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 say

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

loud last night and Tristan

god...don’t tell

to my sister my entire life.It's the same

I am so sorry you had

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

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

myself on the face out

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

will you erase last night from

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

"Fine!" I breathed.

ever again, especially not in

captain,"he grinned innocently

Ian around the apartment without a

made up, everything was right again in the

had a lot of work to do, but he always made sure to make some time for me

was starting to get

to declare a major by

pick my major, Sophie and Tristan pushed

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

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

club, and I got two words

cuisines, but I

Sophie loved

my passion so I

a lot of insight on diversity and

a little bit of Japanese and got into K- Pop for a bit.I also enjoyed

wine, so fancy! I also joined

I

was good enough for the varsity teams at UPenn, and I

joining the sports team for me was

I visited the school newspaper a few times because Tristan insisted that

journalist like him, but I did enjoy print media because I

said that I had a good eye for visual arts, so he put me in charge of the advertisement

admit it at first, but I came to enjoy working

ad should not only be visually appealing, but also catchy and

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

make time during the weekend to go see each

but we'd meet once every two

at least

alternate on

to go visit him in the

for each other.We've learned a lot

about the quantity of the time,

even if it was only for a day, we

morning and I

train to the city and grab lunch with Ian

late October, so the air

white sweater and my black leggings

the apartment, when suddenly I heard yelling from

She was just

year "You don’t know the whole story.Just

Tristan clapped back.

my brother and I'll kill anyone

"I am not!"

"You are too!"

it wasn’t hard

standing

the air

of your business, Soph!" Tristan

my brother so your business

on here?" I said cautiously with my

"Nothing," Tristan muttered quickly.

"Emmie, good, you're here,"

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

is it?" I

come in and I

of Tristan, and he just rolled his head back

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