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.

angrily on the

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

on

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

incoherently and staggered towards

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

up from his laptop

Is it

a joke, but I wasn't

lan on the phone," I

Tristan exchanged

turned to me and asked, "Wait,

were supposed to go to a Van

because I said I wanted to be like Kevin

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

what happened? He has to work

Tristan asked.

he’s got this

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

I don’t even

to gag, causing me to laugh

them about Ally

always the thorn on

time, I was convinced that she

same idea, but Tristan

friend for her? She did help him

more logical and mature out of all

should listen to

petty wasn't gonna get me

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

game plan?"

be the supportive girlfriend that

then she’s important to

have to spend Christmas taking care of her,

for you, Emmie.That's a very mature

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

wondered if he

overcompensate and act mature, even though on the inside I was petty and

about me.What are you guys’ plans

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

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

"That's a big step,"

are dying to meet

I said to

just staying here. I got some work to do

glued to that

through Christmas? Really?"

to be enjoying

to get yourself a girlfriend.Your life

Sophie commented.

not that bad,"

at me and said,

me, a

my eyes at him

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

you can

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

know what they say, more honey more problems.I like my life right

could agree with

lying if I say

me wrong, I love being

I did think that being

travel the world without having to worry about a

could focus on school and his future career

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

No, but thanks for

rather stay here than be a third-wheel

third-wheel.I was the one that insisted to

I wanted more time with him, I had

it was

third-wheeling on Ian and Ally’s

so

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

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

three days of that, I gave

the hospital by himself and I stayed

New Year's Eve and

most romantic thing ever, ringing in the New Year

after what I’ve witnessed the past three

picking out a sexy outfit

night watching TV and eating Cheetos and a tub of ice cream

heard

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