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.

threw my phone angrily on the bed

were in the living room, Sophie was eating cereal and watching TV,

on the school

"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 screen and

up with you? Is it that

to crack a joke, but

the phone," I said with

Tristan exchanged a

me and asked, "Wait, let me

go to a Van

room at the Plaza because I said I wanted to be

"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,"

don’t even

causing

told them about Ally

always the thorn on

I was convinced that she was out to ruin my relationship

idea, but Tristan brought

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

was the more logical and mature out

should listen to

petty wasn't gonna get me

Christmas," I said, full of resolution as I sipped

game plan?"

the supportive

for lan, then she’s

to spend Christmas taking care of her, I'll be right there

you, Emmie.That's a

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

wondered if he thought I

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

me.What are you guys’ plans for

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

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

"That's a big step,"

and dad are dying

I said to

I got some work to do

eyes were glued

through Christmas?

happen to be

need to get yourself a girlfriend.Your life is so sad, I'm

Sophie commented.

not that bad," He

then looked up at me and

a real

rolled my eyes at

on school, actually make

you can do

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

say, more honey

could agree with

if I say I never thought about

wrong, I love

I did think that being single

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

here could focus on school and his future

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

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

rather stay here than be a third-wheel with

was the one that insisted to go with lan to

more time with him, I had

it was just so

third-wheeling on Ian and Ally’s

so doting on

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

that I didn’t know about, and they would laugh about things as I sat

after three days of

let Ian go to the hospital by himself and I stayed in his apartment, watching Home Alone, being ironically home

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

ringing in the New Year together in such a beautiful place...doing...beautiful things

the past three days, the romance bone in me

shaving my legs or picking out a sexy outfit for

night watching TV and eating Cheetos and a tub of ice

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