Unhelpful Help.

As I opened my eyes this morning, I knew it was another horrible day of school.

A Monday.

A great day for others, a terrible day for me.

You see, when I try to help, it always turns out an incredible nuisance. It's horrible. As 16-year old Kassy, I just want to be invisible for some people. Of course, not to football player Josh (the hottest guy in school) Brighton. But I don't want to be ''Girl who drops groceries in the middle of the street'' again, in Tiktok. I was only trying to help someone. But it turned out to be an accident. So today, I am not going to hel´p anyone. As I grabbed my clothes and fled to the bathroom, I saw my sister Anna struggling to reach something.

¿Nothing can go wrong with this, can it?- I thought.-No Kass, don't you dare!

So, I closed my eyes and ran to the bathroom.

After brushing my teeth, I heard my mom's footsteps.

Great! Mom's gonna help Anna.-I said to myself when I hopped to the shower.

As soon as I jumped in the shower, I heard my phone ring with a text.

I hurried up in the shower to read the text.

It was Taylor, my best friend.

I'm auditioning for the school play. Romeo and Juliet. Auditioning for Juliet.-she texted.

Good luck! C u at school.- I texted back.

I put on my clothes.

As I started to put makeup, my mom yelled: Kassidy! You better be here in 5 minutes! I have to go to work.

Okay!-I said.-Jeez!

I hurried up and finished right in time.

Here! Eat this in the car!-said my mom handing me a peanut butter and banana toast and orange juice.-Anna's already in the car. You better not fight for the stupid front seat.

The front seat wasn't occupied.

I ate as fast as I could, almost choking.

Goodbye, hon.-said my mom.

Bye, mom.-I said opening my door.-Bye Anna!

Mhmhm.-said Anna on her phone.

Taylor was waiting for me in the door.

Hey!-said Taylor.

Hey!-I said.

Auditions are in 2d period instead of drama.-said Taylor checking her phone.

Hurray! Free period for me!- I said as we entered school.-Already now your lines?

Yeah.-she said.

Nervous?-I asked opening my locker.

Very.-she said.

Well, you are gonna do great! You go, girlfriend!-I whispered.

She laughed.

We grabbed our books of Pre-Calculus and went to class.

1 hour later, as the class finished, Taylor and I ran to our lockers to retouch her makeup.

Ready?- I asked.

No.-she said.

We did some breathing exercises, and the n she entered the drama salon. Or our theater.

30 minutes later I heard screams.

Then the school nurse came out with Taylor.

I broke my ankle. I didn't even audition-she said.

Oh, crap.-I said.

I gotta call my mom. Bye, Kass.-she said sadly.

I'll call you later!-I said.

I know exactly what I am gonna do.- I thought 30 minutes later.

Mr. Gutierrez?-I said walking in the theater.

Hello.-he said.

You see,my friend wanted to audition for Juliet and she didn't even get to audition. She really wanted to. She really wanted Juliet.

Oh, please, Mr. Gutierrez, have some mercy.-I said,the last sentence dramatically.

Well, no one good auditioned.-he said thoughtfully.

Yeah.-I said hopefully.

Okay, come tomorrow at 3:00 P.M.-he said.

Okay,great. Wait,what?!

Your ''friend'' is obviously you. Bye!- he said walking out.

Oh, shoot.- I said.

Why the heck did I have to help?

How will I tell Taylor?

Lunch hour, then.

Major disaster.

It was spaghetti and tomato soup.

I carried my lunch quickly. Easy-peasy.

But I see Josh Brighton struggling with his.

Oh,man.

On one side, cutie Josh Brighton might actually notice me.

So, I went to help him.

Another major mistake.

Hey. Want any help?-I asked smiling.

Yeah.-he said.

I helped him but I accidentally tripped and dropped the tray and he tripped and his face smushes with spaghetti and tomato soup.

Here, let me help.-I said grabbing a napkin but I smushed tomato soup in his eyes.

Ow! My eyes!-he said.-Stingy!

Sorry! I'm really sorry.-I said!

No worries.-he said.

As I stalked back to my table, I was disappointed in myself.

Ugh, I promised myself I wouldn't help today.-I said.

But if you didn't help, then you wouldn't be you.-said Trisha.

Huh?-I said.

Remember that time when you helped me with my eyeliner and it was a big line?-said Chelsea.

It was only like half a centimeter.-I said.

Yeah, but everybody loved it!-said Chelsea.

And you know, Josh loves those stuff. He loves to be filmed that way. Maybe he thinks it's just a big prank.-said Emma.

And Taylor really didn't want to audition, she did it because she wanted you to audition too. She was gonna do bad on purpose.-said Trisha.

Really?-I said.

Yeah.-all the girls said.

I'll have to text Taylor.- I said wiping my tears.

Hey, Taylor.- I texted.- I got the role.

Yes! My plan worked.-she texted.

Huh?-I texted.

I knew you'd go to try to help me if something like that happened.-she texted.

So this was your plan all along?- I asked.

Yes! You love acting but you would never dare to audition.- she texted.

Love ya, bestie!-I texted.

Love ya to!-she texted back.

When I arrived home, and did my homework, I was watching TV.

Ring!

I get a text,

Hey, spaghetti girl.-said the text.

Do you want to compensate the little accident we had at school?

Okay, haha! Trisha, stop these pranks!-I texted.

Who's Trisha?-said the text.

For some horrible reason, I had the feeling this wasn't Trisha.

Josh?-I texted.

Ding ding ding! You guess correctly.-he texted.

Sorry.-I texted.

It was funny what you did at school.-he texted.

Haha.-I texted.

No really, what do you call it?-he asked.

What do I call what?-I texted.

The thing you do when you try to help but it doesn't turn out the way you want it to?-he texted.

It's called...-I texted.

I thought for a few minutes.

Unhelpful help.-I texted.