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

living room, Sophie was eating cereal and watching TV, while

working on the

"Good morning, Emmie.Cereal?"

Sophie beamed cheerfully.

"Ugh, hmm,"

incoherently and

"Uh-oh.That doesn’t look good,"

Sophie said to Tristan.

looked up from his laptop screen

it that time of the month

a joke, but I wasn't

the phone,"

and Tristan exchanged

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

to go

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

"Aw, that was sweet,"

Sophie pouted.

He has to work

Tristan asked.

got this

"That girl Ally?"

Sophie narrowed her eyebrows.

"Yup,"

even

gag, causing

told them about Ally

was always the thorn on my

she was

idea, but Tristan brought

is sick and Ian’s just trying to be a good friend for her? She did help him start the gallery,

was the more logical and mature out

decided I should listen

petty wasn't gonna get

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

game plan?"

out there and be the supportive girlfriend

Ally’s important for lan, then

Christmas taking care of her, I'll be

Emmie.That's a very

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

I wondered if he thought I was

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

you guys’

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

meet my parents," Sophie said and she did a

"That's a big step,"

are dying to

you?" I said

staying here. I got some

eyes were glued

through Christmas? Really?"

to be

girlfriend.Your life is so

Sophie commented.

up, my life’s not that bad,"

and said, "Plus, I already have

me, a real

at him

much drama.I'd rather focus on school, actually

can

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

honey more

could agree

I say I

me wrong, I love being in a

that being single has its

example, she could travel the world without having to worry about a

focus on school and his

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

disturb your precious time with your boyfriend? No, but thanks

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

one that insisted to go with lan to the

more time

it was

was third-wheeling on

was so doting

every day and feed

about, and they would laugh about things as I

three days of that, I gave

himself and I stayed in his

the day before New Year's Eve and our suite reservation

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

three days, the romance bone in me

should be shaving my legs or picking out a

eating Cheetos

heard that right.A

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