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

Sophie was eating cereal and watching TV, while Tristan

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.

looked up from his laptop screen and

with you? Is it that time

a joke, but

to lan on the phone," I said with another

and Tristan exchanged a

to me and asked, "Wait, let me guess,

were supposed to go

Plaza because I said

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

happened? He has to

Tristan asked.

he’s got this

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

hate her! I don’t even

pretended to gag, causing me to laugh

told them

the thorn on my

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

but Tristan brought up an

sick and Ian’s just trying to be a good friend for her? She did help him start the

more logical and mature

I should

petty wasn't gonna

enough is enough.I’m not gonna let this ruin my Christmas," I said, full

game plan?" Sophie

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

then she’s important to

care of her, I'll be right there with

you, Emmie.That's

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

wondered if he

to overcompensate and act mature, even though on the inside I

you guys’

to them, eager to change the subject.The more I thought about

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

"That's a big step,"

dad are dying to

about you?" I said

staying here. I got some work

eyes were glued to that

through Christmas? Really?" I

to be

a girlfriend.Your life is so

Sophie commented.

up, my life’s not that bad," He shushed

looked up at me and said, "Plus,

a

eyes at him and he

rather focus on school, actually make

you can do

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

you know what they say, more honey more problems.I like my life right now.It’s

could agree with

lying if I say I never thought about being

I love

that being single has its

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

could focus on school and his

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

your precious time with your boyfriend? No, but thanks for the

Tristan would definitely rather stay

the one that insisted to go with lan to the

so if I wanted more time

it was

felt like I was third-wheeling

was so doting

and feed her when she didn't feel

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

of that, I gave

and I stayed in his apartment,

before New Year's Eve and our suite

to be the most romantic thing ever, ringing in the New Year together in such

witnessed the past three days, the romance bone

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

and eating Cheetos and a tub of ice cream

heard that

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