Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

Chapter 83: Home Alone 

EMMA’s POV : 

----- One Month Later - --- - 

I woke up this morning to an alarming text from lan.

lan: Emergency.

Ally’s in the hospital.

Call me ASAP.

I jolted from the bed and quickly called his phone.It rang for a few times before he finally picked up.

"Hey? What’s going on?"I said to the phone.

"It's bad,"he sighed.

"I found her lying unconscious in her apartment last night.I had to bring her to the hospital to get her stomach pumped.She was mixing alcohol and prescription drugs,"

"Oh, no..."I breathed.

"How’s she doing now?"

"She's okay now that they've pumped her insides.But she’s not doing well at all.I'm worried about her,"

"Have you called her parents...or Richard?"

"She explicitly told me not to,"

"So, what can you do?"

"Nothing...I just have to stay with her and make sure she doesn't do anything else stupid,"he scoffed.

"Oh..."

"Yeah..."

Okay, I don’t wanna be a petty bitch, but come on! I know Ally’s going through some hard time, but does she really have to keep doing this to my fiancée? When is this gonna end? It keeps going on and on! Whoa, now.

Slow down there, Emma.

A girl was fighting for her life in the hospital and all I could think about was my relationship.

Those were some very selfish thoughts.

I ended up scolded myself internally for being such an immature brat.

"So, I guess...there’s gonna be a slight change of plans for Christmas?"

I said to him cautiously.

"Yeah, that's also what I wanna talk to you about..."his tone was cautious too.

lan and I had a special rendezvous all planned out for this Christmas.

There was this amazing Van Gogh exhibition at the Met, which was lan’s favorite artist of all time, so I got us tickets for it as his Christmas present.

This year for Christmas, we wanted to give each other the gift of ‘ experiences’ instead of material things.

The Van Gogh exhibition would have been an amazing one full day experience where we could be transported to Paris in the 1880s.

What could be more romantic than that? lan, on the other hand, had booked us the suite room at the Plaza Hotel.

He knew that I grew up watching Home Alone 2 for Christmas, so he wanted to give me the ' Kevin’ package.

We were gonna ride around in a limousine and eat pizza before spending a romantic night together at the hotel suite.

But with just one phone call, all those plans were swirling down the toilet.

"Well, I can always auction off the tickets,"

I sighed as I grabbed the tickets in my hand.

Such a sad reminder of how epic our Christmas would have been.

"Would you mind? I know I’ve done this so many times already..."

"If that’s what you wanna do, it's fine.I understand,"

I tried to sound as casual as possible, hiding away my bitter disappointment.

"But you should still come to New York.We can spend some time together? A night at the Plaza?"

"You think so?"

"Yeah, absolutely.I mean, you still wanna come see me, right?"

"Of course I do,"

"Great.I'll see you this weekend, then?"

"Yeah,"

"I love you, baby girl.Thank you for being so understanding,"

"Sure..."

As soon as I ended the call, I let out the biggest dramatic sigh ever.

threw my phone angrily on the bed and

the living room, Sophie was eating cereal

on the school

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

and staggered

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

up from his laptop screen

with you? Is it that time of

to crack a joke,

talked to lan on the

Tristan exchanged

then turned to me and asked, "Wait, let me guess, he bailed on

were supposed to go to a Van Gogh

even got us a room at the Plaza because I said

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

He

Tristan asked.

got

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

I don’t even like her

gag, causing me to

them

was always the thorn on my

that she

same idea, but Tristan brought

sick and Ian’s just trying to be a good friend for her? She did help him start the gallery, which is Ian’s

and

I should listen

petty wasn't gonna get

I said, full

game

gonna go out there and be the supportive girlfriend that I

Ally’s important for lan, then she’s

to spend Christmas taking care of her,

for you, Emmie.That's a very mature

knew I was trying too hard.Okay, confession time: lan and I were eight years apart, I

he thought I was

to overcompensate and act mature, even though on the

about me.What are you guys’ plans for

to them, eager to change the subject.The more I thought about it, the more frustrated

to meet my parents," Sophie said and she did a

"That's a big step,"

are

I

I got some work

eyes were glued to that laptop

Christmas? Really?"

happen to

life

Sophie commented.

my life’s not that bad," He shushed

at me and said, "Plus, I already

me, a

at him and

for now.Too much drama.I'd rather focus on school, actually make

can

"Nah, I'm good,"he shrugged.

say, more honey more problems.I like my life right now.It’s

agree with

be lying if I say

I love being in

sometimes I did think that being single has its

having to worry about a boyfriend at home or long

school and his future career without any soap opera

for you too, "I said to Tristan, "And hey, if you get bored, you

No, but thanks

what was I thinking? Tristan would definitely rather stay here

the one that insisted to go with

there every day, so if I wanted more

it was just so

I was third-wheeling

so doting

her lunch every day and feed her when she

I didn’t know about, and they would laugh about

of that, I

I stayed in his apartment, watching

before New Year's Eve and our

romantic thing ever, ringing in the New Year

the past three days, the romance bone

my legs or picking out a sexy outfit for tomorrow, but

night watching TV and eating Cheetos and

you heard

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