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 and walked

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

working on

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

and

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

up from his laptop screen

up with you? Is it that time of the month

to crack a joke, but

talked to lan on the phone," I said with

Tristan

asked, "Wait, let me guess, he bailed on you

were supposed to go to a Van

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

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

happened? He has

Tristan asked.

got this

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

her! I don’t even like her

gag, causing

them about Ally

was always the

she was out to ruin

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

logical and mature out of

I should listen to

petty wasn't

Christmas," I said, full of

game plan?"

there and be the

important for lan, then

gonna have to spend Christmas taking care of her, I'll be

Emmie.That's a very mature

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

wondered if he thought I

even though

about me.What are you

couch next to them, eager to change the

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

"That's a big step,"

and dad are dying

you?" I said to

staying here. I got some work to do for

were glued

Christmas? Really?"

to be enjoying

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

Sophie commented.

not

at me and said, "Plus, I already have

a real

rolled my eyes at him and he

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

you can do

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

say, more honey more problems.I like

could agree

lying if I say I never thought about being

me wrong, I love being in a

did think that being single has

example, she could travel the world without having to worry about a boyfriend at

on school and his

said to Tristan, "And hey, if you get bored, you can

No, but thanks

definitely rather stay here than

felt like a third-wheel.I was the one that insisted to go with lan to

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

was just so

I was third-wheeling

so doting on

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

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

after three days of that, I

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

day before New Year's Eve and our

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

the past three days, the romance bone in me

a sexy outfit for tomorrow, but

Cheetos and a tub of ice

you heard

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