Arnold's P.O.V: Hi my name is Arnold Shortman, I am 18 years old. I am an only child, I live with my mom, my dad, my grandparents and a bunch of other people. My grandparents own a boarding house so that's why there is a bunch other people living in my house. I'm now waiting for my best friend Gerald and his girlfriend Phoebe So we can walk to school. No doubt that Helga G. Pataki is with them. Helga is Phoebe's best friend no matter how bad Helga treats her. Helga treats a lot of people bad, I feel as if that's her way of showing she cares about people. I hear a knock on my door and I see Helga standing out there. She looks angry like always. Sometimes I wonder if she's ever happy?

Helga: Come on football head we need to go school so we can be on time for once.

Arnold: But Helga I thought you hated school?

Helga: So, and what if I didn't crimmy, is it a crime to want to change? Geez because if it is then you can lock me up in jail then.

Arnold: Well I see you haven't changed a bit.

Helga stops to stare at Arnold.

Arnold: What Helga? You hate me for some reason and I don't even know Why? You treat Phoebe so bad and she does basically everything to and for you. What did I ever do to you for you to hate me so much? You are always mad, yelling at other people even when they say hi to you. why are you always so angry all the time?

Helga: I never said that I hated you, and I'm not always angry all the time.

Arnold: Whatever you say Helga. Whatever you say.

Helga: Good, now let's go.

Arnold: Not until you answer my questions.

Helga: Arnold, we need to go. So let's go.

Phil: Well if it isn't the girl with the one eyebrow.

Helga looks up to see Arnold's grandpa Phil standing behind Arnold in the doorway

Helga: Nice to see you too gramps.

Phil: So how is Arnold treating ya?

Helga: What? What are you talking about? Arnold is not my boyfriend. (Thinking: though I wished he was. Like look at him. Oh Arnold how I love the way you look after others, the way way you dress, the way you walk, the way you talk. Oh Arnold I love you, but yet I despise you, the way you make me feel, the way how you make me do things, like talking, and always asking me the dumbest questions. God Arnold, look at what you do to me. I wish I can just tell you how I feel, but Every time I try to something comes up so it's pointless... )

Arnold is shouting out Helga's name, while Helga is still in her doze.

Arnold: Helga. HELGA!

Helga: What Arnoldo? Don't you see I'm trying to think. Geez

Arnold: What are you thinking about?

Helga: What are you my fucking dad? You don't get to ask me questions Arnold, unless you want to meet my fist Bestie.

Arnold: Look I don't want to fight with you right now. Can we just go to school so we can just get it over with.

Helga: Fine. let's go then.

With that Helga walks off while Arnold follows behind her. Arnold and Helga finally meet up with Gerald and Phoebe. After Gerald and Arnold do their famous handshake and start to walk off to school.

Arnold's P.O.V: The walk to school was boring since Gerald wasn't talking to me. He was talking to Phoebe about some April fools day dance. Ahh that dance was always exciting, when I was 9 years old. Now going to it when I'm 18 is boring because I never have no one to go with. I usually go with Phoebe and Gerald but I'm always the third wheel and it's kinda annoying and awkward since they are dating and I'm still single.

Phoebe: You know Gerald, The April fools day dance is coming up.

Gerald: Oh. That's nice.

Phoebe: Are you not going this year hun?

Gerald: I don't know yet baby. I have to think about it, Okay?

Phoebe: But we always go.

Gerald: I know but I have work that day and my boss won't let me take that day off.

Phoebe: But Gerald hun.

Gerald: Baby I need to get money so I can move out. I need to move out babe, you know living with my family is a living nightmare.

Phoebe: Okay. I understand Sweetie.

Arnold looks over to Phoebe and notices her happy expression turns into a sad expression.

Arnold: Hey Gerald, maybe you could try talking to your boss. I'm sure he'll understand.

Gerald: I know Arnold, but I really don't think he's gonna let me off again. and besides I really need to move out.

Arnold: Gerald, you moved out when you were 9 and that didn't work out for you.

Gerald(huffing and puffing: Fine baby girl I'll talk to my boss and let you know what he says.

Phoebe hugs Gerald and they start to make out.

Arnold(Whispering): Hey Helga?

Helga(Whispering): What Arnoldo?

Arnold(Whispering) : You wanna ditch them? All they been doing is talking about is the April Fools day dance and how great their lives are ever since they started dating, and now they are making out. Let's just leave before I throw up.

Helga(Whispering): Yeah, I bet they won't even notice were gone, that's how much we don't exist to them anymore. God I hate how they are dating now. Phoebe never does anything for me anymore all she does is stick up to Geraldo's ass.

Helga and Arnold starts to head of in the opposite direction of where school was. Soon they were at some food place. They spent the day talking and laughing, or in Helga's case picking at Arnold. By the time they were walking back the school Helga looks at her phone to see the time..

Helga: Hey Arnoldo, I just realized something.

Arnold:(Rolls his eyes) Helga my name Arnold. Not Arnoldo, but anyway what did you realize?

Helga: We just skipped a whole day of school.

Arnold: Oh man, my parents are going to be super pissed.

Helga: Not mine, because they don't even care about me. All my parents care about is Olga. (Looking sad) sometimes they don't even know I exist.

Arnold starts to look sad, he puts a hand on Helga's shoulder. Helga notices this and and moves back away from Arnold.

Helga: Hey, what do you think your doing football head? Don't you ever touch me.

Arnold: I'm sorry, I just feel bad that your parents don't even notice you. It's so sad, how do you even put up with it.

Helga(Sighing while thinking to herself): Arnold is caring for me? Arnold never cared about
me before. Why is he acting like this? Does he know my secret, I really hope he doesn't. I want to be the one to tell him how I feel. Hmmm, maybe I could try now, but what will he say if I told him? What if he laughs at me? What if he tells everyone at school about it? But then what if he feels the same way? What if he loves me too? What should I do? Phoebe did say holding this in forever could make me insane. You know what, I'm going to try to tell him, I can't hold this in forever anyways.

Arnold: Helga? Helga? HELGA!

Helga gets out of her thoughts and starts to blush.

Arnold: Helga are you Okay?

Helga: What do you mean, football head?

Arnold: Well, this is the second time you dozed out. Then you never did answered my questions from earlier...

Helga: I don't hate you Arnoldo, if that's what you're implying.

Arnold: So you do like me then?

Helga: well... I don't hate you. In fact I like you, you might say I like you alot. You might even say I..

Arnold:(Cutting Hegla off) so do you like me as a friend then?

Helga: No Arnold. I will never consider you as a friend you little snot. I hate you and I will always hate you football headed freak.

Arnold looked heartbroken, like he was about to cry. Helga didn't like when he looked like this, She remembered when Her dad Big Bob said something About his parents when they had that parents race. He had that same face on right now. Helga touched his shoulder and looked in his beautiful green- blueish eyes while smiling.

Helga(Sighing):Listen Arnold, you and I both know that I didn't mean any of the things I just said. I just have a hard time expressing how I feel. I do think your a great friend. Heck, I even sometimes I like you too, and sometimes I don't. But I don't hate you I never did and I never will, I know I say it but I don't mean it.

Arnold: I know Helga. I know how hard it is for you to express yourself and your emotions. But if you don't try it won't get better instead it will get worse each day.

Helga: Right away, how are you going to tell your parents about This? I mean you can't just tell the truth, then your ass is just going to get in even more trouble.

Arnold: Hmmmm how about if I tell them I wasn't feeling well, so I left to go home so I wouldn't get anyone sick.

Helga: That's... the ... most... stupidest idea ever. No one is going to believe that. crimmy football head, do you ever think before you speak? You should because what you just said was so stupid. Geez.

Arnold: Well I don't see you thinking of anything better, now do we?

Helga: Listen Arnoldo, this isn't my problem. I don't need an excuse because my family doesn't give two shits if I'm alive or not. Yours on the other hand does. So this is really your issue on the the other hand.

Arnold: Well Helga, I can't believe I'm about to say this but I really do need your help.

Helga smirked cockily.

Helga: That's what I thought you were going to say, now here the plan...