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.

was good at math and numbers, while

major while Tristan studied English

they loved each other and they were looking out

couldn't

the

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

eight minutes and she refused to let me live

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

dramatically.exclaiming, "I know, let’s

‘K-town’ as we walked her out

and he gave me

tofu soup.It'll

I could,"Tofu

telling me about how awesome the food in Korea-town

timing was

phone and saw that it was 11.30

Facetime lan tonight after going to

Facetime tomorrow, but I wanted to prove to him that he

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

me her best puppy dog

say anything else, I heard my phone chimed

it was

was like the universe was throwing

was right, it was

right now and get on Facetime, we'd probably only talk for a

and

was a lot of

about

and rice cake before, but

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

ordered watermelon soju and

to drunk Sophie mode in just a matter of

hail a cab when Sophie suddenly puked her guts

was holding her hair back and Tristan was

no cabs wanted to pick us up after

ended up taking the public bus

my shoulder and her feet were

an exhausting day and she just

to admit though, I was

was gonna be like, I had a feeling four

week of college went by so great, I still

about him and I went to sleep dreaming

and I was always

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

that your boyfriend?"Tristan asked when he saw me

screen was a picture of lan’s hand

at the

distance treating you

best experience, but we're doing

"That's cool,"he nodded.

it’s stupid? Most people here

"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 and I respect

class, that was

smiled at him, pausing for a moment

Anyone special

got nervous

with

Sophie said suddenly.

closed, but

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

with us.She’s also here