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

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

shot up instantly.I was being so loud last night

my god...don’t tell

to my sister my entire life.It's

sorry you had

to cover my mouth, "I

All night long.What was

myself on the face out of

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

I buy you lunch, will you erase last night from

you got yourself

"Fine!" I breathed.

not a word of this ever

captain,"he grinned innocently and kept

crazy bunny sex with Ian around the apartment without a care in the world.I need to maintain some

Ian and I made up, everything was right

still busy had a lot of work to do, but he always made sure to make some time for

however, I was starting to get busy

declare a major

major, Sophie and Tristan pushed

an active member of the Korean Society on campus and Tristan was

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

and I got

got to learn cooking various cuisines, but I was also

and Sophie loved

I

me a lot of insight on diversity and the different

Pop for a bit.I also

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

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

didn’t think I was good enough for the varsity teams at UPenn, and I didn't wanna commit to

sports team for me was

the school newspaper a few times because Tristan insisted that

him, but I did enjoy print media because I

visual arts, so he put me

but I came to enjoy working for the advertising

not only be

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

make time during the weekend to

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

at least

on who

was my turn to go

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

the quantity of the time, but about the

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

Saturday morning and I

to the city and grab lunch with Ian

the air

on this cute white sweater and my black leggings and I completed

to leave the apartment, when suddenly I heard yelling

told you! She was just using

was loud and year "You don’t know the whole story.Just butt

Tristan clapped back.

You're my brother and I'll kill anyone who

"I am not!"

"You are too!"

wasn’t hard for me to

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

air was thick and

none of your business,

brother so your

here?" I said cautiously with my head peeking

"Nothing," Tristan muttered quickly.

"Emmie, good, you're here,"

as she turned to me, "You can settle this

is it?"

motioned for me to come in and

Tristan, and he just rolled his

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