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

business major while Tristan studied English

the differences, it was clear that they loved each other and they

child, I couldn't help but feel

between the two of you?"I asked

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

minutes and she refused to let

that eight minutes of my life,

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

‘K-town’ as we walked

and he

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

I could,"Tofu soup

how awesome the food

timing

my phone and saw that

gonna Facetime lan tonight

could always Facetime tomorrow, but I wanted to prove to him that

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

giving me her best

say anything else, I heard my phone chimed and I checked

saying that it was getting late and we should Facetime

like the universe was throwing me

right, it

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

at the screen and said,

was a

about the

never had spicy tofu soup and rice cake

our food, Sophie sobered a little, but then

soju and

drunk Sophie mode

outside trying to hail a cab when Sophie suddenly puked her guts out in

and Tristan

short, no cabs wanted to pick us up

the public bus back

shoulder and her feet were

was an exhausting day and she just

to admit though, I was having

what college was gonna be like, I had a feeling four

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

about him and I went to

and I was always wondering how

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

your boyfriend?"Tristan asked when he

picture

at the

treating you

best experience,

"That's cool,"he nodded.

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

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

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

freshman class, that was probably the

smiled at him, pausing for

 "How about you? Anyone special in your

and got nervous all of a

in love with Monique, everyone knows

Sophie said suddenly.

still closed, but apparently she

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

us.She’s also here