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.

while Tristan was more artistic

business major while Tristan studied

clear that they loved each other and they were looking out

I couldn't help but feel

older between the two

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

and she refused to let me live

that eight minutes of my life, little brother, you

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

‘K-town’ as we walked her

chuckle and he gave

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

don’t know if I could,"Tofu soup

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

the timing was

checked my phone and saw that

I was gonna Facetime lan tonight after going to

me we could always Facetime tomorrow, but I wanted to prove to him that he

is tofu soup we're talking about! Let’s go

was giving me her best

heard my phone chimed and I checked

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

the universe was throwing me a

was right, it was

now and get on Facetime, we'd

at the screen and said,

was a lot

wasn’t lying about the food

never had spicy tofu soup and rice cake before, but those

sobered a little, but

soju and that

right back to drunk Sophie mode in just a matter of

were standing outside trying to hail a cab

and Tristan

story short, no cabs wanted

the public bus back at 2

fallen asleep on my shoulder and her feet were up on Tristan’'s

day and she

had to admit though, I was having a lot of

I had a feeling four

great, I still couldn't help but check my phone from time to

and I went to sleep dreaming

I

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

that your boyfriend?"Tristan asked when he

was a picture of

smiled at

treating you so

experience,

"That's cool,"he nodded.

stupid? Most people here would say that I'm

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

can choose to stay with them or not.You're

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

him, pausing for

Anyone special in

trailed and got nervous all of

in love with

Sophie said suddenly.

were still closed,

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

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