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.

numbers, while Tristan was more artistic

a business major while Tristan

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

only child, I couldn't help but feel a little

older between the two

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

and she refused to let

learned so much in that eight minutes of my life, little brother, you have no

dramatically.exclaiming, "I

‘K-town’ as

let out a chuckle and

we can get some tofu soup.It'll sober

don’t know if I could,"Tofu

awesome the food in Korea-town

the timing

saw that it

lan tonight after

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

talking about! Let’s

her best

heard my phone chimed and I

a message from lan saying that it was

universe was

it was late

Facetime, we'd probably

screen and said, "Alright,

a lot of

about the food

had never had spicy tofu soup and rice cake

our food, Sophie sobered a little, but then she

ordered watermelon soju and

Sophie

hail a cab when Sophie suddenly puked her

and Tristan was

wanted to

ended up taking the public bus

and

exhausting day and she just

I was having

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

great, I

and I went to sleep dreaming

missing lan and I was always wondering

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

that your boyfriend?"Tristan asked when he

picture of lan’s

at the

distance treating you

best experience, but we're doing our

"That's cool,"he nodded.

people here would say that I'm just wasting my

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

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

for the freshman class, that was

him, pausing for

Anyone special in

trailed and got nervous all

love with Monique,

Sophie said suddenly.

still closed, but apparently she

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

a girl that went to high school with us.She’s also here