Me and The Badboy

THE ESPANOL

Noah Centineo as Mason Reed

"Mi madre...," I roll my arms aggressively trying to think what cooks food is in Spanish, "cooks food" I sigh giving up.

I suck at Spanish, I'm absolutely horrible at it, I've been in Spanish since 6th grade and I still can't finish a sentence, it's pathetic!

Ms. Mariela came up to my desk, staring at my paper disappointedly.

I have 10 easy questions on this paper, I just forgot what the words in Spanish are. I have had twenty minutes to do questions like Como eres and cuantos años tienes and I have answered 1. That one being Como te llamas, which I know means what is my name.

"Come on, Maddison, you know this, think, try harder" her rich accent intervened. She was from Spain and her accent was hard to decipher. I would blame my bad grade in this class on her for not understanding her accent but I know it's because I suck at Spanish.

"I am trying, I just don't know the word for cook" my back hits the back of my seat, signaling I have given up.

"It's cocinar" she huffs and walks away to another desk.

"But What is food in Spanish!" I call out but she ignores my question, and I don't blame her.

I had no friends in this class and some popular people, so I was kind of a loner right now. I'm not a social butterfly, in this day there is so many things that can offend someone, and I don't want to do that.

So I say nothing at all, with Mason and Cece it is different because I knew them a while ago, and I started being anti social in 8th grade, even though I met Cece two years ago, she just worked right into my heart.

Ethan actually was in this class, not paying attention, trying to sleep on a shelf in the classroom, Yes I am serious.

Ms. Mariela came back to me and stared knowingly at me and I smiled nervously.

"This is unacceptable for you, you have been in Spanish class for 6 years already and you don't know food in Spanish." She scolds and I cower under her intense gaze. Oooh, she mad at me.

"You are getting a Spanish tutor" she gives me no room for an argument.

"Ethan!" Ms. Mariela shouts and I look back at my paper. Staring at the question I'm stuck on, the second question.

"Please come over here" she gestured to my desk and I snap my head to hers. She's not thinking-no!

"Wait-Uh, is it Caminar, or cantar, wait no that is sing. Just give me another minute please" I beg. I almost broke his ribs, he can't be my tutor.

"Maddie, what is cat in Spanish?" She looks at me expectantly.

"Uhhh...Cato?" I smile.

"No" my smile drops.

"Then What is cat?" I ask

"Gato" she replies. I was so close, this is unfair.

"I thought that was alligator?" I furrow my eyebrows and Ms. Mariela face palms.

"Ethan, you will be Maddie's Spanish tutor because you are acing this class" she gestured to me.

"But, uh, it starts with a C" I stutter.

"That is correct, but you are failing and I think having a tutor will really improve your Spanish grade" she nods and Ethan yawns.

Noooooooooooo!

"Please, help her. Work together after school or in the library or whenever you both have free time" she pushed Ethan into the desk next to mine then walked away and my face went dark.

"So you suck at Spanish" Ethan exclaims breaking the silence.

"No, I just forget my Spanish vocabulary" I state matter of factory.

"So you suck at Spanish" he repeats.

"Maybe a little" I put my thumb and index finger together and he takes them and spreads them apart and I frown.

"COMIDA!" I stand up out of my seat abruptly and everyone stares at me weirdly and my cheeks burn in embarrassment.

"See, I'm already helping" he smiles cheekily.

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"Hahahaha! You're so stupid" Mason taunts.

"Says you, your failing three classes" I blurt out.

"At least I didn't break Ethan's ribs" he sticks his tongue out.

"I didn't break his ribs, I just landed on them and hurt them" I defended.

"I still can't believe you fell off a swing" Cece laughs hysterically.

"At least I knew how to ride my bike without training wheels before I was in Fourth grade!" I proclaim at Cece and she turns red.

"I was being discouraged!" She defends.

"Hello, ladies and Well you" Ethan strolls over and looks at Mason, not knowing his name.

"I play football with you, dipshit" Mason sneers.

"Oh, right, Mason, I know" Ethan hits his head like it was there all along.

"Mason, Language" I scold and He puts his hands up in surrender.

I look back at Ethan expectantly and he was just staring at me, a dazed look going on. I wave my hand in front of his face confused and he snaps out of it.

"Anyway, I was thinking, you almost broke my ribs and now I'm taking the good time out of my day to help you, and I get nothing in return." He announces, smirking slightly.

"I have a feeling I won't like where this is going" I frown.

"And you are correct, you are going to be my own personal slave for the whole time I am tutoring you!" He announces.

"What?!" Me, Mason, Cece and Max shouts simultaneously.

"She is not going to be your..sex slave" Max disapproves immediately.

"Yeah, I'm not doing that, I rather fail Español" I spit out distastefully.

"I didn't say sex slave, I said slave, by that I mean, buy me food, give me attention, do whatever I ask of you, it won't be illegal or inappropriate, don't worry." He rolled his eyes at me and Max.

"Okay...fine" I frown, I can't fail.

"Great, you can come to my house after school, I'll text you" he walks away, Max glaring daggers at me as he follows.

Was this a bad idea?

"But you don't have my number- and you are gone" I roll my eyes and continue playing with my food, not looking forward to this at all. But I did hurt him, I should do something for him to show I am really sorry, and he is going to tutor me.

"Did you see the way he was looking at you, it was like he was daydreaming" Cece squealed.

"Huh?"

"When you told Mason to watch his language, he was in a whole other world." She smiled evilly.

"What? No! Don't do anything Cece, I'm sure you were daydreaming of him, calm down" I laughed at her.

The bell rang and I packed up all the food I didn't finish and threw it away and walked outta there.