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

in the living room, Sophie was eating cereal and watching TV, while Tristan was typing on his

on the

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

incoherently and

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

looked up from his laptop

up with you? Is it that time of the

crack a joke, but

the

and Tristan exchanged a

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

go

because I said

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

He has

Tristan asked.

got this

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

hate her! I don’t even like

pretended to gag, causing me to

them

the thorn on my

she was

same idea, but Tristan brought

her? She did help him start the gallery, which is Ian’s dream.He

more logical and mature out

decided I should

petty wasn't gonna get

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

your game

there and be the supportive girlfriend that I am,"

for lan, then she’s important to

taking care of her, I'll be right there with

you, Emmie.That's a very

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

he

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

are you guys’

eager to change the subject.The more

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

"That's a big step,"

are dying to

I

some work to do

glued to

Christmas? Really?"

to be enjoying

get yourself a girlfriend.Your life

Sophie commented.

up, my life’s not that bad,"

me and said, "Plus, I

a

at

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

can

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

you know what they say, more honey more problems.I like my life right

could agree

say

me wrong, I love being in a relationship

that being single has its

without having to

focus on school and his future career

you too, "I said to Tristan, "And

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

thinking? Tristan would definitely rather

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

wanted more time with

was just so

was third-wheeling on Ian and Ally’s

so

her lunch every day and feed her

inside jokes that I didn’t know about, and

after three days of that, I gave

and I stayed

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

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

past three days, the romance bone in me had

legs or picking out a sexy outfit for tomorrow,

Cheetos and a tub of ice cream with

heard that

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