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

heard everything.These walls are pretty damn thin,"he said as he knocked on

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

my god...don’t tell

to my sister my entire life.It's

sorry

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

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

god!"I slapped myself on the face out

still apologetic.Sophie would just gloat," Tristan laughed again

you lunch, will you erase

and dinner and you got yourself a deal,"he

"Fine!" I breathed.

ever again, especially not

grinned innocently and kept

sheez.I need to remember I have roommates now.I can’t just have crazy bunny sex with Ian around

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

work to do, but he always made sure to make some time

was starting to get busy

a major by the end

pushed me to attend some of the

member of the Korean Society on campus and

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

first started with the cooking club, and I got two

learn cooking various cuisines, but I was also able

Sophie

my passion so I stopped

gave me a lot of insight on diversity and the different cultures of

K- Pop

gave out cheese and wine, so

was pretty active back in high school, I was on the

the varsity teams

for me was mostly

few times

or a journalist like him, but I did enjoy print

arts, so he put

but I came to enjoy working for the advertising

a good ad should not only be visually appealing,

plus my afternoon classes, a little bit of social life, and a decent amount of sleeping

time during the weekend to

every week, but we'd meet once every two

at least

would alternate on who

week it was my turn to go visit

great at making time for each other.We've

the quantity of the time, but

it was only for a day, we would drop everything

was Saturday morning and I was getting ready to

the 11 AM train to the city and grab

was late October, so the air outside was

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 I heard yelling from Tristan’s

you! She

year "You don’t know

Tristan clapped back.

kill anyone

"I am not!"

"You are too!"

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

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

in the air was thick

of your business, Soph!" Tristan

your business

said cautiously with my

"Nothing," Tristan muttered quickly.

"Emmie, good, you're here,"

as she turned to me, "You can settle this for us once

is it?"

me to come

Tristan, and he just rolled his

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