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 a business major while Tristan

all the differences, it was clear that they loved each other

an only child, I couldn't help but feel a

the two of you?"I

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

and she refused to

much in that eight minutes of my

her hair back dramatically.exclaiming,

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

and he gave me a

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

I could,"Tofu soup in

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

the timing

and saw that it

I was gonna Facetime lan

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

this is tofu soup we're talking about!

giving me her best puppy

could say anything else, I heard my phone chimed and I

lan saying that it was getting

the universe was

it

Facetime, we'd

and said, "Alright,

a

wasn’t lying about the food

soup and rice cake before, but those

Sophie sobered a little, but then she

watermelon soju and

right back to drunk Sophie mode in just

cab when Sophie suddenly puked her guts out in

and Tristan

story short, no cabs wanted to pick us up

taking the public bus

and her feet were up on Tristan’'s

day and she

though, I was

I had a feeling

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

and I went to sleep

lan and I was always wondering how

on the phone, but that wasn't the same thing as seeing him in

when he saw me playing

picture of

smiled at

treating you

the best experience, but we're doing our

"That's cool,"he nodded.

here would say that I'm just wasting my

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

but you can choose to stay with them or not.You're making a tough and brave choice and I

freshman class, that

him, pausing for

you? Anyone special in your

trailed and got nervous all

in love with Monique,

Sophie said suddenly.

were still closed, but apparently she was

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

also here in U Penn, but we're not close or