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

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

so loud last night and Tristan was sleeping in the room

god...don’t tell

it.I lived next to my sister my entire life.It's the same

I am so sorry you

cover my mouth,

night long.What was it, like, five

my god!"I slapped myself on the

least you're still apologetic.Sophie would just gloat," Tristan laughed again as he made his way

you lunch, will you erase last night from

lunch and dinner and you got yourself a deal,"he

"Fine!" I breathed.

a word of this ever again,

grinned innocently and

can’t just have crazy bunny sex with Ian around the apartment without a care in the world.I need to maintain some type of dignity

fiasco and Ian and I made up, everything was right

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

started however, I was starting

sophomore, I would have to declare a major by the end of this

pushed me to attend some of the student clubs at

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

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

club, and I got two words

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

and Sophie loved

my passion so I stopped attending the

some cultural clubs and it gave me a lot of insight on diversity and

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

wine, so fancy! I also joined

in high school, I was on the swim

think I was good enough for the varsity teams

me was

a few times because Tristan insisted that I go check

a writer or a journalist like him, but I

eye for visual arts, so he put me in

didn't wanna admit it at first, but I came

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

my afternoon classes, a little bit of social life,

Ian and I would make time during the weekend to go see each

week, but we'd meet once every

at least once

alternate on who goes

week it was my turn to go visit

for each other.We've learned a lot from

the quantity of the time, but about

see each other, even if it was only for a day, we would drop everything and our focus would be on

I was

the city

late October, so the

this cute white sweater and my black leggings and I

to leave the apartment, when suddenly

She was just

voice was loud and year "You don’t know

Tristan clapped back.

brother and I'll kill anyone

"I am not!"

"You are too!"

it wasn’t

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

tension in the air was thick

your business,

my brother so your business

said cautiously

"Nothing," Tristan muttered quickly.

"Emmie, good, you're here,"

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

it?" I

me to come

was standing next to her in front of Tristan,

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