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.

phone angrily on the

Tristan were in the living room, Sophie was eating cereal and

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

Is it

to crack a joke,

talked to lan on the phone,"

and Tristan exchanged

to me and asked, "Wait, let

supposed to go to a Van

because I said I wanted to be

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

happened? He has to work

Tristan asked.

he’s got

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

her! I don’t even like her name,

causing me to

told them about Ally

always the thorn on

time, I was convinced that she was

same idea, but Tristan

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

was the more logical and

decided I should

being petty wasn't

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

game

there and be the supportive girlfriend that I am," I

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

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

for you, Emmie.That's

hard.Okay, confession time: lan and I were eight years apart, I

if he

and act mature, even though on

are you

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

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

"That's a big step,"

are dying to

about you?" I said

staying here. I got some

were glued

Christmas? Really?" I

happen to be

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

Sophie commented.

not that bad,"

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

a

eyes at him

drama.I'd rather focus on school, actually make something of myself, you know what I

can

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

honey more problems.I

could agree

be lying if I say I never thought about being

me wrong, I love

sometimes I did think that being single

Tiff for example, she could travel the world without having to

and his future career without

for you too, "I said to Tristan, "And hey, if you get bored, you can always take the

No, but thanks for

definitely rather stay here than be

third-wheel.I was the one that insisted to

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

was just so

third-wheeling on Ian and

was so doting on

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

and they would laugh about things as I sat

of that, I

the hospital by himself and I stayed

Year's Eve and our suite

ringing in the New

past three

be shaving my legs or picking out a sexy outfit for tomorrow, but I

eating Cheetos and a tub of ice cream

you heard that right.A

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