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 said as

eyes shot up instantly.I was being so loud last night and

my god...don’t tell

lived next to my sister

am so sorry you

to cover my mouth, "I

long.What was it,

my god!"I slapped myself on the face

Tristan laughed again as he

you lunch, will you erase

you got yourself a deal,"he

"Fine!" I breathed.

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

grinned innocently and kept

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

and Ian and I made up, everything was right again in

to do, but he always made

started however, I was starting to

would have to declare a major by the end of

Tristan pushed me to attend

an active member of the Korean Society on campus

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

started with the cooking club, and

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

and Sophie

wasn’t my passion so I stopped attending the club after a

a lot

got into K- Pop for a bit.I also enjoyed old movie

so fancy! I also

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

for the varsity teams at UPenn, and I didn't wanna commit to

me

school newspaper a few times

wasn't much of a writer or a journalist like him, but I

eye for visual arts, so he

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

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

of social life,

would make time during the

but we'd meet once every two

least once a

alternate on who

was my turn to go

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

wasn’t about the quantity of the

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

and I was getting ready

city and grab lunch with Ian by the Grand

so the air outside was a little

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

to leave the apartment,

you! She was just using

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

Tristan clapped back.

You're my brother and I'll kill anyone who takes

"I am not!"

"You are too!"

was open, so it wasn’t hard for me

was standing in front

air was thick

your business, Soph!"

so your business

here?" I said cautiously with

"Nothing," Tristan muttered quickly.

"Emmie, good, you're here,"

she turned to me, "You can settle

is it?"

for me to come in and I followed

in front of Tristan, and he just

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