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

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 next

god...don’t tell

used to it.I lived next to my sister

I am so sorry you had

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

night long.What was

slapped myself on the face

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

lunch, will you erase last night

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

"Fine!" I breathed.

not a word of this ever again, especially not in front of

grinned innocently and

need to remember I have roommates now.I can’t just have crazy bunny sex with Ian around

and Ian and I made up,

work to do, but he always made

was starting

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

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

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

give Aa SA im

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

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

Sophie loved

wasn’t my passion so I

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

little bit of Japanese and got into K- Pop for

wine, so fancy! I also joined a

school, I was on the swim

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

the sports team for me was mostly for exercising

school newspaper a few times because Tristan insisted

of a writer or a journalist like him, but I did enjoy print media because I loved

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

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

should not only be visually appealing,

classes, a little bit of social life, and a

make time during the weekend to

but we'd meet once every

least once

would alternate on who

was my turn to go visit

each

wasn’t about the quantity of

if it was only for a day, we would drop

and I was getting ready to

11 AM train to the city and grab lunch with Ian by the

late October, so the air outside

black

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

you! She was just using

voice was loud and year "You don’t know the

Tristan clapped back.

and I'll kill anyone who takes

"I am not!"

"You are too!"

bedroom door was open, so it wasn’t hard for me

while Sophie was standing in front of him with her hands

in the air was thick

your business,

brother so your business is

on here?" I said cautiously with my head peeking

"Nothing," Tristan muttered quickly.

"Emmie, good, you're here,"

me, "You can settle this

is it?"

for me to come in and

next to her in front of Tristan,

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