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.

and numbers, while Tristan

major while Tristan studied

it was clear that they loved

child, I couldn't help

older between the two of you?"I asked

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

eight minutes and she refused

much in that eight minutes of my life,

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

as we walked her

chuckle and he gave me

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

I

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

the timing

phone and saw that

gonna Facetime lan tonight after

to him that he was still a priority in my life,

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

was giving me her best puppy

I could say anything else, I heard

it was getting late and

like the universe was throwing me a

right, it was

on Facetime, we'd probably only

sighed at the screen and

a lot

lying about

and rice cake before, but

our food, Sophie sobered a little, but then she started

watermelon soju and that

went right back to drunk Sophie mode in just a matter of

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

back and Tristan was filming everything, laughing

cabs wanted to

up taking the public bus back at

asleep on my shoulder and her feet were up on

day and she

I was having

be like, I had a feeling four

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

him and I went to sleep

and I was always wondering

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

that your boyfriend?"Tristan asked when he saw me playing with my

a picture

at

distance treating

the best experience, but we're doing

"That's cool,"he nodded.

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

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

choose who you fell in love with but you can choose to stay with them or not.You're

freshman class, that was probably the greatest thing

smiled at him, pausing for

Anyone

trailed and got nervous all of a

with Monique,

Sophie said suddenly.

were still closed, but apparently she was

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

that went to high school with us.She’s also here in