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.

my phone angrily on the bed and walked

the living room, Sophie was eating cereal

working on the school

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

incoherently and staggered towards

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

up from his laptop screen

Is it that time of the

tried to crack a joke,

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

Tristan exchanged a

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

to go to a

a room at the Plaza because I said

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

what happened? He

Tristan asked.

he’s got

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

even like her

pretended to gag, causing me

told them about

the thorn

a time, I was convinced that she was out to ruin my relationship

the same idea, but Tristan brought up an interesting

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

the more logical and mature out

I should listen

being petty wasn't gonna get

enough is enough.I’m not gonna let this ruin my Christmas," I said,

game plan?" Sophie

be the supportive

for lan, then she’s important to me

spend Christmas taking care of her, I'll be right there with

for you, Emmie.That's a

her eyes sarcastically.She knew I was trying too hard.Okay, confession time: lan and I were eight

if he thought I was a

overcompensate and act mature, even though on the inside I was

about me.What are you guys’ plans

change the subject.The more I thought

bringing Micah to New Jersey to meet my parents,"

"That's a big step,"

are

you?" I

some work to do

were glued to that laptop

Christmas? Really?"

to be

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

Sophie commented.

up, my life’s not that

at me and said, "Plus, I already have

me, a

at him and he

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

you can

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

more honey more problems.I

agree

lying if I say

get me wrong, I love being in a relationship

sometimes I did think that

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

on school and his future career without any soap

too, "I said to Tristan, "And hey, if you get bored, you

boyfriend? No, but thanks for the offer though,"

rather stay here than be

that insisted to go with lan to the

so if I wanted more time with him, I had

it was just

was third-wheeling on Ian

was so

would bring her lunch every day and feed

these inside jokes that I didn’t know about, and they would laugh

three days of that,

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

day before New Year's Eve and our suite

to be the most romantic thing ever, ringing in the New Year together in such a

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

a

and eating Cheetos and a tub of ice cream with a

heard that right.A

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