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

was eating cereal and watching TV, while

on

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

incoherently and staggered towards the

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

laptop screen and watched me

you? Is it that time of

to crack a joke, but

talked to lan on the phone," I said

Tristan

me and asked, "Wait, let me guess, he bailed on you

supposed to go to

at the Plaza because I said

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

happened? He has to work

Tristan asked.

he’s got this

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

don’t even like her name, Ally.Alley.Ew,

to gag, causing

told them

always the thorn

time, I was convinced that she was out

had the same idea, but

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

logical and

should listen

being petty wasn't gonna get me

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

your game plan?" Sophie

just gonna go out there and be the

then she’s important

taking care of her,

you, Emmie.That's

hard.Okay, confession time: lan and I were eight years

I wondered if he thought

act mature, even though

you guys’ plans for

eager to change the subject.The more I thought

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

"That's a big step,"

are dying to

I said

some work to do for

glued to that laptop

Christmas?

to be

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

Sophie commented.

my life’s not that

up at me and

a

my eyes at him and

drama.I'd rather focus on school, actually make something of

can do both?"Sophie

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

say, more honey more problems.I like my life right now.It’s

agree

if I say I never

I love

that being single has its

the world without having to worry about a boyfriend

could focus on school and

for you too, "I said to Tristan, "And hey, if you get bored, you can always take the train to

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

definitely rather stay here than be a

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

there every day, so if I wanted more time with

it was just so

felt like I was third-wheeling on Ian

was so doting

and feed her when

know about, and they

days of that, I

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

before New Year's Eve and our

was supposed to be the most romantic thing ever, ringing in the New Year together in such a beautiful place...doing...beautiful things with each

three days, the romance bone in me

legs or picking out a sexy outfit for tomorrow, but I couldn't

eating Cheetos and a tub

you heard that

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