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,"

on the

about Emma, isn’t

Ally pressed on.

sounded worried when you thought I was

well...things are just

and threw the guest

didn’t say a

at me knowingly and stood

pulled out a

a Macallan 25 year old single malt scotch.My go

like you could use some

thought you

amount into one glass and gave it

it

out for days, Ally made a deal with me not to drink

in the

sober now,

 "Thanks,"

fiery warm liquid enter

"Whoa, slow down,"

laughed drily as she watched me

put the empty glass down on the table and let out a

she took a sip of her own drink before pouring

as she played with the

thought you two were going

her.And the harder I try to grasp, the

still so young, lan.Maybe she’s not

not the problem,"I sighed and stared

It was empty again.

she’s way mature.I’m the

"What do you mean?"

and becoming more

be true,

"I don't know,"

you been feeling

"For a while,"

you never told

shook my head and

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

Al? Sorry for not being man

sound? I don’t

told me earlier?

honest, you

it because I

a girl like her,

I admitted.

"That's not true,"Ally said.

world and see there’s plenty of other guys that

a great guy.She’s

in a comforting manner, but I shook my

you don’t know the

because you never told

but I couldn't tell her much.I

I wanted trouble.But basically, I

was only in high school when she first met me,

the moment I laid eyes on her at that bar, I

didn't look like the type that would be

young

selfish and

alley

was a student of mine, instead of running

a sick son

was supposed to be the mature adult, but I

the rules, I took her

around

by a dude because

gave up on

move on with her

because I couldn't control

was convinced that I

used to go to church when I was

‘love is patient

My love for her was nowhere near

was proud and self-

wonder she

I was suffocating her.

deep thoughts you're having there.Care to share?"Ally said

my

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