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.

my phone angrily on the

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

working on

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

groaned incoherently and staggered towards

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

from his laptop screen

it that time of

tried to crack a

lan on the phone," I said

Tristan exchanged

turned to me and asked, "Wait, let me guess,

go to a Van

even got us a room at the Plaza because I said

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

what happened? He has to

Tristan asked.

got this

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

hate her! I don’t even like her

gag, causing me to laugh a

told them

the thorn on

I was convinced that she was out to ruin

same idea, but Tristan brought up

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

more logical and mature out of

I should

being petty wasn't gonna get me

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

your game

just gonna go out there and be the

important for lan, then she’s

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

for you, Emmie.That's a very mature

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

wondered if he thought

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

me.What are you guys’ plans

slumped down on the couch next to them, eager to change

bringing Micah to New Jersey to meet my parents,"

"That's a big step,"

are dying to

you?" I said

got some

were glued to that

through Christmas? Really?" I

happen to be enjoying

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

Sophie commented.

up, my life’s not that bad," He

looked up at me and said, "Plus, I already have a

me, a

at him

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

you can do both?"Sophie

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

know what they say, more honey more

agree with

say I never thought

love being in a relationship with

did think that being single has

could travel the world without having to worry about a boyfriend at home or

Tristan here could focus on school and his future career without any

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

your boyfriend? No,

thinking? Tristan would definitely rather stay here than be a third-wheel

was the one that insisted to go with lan to the

wanted more time with him,

it was

like I was third-wheeling on

was so doting on

and feed her when

didn’t know about, and they would laugh about things as I sat there, scratching

three days of

let Ian go to the hospital by himself and I stayed in his apartment,

Eve and our suite reservation was

the most romantic thing ever, ringing in the New Year together in

witnessed the past three days,

legs or picking out a sexy

watching TV and eating Cheetos and a

heard that right.A

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