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.

at math and numbers, while Tristan was

was a business major while Tristan studied English

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

child, I couldn't help but feel a

between the two

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

she refused to let

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

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

word ‘K-town’ as we

and he gave me a

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

don’t know if I

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

the timing

checked my phone and saw that

was gonna Facetime lan

we could always Facetime tomorrow, but I wanted to prove to him that he was still a priority in

about! Let’s go to

was giving me her best puppy dog

heard my phone chimed and I checked the

it was getting late

the universe was throwing me a

was right, it was late

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

screen and said, "Alright, let's go

was a lot

lying about the

and rice cake before, but

little, but then she started

ordered watermelon soju

drunk Sophie

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

back and Tristan was filming

cabs wanted

taking the public bus back at

asleep on my shoulder and her feet were

exhausting day and she just

to admit though, I

what college was gonna be like, I had a feeling four years would

first week of college went by so great, I still couldn't help but check my phone from time to

him and I went to sleep dreaming

was always missing lan and I was always wondering how he

talked nonstop on the

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

picture of

smiled at the

distance treating you so

the best experience, but we're doing our

"That's cool,"he nodded.

stupid? Most people here would

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

choose who you fell in love with but you can choose to stay with them or

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

smiled at him, pausing for a moment before

 "How about you? Anyone

got nervous

with Monique, everyone knows

Sophie said suddenly.

eyes were still closed, but apparently

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

that went to high school with us.She’s also here in U Penn, but we're