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 bed and walked

living room, Sophie was eating cereal and

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.

laptop

with you? Is it

to crack a joke, but

to lan on the phone,"

and Tristan exchanged a

me and asked, "Wait, let me

to go

because I said I wanted

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

what happened? He has

Tristan asked.

he’s got

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

even like her name, Ally.Alley.Ew,

gag, causing me

told them about

was always the thorn on

I was convinced that she

idea, but Tristan brought

just trying to be a good friend for her? She did help him

logical and mature out of all

I should listen to

wasn't gonna get

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

your game plan?" Sophie

the supportive girlfriend that I am,"

lan, then she’s important to

care of her, I'll be right there

you, Emmie.That's a very mature

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

I wondered if he thought I was a

mature, even though on

about me.What are you guys’ plans for

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,"

are dying

I

I got some work to do for the

eyes were glued

Christmas? Really?"

to

to get yourself a girlfriend.Your life is so

Sophie commented.

up, my life’s not

looked up at me and said, "Plus, I already

me, a real

my eyes at him

focus on school,

you can

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

honey more problems.I like

could agree

I say I

love being in

I did think that being single has its selling

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

Tristan here could focus on school and his future career

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

one that insisted to go with lan to the

more time

it was just

was third-wheeling on

was so doting on

bring her lunch every day and feed her when she

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

of that, I gave

I stayed in his apartment, watching

was the day before New 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

past three days, the romance bone in me had

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

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

heard that right.A

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