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

eating cereal and watching TV, while Tristan was typing

on

"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.

up from his laptop

with you? Is it that

a

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

and Tristan

then turned to me and asked, "Wait, let me guess, he bailed on

supposed to go

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,"

her! I don’t even

to gag, causing me to

them

was always the thorn on my

a time, I was convinced that she was out to ruin my

idea, but Tristan

if she really is sick and Ian’s just trying to be a good friend for her? She did help him

the more logical and mature

decided I should listen to

petty wasn't gonna get me

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

your game plan?" Sophie

be the supportive

important for lan, then

spend Christmas taking care of her,

you, Emmie.That's a

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

he

mature, even though on the inside I was petty and

are you guys’ plans

next to them, eager to change the

Jersey to meet my parents," Sophie said and she

"That's a big step,"

and dad are

about you?" I

just staying here. I got some work to do for

were glued to

Christmas? Really?"

to

yourself a girlfriend.Your life is so sad, I'm

Sophie commented.

up, my life’s not that

looked up at me and said,

me, a

eyes at him and

much drama.I'd rather focus on school,

you can do

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

honey more problems.I like my

could agree with

be lying if I say I never thought

wrong, I love being in a

I did think that being single

could travel the world without having to worry about a boyfriend at home or long distance

school and his future career without any soap

we're happy for you too, "I said to Tristan, "And hey, if you get bored,

boyfriend? No, but thanks for the

definitely rather stay here than be a third-wheel

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

wanted more time with him, I

was just so

I was third-wheeling on Ian and Ally’s

so doting

her lunch every day and feed her when

always had these inside jokes that I didn’t know about, and they would laugh about things as

days of that, I gave

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

day before New Year's Eve and our suite reservation was for

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

past three days, the romance bone in me

a sexy outfit for tomorrow,

night watching TV and eating Cheetos and a tub of ice

heard

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