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

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

was being so loud last night and Tristan was sleeping

my god...don’t

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

am so sorry

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

was it, like,

myself on the face out of

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

lunch, will you erase last

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

"Fine!" I breathed.

a word of this ever

innocently and

sheez.I 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

and I made up, everything was right

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

however, I was starting to get

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

pick my major, Sophie and Tristan pushed me to attend

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

Aa SA im het me an idea of what I

club, and I got

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

Sophie loved

wasn’t my passion so I stopped attending the

I joined some cultural clubs and it gave me a lot

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

so fancy! I also joined a

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

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

sports team for me

a few times because Tristan insisted

or a journalist like him, but

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

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

learned that a good ad should not only be visually appealing, but also

classes, a little bit of social life,

time during the weekend to go

week, but we'd meet once

at least once

would alternate on who goes

week it was my turn to

great at making time for each other.We've learned a lot

wasn’t about the quantity of the time, but about

a day, we would drop everything

and I was

train to the city and grab lunch with Ian by

October, so the

on this cute white sweater and my black leggings and I completed the look with my knee-length

was just about to leave the apartment, when suddenly

She

year "You don’t know the whole

Tristan clapped back.

I'll kill anyone who takes advantage of you.You're

"I am not!"

"You are too!"

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

was standing in front of him with

tension in the air was thick and

none of your business, Soph!" Tristan

my brother so your business is

here?" I said cautiously with

"Nothing," Tristan muttered quickly.

"Emmie, good, you're here,"

me, "You can settle this for

it?" I

motioned for me to come in

Tristan,

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