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

Sophie was eating cereal and watching TV, while Tristan

on the

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

groaned 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

crack a

I just talked to lan on the phone,"

and Tristan

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

supposed to go to a

Plaza because I said I wanted

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

what happened? He has to

Tristan asked.

got this

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

her! I don’t even

gag, causing me to

them about

the thorn on my

that she was out to ruin

idea, but Tristan brought up

her? She

logical and mature out of all

decided I should listen

being petty wasn't gonna get

this ruin my Christmas," I said, full

your game plan?"

and be the supportive girlfriend that I

then she’s important to me

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

for you, Emmie.That's a very

too hard.Okay, confession time: lan and I were

wondered if he thought I

to overcompensate and act mature, even though

about me.What are you guys’ plans

change the subject.The more I

meet my parents," Sophie

"That's a big step,"

and dad are dying to

you?" I

I got some work to do

were glued to that laptop

through Christmas? Really?"

happen to be

a girlfriend.Your life

Sophie commented.

up, my life’s not that bad," He

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

me, a

rolled my eyes at him and

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

can do

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

say, more honey more problems.I like my life

agree with

lying if I say I never

love

that being single has its

without having to worry about a boyfriend at home or

Tristan here could focus on school and his future career without

you too, "I said to Tristan, "And hey, if you get bored,

No, but thanks for

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

that insisted to go

so if I wanted more time

was

I was third-wheeling on Ian and

was so doting

would bring her lunch every day and

didn’t know about, and they

days of that, I

the hospital by himself and I stayed in his

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 with

the past three days, the romance bone in

out a sexy outfit

TV and eating Cheetos

heard

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