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

business major

that they loved each other and they

child, I couldn't help but feel a little

between the

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

eight minutes and she refused to let me live that

that eight minutes of my

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

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

out a chuckle and he gave

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

if I could,"Tofu soup in Korea-town sounded

telling me about how awesome the food in

the timing

and saw that

gonna Facetime lan tonight

to him that he was still a priority in

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

giving me her

else, I heard my

it was getting late

universe was throwing

it was late

now and get on Facetime, we'd probably

screen and said, "Alright,

a lot of

about the

soup and rice cake before, but those were

our food, Sophie sobered a little, but then she

soju

right back to drunk Sophie mode in

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

her hair back and Tristan was filming everything, laughing

story short, no cabs wanted

ended up taking the public

and

was an exhausting day and she just checked

admit though, I was having a lot

I had a feeling four years would be

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

and I went to sleep dreaming about

and I was always wondering how

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

that your boyfriend?"Tristan asked when he saw me playing

screen was a picture of

smiled at

treating

experience, but we're doing our

"That's cool,"he nodded.

here would say that I'm just

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

can choose to stay

freshman class, that was probably the greatest thing

him, pausing for a moment

 "How about you? Anyone special

trailed and got nervous all of a

with Monique, everyone

Sophie said suddenly.

closed, but apparently she was

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

also here in U Penn, but we're not