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

Sophie was eating cereal and watching TV, while Tristan was typing

on the

"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

it that time of the month

tried to crack a joke, but I

lan on the phone," I said with another

Tristan

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

were supposed to go to a Van Gogh

a room at the Plaza because I said I wanted to be like

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

happened? He has to

Tristan asked.

he’s got this

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

I don’t even like her

gag, causing me

told them

was always the thorn on my

convinced that she was out to ruin my

but Tristan

to be a good friend for her? She

logical and

decided I should listen to

petty wasn't

I said, full of resolution as I sipped a gulp

your game

be the supportive girlfriend that

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

spend Christmas taking care

for you, Emmie.That's a

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

wondered if he

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

about me.What are you guys’ plans for

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

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

"That's a big step,"

and dad are dying to meet

about you?" I

some work to do

were glued to that laptop

through Christmas?

to

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

Sophie commented.

up, my life’s not that bad," He shushed

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

a

rolled my eyes at him

on school, actually make

can do both?"Sophie

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

say, more honey more problems.I like my life

could agree

if I say I never thought about being

love being in a

I did think that being single

world without having to worry about a boyfriend at home

on school and his future career

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

time with your boyfriend? No, but

would definitely rather stay here than

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

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

was just so

like I was third-wheeling on Ian and Ally’s

so doting on

day and feed her when she didn't

had these inside jokes that I didn’t know about, and they would laugh about things as I sat there, scratching

of that, I

Ian go to the hospital by himself and I stayed in

was the day before New Year's Eve and

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

past three days,

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

Cheetos and a tub of ice cream with a

heard

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