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

room, Sophie was eating cereal and watching TV, while Tristan was typing

on the

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

incoherently and

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

laptop screen and watched me

you? Is it that

crack a joke, but I wasn't

lan on the

and Tristan exchanged

"Wait, let me guess, he bailed on you

supposed to go

us a room at the Plaza because I

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

happened? He has to work

Tristan asked.

got this

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

even like

to gag, causing me to

them about

always the thorn

she

same idea, but

sick and Ian’s just trying to be a good friend for her? She did help

and mature

should listen to

wasn't

not gonna let this ruin my Christmas," I said, full of

game plan?" Sophie

be the supportive girlfriend that I am,"

lan, then she’s important

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

you, Emmie.That's a very mature

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

if he thought

tended to overcompensate and act mature, even

are you guys’

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

meet my parents," Sophie

"That's a big step,"

dad are dying

about you?" I said

some work to

were glued to that

through Christmas? Really?" I

to be

need to get yourself a girlfriend.Your life is so sad, I'm depressed

Sophie commented.

not that

and said, "Plus, I already

a real

rolled my eyes at him and he

focus on school, actually make

you can do

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

what they say, more honey more problems.I like my life right now.It’s

could agree

lying if I say I

love being in a relationship

I did think that being single has its selling

travel the world without having to worry about a boyfriend at

could focus on school and his future

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

precious time with your boyfriend? No,

thinking? Tristan would definitely rather stay here than

that insisted to go with lan

more time with him, I had to be there

was just so

third-wheeling on Ian and Ally’s

was so

bring her lunch every day and

inside jokes that I didn’t know about, and they would

three days of that, I

the hospital by himself and I stayed in his apartment,

Eve and our suite

the most romantic thing ever, ringing in the New

three

should be shaving my legs or picking out a sexy outfit for tomorrow, but I couldn't

night watching TV and eating Cheetos and a tub

you heard that

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