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.

numbers, while Tristan was more artistic and he liked

major while Tristan

that they loved

I couldn't help but feel a little

who's older between the two of

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

she refused to let me live that

minutes of my life, little brother, you have

her hair back dramatically.exclaiming,

started chanting the word ‘K-town’ as we walked

let out a chuckle and he

tofu soup.It'll sober you up.What

I

how awesome the food in

timing was

saw that it was 11.30

I was gonna Facetime lan tonight

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

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

her best puppy

anything else, I heard my phone chimed and

it was

universe was throwing me a

right, it

get on Facetime, we'd probably only talk for a

at the screen and said, "Alright, let's

was a

wasn’t lying about the

never had spicy tofu soup and rice cake before, but those were

little, but

ordered watermelon soju and that was

to drunk Sophie mode in

restaurant, we were standing outside trying to hail a cab when Sophie suddenly puked her guts out in the middle of

was holding her hair back and Tristan

story short, no cabs wanted to pick

ended up taking the public

shoulder and her feet

an exhausting day

to admit though, I was

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

by so great, I still couldn't help but

and I went to

was always missing lan and I was

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

asked when he saw

a picture of lan’s

smiled at

distance treating you so

best experience, but we're doing our

"That's cool,"he nodded.

think it’s stupid? Most people here would

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

can’t really choose who you fell in love with but you can choose to stay with them or

class, that was probably the greatest

Tristan," I smiled at him, pausing for

you? Anyone special in

nervous all of

with

Sophie said suddenly.

closed, but apparently she was

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

with us.She’s also here in