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

a business major

clear that they loved each other and

child, I couldn't

older between the two of you?"I asked

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

and she refused

so much in that eight minutes of my

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

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

a chuckle and he

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

don’t know if I could,"Tofu soup in Korea-town

how awesome the food in Korea-town was and I was

timing

checked my phone and saw that it was 11.30

lan tonight

to him that he was still a priority in my life, so I insisted on talking

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

me her best

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

message from lan saying that it was getting late and we should Facetime

universe was throwing me a

right, it was

we'd probably

and said, "Alright,

was a

about the

had never had spicy tofu soup and rice cake

food, Sophie sobered a little,

watermelon soju and

back to drunk Sophie mode

were standing outside trying to hail a cab when Sophie suddenly puked

and Tristan was

wanted to pick us

ended up taking the public bus

and

was an exhausting day

to admit though, I was having

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

so great, I still couldn't

thinking about him and I

I was always wondering how he was

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

when he saw me

was a picture of lan’s

smiled at the

treating you so

not the best experience, but

"That's cool,"he nodded.

Most people here would say that I'm just

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

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

announcement for free pizza for the freshman class, that was probably the greatest

smiled at him,

you? Anyone special in

nervous all

with Monique,

Sophie said suddenly.

closed,

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

high school with us.She’s also here in U Penn,