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 artistic and he liked

was a business major while

clear that they loved each other and they were looking out for one

child, I couldn't help but feel a

the two of

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

she refused to let me live

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

back dramatically.exclaiming,

as we walked her

and he gave me

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

I could,"Tofu soup

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

the timing was

phone and saw that it was 11.30

gonna Facetime lan tonight after going to the

me we could always Facetime tomorrow, but I wanted to prove to him that he was still a priority in my life, so I insisted

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

me her best puppy dog

I could say anything else, I heard my phone chimed and

saying that it was

like the universe was throwing me

right, it

home right now and get on Facetime, we'd probably

sighed at the screen and

a

wasn’t lying about

and rice cake before, but those

Sophie sobered a little, but

ordered watermelon soju and that was

went right back to drunk Sophie mode in just

were standing outside trying to hail a cab when Sophie suddenly

and Tristan was filming

cabs wanted to pick us up

public bus back

shoulder and her feet were up

was an exhausting day and she just

to admit though, I was having

like, I had a feeling four years would

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

him and I

missing lan and I was always wondering how he was

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

that your boyfriend?"Tristan asked when he

a picture of

at the

treating you so

experience, but we're

"That's cool,"he nodded.

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

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

but you can choose to

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

I smiled at him,

about you? Anyone special in your

nervous

love with

Sophie said suddenly.

eyes were still closed, but apparently

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

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