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.

while

was a business major while Tristan studied English

loved each other and they were

an only child, I couldn't help but feel a

older between the two of

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

she refused to let me live that

in that eight minutes of my life, little brother,

hair back dramatically.exclaiming, "I

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

out a chuckle and

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

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

about how awesome the food in Korea-town

timing

saw that it was

was gonna Facetime lan

but I wanted to prove to him that he was still a

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

giving me her

heard my phone

a message from lan saying that it was getting late and we

universe was throwing

it

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

the screen and said,

was a

about the food

tofu soup and rice cake before, but those

Sophie sobered a little, but then

watermelon soju and

to drunk Sophie mode in just

the restaurant, we were standing outside trying to hail a cab when Sophie suddenly

hair back and Tristan was filming everything,

no cabs wanted to pick

up taking the public bus back at 2

and her feet were up

day and she just

I was having a lot of

like, I

week of college went by so great, I still couldn't help but check my phone from time

and I went to

and I was

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

your boyfriend?"Tristan asked when he saw

was a picture

smiled at the

distance treating you so

experience, but we're doing our

"That's cool,"he nodded.

it’s stupid? Most people here would

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

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

class, that was probably the greatest

smiled at him,

 "How about you? Anyone

nervous all

in love with

Sophie said suddenly.

eyes were 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