Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

EMMA’s POV : 

Thank goodness, lan’s mom’s all right.

She had a mini heart attack due to high blood pressure and cholesterol.

Turns out, Kirsten enjoyed the occasional smoke now and then, and that was a contributing factor too.

After her bypass surgery, the doctors said that they would like to keep Kristen for a few days for more examination and tests, so lan and Hailey stayed there with her.

Fortunately, it wasn’t too serious and she recovered fast.

She would need to stay on medication and do regular check ups though, as well as maintain a healthier lifestyle 

"The timing couldn't be worse.We had to have Thanksgiving dinner in the hospital.We had a turkey sandwich and lime Jell-O for dessert,"lan sighed on the phone.

"Aw, that sucks,"I replied.

"Lime is the worst too, we all know strawberry’s best,"

"They ran out of everything.Anyway, how was your dinner?"

"The usual.Grandma made the turkey, mom and I helped.My dad and grandpa watched the game.It’s boring out here without you,"

Thanksgiving dinner at my house was very tame.

My parents were disappointed that lan couldn't come, but they understood why.

Grandma even complimented him, saying lan must be a wonderful son to his mom.

"I'll make it to up to you for Christmas, I promise,"lan said reassuringly.

"Ooh, what do you have in mind for Christmas,"I said as I played with my hair, thinking of all the ways we could spend Christmas together.

"It's...a surprise.But I promise you'll love it,"he replied.

"Okay, I'll clear my schedule,"I said and he let out a chuckle.

"Oh, the doctor’s back.I have to go.Talk to you later?"

"Sure, tell your mom hi for me,"

"Will do, bye,"he said and he hurriedly ended the call.

I threw my phone on the bed and lay my head down on a pillow.

Carrie soon followed after me, laying her head down next to mine.

"Thanksgiving without Tiff is weird, huh?"she said.

"Yeah, this is the first time I'm having Thanksgiving with so many important people in my life missing,"I agreed.

Carrie and I were back in town for Thanksgiving, but Tiff was still out and about in Europe, enjoying her gap year.

"She’s having the time of her life, though.Eating pasta and riding a Vespa,"

"Ha, that rhymed,"

"Why are we so miserable?"she sighed.

"You must miss Tiff a lot, huh?"

"I miss both my best friends.California people are nice, don't get me wrong.But they're not Tiff and Emma,"

"Aw, Carrie,"I said and I pulled her into a hug.

"You have Mark too over there,"

"He's a guy, it's not the same thing.I can't talk to him about girl stuff and feelings.I mean, do you tell lan about your period cramps?"

"I tell lan everything,"She glared at me and said

"Okay, you two are weird,"

"What?"I glared back.

"We're just very honest with each other,"

"Don't tell me you're one of those couples who pee in front of each other,"she gasped and put a hand over her mouth.

"Ew, that's nasty,"I shook my head violently.  

"You two are perfect for each other, though.I'll admit that,"she said.

"We are, aren't we?"

"Tiff and I’s proudest work,"she smiled victoriously.

"That's right,"I nodded in agreement, "We would never happen without you two,"

"So, what’s going on with his mom?"

a small heart attack,

surgery was a

she just has to

news.So, why the long

and I haven't seen each other in over three months.We're supposed to see each other on Thanksgiving, but now we have to wait until Christmas.And yeah, we're the perfect couple, sure, but doing long

you poor thing,"Carrie

everything.Now I have to wait for another...twenty four

"Hmm..."

to the side and started thinking hard about

"What?"I asked her.

familiar..."she

"What do you mean?"

two years

you and Tiff drove me all the way to

the page where I took that road trip with my

cell phone cameras, I got everything

there and surprise him again?"Carrie said suddenly,

not seriously saying that, are you? We're

right.We're eighteen and we have

and planes and trains, if there’s a will,

crazy as that

and did a little

New Jersey was only 3 hours and 40 minutes away with a plane and it would only cost

when she looked into my

I took at the diner, I was

and what have you done to my Carrie?"I couldn't stop myself from

was fairly simple, took me less

I’m channeling my inner Tiff,"she laughed, pausing for a moment and said, "She'll be proud of

"Yeah, she will,"I nodded.

drive you to the airport,"she said as she got

"Wait, my parents..."

my house.Come on now, we've done this a million times already.You

Carrie smiled mischievously.

really was

they say, you morphed into the people

was driving me to the airport and I would

hospital where

overnight duffel bag with me and the scrapbook I wrapped

brought him a pack of strawberry Jell-O as a

as I

the only weird person that was excited

my way in, and I thought

remembered seeing lilies back at her house the last

a nice bouquet of lilies, I made my way to

texted Hailey for the

her I was coming, but I made sure she'd keep

Kristen's room,

of seeing lan’s face again sent butterflies up and down my

knocked on the door and waited

and I was picturing lan, opening the

was thinking that I would I lunge myself at him, I couldn't wait to have him in

"Hey...Oh!"

suddenly caught

was standing

told me that Ally was around the hospital, but I guessed that she

of lan’s best friends

said as she tilted

said, peering into

in there, only Kristen sitting on her bed, eating

getting coffee

"Oh..."

that

when she noticed me standing

away from the door

bed, I smiled at her and said, "Hey, Kristen.How

for me?"she smiled at the bouquet of

it

many lilies in the room, that’s what I say,"she

already a large

also a note

too, and

"I'm so glad to see you.lan didn’t tell me you were coming,"she said

doesn't

here

must be starving after all the travel.Would you like some pie? It's cherry and it's delicious.Ally made it,"

no, thank you.I'm good,"I

heard you guys were having Jell-O for dessert yesterday.It's

mighty

eyes darted to the pack of strawberry Jell-O in my hand and my heart sank to

got upstaged

voice suddenly pulled me

up to see lan, Hailey, and

in his tracks with his eyes wide