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 living room, Sophie was eating cereal and watching TV, while Tristan

on the school

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

and staggered towards the

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

from his laptop screen

you? Is it that time of

crack a

the phone," I said with another dramatic

and Tristan

and asked, "Wait, let me guess,

supposed to go to a

us a room at the Plaza because I said I wanted to

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

what happened? He has

Tristan asked.

he’s got

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

her! I don’t even like her

causing me to

told them

always the thorn on

she was out to ruin my relationship

same idea, but Tristan brought up an interesting

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

was the more logical and mature out of all of

I should

petty wasn't

enough is enough.I’m not gonna let this ruin my Christmas," I said, full of resolution as I sipped a

your game plan?"

there and be the supportive girlfriend that

lan, then she’s important to me

care

for you, Emmie.That's a very mature

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

I wondered if he thought I

act mature, even though on the inside I was petty

you guys’ plans

them, eager to change the subject.The more

bringing Micah to New Jersey to meet my parents," Sophie

"That's a big step,"

and dad are

I

just staying here. I got some work to

were glued

Christmas?

to be enjoying

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

Sophie commented.

not that bad," He shushed

looked up at me and

me, a real

rolled my eyes at him

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

you can do both?"Sophie

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

know what they say, more honey more problems.I

could agree

I say I never thought about being

get me wrong, I love being in a relationship with

did think that being single has its selling

Tiff for example, she could travel the world without having to worry about a boyfriend at home or

and his future career without any soap

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

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

definitely rather stay here than be a third-wheel with

one that insisted to go with lan

if I wanted more time with him, I had to be there with

it was just so

was third-wheeling

so doting on

lunch every day and feed

and they would laugh about things as

three days of that, I

to the hospital by himself and I stayed

was the day before New Year's Eve

in the New Year together in such a beautiful place...doing...beautiful things with each

the past three days, the

picking out a sexy outfit

night watching TV and eating Cheetos and a tub

heard

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