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.

threw my phone angrily on the bed and walked

room, Sophie was eating cereal and watching

on the

"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.

his laptop screen

it that time of the month

tried to crack a joke,

to lan on the phone," I said

Tristan exchanged

turned to me and asked, "Wait, let

go to a Van Gogh

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

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

He has to work

Tristan asked.

got this

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

don’t even like her name,

gag, causing me to laugh

told them about

the thorn

was convinced that she

idea, but Tristan brought

if she really is sick and Ian’s just trying to be a good friend for her? She did

the more logical and mature

should

petty wasn't gonna get me

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

game plan?" Sophie

be the supportive girlfriend

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

spend Christmas taking care of her,

Emmie.That's a very

time: lan and I were eight years apart, I was secretly always

if he thought I was

overcompensate and act mature, even though on the inside

about me.What are you guys’ plans for

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

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

"That's a big step,"

dad are dying

about you?" I

here. I got some work to

eyes were glued to that laptop

through Christmas? Really?"

to

a girlfriend.Your life is so sad, I'm depressed

Sophie commented.

my life’s not that bad," He

and said, "Plus, I

me, a

eyes at him and

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

you can do both?"Sophie

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

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

could agree

be lying if I say I never thought about being

wrong, I love

did think that being single has its

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

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

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

disturb your precious time with your boyfriend? No, but thanks

definitely rather stay here

that insisted to go with lan to

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

was

felt like I was third-wheeling on Ian and

was so doting

her lunch every day and feed her when

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

days of that, I gave

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

New Year's Eve

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

past three days, the romance bone in me

shaving my legs or picking out a sexy

eating Cheetos and a tub of

you heard that right.A

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