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

and Tristan were in the living room, Sophie was eating

working on the school

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

groaned incoherently and

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

up from his laptop

Is it that time of the month

to crack a joke, but I wasn't

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

Tristan

and asked, "Wait, let me guess,

supposed to go to a Van

even got us 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 to

Tristan asked.

he’s got

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

even like

gag, causing me to laugh a

told them about

always the

she was

idea, but Tristan brought up an interesting

she really is sick and Ian’s just trying to be a good friend for her? She did help him start the gallery, which is Ian’s dream.He

was the more logical and

decided I should listen

petty wasn't

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

your game plan?"

and be the supportive girlfriend that I am," I said

Ally’s important for lan, then

Christmas taking care of her, I'll be

you, Emmie.That's

time: lan and I were eight years

I wondered if he thought I

tended to overcompensate and act mature, even though on

are you guys’ plans

slumped down on the couch next to them, eager to change the subject.The more

meet my

"That's a big step,"

are

I

just staying here. I got some work to do for

were glued to

Christmas?

happen to

girlfriend.Your life is

Sophie commented.

up, my life’s not that bad," He

at me and said, "Plus, I already have a

me, a

eyes at

focus on school, actually make something of myself, you know what I mean?"he

you can do both?"Sophie

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

honey more problems.I like my life right

agree

if I say I

love being in a

did think that

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

here could focus on school and his

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

boyfriend? No, but thanks for the offer though,"

definitely rather stay here than be

that insisted to go with lan

was there every day, so if I wanted more time with him, I had to

was

felt like I was third-wheeling

so doting on

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

I didn’t know about, and they

of that,

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

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

to be the most romantic thing ever, ringing in the

past three days, the romance bone

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

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

heard that

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