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 more artistic and he

major while

it was clear that they loved each

I couldn't help

older between the two of you?"I

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

minutes and she refused to let me live

minutes of my

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

‘K-town’ as we walked

a chuckle and

some tofu soup.It'll

know if I could,"Tofu soup

food in Korea-town was

the timing was

phone and saw

lan tonight after

we could always Facetime tomorrow, but I wanted to prove to him that he was still a priority

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

was giving me her best

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

that it was getting late and we should Facetime

the universe

was right, it was late

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

at the screen and said, "Alright, let's go

a

lying about the food

spicy tofu soup and rice cake before, but those were

Sophie sobered a little,

soju and

right back to drunk Sophie mode in

restaurant, we were standing outside trying to hail a cab when Sophie suddenly puked her guts out in the

back and Tristan was filming

cabs wanted to

taking the public

and her feet were up

an exhausting day and she just checked

though, I was having a lot of

be like, I had a feeling four years

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

and

and I was always wondering how he was

we got a chance to talk, we talked nonstop on the phone, but that

he saw me playing with my

was a picture of lan’s

at

distance treating you

not the best experience, but we're doing

"That's cool,"he nodded.

stupid? Most people here

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

to stay with them

the freshman class, that

Tristan," I smiled at him, pausing for

about you? Anyone

and got nervous all of

in love with Monique, everyone knows

Sophie said suddenly.

closed, but apparently she

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

girl that went to high school with us.She’s also here