Note: This is an old story, but I had it in a original story at the time I wrote it. I came up with the idea: why not turn these into Hey Arnold! fanfictions? I'm keeping some of this I've written. I'll give it a try and see how you all like it. Thanks for reading.
"Dad, I have some news to tell you before you hear about it through the radio and gossip and TV."
"What's that?" he asked.
"I have a boyfriend."
Bob wasn't so sure how to react to this one. She's had boyfriends before, but mostly had stuck with that football head, whatever his name is.
"It better not be that jerk you were seeing a long time ago."
"Not him, Dad. This is someone new. That guy went to the Army. This guy I've been seeing is an old friend from school. You know him, Dad. You'll like him. Trust me."
Now Bob was starting to get the idea that she wanted to start another new relationship with the football head.
"I won't know until you introduce us."
"I will. How about tonight, Dad?"
"Okay, sweetheart. Tonight is fine."
They arranged to have dinner at six - fifteen.
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While driving, Big Bob told his wife about Helga's phone call.
"Wish I could be there for dinner, Bob, but I'm going to be at a friend's house. Tell Helga I'm sorry I missed her and her boyfriend."
"Okay. Maybe next time."
"Yeah. Maybe next time I will join you guys for dinner."
"Okay. Helga is bringing a boyfriend over for us to meet."
"Another one? Who is Prince Charming this time?"
"That's what I'm going to find out."
That same day, Bob was watching the news on TV. Yes, the news was about Helga and Arnold. He screamed at the television set. Yes, Miriam was there, so she heard him scream at the television set.
"What's going on Bob?" Miriam asked.
"Nothing. I'll tell you later," Bob told his wife.
"Bob, I'm going to leave now. I'm not sure how long I'll be, but if I come home early, I might get the chance to meet Helga's boyfriend."
"All right. I'll tell her that for you."
Before she left, Miriam said, "Tell me what made you scream."
"It's on the news. Hang around a bit longer so you can hear it," Bob said.
Miriam did what her husband told her to and hung around. They started to talk about Helga next. Yes, Helga and Arnold are well - known and sometimes the news will talk about them, which isn't surprising.
"I told you, Miriam. That is why you should stick around for this kind of news. What is happening to our good name these days that made Helga be on the news?" Bob asked.
"I don't know."
They had Helga's picture in the news.
"Is it fact or fiction that Helga Pataki is engaged or married?" the newswoman was saying on the news.
"That's the news I heard on a commercial, Miriam. Is that something she's not telling us?" Bob asked.
"I don't know. You will have to find out tonight for sure. Well, I'm leaving. See you later," Miriam said, grabbing the car keys and left.
Now Bob will see for himself what made him scream at the news tonight at dinner with Helga and her boyfriend.