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?"

heart attack, but she’s

was a

she just has to stay in the

good news.So, why the long

Thanksgiving, but now we have to wait until Christmas.And yeah, we're the perfect couple, sure, but doing

poor thing,"Carrie

to wait for another...twenty four

"Hmm..."

tilted her head to the side and started

"What?"I asked her.

familiar..."she

"What do you mean?"

Thanksgiving two

drove me all the way to New Jersey to see lan?

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

god for cell phone

you say we go over there and surprise him again?"Carrie said suddenly, causing me to

not seriously saying that, are you? We're not sixteen

and we have more

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

crazy as that sounded, she was

phone and

minutes away with a plane and it

a good price,"Carrie nodded when she

the diner, I was pretty much loaded with cash at this

my Carrie?"I couldn't stop myself from smiling real wide when I successfully booked the flight

was fairly simple, took me

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

"Yeah, she will,"I nodded.

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

"Wait, my parents..."

sleeping over at my house.Come on now, we've done this a million times already.You don't even

Carrie smiled mischievously.

I really was seeing Tiff

guess it’s true what they say, you morphed into the people you love.The plan

me to the airport and I would land

to the hospital where Kristen

my overnight duffel bag with me and the scrapbook I wrapped

brought him a pack of strawberry

as

weird person that was

my way in, and I thought about getting

back at her house the last

a nice bouquet of lilies, I made

had texted Hailey for

but I made sure she'd keep

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

face again sent butterflies up and down my

myself, I knocked on the door and waited in

and I was picturing lan, opening the

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

"Hey...Oh!"

suddenly caught in my

lan, Ally was standing at

Ally was around the hospital, but I guessed that

was one of lan’s

Emma, right?"she said as she

lan here?"I said, peering

else in there, only Kristen sitting on her bed,

coffee

"Oh..."

that

spoke up when she noticed me

the door and I

bed, I smiled at her and

good, despite everything.Are these for me?"she smiled at the

it

can never have too many lilies in the

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

the vase was also a note with

liked lilies too, and she got the

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

doesn't know.It's

gonna be up here soon,"she

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

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

for dessert yesterday.It's Thanksgiving, so I can’t let that happen,"Ally

mighty proud

in my

got upstaged by the

voice suddenly pulled me

to see lan, Hailey, and AJ standing

in his tracks with his eyes