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

damn thin,"he

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

god...don’t

my sister

I am so sorry

went to cover my mouth, "I didn’t

long.What was it, like, five sessions?"he

slapped myself on the face out

still apologetic.Sophie would just gloat," Tristan laughed

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

dinner and you got yourself a deal,"he

"Fine!" I breathed.

ever again,

innocently

need to remember I have roommates now.I can’t just have crazy bunny sex with Ian around the apartment without a care in the world.I need to maintain some type

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

to do, but he always made

school started however, I was starting

a major by the end of this academic

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

was an active member of the Korean Society on campus and

SA im het me an idea of what I

and I got two

various cuisines, but I was also able to bring home free food every

Sophie loved

my passion so I stopped attending the club after a

me a lot of insight on diversity

K- Pop for a

cheese and wine, so fancy! I also joined a

back in high school, I was on the swim team and I

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

for me was mostly for exercising

times because Tristan insisted

him, but I did enjoy print media

a good eye for visual arts, so he

but I

good ad should not only be visually appealing,

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

and I would make time during the weekend

every week, but we'd

at least

alternate on who goes

to go visit him in

making time for each other.We've learned a

wasn’t about the quantity of

was only for a day, we would drop

Saturday morning and I was

AM train to the city and grab lunch

late October, so the air outside was a

cute white sweater and my black leggings and I completed the

apartment, when

She

year "You don’t know the whole

Tristan clapped back.

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

"I am not!"

"You are too!"

door was open, so it wasn’t hard

was standing in front

air was thick and

none of your business,

so your business is

what’s going on here?" I said cautiously

"Nothing," Tristan muttered quickly.

"Emmie, good, you're here,"

she turned to me, "You can

it?"

to come in and

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

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