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

don’t have 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

god...don’t

to my sister

sorry you had to

went to cover

was it, like, five sessions?"he

my god!"I slapped myself on the face

just gloat," Tristan laughed again

I buy you lunch, will you erase last night from your

and you got yourself a deal,"he was

"Fine!" I breathed.

of this ever again, especially not in front of

captain,"he grinned innocently

now.I can’t just have crazy bunny sex with Ian around the apartment

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

had a lot of work to do, but he always made sure

was starting to get

I would have to declare a major by the end of

pick my major, Sophie and Tristan pushed

was an active member of the Korean Society on

would give Aa SA im het me an idea of

started with the cooking club, and I got two words

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

Sophie

so I stopped attending the club after a

it gave me a lot of

got into K- Pop for a bit.I also enjoyed old

cheese and wine, so fancy! I also joined

was pretty active back in high school, I

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

team for me was mostly for exercising and

newspaper a few times because Tristan insisted that I go

like him, but I

a good eye for visual arts, so he put me in charge of the advertisement section in the

but I

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

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

during the

but we'd meet once every two

at least once a

on who goes

was my turn to go

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

quantity of the

was only for a day, we would drop everything

and I was getting ready

on taking the 11 AM train to the city and

late October, so the air outside was a little

this cute white sweater and my black leggings and I completed the look with

was just about to leave the apartment, when suddenly I heard yelling

told you! She was

year "You don’t know the whole

Tristan clapped back.

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

"I am not!"

"You are too!"

was open, so it wasn’t hard for

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

air was thick and

your business, Soph!" Tristan

your

I said cautiously with my head peeking

"Nothing," Tristan muttered quickly.

"Emmie, good, you're here,"

can settle this for us once

it?"

to come

of Tristan, and he

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