Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

EMMA’s POV :

 ----- Three Months Later -- -- -

 It was a new year, a new semester, and a new era.

As soon as winter break was over, I left New York City and got back into my college life reality.

This was the semester where I was supposed to declare a major.

After the past year, I had some inkling of what I wanted to major in, which was communications.

I had to thank Tristan for hooking me up with the ads department in the school newspaper, because that had a lot of impact on my decision.

So, I was back at school and immediately I got busy.

I had to make sure I've taken all the classes necessary for this major.

I also had to talk to some professors, deal with paperwork, and so on and so forth.

It was hectic, but I liked the chaos.

It helped me take my mind off of lan for a bit.

Things with lan were getting...too intense.

Some days were good, and some days I didn’t know if we were all right.

Ally was feeling a lot better now and they got right back to work.

I’ve heard that the gallery finally got the approval and financial injections it needed, and it was ready for launching.

He was busy and I was busy, but that was okay.

Because the more I had free time to think about our relationship, the more I would pick out things that were wrong with it.

I didn't wanna do that.

So our busy lives were actually a good thing.

Finally, we were getting some normalcy out here.

"Hey, E!"

Tristan's sudden loud yell pulled me out of my daydreaming.

I was walking mindlessly through the communications building.

I had just turned in some documents to the office when Tristan saw me passing by.

"Hey, T,"

I greeted him back as he sauntered over to me.

"So, it's official, huh? You're a communications major now?"

"Yup,"I nodded proudly.

"Starting next semester, I am no longer undeclared,"

"Feels good, huh?"

he said as we started walking for the door.

"Really good.I'm starting to see what my future will be like,"

"And what will it be like?"

"Hmm,"I smiled to myself as my mind wandered off.

"I wanna work for creative agencies or magazines.Maybe in New York City,"

I was imagining future Emma walking down the streets of NYC, she would dress professionally, but still look cute in it.

I would have a cool job and a lovely apartment that I share with my fiancée.

Yes, lan and I would be living together and our relationship would be back like it was before.

No more long distance drama.

We would be as strong as ever.

Oh, a girl can only dream.

"Hello? Earth to Emma?"

Tristan waved his hand carelessly in front of my face, pulling me back into reality again.

"What?"

"Did you hear what I just said?"

"What?"I repeated myself.

"Look,"

poster on the wall

read the heading: Calling all communications major, spend a year abroad in Paris

something you could be

head to the side and

ad for third year students

offering a program where we could intern for a creative company in Paris while taking classes at the famous Sorbonne University.It was a partnership thing that U Penn had with

"Wow.This looks promising,"

and I

outlook and is committed to long-term

a campus in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, where students

out of the program would earn invaluable work experiences as well as

you should apply

what I was

I...?"I was mainly

program, I would apply if I was a comms major.And plus, it’s gonna help you a lot for when you're

good points, but I had one thing on my

90 miles

if we were thousands of miles apart? "No, I don’t think I

and looked away

"Why not?"

it's stupid, but I don’t think my relationship can handle another mile in between us.We're having enough problems already, another year

it doesn't!"he

tell

I

for a bigger one in the future,"I thought I made a good argument, but Tristan just glared at me and scoffed,

"What?"

need to stop worrying about other people and start thinking about yourself for a change.Or else you're gonna regret it," he

if you two are really

guard.I didn’t

doesn't matter what I

it

course, it matters.So tell me, do

"l..I guess I do..."

I breathed.

life is a series of choices

sometimes we sacrifice the little happiness for a bigger one in the

made a good argument, but Tristan just glared at me and

"What?"

about other people and start thinking about yourself for a change.Or else you're gonna regret it,"he said as he

he really loves, he'll understand.And if you two are really

was totally caught off

didn’t expect that at

in shock as I took in everything that he just

a small smile before

and coughed awkwardly,

said

turned my head back to that poster, thinking...should I? I had decided

a big decision and I shouldn't be impulsive

pros and cons list, the kind that I

would be a great opportunity for my

I could travel the

to

high school, finally it

to have different experiences in

and I liked the security aspect of

Paris was so freaking

be expensive and damn near impossible to travel back

be able to see my family and friends

us and this might be

might get tired of me, and

thinking those thoughts, but that was

all my

past few weeks and I didn’t know

even called up Tiff and Carrie for an emergency facetime meeting, but that wasn't helping

to Paris because her experiences backpacking around Europe for a year had taught her so much

necessary for me to go to Paris to experience

pretty much do the same thing

for other internships around Philly

and Carrie confused me even more, so I did the next

could count on Tristan for his stable logic and honesty,

tonight, both Sophie and Tristan

at the school newspaper lately, so it was hard finding the time to

I grabbed my laptop and

attaching my pros and cons list to the email, I wrote to him: Hey,

busy with the school newspaper, but I was hoping I could get your opinion on

about the

friends and they were

use some of your wisdom,

Thanks, Tristan.

I'm counting on you.

Emma.

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