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

living room, Sophie was eating cereal and watching TV,

working on the

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

and

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

looked up from his laptop screen and watched

Is it that

to crack a joke, but I

just talked to lan on the phone," I said with

Tristan exchanged

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

supposed to go to

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

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

what happened? He has

Tristan asked.

he’s got this

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

hate her! I don’t even like

to gag, causing me to laugh

them

always the thorn on

I was convinced that she was out

the same idea, but Tristan brought up an interesting

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

was the more logical and mature out of all of

I should listen

petty wasn't gonna get

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

game plan?" Sophie

the supportive girlfriend that I am," I said

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

lan's gonna have to spend Christmas taking care of

you, Emmie.That's a

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

I wondered if he

overcompensate and act mature, even though on

me.What are you guys’

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

to meet my parents," Sophie said and she did

"That's a big step,"

are dying to meet

you?" I said

got some work to do

were glued to that

Christmas? Really?"

to be

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

Sophie commented.

not that bad," He

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

a real

my eyes at

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

you can do

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

know what they say, more honey more problems.I like my life right now.It’s

could agree with

be lying if I say I never thought about

wrong, I love being

I did think that being single has

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

and his future career without any soap opera

if you're happy, we're happy for you too, "I said to Tristan, "And

time with your boyfriend? No, but thanks for the offer though,"

rather

one that

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

it was just so

like I was third-wheeling on

so doting

day and feed her when

and they would laugh about things

three days of

the hospital by himself and I stayed in his apartment,

day before New Year's Eve and our suite reservation was for

thing ever, ringing in the

after what I’ve witnessed the past three days, the romance bone

a sexy outfit for tomorrow, but I couldn't

night watching TV and eating Cheetos

you heard that right.A

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