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 living room, Sophie was eating

on the school

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

groaned incoherently and staggered

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

up from his laptop

it that time of

a

just talked to lan on the

Tristan exchanged a

turned to me and asked, "Wait, let me

were supposed to go to a Van Gogh

a room at the Plaza because I said I wanted to be like Kevin from

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

He has to work

Tristan asked.

got

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

hate her! I don’t even like her name,

gag, causing me to laugh

told them about Ally

always the thorn on my

was convinced that she was out to ruin my

had the same idea, but Tristan

to be a good friend for her? She did

more logical and mature out of

should

petty wasn't gonna get me

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

your game

gonna go out there and be the supportive girlfriend that

for lan, then

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

Emmie.That's

rolled her eyes sarcastically.She knew I was trying too hard.Okay, confession time: lan and I were eight years apart,

he

even though on the inside I was petty

about me.What are you

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

my parents," Sophie

"That's a big step,"

are dying to meet

about you?" I

staying here. I got some work to do for

were glued to that laptop

Christmas? Really?"

to be

a girlfriend.Your life is so sad,

Sophie commented.

not that bad,"

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

a

my eyes at

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

can

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

they say, more honey more problems.I

could agree with

if I say I never

wrong, I love being in a relationship

sometimes I did think that being single

could travel the world without having to worry about

focus on school and his future

Tristan, "And hey, if you

disturb your precious time with your boyfriend? No, but thanks for the offer though," he

rather stay here than be

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

there every day, so if I wanted more

it was

I was third-wheeling on

was so doting

lunch every day and feed her when she didn't feel

know about, and they would laugh about things

three days of that, I gave

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

before New Year's Eve and our

thing ever, ringing in the New

witnessed the past three days,

should be shaving my legs or picking out a sexy outfit for

spent the night watching TV and eating Cheetos

heard

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