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

I don’t have to ask.I've heard everything.These walls are pretty damn thin,"he said as he knocked

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

god...don’t

to my sister

am so sorry you had to endure

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

long.What was

god!"I slapped myself on

apologetic.Sophie would just gloat," Tristan laughed

you lunch, will you erase last night from

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

"Fine!" I breathed.

ever again, especially

captain,"he grinned innocently and

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

birthday fiasco and Ian and I made

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

started however, I was starting to get busy

I would have to declare a major by the end of

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

on campus and Tristan was working in the

clubs would give Aa SA im het me an idea of what I would

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

only that I got to learn cooking various cuisines, but

Sophie loved

my passion so I stopped

me a lot of insight on diversity

little bit of Japanese and got into K- Pop for a bit.I

so fancy! I also joined a sports

I was on the swim team

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

joining the sports team for me was mostly

school newspaper a few times because Tristan insisted that I go check it

writer or a journalist like him, but I did

arts, so he put

wanna admit it at first, but I came to enjoy working for

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

social life, and a decent amount of

make time during the

couldn't meet every week, but

at least once a

on who goes

it was my turn to

making time for each

of the time, but about

other, even if it was only for a day, we would drop everything and our focus would be

was Saturday morning and I was getting ready to

the city and grab lunch with Ian

October, so the air outside was a little

cute white sweater and my black leggings

just about to leave the apartment, when suddenly I

you! She was

and year "You

Tristan clapped back.

anyone who takes advantage of

"I am not!"

"You are too!"

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

on his bed while Sophie was standing in front of him with

in the air was thick

your business, Soph!" Tristan

brother so your business is

going on here?" I said cautiously with my head

"Nothing," Tristan muttered quickly.

"Emmie, good, you're here,"

she turned to me, "You can settle this

it?" I

for me to come in and

of Tristan, and he just rolled his

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