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

living room, Sophie was eating cereal and watching TV, while

working on the

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

incoherently and staggered towards

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

from his laptop screen and watched me

it that time of the

tried to crack a joke, but I wasn't

on the phone," I

Tristan

asked, "Wait, let me

were supposed to go to a

I said I wanted to be

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

happened? He has to work

Tristan asked.

he’s got

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

her! I don’t even like

pretended to gag, causing me

told them

was always the

that she was out to ruin my

same idea, but Tristan brought up an interesting

friend for her? She did help him start the gallery, which

more logical and mature out of all

decided I should listen to

petty wasn't gonna

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

your game plan?"

be the supportive girlfriend

lan, then

taking care of her,

Emmie.That's a very

confession time: lan and I were eight years apart, I

wondered if he

to overcompensate and act mature, even though on

about me.What are you guys’

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

to New Jersey to meet my parents," Sophie said and she did

"That's a big step,"

dad are dying to

I

just staying here. I got some work to do for

were glued to that

Christmas?

to be enjoying

need to get yourself a girlfriend.Your life

Sophie commented.

life’s not that

at me and said, "Plus, I

me, a real

my eyes at him and he

off girls for now.Too much drama.I'd rather focus on school, actually

you can do both?"Sophie

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

more honey more problems.I like

agree with

lying if I say

love being in a relationship

that

world without having to worry about a boyfriend at home or long

and his

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

your boyfriend? No, but thanks for the

Tristan would definitely rather stay here than be a third-wheel

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

was there every day, so if I wanted more

was

was third-wheeling on

so doting on

every day and

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

days of that,

the hospital by himself and I stayed

Eve and our suite reservation was for

most romantic thing ever, ringing in the New Year together in such

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

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

eating Cheetos and a

heard that

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