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

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

working on the school

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

incoherently and

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

looked up from his laptop screen and watched

you? Is it that

crack a joke,

I just talked to lan on the phone," I said with

and Tristan exchanged

to me and asked, "Wait,

to go to

even got us a room at the Plaza because I said

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

what happened? He has

Tristan asked.

got this

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

even like

causing me to laugh a

told them

always the thorn

a time, I was convinced that she was

idea, but Tristan

be a good friend for her? She did help him start the gallery, which is Ian’s dream.He might feel indebted to her

logical and

decided I should

petty wasn't gonna

ruin my Christmas," I said, full

game plan?"

out there and be the supportive girlfriend

lan, then

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

for you, Emmie.That's a very mature

lan and I were

if he thought

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

me.What are you

to change the subject.The more I

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

"That's a big step,"

are dying to

you?" I said

here. I got some

were glued to that

Christmas?

to be enjoying

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

Sophie commented.

not that bad," He

looked up at me and said, "Plus, I already have

me, a real

rolled my eyes at him and he

on school, actually

can do

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

you know what they say, more honey more

agree with

if I say I

I love being in

that being

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

and his future career without any

said to Tristan, "And hey, if you get

your precious time with your boyfriend? No,

rather stay here

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

more time with

it was just so

like I was third-wheeling on Ian and

so doting on

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

these inside jokes that I didn’t know about, and they would laugh about things as I sat there, scratching my

of that,

and I stayed in

New Year's Eve

be the most romantic thing ever, ringing in the New

I’ve witnessed the past three days, the

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

night watching TV and eating Cheetos

you heard that

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