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

heard everything.These walls are pretty damn thin,"he said as he knocked on the

instantly.I was being so loud last night and Tristan was sleeping in the room

god...don’t

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

am so sorry you

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

night long.What was

slapped myself on the face

would just gloat," Tristan laughed

buy you lunch, will you erase last

got yourself a deal,"he was totally

"Fine!" I breathed.

ever again, especially not

innocently

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

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

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

was starting

have to declare a

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

was an active member of the Korean Society on campus and

would give Aa SA im

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

to learn cooking various cuisines, but I was also able

Sophie loved

so I stopped

me a lot

Pop for a bit.I also

wine, so fancy! I also joined a sports

in high school, I was on the swim team

I was good enough for the varsity teams at

joining the sports team for me was

I visited the school newspaper a few times because Tristan insisted that I go check

journalist like him, but I

eye for visual arts, so he put me in charge of

at first, but I

should not only be visually appealing, but also catchy

afternoon classes, a little bit of social life, and a decent amount of sleeping hours, my

Ian and I would make time during the weekend

week, but we'd

at least once

would alternate on who goes

my turn to go visit him in the

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

quantity of the time, but about the

each other, even if it was only for a day, we would drop everything

I was getting ready

train to the city and grab lunch with

the

my black leggings and I

to leave the apartment, when suddenly I heard yelling

you! She was just

loud and year "You don’t know

Tristan clapped back.

and I'll kill anyone

"I am not!"

"You are too!"

so it wasn’t hard for me

standing in front of him with her hands on

tension in the air was

your business,

your

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

"Nothing," Tristan muttered quickly.

"Emmie, good, you're here,"

"You can

it?" I

to come

of Tristan, and he just rolled his head back in

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