BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP.
BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP.
BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-
Jumping up in bed, Helga raced across the room to turn off her alarm clock. She had purposely placed it on the dresser on the other side of her room so that she wouldn't sleep in.
For the life of her; Helga never seemed to be able to fall asleep the night before her first day of school. And when she was running on only a couple of hours of sleep it was easier to just hit the off button and fall back asleep without realizing it.
Helga was so exhausted that her eyes were wide-awake and she didn't feel the least bit tired. In fact she felt as if she had just chugged a whole thermos of black coffee. She picked up her stack of neatly folded clothes (she had all the time in the world to do that the previous night) and set them on her bed. She was secretly looking forward to wearing her new jacket and new pair of shoes. Of course; she could never let Miriam know that especially after throwing a tantrum in the department store just a week ago.
Today was her first day of 6th grade and she was looking forward to class with Arnold. Of course she had seen him a quite a bit during the summer; but the last month of vacation he had went on vacation with his grandparents.
Helga rubbed her eyes and sat down on the bed. It was still warm where she had been sleeping and she placed her hand on the fleece bedding. Despite her feelings of being completely awake, she yawned.
So...soft...so warm...
"What do you mean how did that happen? You do it every morning, Miriam!! Just put the stinkin' tabasco sauce on the bottom shelf!" Helga bolted upright in her bed to the sound of her father yelling in his booming voice downstairs. She glanced at the clock.
8:20A.M
School started in twenty minutes.
Helga panicked and pulled her clothes on as fast as she could, quickly tied her bow in her hair; then she heard the door slam. Her dad had already left. She grabbed her backpack and nearly fell down the stairs. She ran out the door into the street where she saw her fathers car.
"Okay fine. No big deal I'll just take the-"
A city bus just drove past her house at that very instant.
"Alright Helga, now you can get pissed."Helga kicked a large rock near her foot; instantly scuffing her new shoe. Goaning in anger and desperation; she thought desperately about what she should do. Asking Miriam to take her to school out of the question. She was probably beyond passed out on the couch and didn't have a valid driver's license anyway.
Then Helga saw a metal object shining from behind her house; just barely poking out past the brick wall.
"That's it!" Helga snapped her finger excitedly. With no time to waste she ran to the back of her house and pulled out her red bike that her father had gotten her for her last birthday. She hadn't ridden it much so it had a few cobwebs.
In no time at all; she was on her way to school even with a few minutes to spare. A few drops of water fell on her face. It wasn't too big of a deal considering she would get to school in no time.
Then; she saw a packard drive past her. It wasn't just any packard, it was a green one. And she saw a blonde tuff of hair just barely showing through the window and a profile she knew all to well.
Helga gasped a little out loud and grinned ear to ear. Her heart skipped a beat and all of a sudden she felt as though her new jacket was just too warm despite the raindrops that were falling faster and heavier.
Her sudden happiness disappeared just as quickly as it had come. The tire of her bike hit a deep ditch in the curb and she fell instantly to the ground and on top of her bike; full pressure. Her book bag flew into the air and her notebooks and papers fell into the rain puddles that had just formed minutes ago.
Now it was full on raining. And Helga was sitting on a bike; on the sidewalk, her new clothes wet, and everything she needed for school was destroyed.
8:31 AM.
"Why fight it, Helga? Today is going to blow!" she angrily mumbled to herself as she wobbled herself up. Her knees were scraped by the cement and it was hard for her to walk. Throwing her now useless school belongings into her bookbag, she picked up her bike. The chain had come off and she had no idea how to fix it.
She had no other choice. She would have to walk to school with a broken bike in the rain. There was no way she was going to be on time.
Finally reaching the school; she breathed a sigh of relief. When she entered the building it was too warm for her and she felt uncomfortable in what felt like layers and layers of clothing.
Still trying to comprehend what she had gone through that morning, she held her head down and rubbed her fingers through her damp bangs. Helga walked towards the nurses office; and just when she was about to turn a corner, she felt body contact and a brush of soft hair against her cheek for a brief moment. She knew that scent all to well.
8:53 A.M
Her eyes were flooded with blue, then a touch of red. And then, slightly tanned skin and golden hair. His hair looked like it was just recently washed and even as he fell away from her body she could still feel his long wisps of hair against her cold cheeks that seemed to heat up in a quick second. Then they locked eyes and Helga could feel her cheeks turning red. She hadn't stared into those eyes for what felt like an eternity. His deep green eyes with flecks of brown and gold hypnotized her and she felt her throat dry up. She wanted to say something but was far too mesmerized. Shaking her head, she jumped back.
"Helga?"
"Well look who it is. What a fantastic way to start the school year, football head." She quickly scoffed.
"Sorry Helga-wow you don't look so good. What happened?" Arnold asked in his usual concerned voice.
"Who died and made you Captain Obvious? Not that it's really any of your business, but I got off to a late start this morning."
"Yeah I kind of thought it looked like something a long those lines...we were kind of wondering when you were or, if you were, going to show up today. Well, I have to drop these papers off to Mr. Wartz, but let me walk you to the nurse's," Arnold insisted. Helga died a little inside.
"Alright, alright if it'll make you feel better about yourself, Arnold-O.." she lowered a single eyebrow (Rhonda had finally gotten her to understand the beauty of having two eyebrows instead of one over the summer) and led the way down the hall.
She couldn't help but form a small smile as she placed her fingers on her cheek where she could still feel his hair.
Then she felt herself beginning to blush again.
This...Helga...is going to be a very, very long school year..."
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