Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

Chapter 79: Friendly Fire 

EMMA’s POV : 

"What's that?"

Tristan asked as he saw me putting up a painting on my bedroom wall.

"A birthday slash housewarming gift from Ian,"I replied.

Ian spent the night last night, but he had to return to the city early this morning.

I was sore and tired from our late night sessions, I ended up sleeping until late.

That afternoon, I woke up to a USPS delivery guy ringing my doorbell and giving me this big framed thing wrapped in brown paper.

On the wrapping was also a card and it said: Dearest Emma, Since I can’t bring you to the gallery just yet, I’m bringing a small piece of the gallery to you.

Happy sweet nineteen, my love.

So grateful you came into the world because you make my world better every day.

All my heart and soul, Ian.

Ian sent me a painting of his original work, titled Paint The Town Red.

On the painting were a skyline of New York City and a silhouette of a girl standing in the middle of it all.

Everything was in black and white except for the girl and the umbrella she was carrying and it was bright red.

After hanging the painting on my bedroom wall, I stood in front of it for a couple of minutes just staring at it and wondering what it meant.

"I'm assuming this painting’s about you?"

Tristan stood next to me and tilted his head to the side, studying the painting.

"I guess so?"

"What do you think it means?"

"I'm not too sure.I've been staring at it for the past fifteen minutes.The title is Paint The Town Red, but the town is in black and white..."

I had texted Ian thank you for the gift and he asked me if I liked it or not.

I told him of course I loved it, and then he asked me if I knew what the painting meant.

I wanted to say yes, but I had been staring at it for a while now and I had no clue.

"I think I know what it means,"

Tristan said suddenly.

"What?"I turned to him quickly.

"The only thing that’s red is the girl with the umbrella.That’s the town, not the actual building,"

 "What?"

"The town...the place...or maybe his home is her, not the city itself,"

"Wow..."

I paused for a moment as the realization hit me.

What Tristan said was true.

I was calling me his world, this is what the painting meant.

"Damn, Tristan, that’s some observation skills you got there,"I went to grab my phone and texted Ian right away.

I wrote to him: "Am I red? Am I your world?"

Seconds later, he texted back: "Bingo.I knew you'd get it, you're such a smarty-pants,"I was smiling to myself as I read his text.

Even though I wasn’t the one who figured it out, I shamelessly took the compliment.

"So, your boyfriend painted this? He’s a great artist,"Tristan said again, he was still admiring the painting.

"Yeah, he is,"I nodded.

"I'm assuming last night went pretty well?"Tristan said with a sly smirk.

can say

damn thin,"he said as he knocked on the wall

being so loud last

god...don’t tell

lived next to my sister my entire life.It's the same thing,"he laughed and

I am so sorry

my hand went to cover

All night long.What was it, like, five sessions?"he

god!"I slapped myself on the face out of

gloat," Tristan laughed

I buy you lunch, will you erase last night from your

it lunch and dinner and you got yourself a deal,"he was totally

"Fine!" I breathed.

ever again, especially not in

grinned innocently and

with Ian around the apartment without a care in the world.I need to maintain

Ian and I made up, everything was right again in

to do, but he always made sure to make some time for me despite

was starting

I would have to declare a major by the

me pick my major, Sophie and Tristan pushed me to attend some of the student clubs

active member of the Korean Society on campus and

wasn't a bad idea.Joining all these clubs would give Aa SA im het me an idea of

and I got two words for you:

but I was also able to bring home free

and Sophie

I stopped attending the club

and it gave me a lot of insight on diversity and the

Japanese and got into K- Pop for a

so fancy! I also joined a

active back in high school, I was on the swim team and

enough for the varsity teams at UPenn, and

for me was

a few times because Tristan insisted that I go check

writer or a journalist like him, but I did enjoy print media because I loved

eye for visual arts, so he put me

wanna admit it at first, but I came to enjoy working for the advertising

ad should not only be visually appealing, but also catchy

classes, a little bit of social life, and a

time during the weekend

but we'd meet once

least once

alternate on

my turn to go visit him in

great at making time for each other.We've learned a lot from our previous

about the quantity of the

day, we would drop everything and our focus would be on

I

the 11 AM train to the city and grab lunch with

the air outside was a little

my black leggings and I completed the look with

to leave the apartment, when suddenly I

you! She was just using

and year "You don’t know the whole

Tristan clapped back.

You're my brother and I'll kill anyone

"I am not!"

"You are too!"

it wasn’t hard for me to take a peek

on his bed while Sophie was standing in front of him with her hands on her

tension in the air was thick and

of your business, Soph!"

so your business

what’s going on here?" I said cautiously with

"Nothing," Tristan muttered quickly.

"Emmie, good, you're here,"

said as she turned to me, "You can settle

is it?"

me to come

to her in front of Tristan, and

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