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 bed and

Tristan were in the living room, Sophie was eating cereal and

on the school

"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.

up from his laptop

you? Is it that time of the

tried to crack a joke, but I

talked to lan on the phone," I said with another

Tristan

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

to go

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

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

He has to

Tristan asked.

he’s got this

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

I don’t even like

gag, causing me to laugh

told them about Ally

always the thorn on

was convinced that she was out

same idea, but Tristan brought

be a good friend for her? She

more logical and mature out of

I should listen to

being petty wasn't

my Christmas," I said, full of resolution as I sipped

your game plan?"

go out there and be the supportive

for lan, then she’s important to me

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

Emmie.That's a very

trying too hard.Okay, confession time: lan and I were eight years apart, I was secretly always insecure about

I wondered if he

even though on

are you

couch next to them, eager to change the subject.The more I thought about it, the more frustrated

to meet my parents," Sophie

"That's a big step,"

dad are dying to

about you?" I said

some work to do for the

glued to

Christmas?

happen to

to get yourself a girlfriend.Your life

Sophie commented.

life’s not

looked up at me and

a real

rolled my eyes at him and he

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

you can do

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

more honey more problems.I like my life right now.It’s

agree with

would be lying if I say I

I love being in a relationship with

did think that being single has its

example, she could travel the world without having to

on school and his future career without any

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

boyfriend? No, but thanks

Tristan would definitely rather

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

if I wanted more time

it was just

felt like I was third-wheeling on Ian and

was so

lunch every day and feed her when

I didn’t know about, and they

after three days of

by himself and I stayed in his apartment, watching Home Alone,

Year's Eve and our suite

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

what I’ve witnessed the past three days,

or picking out a sexy outfit for tomorrow, but

night watching TV and eating Cheetos and a tub of ice

heard that right.A

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