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

shot up instantly.I was being so loud last night and Tristan was sleeping in the room

god...don’t tell

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

am so sorry you had to

cover

was

on the face out of

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

I buy you lunch, will you erase last

and dinner and you got

"Fine!" I breathed.

not a word of this ever again,

captain,"he grinned innocently and kept

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

and I made up, everything was right again

always made sure to make some time for

was starting to get

have to declare a major by the end of this academic

pushed me to attend some of the student

Korean Society on campus and Tristan was working in

all these clubs would give Aa SA im het me an idea of what I would like to major

and

various cuisines, but I was also able to bring

Sophie loved

cooking wasn’t my passion so I

me a lot of insight on diversity and the different

Japanese and got into K- Pop for a

so fancy! I

back in high school, I was on the swim

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

the sports team for me was mostly for

a few times

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

for visual arts, so he put me in charge of the advertisement section

first, but I came to enjoy working for

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

little bit of social life, and a

make time during the weekend

week, but we'd meet once every

least once

on who

it was my turn to go visit him

each other.We've learned

about the quantity of the time, but

for a day, we would drop everything and

I was

the 11 AM train to the city and grab lunch with Ian by the Grand

October, so the air outside

my black leggings and I completed

about to leave the apartment, when suddenly I

She was

voice was loud and year "You don’t know the whole story.Just

Tristan clapped back.

You're my brother and I'll kill anyone who takes advantage of you.You're

"I am not!"

"You are too!"

bedroom door was open, so it wasn’t hard for me to take

Sophie was standing in

tension in the air was thick and

none of your business, Soph!"

so your business

going on here?" I said cautiously with my head peeking

"Nothing," Tristan muttered quickly.

"Emmie, good, you're here,"

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

it?"

for me to come

Tristan, and

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