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.

on the bed

eating

on

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

groaned incoherently and staggered

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

laptop screen

you? Is it that time

a joke, but I

the phone," I said

Tristan exchanged

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

to go

I said I wanted to be like Kevin from Home

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

happened? He has to

Tristan asked.

got this

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

hate her! I don’t even like her name,

gag, causing me to laugh a

them about

the thorn on

she was out

had the same idea, but

good friend for her? She did help him start the gallery, which is

was the more logical and mature out of all of

should

being petty wasn't gonna get

ruin my Christmas," I said, full of resolution as

game plan?" Sophie

there and be the

Ally’s important for lan, then

lan's gonna have to spend Christmas taking care of her, I'll

Emmie.That's a very

confession time: lan and I were eight years apart, I was secretly always insecure about

I wondered if he thought

and act mature, even though on the inside I was petty and

about me.What are you guys’ plans

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

Micah to New Jersey to meet my parents," Sophie said and she did a little

"That's a big step,"

dad are dying to

I

here. I got some work

glued to

Christmas?

happen to

life is so sad, I'm depressed

Sophie commented.

up, my life’s not

up at me and said, "Plus,

me, a

rolled my eyes at him and he

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

you can do

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

say, more honey more problems.I like my life

agree with

I say I never

me wrong, I love being in a relationship with

think that being single has its selling

having to worry about a boyfriend at home or long

focus on school and his future career without any soap opera

you're happy, we're happy for you too, "I said to Tristan, "And hey, if you get bored, you can always

precious time with your boyfriend? No, but thanks for the offer

definitely rather stay here than

third-wheel.I was the one that insisted to go with lan

wanted more

was

third-wheeling on Ian and

so doting

her lunch every day and

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

days of that, I gave

hospital by himself and I stayed in his apartment, watching Home Alone, being ironically home

day before New Year's Eve and our suite

to be the most romantic thing ever, ringing in the New Year together in such

the past three days, the romance bone in

legs or picking out a sexy outfit for tomorrow, but I couldn't

night watching TV and eating Cheetos and a tub

you heard

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