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.

good at math and numbers, while Tristan

major while Tristan studied

the differences, it was clear that they loved each other and they were

couldn't help

between the two of you?"I

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

eight minutes and she refused to

that eight minutes of my life, little brother,

flipped her hair back dramatically.exclaiming, "I

word ‘K-town’ as

and he

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

know if I could,"Tofu soup in Korea-town

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

timing was

my phone and saw

gonna Facetime lan tonight after going

tomorrow, but I wanted to prove to him that

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

was giving me her best puppy dog

anything else, I heard my phone chimed and

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

universe was

was right, it was

home right now and get on Facetime, we'd

and said,

a lot of

about the

soup and rice

Sophie sobered a little, but then she started

ordered watermelon soju and that

drunk Sophie mode in just a matter of

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

back and Tristan was filming

wanted to pick

up taking the public bus back at 2

had fallen asleep on my shoulder and

day and she just checked

to admit though, I was

was gonna be like, I had a feeling

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

woke up thinking about him and

and I was

a chance to talk, we talked nonstop on the phone, but that wasn't the same thing as seeing him

boyfriend?"Tristan asked when he saw me playing with

screen was a picture of lan’s

at

distance treating you

experience,

"That's cool,"he nodded.

it’s stupid? Most people 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 or not.You're making a tough and brave choice and I

from the announcement for free pizza for the freshman class, that was probably the

him, pausing for a moment

Anyone

nervous all

with Monique,

Sophie said suddenly.

eyes were still closed,

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

to high school with us.She’s also here