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

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

on the school

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

groaned incoherently and staggered towards the

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

his laptop screen and watched me

up with you? Is it that time of the month

crack a

talked to lan on the phone,"

and Tristan

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

go to a

because I said I wanted to be like Kevin from

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

He has to

Tristan asked.

got

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

I don’t even

pretended to gag, causing me

them about Ally

was always the thorn on

convinced that she was

had the same idea, but Tristan brought up

She did help him start

logical and mature

decided I should listen

petty wasn't gonna get me

ruin my Christmas," I said, full of resolution as I sipped

game plan?"

out there and be the supportive girlfriend that

then she’s important

care of her,

you, Emmie.That's a very mature

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

wondered if he

even though on the inside I was

me.What are you guys’ plans for

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

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

"That's a big step,"

and dad are

I

just staying here. I got some work to do for the

eyes were glued to that laptop

Christmas?

to

yourself a girlfriend.Your life is so sad, I'm

Sophie commented.

not that bad," He shushed

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

a real

rolled my eyes at him

focus on school, actually make something of myself, you know what I

you can do

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

they say, more honey more

could agree with

lying if I say

wrong, I love being in

I did think that

the world without having

and his future career without

"I said to Tristan, "And

precious time with your boyfriend? No, but thanks for the

thinking? Tristan would definitely rather stay here than be a third-wheel with me and

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

so if I wanted more time

was just

was third-wheeling on Ian and Ally’s

so

would bring her lunch every day and feed

know about, and they would laugh about

days of

himself and I stayed in his apartment, watching Home Alone, being ironically home

New Year's Eve

the New Year together in

three days, the romance

or picking out a sexy outfit for tomorrow, but I couldn't care

eating Cheetos and a tub

you heard

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