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

a business major while Tristan studied English

that they loved each other and they were looking

only child, I couldn't help

older between the two of

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

eight minutes and she refused to let me live that

that eight minutes of my life, little brother, you have no

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

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

and he gave me

we can get some tofu soup.It'll sober

know if I

food in Korea-town was and I was excited to

the timing

saw

promised I was gonna Facetime lan

to prove to him that he was still a priority in my life,

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

was giving me her best puppy dog

else, I heard my phone chimed and I checked

lan saying that it was getting late and we should Facetime

universe was

was right, it was late

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

sighed at the screen and said, "Alright,

was a lot

wasn’t lying about the

and rice cake before, but those were

our food, Sophie sobered a little, but then

ordered watermelon soju

went right back to drunk Sophie mode in just a matter

hail a cab when Sophie suddenly puked her guts

holding her hair back and Tristan was

wanted to pick

up taking the public bus

shoulder and her feet

an exhausting day and

had to admit though, I

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

I still couldn't help but check my phone from time

about him and I went to

was always missing lan and I was always wondering how he

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

he saw me playing with

lock screen was a picture of lan’s hand in

smiled at

distance treating you so

best experience, but we're doing our

"That's cool,"he nodded.

don't think it’s stupid? Most people here

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

you fell in love with but you can choose to stay with them or not.You're

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

I smiled at him,

about you? Anyone special in

and got nervous all of a

in love with Monique,

Sophie said suddenly.

were still closed, but apparently

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

with us.She’s also here