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

was a business major while Tristan studied

they loved each other and they were

only child, I couldn't help but

between the two of you?"I

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

eight minutes and she refused to let me

of my life, little brother, you have no

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

chanting the word ‘K-town’ as we

let out a chuckle and

tofu soup.It'll

know if I could,"Tofu soup

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

the timing

my phone and saw that

gonna Facetime lan

to prove to him that

about! Let’s go to K-town, pretty please with a

her best puppy

could say anything else, I heard my phone

that it was

universe was throwing me a

was right, it

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

screen and said, "Alright, let's go to

a lot

lying about the

had spicy tofu soup and rice cake before, but those were

sobered a little, but

soju and that was

went right back to drunk Sophie mode in just

restaurant, we were standing outside trying to hail a cab

and Tristan

no cabs wanted to pick

taking the public bus back at 2

fallen asleep on my shoulder and her feet were

exhausting day

though, I was having a lot

like, I had a feeling four years

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

him and I went to sleep dreaming about

lan and I was

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

asked when he saw

picture of lan’s hand

smiled at the

distance treating you so

best experience, but we're

"That's cool,"he nodded.

it’s stupid? Most people here would say that

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

but you can choose to stay with them or not.You're making a tough and brave choice and I

for free pizza for the freshman class, that was probably the greatest thing I'd

him, pausing for a moment before

about you? Anyone

and got nervous all of

love with Monique, everyone knows

Sophie said suddenly.

were still closed, but apparently she was

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

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