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

have to ask.I've heard everything.These walls are pretty damn

so loud last night and Tristan was sleeping in the

god...don’t tell

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

am so sorry you had

to cover my mouth, "I didn’t think

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

god!"I slapped myself on the face out of sheer

gloat," Tristan laughed again as he made his way to

I buy you lunch, will you erase last night

lunch and dinner and you got

"Fine!" I breathed.

word of this ever

innocently and kept

remember I have roommates now.I can’t just have crazy bunny sex with Ian

birthday fiasco and Ian and I made up, everything was right again in the

lot of work to do, but he always made

school started however, I was starting to get busy

have to declare a major by the end of

pick my major, Sophie and Tristan pushed me to

active member of the Korean Society on campus and Tristan was

Aa SA im het me an idea of what

club, and I got two

that I got to learn cooking various cuisines, but I was also able

and Sophie loved

so I stopped attending

me a lot of

a little bit of Japanese and got into K- Pop for a bit.I also enjoyed old movie nights at

out cheese and wine, so fancy! I also joined a

active back in high school, I was

for the varsity teams at UPenn, and I

for me was

visited the school newspaper 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

a good eye for visual arts, so he

didn't wanna admit it at first, but I came to enjoy working for

be visually appealing, but also catchy and has

these clubs plus my afternoon classes, a little bit of social life, and a decent

make time during

couldn't meet every week, but we'd meet

at least once a

alternate on who

my turn to go visit him

for each other.We've

the quantity of the time,

day, we would drop everything and our

and I was getting

the 11 AM train to the city and grab lunch with Ian by the Grand

late October, so the air outside

my black leggings and I completed the look with my

leave the apartment, when

She was just

and year "You don’t know the

Tristan clapped back.

and I'll kill anyone who takes advantage of you.You're too

"I am not!"

"You are too!"

so it wasn’t hard for me

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

in the air

none of your business, Soph!"

brother so your

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

"Nothing," Tristan muttered quickly.

"Emmie, good, you're here,"

me, "You can settle this for

it?" I

for me to come in and I

next to her in front of Tristan, and he just rolled his

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