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

pretty damn thin,"he said as

so loud last night and Tristan was sleeping in the room

god...don’t tell

sister my entire life.It's the same thing,"he

sorry you had to endure

said as my hand went to cover

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

on

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

buy you lunch, will you

you got yourself

"Fine!" I breathed.

ever again, especially

innocently and kept

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

and Ian and I made up, everything

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

I was

sophomore, I would have to declare a major

Tristan pushed me to attend some

was an active member of the Korean Society on campus

im het me an idea of what I would like to major

cooking club, and I got two words for

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

Sophie

my passion so I

I joined some cultural clubs and it gave me a lot of

Pop for a bit.I also enjoyed

gave out cheese and wine, so fancy! I also

I was on the

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

joining the sports team for me was mostly for exercising and

the school newspaper a few times because Tristan insisted that I

writer or a journalist like him, but

had a good eye for visual arts, so he put me in charge

at first, but I came to enjoy working for

learned that a good ad should not only be

of social

Ian and I would make time during the weekend to go see

but we'd

least once

alternate on who goes

turn to go visit

for each other.We've

the quantity of

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

Saturday morning and I was getting ready to

AM train to the city and

late October, so the air

put on this cute white sweater and my black

leave the apartment, when suddenly I

She was just using

loud and year "You

Tristan clapped back.

I'll kill anyone who takes advantage of

"I am not!"

"You are too!"

open, so it wasn’t hard for me to take a peek

standing in

in the air was thick

of your business, Soph!" Tristan

your business is

here?" I said cautiously with

"Nothing," Tristan muttered quickly.

"Emmie, good, you're here,"

can

is it?"

for me to come

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

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