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 walked
Sophie was eating cereal and watching TV, while Tristan was typing
on the
"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"
Sophie beamed cheerfully.
"Ugh, hmm,"
incoherently and staggered towards the
"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"
Sophie said to Tristan.
his laptop
you? Is it that time of the
tried to crack a joke, but I
to lan on the phone," I said with
Tristan
"Wait, let me guess, he bailed
to go to a Van
Plaza because I said I wanted to be like Kevin from
"Aw, that was sweet,"
Sophie pouted.
what happened? He has to work
Tristan asked.
got
"That girl Ally?"
Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.
"Yup,"
don’t even like
causing me
them
the
I was convinced that she was
same idea, but Tristan brought up
for her? She did help him start the gallery, which is
the more logical and mature out of
should listen
petty wasn't gonna get
gonna let this ruin my Christmas," I said, full of resolution as I sipped a
your game plan?" Sophie
the
then she’s important to
care of her,
for you, Emmie.That's a very
sarcastically.She knew I was trying too hard.Okay, confession time: lan and I were eight years apart, I was
if he thought I was
mature, even though on the
are you
down on the couch next to them, eager to change the subject.The more I
New Jersey to meet my parents," Sophie said and she did a little
"That's a big step,"
and dad are dying to
about you?" I said to
I got some work to do for
eyes were glued
Christmas? Really?" I
to be
get yourself a girlfriend.Your life is so sad, I'm depressed
Sophie commented.
up, my life’s not that bad," He shushed
at me and said,
a
at him and
off girls for now.Too much drama.I'd rather focus on school, actually make something of myself, you know what
you can do
"Nah, I'm good,"he shrugged.
honey more
agree
I say
wrong, I love being in a relationship
that being single has its selling
example, she could travel the world without having to worry about a boyfriend at home or long distance
school and
Tristan, "And hey, if you get bored, you can always take the train
precious time with your boyfriend? No, but thanks for the offer
thinking? Tristan would definitely rather stay here than
one that insisted to go with lan to the
day, so if I wanted more time with him, I
it was just so
felt like I was third-wheeling
so
would bring her lunch every day and feed her when
always had these inside jokes that I didn’t know about, and they would laugh
after three days of
and I stayed in his apartment,
Eve and our suite reservation was
the most romantic thing ever, ringing in the New Year
the past three
legs or picking out a sexy outfit for tomorrow, but
night watching TV and eating Cheetos
you heard that right.A
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