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

surgery was a

now, she just has to stay

that’s good news.So, why

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

poor thing,"Carrie

everything.Now I have to wait for another...twenty four days before I could

"Hmm..."

tilted her head to the side and started

"What?"I asked her.

familiar..."she

"What do you mean?"

Thanksgiving two years

you and Tiff drove me all the way to New

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

phone cameras, I got everything

over there and surprise him again?"Carrie said

seriously saying that, are you? We're not

we

and trains, if there’s a will,

crazy as that sounded, she

grabbed my phone and did a little

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

a good price,"Carrie nodded when she

for all those shifts I took at the diner, I was pretty much

you done to my Carrie?"I couldn't stop

was fairly simple, took me less than

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

"Yeah, she will,"I nodded.

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.

really was seeing Tiff

say, you morphed into the people

airport and I would land in

the hospital where Kristen was staying and surprise lan

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

pack of

and excited as I walked into the

probably the only weird person that

by the gift shop on my way in, and I thought

at her house the last time

a nice bouquet of lilies, I made my

Hailey for the

her I was coming, but I made

finally reached Kristen's room, my heart was racing so

seeing lan’s face again

I knocked on the door and

and I was picturing lan,

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

"Hey...Oh!"

was suddenly caught in

lan, Ally was standing at the

never told me that Ally was around the hospital, but I guessed

lan’s

Emma, right?"she said as she tilted her head

is lan here?"I said,

in there, only Kristen sitting on her bed, eating something from a

coffee

"Oh..."

that

when she noticed me standing at the

moved away from the

her and said, "Hey, Kristen.How

smiled at the bouquet of lilies in

handed it

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

was when I noticed that there was already a large vase filled with lilies on

was also a note with Ally’s

lilies too, and she

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

he doesn't know.It's

be up here soon,"she said, pausing for a moment before

all the travel.Would you like some pie? It's cherry and it's delicious.Ally made it," Kristen gestured to this beautiful looking pie next

thank

dessert

mighty

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

got upstaged by the

suddenly pulled me

my head up to see lan, Hailey, and AJ standing

tracks with his eyes wide