Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

EMMA’s POV : 

----- THREE MONTHS AGO - - - - -

 "You're gonna do great,"

Elliott said as he took my shaking hands.

"You got this, E,"

Tristan gave me a reassuring smile.

Elliott, Tristan, and I were standing in front of the massive structure that was the Hudson Yards in New York City.

It was a very special day today, I was having my first ever job interview in the famous New York Magazine.

I was absolutely over the moon when I got the call for an interview.

Sophie, Tristan, Elliott, and I were having dinner together at a restaurant when I got the news.

They were excited for me too.

So much so, that Tristan offered to drive me to the city for the interview.

Sophie had a meeting with her professor today, so she couldn't come.

But she promised that she would be waiting at home with pizza and champagne.

We were gonna celebrate this moment no matter what, because whatever happens, at least I got to tell people that I was getting interviewed by David Haskell, one of the greatest editors of all time.

This was pretty much my dream job.

If I ace this interview, I could be the next editorial assistant to David Haskell or to the other great editors that worked in the magazine.

I would be living in New York City right after graduation, working at one of the greatest publishing companies in the world.

I mean, what else could be better than that? "Oh God, I'm so nervous, I think I’m gonna hurl,"

I was taking deep breaths and trying my best not to hyperventilate.

"Just go in there and be yourself.You don’t have to worry about anything,"Elliott said.

"Yeah, they'll be crazy not to hire someone like you,"

Tristan agreed.

I still didn’t feel ready, but there was no more time to waste.

I nodded at them, took another deep breath, and curled my hands into fists.

With confidence as strong as the croissant I ate this morning, I turned to my heels and climbed the stairs towards the entrance.

"Here goes nothing,"I mumbled to myself.

Walking into the grand lobby of the building, I suddenly felt so self-aware that my heels were too loud.

Slowly, I made my way to the receptionist and told her I was here for the interview.

She directed me to the waiting room area and told me to wait there.

There were several other people waiting alongside me.

There was a guy who kept twitching and fixing his glasses every ten seconds.

And there was a girl with a severe case of the hiccups.

I waited for about twenty minutes before they finally called me in and said David Haskell was ready to see me.

I saw a glimpse of the room where the interview was taking place and I gulped instinctively.

I saw David Haskell sitting there, alongside two other people who I assumed were other senior editors in the magazine.

"No matter what happens, I’m here for the experience,"

I repeated the sentence like a mantra as I stood up.

"I'm proud of you even for just going in here and trying,"

The lady that escorted me into the room probably thought I was weird, talking to myself like this.

Excuse me, but I had never been so nervous in my life before.

This interview was gonna determine my future for the next, I don’t know how many years.

And with that thought in mind, I took a deep breath and stepped into David Haskell’s office.

"So? How'd it go?"

questions and expectations as they saw me walking

every move as I stepped down the long stairs slowly

tall high heels today, as I

walked too fast, however, I might just do the

"It went...kind of great!"

I told them.

couldn’t stop the smile

and intimidated at first, but David Haskell is such a great person.He’s

it went

knew you

as I was an

me on the

a while, what did you

Tristan asked.

dream was also to work for a newspaper

something heavier on the journalistic side than

on lifestyle, culture, politics, and the world of

preferred something more like The New York Times or The

to wait about twenty minutes for David Haskell to finish

in after them and we did

my school, the dean of my department which happened to be great friends with him, and then we talked about my year

saw some of my portfolio, and then he asked me if I was willing

hired’,

"Wow, that sure does,"

will be in touch within the week to let me know further

I continued.

Dude, that pretty

Tristan said matter-of-factly.

T. I don’t wanna get my hopes up, but I

fingers crossed and

a great opportunity

working right away after college and in a place like the

news, right? We should

do you have in mind?"I asked

hours to kill,

a great sushi place not too far

Tristan said.

haven't eaten all day because

motioned for Tristan

"Ew, TMI,"

Tristan rolled his eyes.

lunch, E.You’re gonna be a

thought of being a salary woman brought a smile

in my high heels and silk blazer, walking up those flights

"Fine.Get whatever you want, lunch is on

"Yes!"

put his hands

this place called Sushi Seki in the heart

so we decided to take advantage of the

place, it was probably the best sushi I’ve had in my

lunch, we decided to take a walk around Central Park before

were not made for walking,

them heels on, and plus, I had Elliott and Tristan with me so I was pretty much putting my body weight on

in between Tristan and Elliott, my left arm was

is New

in wonder as he took in

trees were green and full, the flowers were blooming, people

you've been in Philly for almost a year and you never visited New York City.It’s only a

Tristan said.

me for confirmation, saying, "I guess we just never got a

nervous laugh

come visit, there were plenty of

city, I saw my fiancée kissed another girl and we broke up in the middle of

traumatic, to

we

Elliott muttered casually.

was busy

to the side to avoid eye contact with Elliott, but I caught

on his face

exactly why I never wanted to come

it was like we were having

lan, didn’t

say a

awkward silence for a few more seconds before Tristan coughed and