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 was more artistic and he liked

business major while Tristan

all the differences, it was clear that they loved each other and they were looking out for one

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

who's older between the two

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

she refused to let

that eight minutes of my life, little brother, you have no

dramatically.exclaiming, "I know,

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

out a chuckle and he gave me

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

if I

food in Korea-town was

timing was

checked my phone and saw that it

I was gonna Facetime lan tonight after

Facetime tomorrow, but I wanted to prove to him that he was still a priority

on, roomie, 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

anything else, I heard my phone chimed and I checked

it was

was like the universe was throwing me a

right, it

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

screen and said, "Alright,

was a lot of

wasn’t lying about

tofu soup and rice cake before, but those were

Sophie sobered a little,

soju

to drunk Sophie mode in just a matter

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

was holding her hair back and Tristan was

short, no cabs wanted

taking the public bus back

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

was an exhausting day and she just

though, I was having

college was gonna be like, I had a feeling four

I still couldn't

up thinking about him and I went to sleep dreaming about

was always missing lan and I was always wondering how he was

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

your boyfriend?"Tristan asked when he saw

was a picture of lan’s hand in

at the

long distance treating you

the best experience, but we're doing our

"That's cool,"he nodded.

here would

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

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

the announcement for free pizza for the freshman class, that was

smiled at him, pausing for a moment before

you? Anyone

trailed and got nervous all of

in love with

Sophie said suddenly.

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 close