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.

phone angrily on the bed and

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

on

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

incoherently and staggered towards

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

laptop screen

with you? Is it that

a

talked to lan on the phone," I

and Tristan exchanged a

asked, "Wait, let me

go to a Van

us a room at the Plaza because I

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

what happened? He has to work

Tristan asked.

got this

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

even like her name, Ally.Alley.Ew,

pretended to gag, causing me to

them

always the

time, I was convinced that she was out to

idea, but

she 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

the more logical and mature out of

I should listen

wasn't gonna get me

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

your game plan?"

be the

important for lan, then she’s important to

Christmas taking care of her,

for you, Emmie.That's

was trying too hard.Okay, confession time: lan

if he

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

me.What are you guys’ plans for

down on the couch next to them, eager to change the subject.The more I thought about it, the

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

"That's a big step,"

and dad are dying

I said to

just staying here. I got some work to

eyes were glued to that laptop

through Christmas? Really?"

to

a girlfriend.Your life is

Sophie commented.

life’s not that bad," He

at me and said, "Plus, I already

me, a real

eyes at him and he

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

you can

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

honey more problems.I like my

could agree with

I say I never thought about

get me wrong, I love being

that being

the world without having to

could focus on school and his future career without any

we're happy for you too, "I said to Tristan, "And

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

rather

was the one that insisted to go with lan

was there every day, so if I wanted more

was just

third-wheeling on

was so doting

would bring her lunch every day and feed

had these inside jokes that I didn’t know about, and they

days of that,

I

the day before New Year's Eve and our suite reservation

romantic thing ever, ringing in the New Year together in such a

past three days, the romance bone in me had

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

the night watching TV and eating Cheetos

heard

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