Just Good Friends

Chapter 8

**guy in picture is Chris

SAM's POV

~Thursday morning, Spanish class~

Mrs. Raymond had a whole bunch of partner work for us to do today. Just the thing I need: more work. I already had a lot of make-up work to do for my other classes and late assignments from last week because of our big basketball game. And now she expects us to fill out this stapled packet about ourselves in Spanish? Who knew you'd have to write in Spanish in a Spanish class ?!

My partner, Jake, was filling out his packet while I was chilling in the seat beside him sipping on some water.

"What does pasatiempos mean again?" Jake asked me.

"I think like pass time or hobby," I reply, taking some sunflower seeds out of my pocket. Snack time!

"Okay," he says while writing.

I lean back in my chair and manage to get a glimpse of Diggy and that thang across the aisle from us. They look surprisingly cozy; Diggy is playing with her hair while she's stretched out across the table, writing. I crunch on my sunflower seeds and spit the shells into my tissue.

"Alright. Now I gotta interview you..." Jake says.

"Okay." I return my attention to my partner.

"What's your favorite thing to do?"

"Basketball. Next question." I eat more of my sunflower seeds.

"If you could change the world, what would you do?"

"Make every day Summer and Free Pie Day. Next question."

Jake laughs and writes down my response. I glance at Diggy; he catches my eye and I roll my eyes and look away.

"What country do you want to travel to?"

"Uh... Africa."

"That's not a country, it's a continent."

"Eh, it's close enough," I say, sitting up right in my chair, "Hey. You think I can spit these shells over at Julie?"

Jake stops writing and looks over his shoulder at her. "Why do you wanna do that?"

"Because she's a witch," I shrug and smile.

"Is it because of that stuff she said about you? Sam, it ain't worth it. Plus, she's not too bad--"

"Says every basketball player on the team. Yeah, I'm sure her short skirt ain't too bad when y'all watch the cheerleaders during practice," I scoff.

Julie looks over at us, smiles at Jake, then winks at me. This girl got one more time to wink at me!

"She's cute, no lie. I can't believe she hangs with Diggy though. All the other fine brothas on the team -- cough cough ME -- and she chooses that big head over there," Jake says while laughing. I chuckle.

"Jake, you are not fine. You ain't even cute," I say.

"Psh, whatever. You're just a hater..."

"Right, Jake. Anyways, watch this..."

I spit a seed over at Julie and it lands on her head. BOOYAH!!!

"Ewwww!" Julie shrieks. Everyone turns their attention to her.

"Ms. Martinez, what's the problem?" Mrs. Raymond asks her.

"SOMEONE SPIT A SUNFLOWER SEED AT ME AND IT LANDED IN MY HAIR!"