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.

my phone angrily on the

the living room, Sophie was eating cereal and

on

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

groaned incoherently and

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

his laptop screen and

up with you? Is it that time of

to crack a joke,

to lan on the phone," I said with

Tristan exchanged

"Wait, let me guess, he

go

Plaza because I said I

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

He has

Tristan asked.

got this

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

even like her

gag, causing me to

them about

was always the thorn

I was convinced that she was out to ruin my

had the same 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 feel

logical and mature

I should listen to

wasn't gonna get me

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

game plan?"

the supportive girlfriend that

lan, then she’s important to me

gonna have to spend Christmas taking care of her,

Emmie.That's a

confession time: lan

wondered if he thought I

I tended to overcompensate and act mature, even

you guys’ plans for

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

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

"That's a big step,"

are dying

you?" I said to

I got some work to do

glued

Christmas? Really?" I

happen to be enjoying

a girlfriend.Your life is

Sophie commented.

my life’s not that bad,"

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

me, a

my eyes at him

girls for now.Too much drama.I'd rather focus on school,

can do both?"Sophie

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

know what they say, more honey more problems.I like my life right

could agree with

lying if I say I

me wrong, I love

sometimes I did think that being single

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

focus on school and his future career without any

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

boyfriend? No, but thanks for the

thinking? Tristan would definitely rather stay here than be a

a third-wheel.I was the one that insisted

I wanted more time with him, I had to be there with

was just so

third-wheeling on Ian and Ally’s

was so

and

and they would

days of that, I

and I stayed in

New Year's Eve and our

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

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

out a sexy outfit for tomorrow,

eating Cheetos and

heard that

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