Photograph [Maya Hart]

08 ~ spanish class

Harley and Cassie followed Gabriel, Riley and Maya into Spanish class. 

"Good morning," Señora Feinstein-Chang, their Spanish teacher, greet them, "please take your seats."

Harley, Gabriel and Cassie greeted their teacher in Spanish and took their seats.

"Spanish class," Riley said, enthusiastically. "I just love this class. I wish it was in English."

"Roberta, Spanish only," Señora Feinstein-Chang said in Spanish.

"What are you trying to accomplish.

"She wants us to only speak in Spanish," Maya explained."

"Today, hi ham," Riley said in a terrible Spanish accent, "hawearing sandals."

"Robert," Señora Feinstein-Chang said.

"That's my name here!"

"Robert, Spanish only!" Señora Feinstein-Chang said.

Maya turned to their Spanish teacher said in Spanish, "We'll help her, Señora Feinstein-Chang."

"I would appreciate that, Maya," Señora Feinstein-Chang said.

"Why do you get to stay Maya and I have to be Roberta?" Riley asked.

"Because Maya is actually Spanish," Maya explained.

"Well, then what's Riley?" Riley asked.

"A trick to make us all think you're cute," Maya said.

"I'm Riley," Riley smiled.

Maya shrugged helplessly.

"You did it," Maya said. "I wanna squish your face."

Harley smiled at Maya's words as he took out his notebook.

"Good morning, class," Señora Feinstein-Chang greeted them in Spanish. "I have your first test to hand back to you. Maya, good work."

Señora Feinstein-Chang began passing them back their tests from the previous class.

Harley picked up his test to see a B+. 

Maya glanced at Harley and quickly looked away with a small smile on her face.

"How did you do?" Cassie asked, turning around on her desk.

"A B+," Harley said, showing her his test. "You?"

"A-," she said, showing him hers.

"Oooh, that's good," Gabriel said.

"How did you do, Gabe?" Cassie asked.

"A B," he shrugged.

Riley looked at Maya's paper and clapped her hands.

"Ooh!" Riley said. "Wait, wait, what's that in English?"

"An A is an A wherever you go," Maya smiled.

"You got an A?" Gabriel said, surprised.

"Yay!" Riley clapped her hands.

"Yeah," Maya nodded.

"Spanish!" Señora Feinstein-Chang said to Riley.

"GOOOOOAL!" Riley said, lifting her arms. 

She looked down at her paper.

"A D?" she said, her excitement disappeared.

"Spanish," Señora Feinstein-Chang nodded.

"Ay - ay - ay," Riley said.

***

Harley, Cassie and Peter were at the bakery that Gabriel and the others always went to. Harley couldn't leave his brother home alone, not when Elizabeth and Lexi working late that day and James being out of town. Gabriel, Riley, Maya and the others didn't mind Peter tagging along.