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

major while Tristan studied English

it was clear that they loved each

couldn't help but feel a

the two of you?"I asked

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

and she refused to let me live

minutes of my life, little brother,

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

‘K-town’ as we

a chuckle and

guess we can get some tofu soup.It'll

if I could,"Tofu

awesome the food

the timing

checked my phone and saw that it

promised I was gonna Facetime lan tonight after going to the

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

we're talking about! Let’s go to K-town, pretty please with a

was giving me her best puppy dog

else, I heard

a message from lan saying that it was getting late

was like the universe was throwing me a

it

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

sighed at the screen and said, "Alright,

was a lot of

lying about the

and rice cake before,

Sophie sobered a little, but

watermelon soju and that

right back to drunk Sophie mode in just

trying to hail a cab when

was holding her hair back and Tristan

wanted to

ended up taking the public bus

fallen asleep on my shoulder and her feet were

day and

though, I was having a

I had

college went by so great, I still couldn't help but

woke up thinking about him and I went to

and I was always

we talked nonstop on the phone, but that wasn't the same

when he saw

lock screen was a picture of

smiled at

treating you

best experience, but we're doing

"That's cool,"he nodded.

people here would say that I'm just wasting

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

really choose who you fell in love with but you can choose to stay with them or not.You're making a tough and brave choice

for the freshman class, that was probably the

smiled at him, pausing

Anyone

got nervous all of

with Monique, everyone

Sophie said suddenly.

closed, but

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

to high school with us.She’s also