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 Tristan

business major while Tristan

that they loved each other and they were looking out for one

an only child, I couldn't help but feel

the two of you?"I

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

she refused

much in that eight minutes of my

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

as we walked her out of

let out a chuckle and he gave

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

don’t know if I could,"Tofu soup in Korea-town sounded

awesome the food in Korea-town was and I was

the timing

saw that it

I was gonna Facetime lan tonight after

to him that he was still a priority in my life, so I insisted on

is tofu soup we're talking about!

me her best

I heard my

message from lan saying that it was getting late and we should Facetime

like the universe was throwing

it

and get on Facetime, we'd probably only talk

the screen and

a lot

wasn’t lying about the

tofu soup and rice cake

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

watermelon soju

Sophie mode in

standing outside trying to hail a cab when Sophie suddenly puked her guts

was holding her hair back and Tristan was filming everything, laughing

cabs wanted to pick

the public bus back at

my shoulder and her

day and she

had to admit though, I was having

like, I had

so great, I still couldn't help but check my phone

about him and I

always missing lan and I was always wondering how he

we talked nonstop on the phone, but that

when he saw

lock screen was a picture of lan’s hand

at

treating

the best experience, but we're

"That's cool,"he nodded.

think it’s stupid? Most people here would

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

to stay with them or not.You're making

for free pizza for the freshman class, that was probably the greatest thing I'd heard

I smiled at him, pausing for a moment

 "How about you? Anyone special in your

trailed and got nervous all of

love with

Sophie said suddenly.

closed, but apparently she was

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

school with us.She’s also here in U Penn, but we're not close or anything,"he