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.

was good at math and numbers, while Tristan was

major while

clear that they loved each other and they were

only child, I couldn't help but feel

older between the two

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

eight minutes and she refused to let me live that

minutes of my life, little brother, you

hair back dramatically.exclaiming,

‘K-town’ as we walked

let out a chuckle and he gave

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

I don’t know if I could,"Tofu soup in

me about how awesome the food in

the timing

and saw

I was gonna Facetime lan tonight after going

but I wanted to prove to him that he was still a priority in my

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

me her

anything else, I heard my phone chimed and I checked the

that it was getting late and we

was like the universe was throwing

was right, it was late

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

the screen and said, "Alright, let's

was a lot of

about the

had never had spicy tofu soup and rice cake

little, but then she started

ordered watermelon soju

Sophie mode in just a matter

hail a cab when Sophie suddenly puked her guts out

her hair back and

no cabs wanted to pick us up after

public bus back at 2

my shoulder and her

exhausting day

though, I was

like, I had

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

him and I went to sleep dreaming

always missing lan and I was always wondering how he was

on the

when he saw

lock screen was a picture of lan’s hand in

smiled at

treating you so

experience, but we're doing our

"That's cool,"he nodded.

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

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

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

the freshman class, that was probably

I smiled at him, pausing for

 "How about you? Anyone special in your

and got nervous all of a

love with

Sophie said suddenly.

eyes were still closed, but apparently she

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

us.She’s also here in U Penn,