A Hug Instead of Saying Something (Camren)

Chapter Twenty-Five

Lauren's POV

20 years ago...

I been in school for a month and 1st grade wasn't all that fun, I really liked school I liked learning but I haven't made any friends yet. Daddy said it would take a special kind of person to keep up with all my awesomeness I just wondered when that person was going to come.

Mommy dropped me off to school she gave me kisses and told me to have a good day. I was sitting at my table waiting for my teacher to call out our names so that we could say 'here' she usually does it by now. My teacher finally comes into the room with a kid I never seen before.

"Good morning class, we have a new student joining us today. This is Karla Cabello she moved here from Cuba; I want you to make her feel welcome." Mrs. Goodwin said.

Mrs. Goodwin showed the new girl where to but her book bag then she showed her to her seat. I looked at Karla she seemed a little shy to me, I think she might have been a little scared I would be to if I just moved here and I didn't know anyone.

Mrs. Goodwin taught us addition then she gave us worksheets to do, I finished mine fast like always. My mom is a teacher so over the summer she taught me some things she said it would make me ahead in my class and I was. Mrs. Goodwin said that I was the smartest one in the class and I was proud of that. I looked around at my classmates no one was finished yet, I looked at Karla and she seemed like she was done because her pencil was down on the table. Did she get done before me? Uh oh I wasn't the smartest one in the class anymore, and that was really the only thing I had going for me I didn't want that taken away.

I don't know about this Karla kid just yet I have to watch her. I did watch her because I had nothing left to do, after a moment Karla got up from her seat and walked over to the teachers desk.

"What is it Karla?" Mrs. Goodwin asked with a smile.

"¿Puedo ir al baño por favor?" Karla asked in Spanish.

She spoke Spanish?

"I'm sorry sweetie but I don't know what you're saying." She said confused.

"¿Puedo ir al baño por favor?" She asked again this time doing a little dance.

The teacher just looked lost, I thought the teacher was dumb she may not speak Spanish but it was clear to anyone with eyes that she had to go to the bathroom.

"She said 'can I go to the bathroom please'." I spoke up because I didn't want the kid to pee her pants.

"You speak Spanish Lauren?" My teacher asked.

"Well duh, mommy say's it's my native tongue." I tell her.

She shakes her head. "Can you show Karla to the bathroom? Miss. Sassy Jauregui."

I smiled because she calls me that a lot. "Yes ma'am."

I got up from my seat and I take the hall pass from Mrs. Goodwin then I looked at Karla. "Vamonos." I said to her.

Karla follows me out of the classroom and we walked down the hall to the restroom and she was still very quiet. When we got to the bathroom she used it then we went back to the class.

"Gracias." Karla says to me shyly when we were close to the class.

I give her a smile. "No hay problema."

We got back to class and Mrs. Goodwin went over our problems with us and I got all of mine right, so did Karla. She was smart like me.

It was lunch time and I was sitting at a table by myself like I always do I was eating my PB&J sandwich that my mommy made with love and I had apple slices, water and pretzels.