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

business major while

that they loved each other and they

I couldn't help but

who's older between the two

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

and she refused to let me

in that eight minutes of my life, little brother,

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

as we walked her

out a chuckle and he gave me

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

I don’t know if I could,"Tofu

the food in Korea-town was and I was excited

timing

checked my phone and saw

was gonna Facetime lan

told me we could always Facetime tomorrow, but I wanted to prove to him

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

giving me her best

heard my phone chimed and

message from lan saying that it was

universe was throwing

it

now and get on Facetime, we'd probably only

screen and said, "Alright, let's go

was a lot

about the food

soup and

a little, but then she

soju

back to drunk Sophie mode in

hail a cab when

and Tristan was filming everything, laughing

cabs wanted to

ended up taking the public

and her feet were up on

was an exhausting day and she just

admit though, I was having a lot of

was gonna be like, I

week of college went by so great, I

up thinking about him and I

lan and I

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

when he saw me playing with

screen was a picture of lan’s hand in

at the

treating you so

experience, but

"That's cool,"he nodded.

here would say that I'm just

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

choose who you fell in love with but you can choose to stay with them

class, that was

Tristan," I smiled at him,

 "How about you? Anyone special

and got nervous all of

with Monique, everyone

Sophie said suddenly.

still closed, but apparently she

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

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