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

Tristan were in the living room, Sophie was eating cereal and watching TV, while Tristan was typing on his

working on the school

"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

you? Is it that

tried to crack a joke, but I

I just talked to lan on the phone," I said

Tristan exchanged a

to me and asked, "Wait,

were supposed to go

because I said

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

He has to

Tristan asked.

he’s got

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

I don’t even like her name, Ally.Alley.Ew,

pretended to gag, causing

told them about

the thorn on my

she was out to

idea, but

her? She did help him start the gallery, which is Ian’s dream.He might feel

and mature out of all of

decided I should listen to

wasn't gonna get me

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

game plan?" Sophie

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

Ally’s important for lan, then she’s

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

for you, Emmie.That's a

time: lan and

he thought I was a

to overcompensate and act mature, even though on

about me.What are you guys’

slumped down on the couch next to them, eager to change the subject.The more I thought about it,

meet my parents," Sophie said and

"That's a big step,"

and dad are dying to

you?" I

just staying here. I got some work to do for

were glued

through Christmas? Really?" I

to be enjoying

get yourself a girlfriend.Your life is so sad, I'm depressed just hearing

Sophie commented.

life’s not that bad," He

and said, "Plus, I already have

me, a real

my eyes at him

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

you can do

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

know what they say, more honey

agree with

say I never

I love

sometimes I did think that being single has

Tiff for example, she could travel the world without having to worry about a boyfriend at home or long distance

focus on school and his future career without any

"And hey, if you get

No,

would definitely rather stay here than be a third-wheel

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

so if I wanted more time with him, I had to

was just

was third-wheeling on Ian and Ally’s

was so

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

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

of that, I gave

the hospital by himself and I stayed in his apartment, watching Home

Year's Eve and our suite reservation was for

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

witnessed the past three days, the romance bone in me had

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

and eating Cheetos and a tub of ice cream with

heard that

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