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 more artistic and he liked

business major

differences, it was clear that they loved each other

couldn't help but feel

who's older between the

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

and she refused to

of my life, little brother, you have no

dramatically.exclaiming, "I know, let’s

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

if I could,"Tofu soup in Korea-town sounded

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

timing

phone and saw that it was

lan

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

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

giving me her best

else, I heard my phone chimed and I checked the

that it was getting late and we

universe was throwing

right, it was late

home right now and get on Facetime, we'd probably only

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

was a lot of

about

and rice cake before, but those were

food, Sophie sobered a little,

soju

right back to drunk Sophie

standing outside trying to hail a cab when Sophie suddenly puked her guts

and Tristan was filming everything, laughing

no cabs wanted to pick us

the public bus back

had fallen asleep on my shoulder and her feet were up on Tristan’'s

an exhausting day and she just

I was having

this was what college was gonna be like, I had

I still couldn't help

and I went to sleep dreaming about

I was always wondering how

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

he saw me playing

was a picture of lan’s hand in

smiled at

long distance treating you

not the best experience, but

"That's cool,"he nodded.

stupid? Most people here would say that I'm just wasting

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

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

freshman class, that was probably the greatest thing

at him, pausing for a moment

Anyone special in

trailed and got nervous all of a

with Monique,

Sophie said suddenly.

eyes were still closed, but apparently she

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

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