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

business major while Tristan

that they loved each other and they

only child, I couldn't

between the two

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

minutes and she refused to let

eight minutes of my life,

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

started chanting the word ‘K-town’ as we

chuckle and he gave me

soup.It'll sober you up.What do you say,

I don’t know if I could,"Tofu soup

telling me about how awesome the food in Korea-town was and I was

timing was

and saw

I was gonna Facetime lan

Facetime tomorrow, but I wanted to prove to him that he

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

me her best

anything else, I heard my phone chimed and

it

the universe was throwing

right, it

I go home right now and get on Facetime, we'd probably only talk for a couple of minutes before falling

I sighed at the screen and said, "Alright, let's go

a lot

wasn’t lying about the food

had spicy tofu soup and rice cake before, but

sobered a little, but then she

ordered watermelon soju and that was

Sophie mode in just a

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

her hair back and

wanted to pick

ended up taking the public bus

and her feet

exhausting day and she just checked

admit though, I

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

of college went by so great, I still

woke up thinking about him and I went to sleep dreaming about

lan and I was always wondering how

talked nonstop on the phone, but that wasn't the same

boyfriend?"Tristan asked when he

lock screen was a picture of lan’s hand

at

treating

best experience, but we're

"That's cool,"he nodded.

it’s stupid? Most people here would

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

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

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

him,

Anyone

and got nervous

with

Sophie said suddenly.

still closed, but

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

girl that went to high school with us.She’s also here in U Penn, but we're not close