Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

EMMA’s POV : 

The first week of college was a rush of classes, people, names, places, and feelings.

After lan went back to Georgia, it finally hit me, I was alone in this big, big world.

Thankfully, Sophie and her brother Tristan were kind enough to keep me company everywhere I went.

We attended days’ worth of seminars, picnics, icebreaker games, tours, and parties during Welcome Weekend.

Every day we were meeting new people and we heard every kind of advice available.

"Be careful of the freshman fifteen, it’s real,"

"Make sure you eat and drink plenty of fluids, the clear kind,"

"Listen to your professors, they will change your life,"

"If you need help, don't be afraid to ask for it,"

And then, the advice I dreaded the most, "Your social life is just as important as your academic life.Make sure that nothing is holding you back and you're putting yourself out there,"

"What are some things that would hold me back?"I asked.

"Things like, feeling homesick, isolating yourself, or long distance relationships,"they would reply.

I never knew that being in a long distance relationship was such a bad thing, especially in your freshman year of college.

As soon as I told people about it, their reactions were pretty much the same: "High school sweethearts? Aw, that's cute.But long distance relationships don’t work, sweetie,"

Sometimes I felt like smacking these people in the face and saying, "You don’t know my story! You don’t know what lan and I had been through! We're gonna make it!"

But I didn’t wanna look like a lunatic, so I'd just nod politely and smile.

"Don’t listen to these people.I think it’s great that you and lan are doing long distance.It’s the test of true love,"

Sophie winked at me.

Sophie and I had just finished our first week as college freshmen, so we went out to celebrate at this college bar that everyone kept dishing about.

It was a cool bar, it reminded me a lot of the bar in Emory where lan and I first met.

I got all sentimental every time I thought of lan or heard someone mentioned his name.

Quickly pushing the negative thoughts aside, I smiled at Sophie.

"Thanks, Soph, I think so too,"

"Trust me, they're just jealous of what you have.They wish they have someone that loves them and waits for them back home,"Sophie was so sweet.

I felt like I struck gold on the roommate front.She lifted her drink and we clinked glasses.I was smiling at her and she smiled back.

We were having a sisterly moment, when Tristan decided to join us.

"Hey ladies, what are we talking about here?"he asked.

"Tampons,"Sophie replied.

"Okay then,"Tristan grabbed his drink and got up on his feet.

"Just kidding, sit down,"Sophie laughed.

Sophie and Tristan were absolute sibling goals.

They were so similar, yet so different.

Sophie was outspoken while Tristan was soft-spoken.

Sophie was a big extrovert while Tristan was more of an introvert.

good at math and numbers, while Tristan was more artistic and he

was a business major while

all the differences, it was clear that they loved each other and

only child, I couldn't help but

the two of you?"I asked

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

refused to let me

much in that eight minutes of my life, little

dramatically.exclaiming, "I

the word ‘K-town’ as we walked

let out a chuckle and

get some tofu soup.It'll sober you up.What do you say,

I don’t know if I could,"Tofu soup

was telling me about how awesome the food in Korea-town was and I was excited

timing

phone and saw that it was 11.30

promised I was gonna Facetime lan

we could always Facetime tomorrow, but I wanted to prove to him that he was still

roomie, this is tofu soup we're talking about!

giving me her

I could say anything else, I heard my

was a message from lan saying that it was getting late

was like the universe

was right, it

I go home right now and get on Facetime, we'd probably only talk

at the screen and said, "Alright, let's go to

was a lot of

wasn’t lying about the food

had spicy tofu soup and rice cake before, but those were

little, but then she started

ordered watermelon soju and that was

back to drunk Sophie mode in just

the restaurant, we were standing outside trying to hail a cab when Sophie suddenly puked her guts

back and Tristan was filming

story short, no cabs wanted to pick us up

ended up taking the public bus back at

my shoulder and her

an exhausting day

though, I

like, I had a feeling four years would

of college went by so great, I still

thinking about him and I

missing lan and I was always wondering

chance to talk, we talked nonstop on the phone, but that wasn't the same thing as seeing him in

when he saw me playing with my

picture of lan’s hand

smiled at the

long distance treating

not the best experience, but

"That's cool,"he nodded.

stupid? Most people here would say that I'm

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

can’t really choose who you fell in love with but you can choose to stay with them or not.You're making a tough and brave choice

freshman class, that was probably the greatest thing

Tristan," I smiled at him, pausing for a

 "How about you? Anyone special in your

got nervous

love with Monique,

Sophie said suddenly.

were still closed,

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

with us.She’s also here