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

in the living room, Sophie was eating cereal and watching

working on the

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

and staggered

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

looked up from his laptop screen and watched me

it that

to crack a joke, but I wasn't

the phone," I said with another dramatic

Tristan exchanged

asked, "Wait, let me guess, he bailed

were supposed to go

room at the Plaza because I

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

He

Tristan asked.

got this

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

don’t even like

causing

them about Ally

the

time, I was convinced that she

had the same idea, but Tristan brought up an

her? She did help him start the gallery, which is Ian’s dream.He might

logical and mature out

should

being petty wasn't gonna

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

your game plan?" Sophie

go out there and be the

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

lan's gonna have to spend Christmas taking care of her, I'll be right there with

you, Emmie.That's a

lan and I were eight years

if he thought I was a

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

about me.What are you guys’ plans for

next to them, eager to change the subject.The more I thought

to meet my parents," Sophie said and she

"That's a big step,"

are dying

about you?" I

staying here. I got some work

glued to

through Christmas? Really?"

happen to

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

Sophie commented.

life’s not that bad,"

up at me and said, "Plus, I already

me, a

my eyes at him and

on school, actually make something

you can do both?"Sophie

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

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

agree with

would be lying if I say I never

me wrong, I love being in a relationship with

think that being single has its selling

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

Tristan here could focus on school and his

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

Tristan would definitely rather stay here than be a

was the one that

there every day, so if I wanted more time with him, I had to be there

was just so

I was third-wheeling

so doting

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

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

after three days of that, I gave

the hospital by himself and I stayed in his apartment, watching Home Alone,

New Year's Eve and our suite reservation was for

was supposed to be the most romantic thing ever, ringing in the

I’ve witnessed the past three days,

picking out a sexy outfit for tomorrow, but I

TV and eating Cheetos and a tub of ice cream

heard that

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