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

eating cereal and watching TV, while Tristan was typing

working on the

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

groaned incoherently and staggered towards the

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

up from his laptop screen and watched me

with you? Is it that time of the

a joke, but I

I just talked to lan on the phone,"

and Tristan exchanged

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

supposed to go to a Van

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

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

happened? He has to

Tristan asked.

got this

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

even like her name,

to gag, causing me to

told them about Ally

was always the thorn on

convinced that she was out

the same idea, but Tristan

to be a good friend for her? She did help him start the gallery, which is Ian’s

the more logical and mature out of all

should

being petty wasn't gonna get

let this ruin my Christmas," I

your game plan?"

the supportive girlfriend that

then she’s important

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

you, Emmie.That's a very

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

he thought I

overcompensate and act mature, even though on

about me.What are you

to them, eager to change the subject.The more I thought

meet my parents," Sophie said and she did a

"That's a big step,"

dad are dying

about you?" I said to

got some

were glued to that

through Christmas? Really?"

to be

yourself a girlfriend.Your life is so

Sophie commented.

not that bad," He shushed

looked up at me and said, "Plus, I

me, a

at him

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

you can

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

more honey more problems.I

could agree with

lying if I say I

get me wrong, I love being in a

I did think that being single has its

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

Tristan here could focus on school and

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

your boyfriend? No, but thanks for

thinking? Tristan would definitely rather stay here than be

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

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

it was

felt like I was third-wheeling on

was so doting on

every day and feed

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

after three days of that, I

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

New Year's Eve and our suite reservation was

supposed to be the most romantic thing ever, ringing in the

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

legs or picking out a sexy outfit for tomorrow, but

eating Cheetos and

you heard

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