something else.

"What’s going on, lan? What’s on your mind?"

Ally said suddenly, pulling me out of my train of thought.

"Huh?"

"You can barely focus.Tell me, what’s wrong?"

"It's nothing,"

list on the table, "So we're

Emma, isn’t

Ally pressed on.

you thought I

just shit right

guest

say

and stood up

cabinet and pulled out a bottle of whiskey

Macallan 25 year old single

could use some of this,"she

thought you don't drink

me,"she poured a generous amount into one glass and gave it

it from

too much and blacking out for days, Ally made a deal with me not to drink

spent weeks in the hospital trying to get

now, I was so proud

 "Thanks,"

big gulp and let the fiery warm liquid enter my

"Whoa, slow down,"

as she watched me

the

sip of her own drink before

played with the

you two were

I’m losing her.And the harder I try

not ready for such

stared at the

It was empty again.

way

"What do you mean?"

again.  "She’s always growing and becoming more and I'm

can't be true, can

"I don't know,"

have you

"For a while,"

never told

and took

and that’s the thing that ended our engagement.Don’t

Al? Sorry for not being man enough, but please be with me anyway?" I

would that sound? I don’t wanna

me earlier?

be honest, you can

only did it because I was afraid

a girl like her,

I admitted.

"That's not true,"Ally said.

world and see there’s plenty of other guys that are better than

about, lan.You're a great guy.She’s

comforting

don’t know the whole

told

plenty of times about Emma, but I couldn't tell her much.I could never

unless I wanted trouble.But basically, I

school when she first met me,

eyes on her at that bar,

be

young

selfish and

I took her to the back alley and fiicked her next to

out she was a student of mine, instead of

sick son

was young and impressionable.I was supposed to be the mature adult,

rules, I took her

grip so tight around her, she was willing to

raped by a dude because

gave up on her

move on with her life, I had to come back in and forced

I

was convinced that I

to go to church when I

the priests would recite ‘love is patient and

My love for her was nowhere near pure and

proud

wonder she

I was suffocating her.

having there.Care to share?"Ally said

at the glass in my

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