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.

math and numbers, while Tristan was

major while Tristan studied

that they loved each other and they

couldn't help but feel a little

who's older between the

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

and she refused to let me live

so much in that eight minutes of my life, little brother, you

back dramatically.exclaiming, "I

chanting the word ‘K-town’ as we

let out a chuckle and he gave me a

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

know if I

me about how awesome the food in Korea-town

the timing was

my phone and saw that it was 11.30

Facetime lan

Facetime tomorrow, but I wanted to prove to him that he was still a priority in my

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

her best

I could say anything else, I heard

lan saying that it was getting late

universe was throwing me a

was right, it was

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

the screen and said,

was a lot of

wasn’t lying about the

and

little, but then she

watermelon soju and that was

went right back to drunk Sophie mode in

restaurant, we were standing outside trying to hail a cab when Sophie suddenly

back and

no cabs wanted to pick

public bus back at 2

asleep on my shoulder and her feet were up

exhausting day and

though, I was

what college was gonna be like, I had

so great, I still couldn't help

and I went to sleep

I was always wondering how he

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

that your boyfriend?"Tristan asked when he saw

a picture of lan’s hand in

smiled at the

treating you

the best experience, but we're doing

"That's cool,"he nodded.

here

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

can choose to stay

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

him, pausing for a moment before

about you? Anyone special

nervous all of a

love with

Sophie said suddenly.

were still closed, but apparently

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

school with us.She’s also here in U Penn, but we're not close