DREAM ON

Sid meets a girl, Cindy, and soon realizes that she's more than meets the eye. Will their 9 year old dreams become reality when they seperate? Or does Fate have another thing coming for them?.

**DISCLAIMER:I DO NOT OWN HEY ARNOLD OR THE SONGS POSTED IN THE CHAPTERS I WRITE.

CHAPTER#1:CINDY

SID:(PUTTING ON HIS SKATING SHOES) Come on guys we don't have much time to waste. The race is tomorrow, we gotta practise!.

HE, ARNOLD, GERALD AND STINKY WERE PRACTISING FOR THE ANNUAL WINTER ICE SKATING RACE AT THE CITY PARK POND.

SID:those $300 are gonna be mine ... hey look!, I can even skate backwards!.

GERALD:Sid! watch ou-.

BUT IT WAS ALREADY TOO LATE AND SID AND A GIRL CRASHED INTO EACH OTHER AND FELL DOWN ON THE ICE.

CINDY:(GROANS) Ow. Quick! get your hands off the ice before someone skates by!. (PULLING HIS HANDS AWAY FROM THE ICE).

ARNOLD:Sid are you ok?.

THEY BOTH GET UP.

SID:(GROANS)Yeah. (TO THE GIRL) You should look where you're going next time.

THE GIRL'S BLUE EYES BLINK IN SURPRISE AT WHAT HE JUST SAID AND HER PALE WHITE CHEEKS SUDDENLY TURN PINK FROM THE ANGER BOILING UP INSIDE HER.

CINDY:(SARCASTICALLY) Don't mention it.

AND SHE SKATES OFF THE COLD WINTER AIR BLOWING HER SHORT JET BLACK HAIR BEHIND HER.

ARNOLD:You do know that it was your fault to begin with, don't you Sid?.

SID:What are you talking about? the girl crashed into me!.

GERALD:Sid I got a feeling you'll make a really bad driver.

SID:We're too young to think about driving Gerald. Race you guys to the bridge!.

SID SKATES OFF AND THEY FOLLOW BEHIND.

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THE DAY OF THE RACE HAS FINALLY COME.

ANNOUNCER:Ok Skaters, take your positions.

EVERYONE STARTS TO TAKE THEIR POSITIONS.
WOLFGANG AND EDMUND TAKE THEIR POSITIONS NEXT TO SID AND THE GUYS.

WOLFGANG:Fat chance you dweebs are gonna win.

ARNOLD:Don't count on it Wolfgang. We're gonna beat you.

WOLFGANG:(LAUGHS) Oh yeah? with what? that football shaped head of yours is only gonna slow you down you know.

EDMUND:(LAUGHS) And the tall hair boy, and the fat kid, and this shrimpy little kid with the nose here ...

CINDY TAKES HER POSITION NEXT TO WOLFGANG.

WOLFGANG:(LOOKING AT HER WORN OUT SKATES) You think you're gonna win with those rags?.

ANNOUNCER:Get ready ...

CINDY:(NOT EVEN LOOKING AT HIM)None of your beeswax.

STINKY:Hey Sid, that's the girl from yesterday.

SID:Never mind her. I gotta win this.

ANNOUNCER:and Go!.

AND EVERYONE SPEEDS OFF. WOLFGANG GETS SUSPENDED FOR PUSHING ALL THE KIDS OUT OF THE WAY AND SID, STINKY AND CINDY ARE AT THE LEAD.

SID:(TO HIMSELF)I'm gonna win this! I'm gonna win this! I'm gonna win!.

SID CROSSES THE FINISH LINE FOLLOWED BY CINDY, THEN GERALD THEN STINKY AND ARNOLD.

SID:I won! haha! I did it!.

GERALD:(TAUNTING EDMUND)You were saying about my hair?.

ARNOLD:Congratulations Sid.

SID:Thanks Arnold.

HE GOES AND TAKES HIS TROPHY AND THE REWARD.

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LATER

CINDY WAS SITTING ON THE PARK BENCH CHANGING INTO HER WALKING SHOES. SID WALKS UP TO HER.

SID:Uh ... hi.

SHE LOOKS UP AT THE KID WITH THE STRANGE NOSE

CINDY:Hi (AND GOES BACK TO CHANGING HER SHOES).

SID:Um ... is this seat taken?.

CINDY:(SHE FINISHES AND GETS UP)Be my guest.

SID:No wait!.

CINDY:(STOPS IN HER TRACKS) What now?.

SID:I-I just wanted to apologize for the other day, you know ... when we crashed into each other and stuff. I should've looked where I was going.

CINDY:(STILL FACING HIM SIDEWAYS GIVES HIM A LITTLE SMILE)That's alright. See ya.

SID:Bye.

HAROLD:Hey Sid! Come on we gotta go!.

SID:Hold on lemme change into my walking shoes!.

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A WEEK LATER.

SID WAS WALKING ON HIS OWN. STINKY FELL SICK THAT DAY AND HE COULDN'T FIND ANYONE TO HANG OUT WITH.
JUST THEN HE SEES A GROUP OF KIDS IN THE ARCADE GATHERING AROUND A CERTAIN GAME MACHINE, SO HE DECIDES TO CHECK WHAT'S UP.

SID:Hey what's going on?.

KID#1:This girl's about to break the high score in 'Space Avengers!'.

SID:No kidding!.

KID#2:She did it! A new highscore!.

A FAMILIAR FACE STEPS OUT OF THE CROWD AND NOTICES HIM.

CINDY:Oh hey Sid.

SID:Uh ... hi.

KID#3:Here's the $15 just like we agreed on Cindy.

CINDY:Thanks. Hey! I know!. Wanna hang out?.

SID:Uh ... o-

CINDY(GRABS HIS HAND):Great! let's go!.

SO THEY SPENT THE DAY ICE SKATING AND EATING HOT DOG TILL IT GOT DARK.
BOTH OF THEM ARE SITTING AT THE PARK BENCH EATING THEIR HOT DOGS.

SID:So me and my pet frog Sid-

CINDY:You're frog has the same name after you?.

SID:Yeah.

CINDY:Why?.

SID:I dunno ... maybe it's 'cuz I like my name. Got a problem with that?.

CINDY:(SIMPLY SHRUGS HER SHOULDERS) None at all. Continue.

SID:O.k so she's the coolest frog, of course we don't tak much now since she's hibernating and all. I just don't get why anyone would wanna miss out on all this winter fun.

CINDY:They're cold blooded animals Sid. They can't stand the cold.

SID: ... Yeah sure I knew that. (RAISES HIS HEAD IN SHOCK) Wait a minute!. (LOOKS AT HER WITH HIS SHOCKED EYES).

CINDY:What?.

SID:You're a girl!.

CINDY:uh ... huh?.

SID:No I mean I was just talking about my pet frog and you didn't get grossed out!.

CINDY:Why should I be?.

SID:'Cuz girls hate frogs! and bugs and ... other boy stuff!.

CINDY:Sid, that's a common misconception. Not all girls get grossed out easily by stuff boys like. I had a pet frog once.

SID:Really?.

CINDY:Yeah. But ... my dad doesn't really like 'pets' so I had to let him go.

SID:That stinks.

CINDY: (MUMBLES SADLY) Yeah. (CHANGING HER MOOD)But then I guess he's happy wherever he is. He deserves the freedom, that's what Mama Wanda tells me ... Hey wanna go throw rocks into a garbage bin?.

SID:Sure.

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LATER.

CINDY:(NOTICES THE SKY GETTING DARKER) Well I gotta go home now Sid.

SID:O.k., Do you want me to drop you?.

CINDY:No! no! it's o.k.!. (CALMS DOWN) I'll be fine.

SID:Alright. Bye.

CINDY:Bye.

AS CINDY WALKS AWAY SHE ACCIDENTALLY SLIPS AND FALLS INTO A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER.

SID:Cindy!.(RUNS UP TO HER)You ok?.

CINDY:Yeah I guess. Geez this path's really slippery.

SID:Your sweater's all wet.(TAKES OFF HIS JACKET)Here.

CINDY:What for?.

SID:You'll get cold with that wet sweater. Take my jacket.

CINDY: Won't you feel cold?.

SID:I'm wearin' another sweater. I'll be fine.

CINDY: ... O.k.(TAKES OFF HER SWEATER REVEALING A SLEEVELESS TOP AND HER BRUISED ARMS).

SID:What's this?. Why are your arms bruised like that?.

CINDY:I ... they're from when I skate, I keep falling down on my arms.

SID:What are you talking about? You're an expert at skating!.

CINDY:You calling me a liar?.

SID:No! ... I just-.

CINDY:(MUMBLES) I'll give you your jacket back tomorrow. Meet me at the arcade at 4.

CINDY WALKS AWAY.

SID:Cindy. I'm sorry.

SHE DOESN'T REPLY BUT HURRIES OFF HOME LEAVING SID BEHIND.

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SHE FINALLY REACHES HER DARK APPARTMENT AND CLOSES THE DOOR QUIETLY BEHIND HER AND TIP-TOES TO HER ROOM.

CINDY'S DAD:Cindy.

SHE JUST TURNS AROUND AND FACES HIM WITH HER ARMS CROSSED.

CINDY:What?.

HER FATHER APPEARS IN THE LIT AREA HOLDING A CAN OF BEER IN ONE HAND, HIS EYES RED AND FACE PINK OBVIOUSLY FROM DRINKING TOO MUCH.

CINDY'S DAD:You're late.

CINDY JUST IGNORES HIM AND TURNS TO GO TO HER ROOM BUT HER FATHER GRABS HER ARM.

CINDY'S DAD:Where'd you get this jacket?. That old lady gave it to you?.

CINDY:(PULLS HER ARM AWAY AND FREES IT) None of your buisness. (GOES TO HER ROOM)

CINDY'S DAD:Looks like you still need some disciplining(GRABS A STICK AND FOLLOWS HER INTO HER ROOM).

(MUSIC:RELIENT K-MUST'VE DONE SOMETHING RIGHT)