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 more

a business major while Tristan

loved each

couldn't help but

the two

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

she refused to let me

learned so much in that eight minutes of my life, little brother, you have

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

as we walked

chuckle and he gave me a

soup.It'll

I could,"Tofu

food in Korea-town was and I was excited

timing was

phone and saw that it

promised I was gonna Facetime lan tonight after

to him that he was still a

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

was giving me her best

I heard my phone

from lan saying that it

like the universe was throwing me

it was late

and get on Facetime, we'd probably only talk

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

was a lot of

wasn’t lying about the

soup and

our food, Sophie sobered a little, but

soju

went right back to drunk Sophie mode in just a

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

was holding her hair back and Tristan was

short, no cabs wanted to

public bus back at

my shoulder and her feet

was an exhausting day and she just checked

admit though, I

be like, I had a feeling

I still couldn't help but check my

up thinking about him and I went to sleep dreaming about

and I was always wondering how he was

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

boyfriend?"Tristan asked when he saw

picture of lan’s hand in

smiled at the

distance treating

not the best experience, but we're doing our

"That's cool,"he nodded.

people here would say that I'm just

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

but you can choose to stay with them or not.You're making a tough and brave choice and I

the announcement for free pizza for the freshman class, that was probably the greatest thing I'd heard

him, pausing for

about you? Anyone special

got nervous all of

love with Monique,

Sophie said suddenly.

eyes were still closed, but

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

high school with us.She’s also here in U Penn, but we're not close or