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 bed and walked

Tristan were in the living room, Sophie was eating cereal and watching TV,

working on the school

"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.

his laptop screen

up with you? Is it

tried to crack a

the

Tristan

and asked, "Wait, let me

to go

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

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

happened? He has

Tristan asked.

got

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

I don’t even like her

pretended to gag, causing me

told them

the

that she was out to ruin my relationship with

had the same idea, but Tristan brought up

trying to be a good friend for her? She did help him start the gallery, which is Ian’s dream.He might feel indebted

the more logical and mature out of all

I should

being petty wasn't gonna get

enough.I’m not gonna let this ruin my Christmas," I said, full of resolution as I sipped a gulp

your game plan?"

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

then she’s

taking care of

you, Emmie.That's a

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

I wondered if he

mature, even though on the inside I

are you

to change the subject.The more I thought

meet my parents," Sophie said

"That's a big step,"

and dad are

I said

some

were glued to that

through Christmas? Really?" I

to be enjoying

to get yourself a girlfriend.Your life

Sophie commented.

life’s not that

looked up at me and said, "Plus, I

me, a real

my eyes at

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

can

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

what they say, more honey more

could agree

would be lying if I say I never

wrong, I love being in

that being

could travel the world without having to worry about a boyfriend at

on school and his future career without any soap

said to Tristan, "And hey, if you get

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

thinking? Tristan would definitely rather stay here

one that insisted

more time with him, I had to

was just

like I was third-wheeling

so

day and

about, and they would laugh about things as I sat there, scratching my

after three days of that,

by himself and I

the day before New Year's Eve and our suite reservation

supposed to be the most romantic thing ever, ringing in the New Year together in such a beautiful place...doing...beautiful things with each

three days, the romance bone in me

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

eating Cheetos and a

heard that

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