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 bed and walked

eating

working on the school

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

incoherently and staggered towards the

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

from his laptop screen and watched me

it that time of the month

tried to crack a joke, but I

to lan on the phone," I said with another

Tristan exchanged a

and asked, "Wait, let me guess, he bailed

go to a

I said I wanted to be like Kevin

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

He has to

Tristan asked.

he’s got

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

even like her name, Ally.Alley.Ew,

to gag, causing me to laugh

told them about Ally

was always the thorn on my

convinced that she was out to

the same idea, but Tristan brought up an

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 indebted to her in

was the more logical and mature out of

should listen

wasn't gonna

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

your game

be the supportive girlfriend

for lan, then she’s important to me

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

Emmie.That's a very

time: lan and I were eight years apart, I

I wondered if he

mature, even though on

are you guys’ plans for

them, eager to change the subject.The

to meet my parents,"

"That's a big step,"

and dad are dying

you?" I said

I got some work to

were glued to that

through Christmas? Really?"

to

get yourself a girlfriend.Your life is

Sophie commented.

life’s not

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

me, a real

rolled my eyes at

off girls for now.Too much drama.I'd rather focus on school, actually make something of myself, you know what I

can do

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

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

could agree

say I never

love being

think that

the world without having to worry about a boyfriend at home or long distance

here could focus on school and his future career without any soap opera

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

boyfriend? No, but thanks for the offer though," he

would definitely rather stay here than

third-wheel.I was the one that insisted to

every day, so if I wanted more

was just

felt like I was third-wheeling on Ian

was so doting

and feed her when she didn't feel

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

days of that, I

hospital by himself and I stayed in his apartment,

the day before New Year's Eve

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

witnessed the past three days, the romance bone in me had

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

night watching TV and eating Cheetos and a tub of ice cream with

heard

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