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 more artistic and he

was a business major while Tristan

they loved each other

couldn't help

between the two of you?"I

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

and she refused to let me live

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

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

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

let out a chuckle and he gave

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

if I could,"Tofu soup in Korea-town

the food

timing was

saw that it

gonna Facetime lan tonight

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

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

me her best puppy dog

say anything else, I heard my phone chimed and I

a message from lan saying that it

was like the universe was throwing me a

was right, it was late

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

I sighed at the screen and said, "Alright, let's go to

was a lot of

wasn’t lying about the

had never had spicy tofu soup and rice cake before, but those

little, but then she

watermelon soju and that was

right back to drunk Sophie mode in just a

trying to hail a cab when

her hair back and Tristan

wanted to pick

up taking the public bus back at 2

and her feet

day and

to admit though, I was

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

so great, I still couldn't help but check

thinking about him and I went to sleep dreaming

always missing lan and I

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

he saw me

was a picture of

smiled at the

distance treating

best experience, but we're

"That's cool,"he nodded.

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

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

but you can choose to stay with them or not.You're making

the freshman class,

Tristan," I smiled at him, pausing for a moment before

about you? Anyone special in

nervous all

love with

Sophie said suddenly.

still closed, but apparently

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

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