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.

and numbers, while Tristan was more artistic and

business major

the differences, it was clear that they loved each

I couldn't help

who's older between the two of

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

minutes and she refused to let me

in that eight minutes of my life, little

dramatically.exclaiming, "I know, let’s

started chanting the word ‘K-town’ as we walked her

a chuckle and he gave me

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

don’t know if I could,"Tofu soup in Korea-town

about how awesome the food in Korea-town

the timing was

phone and saw that it was 11.30

I was gonna Facetime lan

told me we could always Facetime tomorrow, but I wanted to prove to him that

is tofu soup we're talking about!

her best puppy

could say anything else, I heard my

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

universe was throwing me

it was late

right now and get on Facetime, we'd probably only talk for a

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

was a lot of

lying about the food

and

sobered a little, but then she

ordered watermelon soju and that was

went right back to drunk Sophie

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

back and Tristan was

short, no cabs wanted

ended up taking the public bus back

fallen asleep on my shoulder and her

day

had to admit though, I was

was what college was gonna be like, I had a

great, I still couldn't help but check

thinking about him and I went

always missing lan and I was always wondering how

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

asked when he saw me playing with

was a picture

at the

distance treating you so

best experience,

"That's cool,"he nodded.

stupid? Most people here would

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

who you fell in love with but you can choose to stay with them or not.You're making a

class, that was

him, pausing for a moment before

about you? Anyone special in

and got nervous

love with Monique, everyone

Sophie said suddenly.

eyes were still closed, but apparently she was

"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 not close or