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 say

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

being so loud last night

my god...don’t

alright.I’m used to it.I lived next to my sister

I am so sorry

cover my mouth, "I

was

on the

just gloat," Tristan laughed again as

you erase last night from your

you got yourself

"Fine!" I breathed.

this ever again, especially not in

captain,"he grinned innocently and

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

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

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

I was

a sophomore, I would have to declare a

pick my major, Sophie and Tristan pushed me to attend some of the student clubs at

the Korean Society on campus and

wasn't a bad idea.Joining all these clubs would give Aa SA im het me an idea of what I would like to

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

I got to learn cooking various cuisines, but I

and Sophie loved

passion so I stopped attending

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

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

gave out cheese and wine, so fancy! I also

I

I was good enough for the varsity teams at UPenn, and

joining the sports team for me was mostly for exercising and

newspaper a few times because Tristan insisted

him, but

so he put me in charge of the

admit it at first, but I

ad should not only be visually appealing, but

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

make time during the weekend to go see

but

least once

would alternate on who goes

to go visit

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

of the time,

a day,

and I was

city and grab lunch with Ian by

was late October, so the

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

about to leave the apartment, when suddenly

She

voice was loud and year "You don’t

Tristan clapped back.

You're my brother and I'll kill anyone who takes advantage of

"I am not!"

"You are too!"

bedroom door was open, so it wasn’t

sitting on his bed while Sophie was standing

tension in the air was

your business,

my brother so your business

going on here?" I said

"Nothing," Tristan muttered quickly.

"Emmie, good, you're here,"

me, "You can settle this for us once

it?" I

motioned for me to come in

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

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