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

a business major

loved each other and they were

I couldn't help but

who's older between the two of

"Me!"Sophie exclaimed proudly.

refused to let

learned so much in that eight minutes of my life, little brother,

flipped her hair back dramatically.exclaiming, "I know,

as

a chuckle and he

some tofu soup.It'll sober you

know if I could,"Tofu soup in Korea-town

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

the timing was

checked my phone and saw that

promised I was gonna Facetime lan tonight after going to

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

talking about! Let’s go

was giving me her

I could say anything else, I heard my

message from lan saying that it was getting late and

universe

right, it was late

right now and get on Facetime, we'd probably only talk for a couple of

and said, "Alright, let's go

was a lot

lying about the food

tofu soup and rice cake before, but those were

our food, Sophie sobered a little,

soju and that was

drunk Sophie mode in

leaving the restaurant, 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 was filming everything, laughing

wanted to pick us up

public bus back at

and her feet were

day and she just checked

to admit though, I

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

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

him and I went to

always missing lan and I was always wondering how

time we got a chance to talk, we talked nonstop on the phone, but that wasn't the same

that your boyfriend?"Tristan asked when he saw

was a picture of

smiled at

treating

experience,

"That's cool,"he nodded.

think it’s stupid? Most people here would say

"Love is love,"he shrugged.

really choose who you fell in love with but you can choose to stay with them or not.You're making a tough and

the freshman class, that was probably the greatest

at him,

about you? Anyone special in your

trailed and got nervous

with

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