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,"

the poster on

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

it looks like something you could be interested in,"he said

tilted my head to the side and

was an ad for third year students in the communications

we could intern for a creative company in Paris while taking classes at the famous Sorbonne University.It was a partnership thing

"Wow.This looks promising,"

I

and is committed to long-term partnerships with international universities to further

in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, where students can study literature, languages, the humanities and the

earn invaluable work experiences as well as cultural knowledge and an edge

you should

was saying what I was

was mainly asking

like a really cool program, I would apply if I was a comms major.And plus, it’s gonna help you a lot

was making a lot of good points, but I had one thing on my mind: this was a year long program in Paris,

now, lan and I were only 90 miles apart and we were

we were thousands

sighed and looked away from the

"Why not?"

I don’t think my relationship can handle another mile in between us.We're having enough problems already, another year of long "It doesn't matter what

it

tell

guess I do..."I

of choices we make, Tristan.We don't always get what we want and sometimes we sacrifice the little happiness for a bigger one in

"What?"

other people and start thinking about yourself for a change.Or else you're gonna

you two are really

was totally caught off guard.I didn’t

matter what I

hell it

course, it matters.So tell me, do

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

I breathed.

life is a series of choices

always get what we want and sometimes we sacrifice the little happiness for a

a good argument, but Tristan just glared at me and scoffed, "Really, Emma?

"What?"

else you're gonna regret it,"he said as he

loves, he'll understand.And if you two are really meant to be, you'll be together no matter

was totally caught

expect that

was frozen in shock as I took in everything that he just

Tristan let out a small smile before releasing his grip

threw his gaze away and coughed

said was

my ear and I turned my head back to that poster, thinking...should I? I

big decision and I shouldn't be

list, the kind that I like to make whenever I was confused about

a great opportunity for my future

I could

to go

high school, finally it

to have different experiences

future was pretty set in stone and I liked the security aspect of

was so freaking far

near

my family and friends for a whole

on us and this

get tired of me, and then he'll leave me for

those thoughts,

all my

this list for the past few weeks and I didn’t know what

and Carrie for an emergency facetime meeting, but

Europe for a

the other hand, thought it wasn't necessary for me to go to Paris to

I could pretty much do the same thing and still

look for other internships around Philly

even more, so I did

for his stable logic

alone in the apartment tonight, both Sophie and Tristan

newspaper lately, so it was hard finding the

in the living, I grabbed my laptop and started

and cons list to

was hoping I could get your opinion on this pros

about the

to my friends and they were no help

thinking I could use some of

Thanks, Tristan.

I'm counting on you.

Emma.

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