This is my first story ever be nice cause I love you :) 33 R&R
Arnolds POV:
*School bell rings*
Yes!
School was finally over and now to start the wonderful season that is summer.
Having taking out all the things from my locker earlier in the week I walked straight to the front of Hillwood High school to meet up with my best friend to this day, Gerald. Right beside him was his longtime girlfriend Phoebe Heyerdahl.
Those two have been together forever since the 6th grade, after Gerald finally went up to her and asked her out on a date.
Gerald wears more jerseys and his hair is no longer tall, looking more like a buzz cut. Phoebe grew out her hair all the way to her waist and kept it in two low braids, and she still wears her sweater dresses but now they come in different colors.
I still look the same, with my little blue hat and my hair still being all over the place. My style is still the same too although Rhonda would say I have the skater boy look even thought I don't skate.
"Hey man, aren't you so glad it's the freaking summer already?" Gerald greeted me as i finally got to them.
Chuckling, "yeah I can finally use some relaxation after all this testing" turning to Phoebe and greeted her,"Hey Phoebe, ready for summer vacation?"
"Oh yes very much Arnold. And it was very nice of Rhonda to invite everyone to her summer condo for a month." she responded in her usual quiet tone.
It really was nice of Rhonda; she invited the whole gang to go stay with her at her family's condo for a whole month with everything paid for.
Phoebe looked over my shoulder and greeted someone," Hello Helga. Are you coming over tonight to help me pack for our vacation?"
I turned around to see Helga coming up to us with a bunch of sports equipment, looking at Gerald and I she greeted us, "Hey you guys", then she turned to Phoebe, "Yeah Phoebs I just gotta return this equipment to the coaches and I'll grab my bags then head over to your house."
"Wonderful I anticipate your arrival" said Phoebe, smiling at her best friend.
Helga was still best friends with Phoebe just as long as I have been with Gerald. She ditched the pigtails in the 5th grade and starting putting her hair in a ponytail, although she still kept her pink ribbon. She always wears shirts too big for her and ripped jeans.
Thinking about it now she changed her look before the 5th grade started and after the whole..um.. Fti thing…where she kissed me.
The whole thing was too bizarre for me to understand and she said herself that it was in the heat of the moment, so I just decided to forget about it. Although it randomly decides to pop into my head every time I see her.
But anyway ever since then she stopped bulling me, left me alone and started getting into all of these sports at school. And call me stupid or strange but I kind of miss her bulling me. Not that I liked being bullied but just that when she bullied me at least she talked to me, so now she doesn't anymore. So now I feel like I've lost a friend. If I can call Helga that…
"Hey Arnold," Gerald shouted in my ear.
"huh what" breaking out of my thoughts I looked around to see that the girls have left and it was just me and Gerald in the front of the school.
"Where were you space cadet" said Gerald crossing his arms.
"Oh nowhere, just thinking about something" Turning to start walking to the boarding house.
"Why in the world would you want to be thinking? It's the summer. Wait till its over and senior year is here. That's when you should really be thinking" Replied Gerald walking right beside me.
"I don't know man, I've just been thinking that I should be friends with Helga. We haven't talk as much since the 4th grade. And I was just thinking that over the summer I should try to be friends with her agai-"
"Whoa whoa..Whoa" stopped Gerald as he looked at me like I had 3 heads. "You want to be friends with Helga G. Pataki? You should be glad she doesn't talk to you or bully you anymore"
" I know but I feel like we should be friends. Especially with this trip were going on, we are all friends with each other but I'm not friends with her. You know" I asked looking at Gerald as we continued walking to my house.
"Mmm mm mm you're a bold kid Arnold. I still can't believe you want to be friends with her. But if that's what you want I'll be here for you. Just don't go falling in love with her. Elch" said Gerald scrunching up his face in disgust.
"Whoa who said anything about falling in love" shocked that he would think that could ever happen.
"Dude it's the summer. And we are gunna be at the beach. That just spells summer love right there" Gerald rationalize like that was a normal thing to happen.
Finally getting to the boarding house I turned to Gerald "that will never happen besides all I want to do is just be friends with her like the old times , minus the bullying of course."
"Whatever you say man. But anyways Rhonda said that she is gunna be picking everyone up at around 8 tomorrow. I told her I'll be at your place. So I'll be here at 7"
"Alright that's cool. I'll start packing now and I'll see you tomorrow"
We said our good byes and did you secret handshake that we've made up since we were little kids.
Opening the door and letting the animals lead by Abner outside, I walked up to my room to finish the packing that I did last night.
Somehow in my gut I knew this vacation was gunna be one heck of a ride.