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

have to ask.I've heard everything.These walls are pretty damn thin,"he said as he knocked on the wall

so loud last night and Tristan was sleeping in the room next

my god...don’t

used to it.I lived next to my sister my entire life.It's the same thing,"he laughed and

so sorry you had to

went to cover

long.What was

slapped myself on the

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

you lunch, will you erase last night from your

and dinner and you got yourself a

"Fine!" I breathed.

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

innocently and

can’t just have crazy bunny sex with Ian around the apartment without a care in the

Ian and I made up, everything

but he always made sure to make

started however, I was starting to

have to declare a major by

and Tristan pushed

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

im het me an idea of what

started with the cooking club, and I

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

and Sophie

wasn’t my passion so I

some cultural clubs and it gave me a lot of insight on diversity and the different cultures of

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

so fancy! I

high school, I was on the

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

for me was mostly for

visited the school newspaper a few times because Tristan insisted that

a writer or a journalist like him, but I did enjoy print media because I loved

so he put me in charge of the advertisement section in

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

be visually

social life, and a decent amount of sleeping hours,

during the weekend

every week, but we'd meet once every two

least once

alternate on who

turn to

time for each other.We've learned a lot from

about the quantity of

it was only for a day,

I

taking the 11 AM train to the city and grab lunch with

so the air outside was a

cute white sweater and my black

apartment, when suddenly I heard yelling

you! She was just using

year "You

Tristan clapped back.

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

"I am not!"

"You are too!"

so it wasn’t hard

his bed while Sophie was standing in front of

air

none of your business, Soph!"

so your business is my

going on here?" I said

"Nothing," Tristan muttered quickly.

"Emmie, good, you're here,"

turned to me, "You can settle this for

it?" I

for me to come in and I

front of Tristan, and he just rolled his head back in

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