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.

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

major while Tristan studied

was clear that they loved each other and they were

child, I couldn't help but feel a

who's older between the two of

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

she refused to let

that eight minutes of my life, little brother,

back dramatically.exclaiming,

the word ‘K-town’ as we walked her out

and he gave me a

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

know if I could,"Tofu soup in

me about how awesome the food in Korea-town

timing

phone and saw

promised I was gonna Facetime lan tonight after going to

to prove to him

is tofu soup we're talking about! Let’s go to K-town, pretty please with

me her best puppy dog

could say anything else, I heard

that it

universe was

right, it was

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

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

a lot

wasn’t lying about

had never had spicy tofu soup and rice cake

our food, Sophie sobered a little, but then she started

ordered watermelon soju and that

Sophie mode in just a matter

a cab when Sophie suddenly puked her

hair back and Tristan

cabs wanted to

ended up taking the public bus back

asleep on my shoulder and her feet

day and she just checked

had to admit though, I was having a

college was gonna be like, I

my first week of college went by so great, I still couldn't help but check my

him and I went

and I was always wondering how he was

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

when he saw me playing with

picture of lan’s

smiled at the

distance treating

the best experience,

"That's cool,"he nodded.

stupid? Most people here would say that I'm just

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

in love with but you can choose to stay

freshman class, that was probably the greatest thing I'd heard

Tristan," I smiled at him, pausing

about you? Anyone special

nervous all of

with Monique,

Sophie said suddenly.

were still closed, but

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

girl that went to high school with us.She’s also here in U Penn,