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.

you can say

ask.I've heard everything.These walls are pretty damn thin,"he said

loud last night and Tristan was sleeping in

my god...don’t tell

it.I lived next to my sister

sorry you had to

said as my hand went to cover my mouth, "I didn’t think you'd

All night long.What was it,

god!"I slapped myself on the face

Tristan laughed again as he made his way to

lunch, will you erase last night from

and you got yourself a deal,"he was totally milking

"Fine!" I breathed.

ever again, especially not in front of

grinned innocently

sheez.I need to remember I have roommates now.I can’t just have crazy bunny sex with Ian around the apartment without a care in

made up,

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

however, I was starting

have to declare a major by the end of this

and Tristan pushed me to attend

member of the Korean Society on campus and Tristan was working in the school

idea.Joining all these clubs would give Aa SA im het me an idea of

with the cooking club, and I got two words for you:

learn cooking various cuisines, but I was also able to bring home free food

Sophie loved

I stopped attending

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

little bit of Japanese and got into K- Pop for

and wine, so fancy!

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

was good enough for the varsity teams at UPenn, and I didn't

me

visited the school newspaper a few times because Tristan insisted

like him, but I did enjoy

for visual arts, so he

admit it at first, but I came to enjoy

good ad should not only be visually appealing, but also catchy and has a

afternoon classes, a little bit of social life, and a

make time during

but we'd meet

least once

on who goes

to go visit

at making time for each other.We've learned a lot

about the quantity of the

it was only for a day, we would drop everything and

was Saturday morning and I

AM train to the city and grab lunch with Ian by the Grand

late October, so the air outside was

on this cute white sweater and my black

about to leave the apartment, when suddenly I heard

told you! She was just using

year "You don’t know

Tristan clapped back.

I'll kill anyone

"I am not!"

"You are too!"

open, so it wasn’t hard for

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

in the air was

of your business, Soph!" Tristan

brother so your

here?" I said cautiously with my head peeking

"Nothing," Tristan muttered quickly.

"Emmie, good, you're here,"

turned to me, "You can settle this for us once

it?"

me to come

Tristan, and he just rolled his head

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