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.

while Tristan was more artistic and

a business major while Tristan

it was clear that they loved each other and they were

child, I couldn't help but

the two of you?"I asked

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

she refused to let

learned so much in that eight minutes of my life,

back dramatically.exclaiming, "I know,

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

a chuckle and he

get some tofu soup.It'll sober you up.What do you say, Emma?"he

I don’t know if I could,"Tofu soup in

how awesome the food

timing was

my phone and saw that it

gonna Facetime lan tonight after going to

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

is tofu soup we're talking about! Let’s go

was giving me her

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

message from lan saying that it was getting late and we

was like the universe was throwing me

was right, it

go home right now and get on Facetime, we'd probably only talk for a couple of minutes before falling

screen and said, "Alright, let's go to

was a

lying about the

tofu soup and

food, Sophie sobered a little, but

watermelon soju and that was

went right back to drunk Sophie

the restaurant, we were standing outside trying to hail a cab when Sophie suddenly

was holding her hair back and Tristan was filming

short, no cabs wanted to pick us

taking the public

fallen asleep on my shoulder and

an exhausting day and she just

though, I was having a lot

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

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

about him and I went to sleep

I was always wondering how he was

to talk, we talked nonstop on the phone, but that

asked when he saw me

was a picture of lan’s hand in

at the

distance treating you so

the best experience,

"That's cool,"he nodded.

here would say

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

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

class, that was probably the greatest thing I'd heard all

smiled at him,

about you? Anyone special

got nervous all of

in love with Monique, everyone knows

Sophie said suddenly.

were still closed, but apparently

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

us.She’s also here in U Penn, but we're not