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.

angrily on the

was eating cereal and watching TV, while Tristan was typing

working on the

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

groaned incoherently and staggered towards

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

from his laptop

Is it that time of the

tried to crack a joke, but I wasn't

lan on the phone," I said with another

and Tristan exchanged a

and asked, "Wait, let me

go to

room at the Plaza because I said I wanted to

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

He

Tristan asked.

got this

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

hate her! I don’t even like

pretended to gag, causing

told them about Ally

always the thorn on

I was convinced that she was out to ruin my relationship

but

trying to be a good friend for her? She did help him start the gallery, which is

and mature out of all

decided I should listen

petty wasn't gonna get me

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

your game

gonna go out there and be the supportive girlfriend that I am," I said

important for lan, then she’s important

gonna have to spend Christmas taking care of her,

for you, Emmie.That's a very mature

her eyes sarcastically.She knew I was trying too hard.Okay, confession time: lan and I were eight years apart, I was secretly always

wondered if he thought I was a

and act mature, even though

me.What are you guys’ plans for

the couch next to them, eager to change the subject.The

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

"That's a big step,"

are dying to meet

I said

got some work to do

eyes were glued

through Christmas? Really?" I

happen to

to get yourself a girlfriend.Your life is so sad, I'm depressed just

Sophie commented.

up, my life’s not that bad,"

at me and said,

a

eyes at him and he

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

you can do

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

honey more problems.I like my life

agree with

would be lying if I say I never thought about

get me wrong, I love being in a relationship

did think that being single has its

the world without having to worry about a boyfriend

focus on school and his

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

No, but thanks for

I thinking? Tristan would definitely rather stay here

like a third-wheel.I was the one that

was there every day, so if I wanted more time with him, I had to be there with

was just so

like I was third-wheeling on Ian

so doting

bring her lunch every day and feed her when she didn't feel

these inside jokes that I didn’t know about, and they would laugh about things as I

days of that, I gave

to the hospital by himself and I stayed in his apartment, watching Home Alone,

day before New Year's Eve

romantic thing ever, ringing in the New Year together in such a beautiful place...doing...beautiful

the past three days, the romance

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

eating Cheetos and

heard that

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