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

was a

just has to stay in the hospital

good news.So, why the long

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,

you poor

made a whole scrapbook and everything.Now I have to wait for another...twenty four days before I could see him

"Hmm..."

side

"What?"I asked her.

familiar..."she said

"What do you mean?"

Thanksgiving two

way to New Jersey to

to the page where I took that

god for cell phone cameras, I got

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

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

eighteen and we

trains, if there’s a will, there’s a

that

phone and did a little

a plane and

price,"Carrie nodded when she looked into

shifts I took at the diner, I was pretty much loaded

you done to my Carrie?"I couldn't stop myself from smiling real wide when I successfully booked

was fairly simple, took me less than

channeling my inner Tiff,"she laughed, pausing for

"Yeah, she will,"I nodded.

and I'll drive you to

"Wait, my parents..."

over at my house.Come on now,

Carrie smiled mischievously.

I really was

say, you morphed into the people you love.The plan

airport and I would land in New

would then take an Uber to the hospital where

with me and the scrapbook I wrapped neatly in wrapping

a pack of strawberry Jell-O as

and excited as I

the only weird person that was excited

my way in, and I thought about

seeing lilies back at her house the

getting her a nice bouquet of lilies, I made

had texted Hailey for the room

told her I was coming, but I made sure

Kristen's room, my heart was racing

face again

I knocked on the door and waited in

the doorknob rattle and I was

at him,

"Hey...Oh!"

suddenly caught in my

Ally was standing at the

Ally.lan never told me that Ally was around the

of lan’s best friends

right?"she said as she tilted her

is lan here?"I said, peering into the

no one else in there, only Kristen sitting on her

getting coffee downstairs,"Ally

"Oh..."

that you,

up when she noticed me standing

moved away from the door and I

at her and said, "Hey, Kristen.How are you

these for me?"she smiled

it to

you can never have too many lilies in the room, that’s what I

large vase filled with lilies on the table

the vase was also a note with Ally’s name on

knew that Kristen liked lilies too, and she got

Ally...? "I'm so glad to see you.lan didn’t

he doesn't know.It's a

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

cherry and it's delicious.Ally

no, thank

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

looked mighty proud

to the pack of strawberry Jell-O in

just got upstaged by the best

suddenly pulled me

see lan, Hailey, and AJ standing at the

stopped in his tracks with his eyes wide