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

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

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

my god...don’t tell

my sister my entire life.It's the

I am so sorry you

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

was it, like, five sessions?"he

myself on

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

you lunch, will you erase

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

"Fine!" I breathed.

ever

grinned innocently and kept

roommates now.I can’t just have crazy bunny sex with Ian around

and Ian and I made up, everything

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

I was

a sophomore, I would have to declare a major by the end of

and Tristan pushed me to attend

active member of the Korean Society on

im het me an idea of what I would like

and I got two words for you:

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

and Sophie

my passion so I stopped attending the

clubs and it gave me a lot of insight

a little bit of Japanese and got into K- Pop for a bit.I also enjoyed old movie nights at the

wine, so fancy! I also joined a sports

in high school, I

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

me was mostly

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

a journalist like him,

so

at first, but I came to enjoy

should not only be visually appealing, but also catchy and

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

during the weekend to go

week, but we'd

at least

on who

was my turn to go visit him in the

each other.We've learned

about the quantity of the time, but about

we see each other, even if it was only for a day,

I was

to the city and grab lunch with Ian by the Grand Central

October, so the air outside

sweater and my black leggings and I completed the look with my

the apartment, when suddenly I heard yelling from Tristan’s

told you! She

year "You don’t

Tristan clapped back.

anyone who takes advantage of you.You're

"I am not!"

"You are too!"

it wasn’t hard for

was standing in front of him with

in the air

of your business, Soph!" Tristan

brother so your

what’s going on here?" I said cautiously

"Nothing," Tristan muttered quickly.

"Emmie, good, you're here,"

"You can settle this for us once and for

it?" I

for me to come in and I

her in front of Tristan, and he just

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