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

a business major

clear that they loved each other and they were looking

I couldn't help but

between the two of

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

minutes and she refused to

in that eight minutes of my life, little brother, you have

her hair back dramatically.exclaiming, "I know, let’s go to

the word ‘K-town’ as

a chuckle and he gave me a

guess we can get some tofu soup.It'll sober

I could,"Tofu soup in Korea-town sounded

the food in Korea-town was and I

timing

and saw that it was 11.30

lan tonight after going to the

wanted to prove to him that he was still a priority

this is tofu soup we're talking about!

was giving me her best puppy dog

could say anything else, I heard my phone chimed and I

from lan saying that it was

the universe was throwing

was right, it was late

and get on Facetime, we'd probably only

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

was a

lying about

tofu soup and rice cake before, but those

a little, but then she started ordering

soju

right back to drunk Sophie mode in just a matter of

standing outside trying to hail a cab when Sophie suddenly puked her guts out in

and

wanted to

ended up taking the public bus back at

had fallen asleep on my shoulder and her feet were up

was an exhausting day

had to admit though, I was having

gonna be like, I had a feeling four years would be a

by so great, I still couldn't help but check my

and I went to sleep

lan and I

talked nonstop on the phone, but that wasn't the same

asked when he

screen was a picture of lan’s hand

smiled at the

distance treating you

best experience, but

"That's cool,"he nodded.

people here would say that I'm

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

love with but you can choose to stay with them or not.You're making a tough and brave choice and I respect

the freshman class,

I smiled at him,

Anyone special

got nervous all of

with Monique,

Sophie said suddenly.

were still closed, but apparently she

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

a girl that went to high school with us.She’s also here in U Penn, but we're