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

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

last night and Tristan was sleeping

my god...don’t

lived next to my sister

am so sorry you had

said as my hand went to cover my mouth,

night long.What was it, like,

god!"I slapped myself on

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

you erase last night from

dinner and you got yourself a deal,"he

"Fine!" I breathed.

ever again, especially not

grinned innocently and

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

I made

always made sure to make some time for me despite

school started however, I was starting to get busy

declare a major by the

my major, Sophie and Tristan pushed me to attend some of

member of the Korean Society on campus and Tristan was working

a bad idea.Joining all these clubs would give Aa SA im het me an idea of what I would like

started with the cooking club, and I got

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

and Sophie

my passion so I stopped attending the

me a lot

Japanese and got into K- Pop

wine, so fancy! I also joined a

high school, I was on the swim team

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

for me was mostly for exercising

a few times because Tristan insisted that I go

much of a writer or a journalist like him, but I

good eye for visual arts, so

first, but I came

only be visually appealing, but

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

and I would make time during

couldn't meet every week, but we'd meet once every two

at least

alternate on

to go visit

for each other.We've

about the quantity of the time, but about

it was only for a day,

was Saturday morning and I was getting ready

the city and grab lunch with Ian by the Grand Central

October, so the air

and my black

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

She

year "You

Tristan clapped back.

my brother and I'll kill anyone

"I am not!"

"You are too!"

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

of your business, Soph!"

your

said cautiously with my head peeking

"Nothing," Tristan muttered quickly.

"Emmie, good, you're here,"

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

it?" I

me to come in

her in front of Tristan, and he just

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