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

was a business major while Tristan studied

all the differences, it was clear that they loved each other

an only child, I couldn't

the two of you?"I

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

refused to let me live

minutes of my life,

flipped her hair back dramatically.exclaiming, "I

as we walked her out

a chuckle and he

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

don’t know if I could,"Tofu

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

timing

phone and saw that

I was gonna Facetime lan tonight

wanted to prove to him that he was still

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

was giving me her

else, I heard my phone chimed and I

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

universe was throwing

it was

right now and get on Facetime, we'd probably

screen and

a

wasn’t lying about

had never had spicy tofu soup and

our food, Sophie sobered a little, but then she started ordering

soju and that was

went right back to drunk Sophie mode in just a matter of

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

and Tristan was filming

cabs wanted to pick us

up taking the public bus back at

asleep on my shoulder and her feet were

exhausting day and

to admit though, I

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

went by so great, I still couldn't help but check my phone

him and

missing lan and I

we talked nonstop on the phone, but that wasn't

he saw me playing with my

lock screen was a picture of lan’s hand

smiled at

long distance treating

the best experience, but we're doing

"That's cool,"he nodded.

don't think it’s stupid? Most people here would

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

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

the freshman class, that was probably the greatest thing I'd heard all

I smiled at him, pausing

about you? Anyone

trailed and got nervous all

in love with Monique,

Sophie said suddenly.

closed,

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

went to high school with us.She’s also here in U Penn, but we're