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

walls are pretty damn thin,"he said as he knocked on the

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

god...don’t tell

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

am so sorry you

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

All night long.What was it,

god!"I slapped myself on the face out of sheer

Tristan laughed again as he

you lunch, will you

and dinner and you got yourself a deal,"he

"Fine!" I breathed.

this ever

captain,"he grinned innocently and

bunny sex with Ian around the apartment without a care in the world.I need to maintain some type of

fiasco and Ian and I made up, everything

always made sure to make some time for me despite his

school started however, I was starting

I would have to declare a major by the end

major, Sophie and Tristan pushed me to attend some of

an active member of the Korean Society on campus

im het me an idea of what I would like to major

the cooking club, and I

but I was also able to

Sophie loved

cooking wasn’t my passion so I stopped

me a lot of insight on diversity and the different cultures

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

gave out cheese and wine, so fancy! I

pretty active back in high school, I was on the swim team and

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

me was mostly for

times because

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

good eye for visual arts, so he put me in charge

I came

that a good ad should not only be visually appealing, but also catchy and has

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

and I would make time during the weekend to go

but we'd meet once every

at least once

on

my turn to go

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

quantity of the time, but

for a day, we would drop everything and

morning and I

train to the city and grab lunch with Ian

was late October, so the air outside

cute white sweater and my black leggings and I completed the look

just about to leave the apartment, when suddenly I heard yelling from

She

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

Tristan clapped back.

brother and I'll kill anyone who takes advantage

"I am not!"

"You are too!"

wasn’t hard for me to take

bed while Sophie was standing in

air

of your

my brother so your business

I said cautiously with my

"Nothing," Tristan muttered quickly.

"Emmie, good, you're here,"

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

is it?"

me to come in and I followed

in front of Tristan, and he just rolled his

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