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.

on the

living room, Sophie was eating cereal and watching TV,

working on the school

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

incoherently and staggered

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

from his laptop screen and watched me

you? Is it that time of the month

crack a joke, but I

on the phone,"

Tristan exchanged a

asked, "Wait, let me guess,

supposed to go

a room at the Plaza because I said I wanted to be

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

happened? He has

Tristan asked.

he’s got this

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

hate her! I don’t even

gag, causing me to laugh a

told them

always the thorn on

she was out to ruin my relationship with

the same idea, but Tristan brought up

she really 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

more logical and

should listen

being petty wasn't

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

game plan?" Sophie

just gonna go out there and be the supportive girlfriend that I am," I

for lan, then she’s

to spend Christmas taking care of her, I'll

Emmie.That's a very

was trying too hard.Okay, confession time: lan

he

mature, even

me.What are you

change the subject.The more I

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

"That's a big step,"

and dad are dying to meet

you?" I said to

just staying here. I got some work to

glued to that laptop

through Christmas? Really?"

to

life

Sophie commented.

life’s not that

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

me, a real

at him and he

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

you can

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

know what they say, more honey more problems.I like

agree with

if I say I never thought

me wrong, I love being in a

I did think that being single has its

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

on school and

you're happy, we're happy for you too, "I said to Tristan, "And hey, if you get bored, you can

precious time with your boyfriend? No, but thanks

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

like a third-wheel.I was the one that

I wanted more time with

was

third-wheeling on Ian and

so doting on

and feed her when she didn't feel

I didn’t know about, and they would laugh about things as

after three days of that, I

the hospital by himself and I

Eve and our suite reservation was

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

after what I’ve witnessed the past three days, the romance bone in

or picking out a sexy outfit for tomorrow,

watching TV and eating Cheetos and a tub of ice

heard that

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