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?"

had a small heart attack, but she’s

surgery was

Hailey are with her now, she just

news.So, why the

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

poor

scrapbook and everything.Now I have to wait for another...twenty four days

"Hmm..."

side

"What?"I asked her.

feels familiar..."she

"What do you mean?"

two

all the way to New Jersey to

it to the

cell phone

over there and surprise him again?"Carrie

not seriously saying that, are you? We're

we have more money

if there’s a will, there’s

crazy as that sounded, she

and did

with a plane and it would only cost me $45, or $90

good price,"Carrie nodded when

the diner, I was pretty much loaded with cash

to my Carrie?"I couldn't stop myself from smiling

was fairly simple, took

my inner Tiff,"she laughed, pausing for a moment and said, "She'll be

"Yeah, she will,"I nodded.

I'll drive you to the airport,"she

"Wait, my parents..."

will think that you're sleeping over at my house.Come on now, we've done this a million

Carrie smiled mischievously.

that moment, I really was seeing Tiff in

morphed

to the airport and I would land in

to the hospital

overnight duffel bag with me and the scrapbook I wrapped neatly

pack of strawberry Jell-O as a little

and excited as I

was probably the only weird person that was excited about

my way in, and I thought

at her house the last

a nice bouquet of lilies, I made

Hailey for

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

reached Kristen's room, my heart was

again sent butterflies up and

on the door and

rattle and I was picturing lan, opening the door for

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

"Hey...Oh!"

suddenly caught in my

lan, Ally was standing at

me that Ally was around the hospital, but I guessed

of lan’s best

you're Emma, right?"she said as she tilted her

is lan here?"I said, peering into the

else in there, only Kristen sitting on her bed, eating

coffee downstairs,"Ally

"Oh..."

is that

noticed me standing at

away from the door and

I smiled at her and

everything.Are these for me?"she smiled at the bouquet of

it

too many lilies in the room,

there was already a large vase filled with lilies on

vase was also a

knew that Kristen liked lilies too, and she got the biggest possible vase

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

he doesn't know.It's a

here soon,"she said, pausing for a

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

no, thank you.I'm

having Jell-O for dessert yesterday.It's Thanksgiving, so

looked mighty

in

upstaged by

voice suddenly pulled me from

my head up to see lan, Hailey, and AJ

in his tracks with his eyes wide open and his jaw