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.

angrily on the bed

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

working on

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

groaned incoherently and staggered towards the

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

up from his laptop

with you? Is it that time of the month

a joke, but I

lan on the phone," I said with another dramatic

Tristan exchanged a

"Wait, let me guess, he bailed

to go to a

even got us a room at the Plaza because I said I wanted to be like

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

happened? He

Tristan asked.

got this

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

hate her! I don’t even like

gag, causing me

told them

always the thorn on

I was convinced that she was out

idea, but Tristan brought up an interesting

she really is sick and Ian’s just trying to be a good friend for her? She did help him start the gallery, which

and mature out of all of

should listen

wasn't gonna

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

game plan?" Sophie

and be the supportive girlfriend that I

for lan, then she’s important to

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

you, Emmie.That's

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

I wondered if he

mature, even though on the inside

are you guys’ plans for

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

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

"That's a big step,"

and dad are dying to meet

I said

just staying here. I got some work to do

were glued to that laptop

Christmas? Really?" I

to be enjoying

get yourself a girlfriend.Your life is so sad, I'm depressed just hearing

Sophie commented.

not that bad,"

me and said, "Plus, I

me, a real

rolled my eyes at him and he

much drama.I'd rather focus on school,

can

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

more honey more problems.I like my life right

could agree with

lying if I say I

wrong, I love being in a relationship

I did think that being single has its selling

world without having to worry

on school and his future career without any

"And hey, if you get bored, you can

boyfriend? No, but thanks

course, what was I thinking? Tristan would definitely rather stay

the one that insisted to

day, so if I wanted more time with him, I

it was just so

was third-wheeling

so doting

every day and

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

three days of that, I gave

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

the day before New Year's Eve and

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

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

out a sexy outfit for tomorrow,

the night watching TV and eating Cheetos and a tub

heard that right.A

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