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?"

small heart attack, but she’s

surgery was a

are with her now, she just has to

news.So, why the long

let out a deep sigh and said, "lan 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 distance is a lot harder than I thought.I miss

poor thing,"Carrie

have to wait for another...twenty four days

"Hmm..."

head to the side and

"What?"I asked her.

feels familiar..."she said

"What do you mean?"

Thanksgiving two

and Tiff drove me all the way to New Jersey

to my lap, opening it to the page where I took that road trip with my friends

phone cameras, I

you say we go over there and

saying that, are you? We're not

right.We're eighteen and we

busses and planes and trains, if there’s a

that sounded, she

phone and did a little

New Jersey was only 3 hours and 40 minutes away with a plane and it would only cost me $45, or

price,"Carrie nodded when she

those shifts I took at the diner, I was

Carrie?"I couldn't stop myself from smiling real wide

fairly simple, took

pausing for a moment and said, "She'll

"Yeah, she will,"I nodded.

your stuff and I'll drive you to the airport,"she said as she

"Wait, my parents..."

you're sleeping over at my house.Come on now, we've done this

Carrie smiled mischievously.

I really was

you morphed into the people you

to the airport and I would land in New Jersey at

an Uber to the hospital

my overnight duffel bag with me and the scrapbook I wrapped neatly in wrapping

also brought him a pack of strawberry Jell-O as a little

giddy and excited as I walked into

weird person that was excited about

on my way in,

remembered seeing lilies back at her house the last

bouquet of lilies, I made

had texted Hailey for the

made sure she'd keep

room, my heart

lan’s face again sent butterflies up and down

knocked on the

was picturing lan, opening the door for

at him, I couldn't wait to have him in my arms

"Hey...Oh!"

was suddenly caught in my

of lan, Ally was

that Ally was around the hospital, but I

one of lan’s best friends after

Emma, right?"she said as she

here?"I said, peering into

was no one else in there, only Kristen sitting on

coffee

"Oh..."

is that

spoke up when she noticed me standing at the

moved away from the door and I let

I smiled at her

smiled at the bouquet of

it to

can never have too many lilies in the room, that’s what I say,"she smiled

a large vase filled with lilies on the

the vase was also a note with

liked lilies too, and she got

upstaged by Ally...? "I'm so glad to see

he doesn't know.It's

go nuts.He’s gonna be up here soon,"she said, pausing for a

cherry and it's delicious.Ally made it," Kristen gestured to this beautiful looking

thank

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

mighty proud of

in my hand and

just got upstaged by the

suddenly pulled me from my

head up to see lan, Hailey,

tracks with his eyes wide open and his jaw on