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 was

major while Tristan

it was clear that they loved each other and

couldn't help but

who's older between the two of you?"I asked

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

she refused

that eight minutes of

her hair back dramatically.exclaiming, "I know,

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

let out a chuckle and he gave me

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

know if I could,"Tofu

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

timing

checked my phone and saw that

promised I was gonna Facetime lan

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

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

giving me her

heard my phone chimed and I

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

was like the universe

right, it was

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

the screen and

was a lot of

lying about the food

had spicy tofu soup and rice cake before,

our food, Sophie sobered a little, but then she

watermelon soju

Sophie mode

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

back and Tristan

story short, no cabs wanted

the public

had fallen asleep on my shoulder and

an exhausting day and she just

to admit though, I was

gonna be like, I had a feeling four years would be

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

up thinking about him and I went to

and I was always wondering how he

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

he saw

was a picture of lan’s

at the

treating you

the best experience, but we're doing

"That's cool,"he nodded.

don't think it’s stupid? Most people here would say that I'm just wasting my

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

love with but you can choose to stay with

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

I smiled at him, pausing

 "How about you? Anyone special

trailed and got nervous all of

in love with Monique, everyone knows

Sophie said suddenly.

still closed, but apparently she

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

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