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.

numbers, while Tristan was more artistic and

a business major while

it was clear that they loved each other and they were looking out for one

I couldn't help but

the two of you?"I asked

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

refused to let

learned so much in that eight minutes of my

dramatically.exclaiming, "I know, let’s go to

‘K-town’ as we walked her

out a chuckle and he gave me a

tofu soup.It'll sober you up.What

if I could,"Tofu soup in

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

timing

checked my phone and saw that it was

promised I was gonna Facetime lan tonight

to prove to him

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

me her best

anything else, I heard my phone

message from lan saying that it was getting late and we should

like the universe was throwing me

was right, it was

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

and said, "Alright, let's go to

was a lot of

about the food

had spicy tofu soup and rice cake before, but those

food, Sophie sobered a little, but then

watermelon soju and that was

went right back to drunk Sophie mode in just a matter of

a cab when Sophie suddenly puked her guts

her hair back and Tristan

story short, no cabs wanted to pick

ended up taking the public bus back at 2

shoulder and her feet were up

day

I

be like, I had a feeling four years

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

thinking about him and I went to

was always missing lan and I was always wondering how he was

nonstop on the phone, but that wasn't the

when he

a picture of lan’s hand in

smiled at

long distance treating you so

best experience, but

"That's cool,"he nodded.

stupid? Most people here would say that I'm just

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

in love with but you can choose to stay with them

the announcement for free pizza for the freshman class,

smiled at him, pausing for a moment

you? Anyone special in

and got nervous all of a

with Monique, everyone knows

Sophie said suddenly.

closed, but

"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 not close or