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.

phone angrily on the bed and

was eating cereal and watching TV, while Tristan

working on

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

and staggered

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

his laptop

up with you? Is it that time

crack a joke, but I

to lan on the phone," I said with

Tristan exchanged a

and asked, "Wait,

go to

even got us a room at the Plaza because I said I wanted to be like Kevin from Home

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

what happened? He has

Tristan asked.

he’s got

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

even

gag, causing me to laugh

them about Ally

always the thorn on

was convinced that she was out to ruin my

idea, but Tristan brought up

really is sick 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

more logical and mature

should listen

petty wasn't gonna get me

my Christmas," I said, full of

your game plan?"

and be the

lan, then she’s important to

Christmas taking care of

you, Emmie.That's a very mature

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

if he

I tended to overcompensate and act mature, even though on

you guys’ plans for

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

meet my parents," Sophie said and she

"That's a big step,"

are dying to

about you?" I

I got some work to do for

eyes were glued to

through Christmas? Really?"

happen to

to get yourself a girlfriend.Your life is so

Sophie commented.

life’s not that

me and said, "Plus, I already have

a

eyes at

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

you can do

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

know what they say, more honey more problems.I like

could agree

say I never thought about being

me wrong, I love being in

did think that being single has its selling

Tiff for example, she could travel the world without having

Tristan here could focus on school and his future career without any soap opera

if you're happy, we're happy for you too, "I said to Tristan, "And hey, if you get bored, you can always take the

boyfriend? No, but

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

was the one that insisted to go with lan to the

if I wanted more

was just so

like I was third-wheeling on Ian

was so

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

know about, and they would laugh about things as I sat

three days of that, I gave

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

New Year's Eve and our suite

be the most romantic thing ever, ringing in the New

the past three

legs or picking out a sexy outfit for

and eating Cheetos and a tub of ice cream with a

you heard

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