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.

and numbers, while Tristan was more artistic

major

all the differences, it was clear that they loved each other and they were looking out for

child, I couldn't help but feel a

who's older between the two

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

minutes and she refused

minutes of my life, little brother, you

her hair back dramatically.exclaiming, "I know, let’s

word ‘K-town’ as

out a chuckle and he gave me a

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

know if I could,"Tofu soup in

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

timing

my phone and saw that it was 11.30

gonna Facetime lan tonight after going to

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

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

was giving me her

heard

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

universe

right, it was

right now and get on Facetime, we'd

the screen and said,

was a lot of

about the food

soup and rice cake before, but those

sobered a little, but then

ordered watermelon soju and that

to drunk Sophie mode in just a matter of

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

was holding her hair back and Tristan was filming everything,

short, no cabs wanted

ended up taking the public bus back at 2

shoulder and her feet

an exhausting day

to admit though, I

be like, I had a feeling four years

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

thinking about him and I

always missing lan and I was always wondering how

we talked nonstop on the phone, but that wasn't the same thing as seeing

your boyfriend?"Tristan asked when he

screen was a picture of lan’s hand in

smiled at the

treating

not the best experience, but we're doing our

"That's cool,"he nodded.

Most people here

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

love with but you can choose to stay with them or

free pizza for the freshman class, that was

I smiled at him,

you? Anyone special

trailed and got nervous all of a

love with

Sophie said suddenly.

were still closed, but apparently

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

us.She’s also