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

was eating cereal and watching TV, while Tristan was

working on the school

"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 and

up with you? Is it that

to crack a joke, but

to lan on the phone," I said

and Tristan exchanged

asked, "Wait, let me guess, he

supposed to go to a Van Gogh

Plaza because I said I wanted to be like Kevin

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

He has to

Tristan asked.

got

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

I don’t even

gag, causing me

told them

was always the thorn

that she

had the same idea, but Tristan brought up an interesting

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

more logical and mature out

decided I should listen to

petty wasn't

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

game

the supportive girlfriend that I

important for lan, then she’s important

have to spend Christmas taking care of her, I'll be right

you, Emmie.That's

time: lan and I were eight years apart, I was secretly

he thought I was a

and act mature, even though on the inside I

me.What are you guys’

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

Jersey to meet my parents,"

"That's a big step,"

dad are dying

I

staying here. I got some

glued to that laptop

through Christmas? Really?"

to be

you need to get yourself a girlfriend.Your life

Sophie commented.

not that bad," He shushed

and said, "Plus, I already have a

me, a real

rolled my eyes at him

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.

they say, more honey more problems.I

agree with

be lying if I say I never thought about

love being

that being single

travel the world without having

school and

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

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

was I thinking? Tristan would definitely rather stay

that insisted to go with lan to the

more time

it was just

was third-wheeling on Ian and

so

bring her lunch every day and

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

of that,

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

the day before New Year's Eve and our

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

what I’ve witnessed the past three days, the romance bone in me

should be shaving my legs or picking out a sexy

and eating Cheetos and

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