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.

on the

was eating

working on

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

incoherently and staggered

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

laptop screen and watched

Is it that

a joke, but I wasn't

lan on the

Tristan exchanged

turned to me and asked, "Wait, let me guess, he bailed on

were supposed to go to

us a room at the Plaza because I said I wanted

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

He

Tristan asked.

he’s got

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

I don’t even like

to gag, causing

them about Ally

was always the thorn

a time, I was convinced that she was out to ruin

the same idea, but Tristan

She did help him start the gallery,

logical and mature

decided I should

wasn't gonna get me

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

your game plan?"

out there and be the supportive girlfriend that I am," I said

important for lan, then she’s important to me

Christmas taking care of her, I'll be right

Emmie.That's a very

trying too hard.Okay, confession time: lan and I were eight years apart, I

wondered if he thought

and act mature, even though on the inside I was

are you guys’ plans for

change the subject.The more I thought

to meet my parents," Sophie said and she did

"That's a big step,"

dad are dying to meet

about you?" I said

some work to do for

eyes were glued to

Christmas? Really?"

happen to

yourself a girlfriend.Your life is

Sophie commented.

not

and said, "Plus, I already

me, a real

eyes at him and

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

can

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

what they say, more honey more problems.I

could agree

say I never thought about

love being in a relationship with

I did think that being single has its

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

focus on school and

you're happy, we're happy for you too, "I said to Tristan, "And hey, if you get bored, you can always take the

No, but thanks for the offer

I thinking? Tristan would definitely rather stay here than be a

one that insisted to go with lan to

wanted more time with him, I had to be there with

was

I was third-wheeling

so doting on

lunch every day and feed her when she didn't

always had these inside jokes that I didn’t know about, and

of that, I gave

and I stayed in his apartment, watching Home Alone, being ironically

the day before New Year's Eve and

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

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

be shaving my legs or picking out a sexy outfit for tomorrow,

watching TV and eating Cheetos and a tub of ice cream with

heard that right.A

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