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

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

so loud last night and Tristan was sleeping in the

my god...don’t

lived next to my sister my

so sorry

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

night long.What was it, like, five

god!"I slapped myself on the face out of

would just gloat," Tristan

you lunch, will you

got yourself a deal,"he was totally

"Fine!" I breathed.

word of this ever again,

grinned innocently and

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

Ian and I made up, everything was right again in the

of work to do, but he always made sure to make some time for me despite his busy

school started however, I was

to declare a major by the end of

and Tristan pushed me to attend some of the student clubs

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

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

the cooking club, and I got

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

Sophie

so I stopped

gave me a lot of insight on

little bit of Japanese and got into K- Pop for

so fancy! I also joined

school, I was on the

enough for the varsity teams

for me

the school newspaper a few times because

wasn't much of a writer or a journalist like him, but I

so he put me in charge of the advertisement section in

admit it at first, but I came

learned that a good ad should not only be visually appealing, but

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

I would make time during

every week, but

at least once

alternate on who goes

was my turn to

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

the quantity of the time, but about the

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

I was getting ready to

train to the city and grab lunch with Ian by the

the air

on this cute white sweater and my black leggings and I completed the

leave the apartment, when suddenly

told you! She

year "You don’t know

Tristan clapped back.

kill anyone who takes advantage

"I am not!"

"You are too!"

wasn’t hard for me to take

was standing in front of him with her hands

tension in the air was

none of your business, Soph!" Tristan

your business is my

on here?" I said cautiously

"Nothing," Tristan muttered quickly.

"Emmie, good, you're here,"

said as she turned to me, "You can settle

it?" I

to come in and I

to her in front of Tristan, and

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