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

was a business major while Tristan studied English

clear that they loved each other and

child, I couldn't help but feel a

older between the

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

and she refused to let

of

her hair back dramatically.exclaiming, "I know,

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

and

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

I could,"Tofu soup in Korea-town

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

timing was

my phone and saw that it was

Facetime lan

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

about! Let’s go to K-town, pretty

her best

I heard my phone chimed

that it was getting late and

was like the universe was throwing me a

it was late

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

the screen and

a lot of

wasn’t lying about

never had spicy tofu soup and rice

Sophie sobered a little, but then she started

soju and that

went right back to drunk Sophie mode

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

was holding her hair back and

short, no cabs wanted to pick us

public

had fallen asleep on my shoulder and her feet

exhausting day and she

though, I

be like, I had a feeling four years

went by so great, I still couldn't

and I went to sleep

missing lan and I was always wondering how he was

on the phone, but that wasn't the same thing as

when he

a picture of lan’s hand

smiled at

distance treating

not the best experience, but we're doing our

"That's cool,"he nodded.

people here

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

fell in love with but you can choose to

for free pizza for the freshman class, that

smiled at him, pausing for

Anyone special in

got nervous all

with Monique, everyone

Sophie said suddenly.

still closed, but apparently she was

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

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