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.

threw my phone angrily on the

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

working on the school

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

and staggered towards

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

from his laptop

you? Is it that

to crack a joke, but I wasn't

lan on the phone," I said with

and Tristan exchanged

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

supposed to go to a

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

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

happened? He has to

Tristan asked.

he’s got this

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

even like

causing me to laugh a

them

always the thorn on

she was

had the same idea, but Tristan brought

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 indebted to her in some

was the more logical and mature out of all

I should listen to

petty wasn't

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

game plan?" Sophie

go out there and be the supportive

important for lan, then

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

for you, Emmie.That's a very mature

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

he thought I was a

overcompensate and act mature, even though on

about me.What are you guys’

to change the subject.The more

my parents," Sophie said and

"That's a big step,"

and dad are dying

I said

some

eyes were glued to that laptop

Christmas? Really?"

to be

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

Sophie commented.

up, my life’s not that bad," He

looked up at me and

a real

my eyes at him and

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

can do

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

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

agree

say I never

love being in a

sometimes I did think that being single has its selling

Tiff for example, she could travel the world without having to worry

could focus on school and his future career without any soap

"I said to Tristan, "And hey, if you get bored, you can always take the train

No, but thanks for the offer though,"

rather stay here than

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

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

was

felt like I was third-wheeling

was so doting on

every day and feed her

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

after three days of that,

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

Eve and our suite reservation was for

ever, ringing in the New Year together in such a

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

shaving my legs or picking out a

night watching TV and eating Cheetos and a tub of

heard that

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