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 bed

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

working on the school

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

groaned incoherently and

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

laptop screen and watched me

with you? Is it that

a joke, but

just talked to lan on the phone," I said

and Tristan exchanged

"Wait, let me

were supposed to go to a

because I said I wanted to be like Kevin from Home

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

what happened? He has

Tristan asked.

got this

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

I don’t even

to gag, causing me to laugh a

told them about Ally

the thorn

was convinced that she was

but Tristan brought up

Ian’s just trying to be a good friend for her? She did help him start the gallery,

logical and mature out of all of

should

being petty wasn't gonna get

not gonna let this ruin my Christmas," I said,

your game plan?"

gonna go out there and be the supportive girlfriend that I

Ally’s important for lan, then she’s important to

gonna have to spend Christmas taking care of her,

for you, Emmie.That's a

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

he thought I

act mature, even though on the inside I was petty and

about me.What are you guys’ plans

on the couch next to them, eager to change the subject.The more I thought about it, the more frustrated

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

"That's a big step,"

dad are dying to

I said to

some work to do for

were glued to that laptop

through Christmas? Really?" I

to

need to get yourself a girlfriend.Your life is so

Sophie commented.

my life’s not that bad," He shushed

looked up at me and said, "Plus,

me, a

rolled my eyes at

focus on school,

you can do both?"Sophie

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

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

agree

if I say I never

I love being in a relationship with

think that being single

without having to worry about a boyfriend at home or long

school and his future career

to Tristan, "And hey, if you

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

thinking? Tristan would definitely rather stay here than

that

wanted more time with him, I had to be there

it was just so

like I was third-wheeling

so

lunch every day and feed her when she

about, and they would laugh about things as I sat there, scratching my

days of

the hospital by himself and I stayed in his

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

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

after what I’ve witnessed the past three days,

out a sexy outfit for tomorrow,

spent the night watching TV and eating Cheetos and a tub of

heard that

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