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

business major

they loved each other

I couldn't help but feel

older between the two of you?"I

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

she refused

of my

hair back dramatically.exclaiming,

as we walked her out of the

let out a chuckle and he

we can get some tofu soup.It'll sober you up.What

I could,"Tofu soup

was telling me about how awesome the food in

timing

phone and saw

gonna Facetime lan tonight after going to the

always Facetime tomorrow, but I wanted to prove to him

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

giving me her best puppy

else, I heard my phone

that it

was like the universe was throwing

was right, it

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

screen and said, "Alright,

was a lot of

lying about

and rice cake

sobered a little, but

watermelon soju and

Sophie mode in just a matter

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

her hair back and Tristan was filming

story short, no cabs wanted to pick us up

the public bus back

shoulder and her feet were up

an exhausting day and she

though, I

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

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

up thinking about him and I went to sleep dreaming

I was

we got a chance to talk, we talked nonstop on the phone, but that wasn't the same

your boyfriend?"Tristan asked when he saw me playing with my

was a picture of lan’s

at the

distance treating

best experience,

"That's cool,"he nodded.

it’s stupid? Most people here would say that I'm

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

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

the announcement for free pizza for the freshman class,

smiled at him, pausing for a moment before

 "How about you? Anyone

trailed and got nervous

love with Monique,

Sophie said suddenly.

were still closed, but apparently she

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

us.She’s also here in U Penn, but we're