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

major while

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

an only child, I couldn't

between the

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

she refused

so much in that eight minutes of

dramatically.exclaiming, "I know, let’s

the word ‘K-town’ as we

let out a chuckle and he gave

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

don’t know if I could,"Tofu soup in Korea-town sounded

me about how awesome the food in

timing was

and saw

lan tonight after going to

but I wanted to prove to him that

come on, roomie, this is tofu soup we're talking about! Let’s go to

me her best puppy

else, I heard my phone chimed and

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

universe was

right, it was

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

at the screen and said, "Alright,

a lot

about

had spicy tofu soup and rice cake before, but

our food, Sophie sobered a little, but then she

watermelon soju

to 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 middle of

holding her hair back and Tristan

cabs wanted to pick us up after

up taking the public bus back at

asleep on my shoulder and her

was an exhausting day and

I was having a lot of

I

of college went by so great, I still couldn't help but check my phone from time to

woke up thinking about him and I

always missing lan and I was always wondering how he

the phone, but that wasn't the same thing

that your boyfriend?"Tristan asked when he saw me playing with my

was a picture of lan’s hand in

at the

long distance treating

not the best experience, but

"That's cool,"he nodded.

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

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

you can choose to stay

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

Tristan," I smiled at him, pausing for a moment

about you? Anyone special

got nervous all of a

in love with Monique, everyone knows

Sophie said suddenly.

eyes were still closed, but apparently she

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

girl that went to high school with us.She’s also here in U Penn,