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

a business major while Tristan

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

an only child, I couldn't help but

who's older between the two of you?"I

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

refused to let me live that

in that eight minutes of my

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

the word ‘K-town’ as

chuckle and he gave

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

I don’t know if I could,"Tofu soup

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

the timing was

saw

lan

prove to him

this is tofu soup we're talking about!

was giving me her best puppy dog

could say anything else, I heard my phone

from lan saying that it was getting late and we should Facetime

the universe was throwing me

was right, it

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

screen and said,

was a

wasn’t lying about

soup and rice cake before, but

Sophie sobered a little,

ordered watermelon soju and that was

right back to drunk Sophie mode in just a matter

trying to hail a cab

back and Tristan was filming everything, laughing

story short, no cabs wanted to pick us up after

taking the public bus back

my shoulder and her feet were

day

admit though, I was

what college was gonna be like, I had a feeling four years would

went by so great, I still couldn't help

him and I went to

was always missing lan and I was

time we got a chance to talk, we talked nonstop on the phone, but that wasn't the same

he saw me playing with my

lock screen was a picture

smiled at

distance treating

not the best experience, but we're doing

"That's cool,"he nodded.

here would say that I'm just

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

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

announcement for free pizza for the freshman class, that was

Tristan," I smiled at him, pausing for a moment before

you? Anyone special in your

and got nervous all of a

love with Monique, everyone knows

Sophie said suddenly.

closed,

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

to high school with us.She’s also here in U Penn, but