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

Tristan were in the living room, Sophie was eating

working on the school

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

and

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

from his laptop screen and watched

you? Is it

to crack a joke,

on the phone,"

Tristan

"Wait, let me guess,

were supposed to go to a Van

because I said I wanted to be

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

He has to

Tristan asked.

got

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

hate her! I don’t even

to gag, causing

them about

the thorn on my

a time, I was convinced that she was out

had the same idea, but Tristan brought up

trying to be a good friend for her? She did

and mature out

I should

petty wasn't gonna get

this ruin my Christmas," I said, full of

game plan?" Sophie

and be the supportive

lan, then she’s important to me

Christmas taking care

for you, Emmie.That's

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

he thought I was

tended to overcompensate and act mature, even though on the inside I

you guys’ plans for

the couch next to them, eager to change the

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

"That's a big step,"

are dying to meet

I said to

just staying here. I got some work to

eyes were glued to that laptop

through Christmas?

to be enjoying

yourself a girlfriend.Your life is so sad,

Sophie commented.

my life’s not that

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

a real

at him and he

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

can do

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

say, more honey more problems.I

agree

would be lying if I say I never thought about being

wrong, I love being in a

did think that

example, she could travel the world without having to

and his future career without any

Tristan, "And hey, if you get bored, you can always take the train

precious time with your boyfriend? No, but thanks for

course, what was I thinking? Tristan would definitely rather stay here than be a

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

wanted more time with

it was just so

I was third-wheeling

so doting on

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

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

after three days of

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

New Year's Eve

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

witnessed the past three days, the romance bone in me

picking out a sexy outfit for tomorrow, but I

spent the night watching TV and eating Cheetos and a tub

heard that right.A

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