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.

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

a business major

clear that they loved each other and they

I couldn't help but

the two of you?"I asked

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

and she refused to let

minutes of my life, little brother,

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

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

chuckle and he gave

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

I could,"Tofu soup

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

the timing was

and saw

was gonna Facetime lan tonight after going to the

always Facetime tomorrow, but I wanted to prove to him that he was still a priority in my life, so I insisted on

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

me her best puppy

anything else, I heard my phone chimed and

was a message from lan saying that it was getting

was like the universe was

right, it was late

on Facetime, we'd

screen and

was a lot of

lying about

had never had spicy tofu soup and

Sophie sobered a little,

soju and

Sophie mode in just a matter of

a cab when Sophie

and Tristan was filming everything,

short, no cabs wanted to pick

taking the public bus back at

had fallen asleep on my shoulder and her feet were up on Tristan’'s

day and she just checked

to admit though, I was having a lot

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

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

woke up thinking about him and I

always missing lan and I was always

to talk, we talked nonstop on the phone, but that wasn't the

asked when he saw

picture of lan’s

at

long distance treating you

best experience, but we're doing our

"That's cool,"he nodded.

Most people here would say that I'm

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

choose who you fell in love with but you can choose to stay with them

class, that was

smiled at him, pausing

about you? Anyone special

trailed and got nervous

love with Monique, everyone knows

Sophie said suddenly.

eyes were still closed, but apparently she

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

girl that went to high school with us.She’s also