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

don’t have to ask.I've heard everything.These walls are pretty damn

up instantly.I was being so loud last

god...don’t tell

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

sorry you

cover my mouth, "I

night long.What was it, like,

my god!"I slapped myself on the

just gloat," Tristan laughed

buy you lunch, will you erase

got

"Fine!" I breathed.

a word of this ever again, especially

grinned innocently and

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

birthday fiasco and Ian and I made up,

but he always made sure to make some time for me despite his

school started however, I was starting to get busy

a sophomore, I would have to declare a major

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

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

bad idea.Joining all these clubs would give Aa SA im het me an idea

cooking club, and I got two words for

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

Sophie

my passion so I stopped attending

I joined some cultural clubs and it gave me a lot

Japanese and got into K- Pop for a

so fancy! I

school, I

the varsity teams at UPenn,

me was mostly for exercising

the school newspaper a few times because Tristan insisted that I go check

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

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

wanna admit it at first, but I

not only be visually appealing, but also catchy and has

of social life, and a decent amount

Ian and I would make time during the weekend to go see

but we'd meet

least once

would alternate on

turn to go visit

were great at making time for each other.We've learned a lot

of the time, but about the

we see each other, even if it was only for a day, we would drop everything and our

I was getting ready

taking the 11 AM train to the city

October, so the

my black

apartment, when suddenly

told you! She

voice was loud and year "You

Tristan clapped back.

I'll kill anyone who takes advantage

"I am not!"

"You are too!"

wasn’t hard

on his bed while Sophie was standing in front of him with

air was thick

your business, Soph!"

brother so your business

what’s going on here?" I said cautiously with my head

"Nothing," Tristan muttered quickly.

"Emmie, good, you're here,"

"You can settle this for us once and

it?"

to come in and I

front of Tristan, and he

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