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.

good at math and numbers, while Tristan

was a business major while Tristan studied

differences, it was clear that they loved each other and they were looking out

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

who's older between the two of

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

minutes and she refused to let me live

learned so much in that eight minutes of my life, little brother, you

her hair back dramatically.exclaiming,

chanting the word ‘K-town’ as we walked

let out a chuckle and

some tofu soup.It'll sober you

don’t know if I could,"Tofu soup

me about how awesome the food in Korea-town

the timing

and saw that

lan

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

this is tofu soup we're talking about! Let’s go

giving me her best puppy dog

anything else, I heard my phone chimed and

message from lan saying that it was getting late and we

was like the universe was throwing me

was right, it

Facetime, we'd probably only talk for a couple

I sighed at the screen and said,

was a lot of

about

and rice cake before, but those

little,

watermelon soju and that

back to drunk Sophie mode in just

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

was holding her hair back and Tristan

short, no cabs wanted to pick us

the public bus back at 2

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

an exhausting day

to admit though, I was having a

be like, I had a feeling four years would be

great, I still

and I went

missing lan and I was always wondering how he

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

asked when he saw me playing

a picture of

smiled at the

treating you

experience,

"That's cool,"he nodded.

don't think it’s stupid? Most people here would say that

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

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

freshman class, that

I smiled at him, pausing for a moment

you? Anyone

trailed and got nervous all of

with

Sophie said suddenly.

eyes were still closed, but apparently

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

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