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

eating cereal and watching TV, while Tristan was typing on his

on

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

and staggered towards the

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

his laptop screen and watched

with you? Is it that time of the

tried to crack a joke, but I

the phone,"

Tristan

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

were supposed to go

room at the Plaza because I said

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

happened? He has to

Tristan asked.

got this

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

don’t even like her name,

pretended to gag, causing me to laugh

told them about

the thorn on my

was convinced that she was out

idea, but Tristan brought

She did

logical and mature

decided I should listen

being petty wasn't

this ruin my Christmas," I said, full of resolution as I sipped a

your game

be the supportive girlfriend that I am,"

for lan, then she’s important

lan's gonna have to spend Christmas taking care of her, I'll be right there

Emmie.That's

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

I wondered if he thought

mature, even though on

me.What are you guys’ plans

change the subject.The

meet my

"That's a big step,"

dad are dying

you?" I said

some work to do for

glued to that laptop

Christmas? Really?" I

to

life is so sad, I'm depressed

Sophie commented.

not that

at me and said, "Plus, I already have a

me, a real

at

for now.Too much drama.I'd rather focus on school, actually make something of myself,

can do

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

say, more honey more

could agree

say I never

get me wrong, I love being in

think that being single

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

on school and his future career without

you too, "I said to Tristan, "And hey, if you get bored, you

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

thinking? Tristan would definitely rather stay here than be a third-wheel with me

one that insisted to go with lan to

wanted more time with him,

it was just so

felt like I was third-wheeling on Ian and Ally’s

so doting

and feed her when she

inside jokes that I didn’t know about, and they would laugh about things

three days of that, I gave

himself and I stayed in his apartment, watching Home Alone, being ironically home

New Year's Eve and our suite reservation

most romantic thing ever, ringing in the New Year together in such a beautiful

the past three days, the romance bone

a sexy outfit for tomorrow, but I

TV and eating Cheetos and a

you heard

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