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

working on the

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

groaned incoherently and staggered towards

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

up from his laptop screen and

it that time of the month

crack a joke,

I just talked to lan on the phone,"

Tristan exchanged

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

to go

I said I wanted to be like Kevin from Home

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

what happened? He has to work

Tristan asked.

he’s got

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

her! I don’t even like

gag, causing

told them about

always the thorn

she was out to

the same idea, but Tristan brought up an

if 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 might feel indebted to her

the more logical and mature out of all of

decided I should listen

being petty wasn't gonna get me

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

your game plan?" Sophie

there and be the supportive girlfriend that I

for lan, then

gonna have to spend Christmas taking care of her, I'll

for you, Emmie.That's a very

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

I wondered if he thought I was a

mature, even

you

the couch next to them, eager to change

meet my parents," Sophie said and she did a

"That's a big step,"

and dad are

I said

I got some work to do for

eyes were glued to

Christmas? Really?" I

happen to be enjoying

girlfriend.Your life is so sad, I'm depressed just hearing

Sophie commented.

not that bad," He

and said, "Plus, I already have

me, a

eyes at him and

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

can do both?"Sophie

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

more honey more problems.I like my life right

could agree

would be lying if I say I

me wrong, I love being

I did think that being single has its

for example, she could travel the world without having to worry about a boyfriend

and his future career without any soap opera

happy for you too, "I said to Tristan, "And hey,

No, but

course, what was I thinking? Tristan would definitely rather stay here than be a

a third-wheel.I was the one that insisted to go with lan

wanted more time with him, I had

was just so

like I was third-wheeling on

was so doting on

and feed

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

after three days of that, I

hospital by himself and I stayed in

New Year's Eve and our

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

witnessed the past three days, the romance bone in me had

out a sexy outfit for tomorrow, but

TV and eating Cheetos and a tub of

heard

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