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.

and numbers, while Tristan was more artistic

major while Tristan

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

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

between the

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

eight minutes and she refused to let

so much in that eight minutes of my

her hair back dramatically.exclaiming, "I know,

‘K-town’ as we walked

chuckle and he gave me a

soup.It'll sober you up.What do

I could,"Tofu

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

timing

my phone and saw that

promised I was gonna Facetime lan tonight after going to the

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

talking about! Let’s go

was giving me her best puppy dog

anything else, I heard my phone

it was getting late

like the universe was

right, it was

and get on Facetime, we'd probably only talk for

at the screen and said, "Alright, let's

was a lot of

wasn’t lying about the food

had spicy tofu soup and rice cake before, but those were

sobered a little, but then she started

ordered watermelon soju and

Sophie mode in just a

to hail a cab

hair back and Tristan was filming everything, laughing

no cabs wanted to pick us up after

the public bus

had fallen asleep on my shoulder and her feet were up

exhausting day

to admit though, I was

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

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

about him and I went to sleep

and I was

talk, we talked nonstop on the phone, but

boyfriend?"Tristan asked when he saw me playing

screen was a picture of lan’s hand

smiled at

distance treating

not the best experience, but we're doing

"That's cool,"he nodded.

Most people here would say that I'm just wasting

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

can’t really 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

the announcement for free pizza for the freshman class, that

smiled at him, pausing for a moment before

Anyone special in

got nervous all

love with Monique, everyone knows

Sophie said suddenly.

eyes were still closed, but apparently she

"Shut up,"Tristan hissed.

"Who’s Monique?"I asked.

went to high school with us.She’s also here in U Penn, but we're not close or anything,"he