Well Spring Break is FINALLY here for Braxton Co. WV, and I plan to write, eat, sleep, clean, write, clean, and catch a movie or two. Well, I don't own Hey Arnold. I'd be very scared if I did own it. Anyway, this particular chapter, (if you didn't notice) is called: The Break-Up.........Sort of. Yes there is a good reason it's called that, to find out what it is READ ON!......The one person I can't tell is the only person I could ever trust to actually tell.
That's Weird: Part 4
'This must be the most boring Saturday I have ever had' Arnold sighed to himself. Gerald and Phoebe were out somewhere together, Lila was at school working on the Yearbook, Helga was probably with Sean (oh how he loathed that name) and the rest of the gang was out doing who knows what. Arnold was sitting at his computer reading various fanfics for certain shows that came off the top of his head. This particular hour he was looking through stories about Frasier. (A/N I know what some may think Arnold watch Frasier. It sounds crazy, yes, but let's just say one of his younger classmates in Drama told him to watch it.)
Some were actually very good, others he could do with out. Anyway, he was reading a story by Sarah Crossley, and he found himself totally engrossed in it. Written in front of him was a particular line that caught his eye:
"But…I couldn't go on in the relationship with Mel. It wasn't fair to her, or to me. At least this way I wouldn't hurt her any more…"
Arnold knew this story wasn't real, heck even the actual show wasn't real. But his current situation was real (A/N Ironic, I know) and those words seemed to truly hit home. He couldn't focus on anything for awhile except that phrase. It kept replaying in his mind.
But…I couldn't go on in the relationship with Lila. It wasn't fair to her, or to me. At least this way I wouldn't hurt her any more…
Now he knew what he had to do; that sentence was the final straw (so to speak). He was going to break up with Lila and he was going to do it tonight. 'Maybe Helga doesn't love me anymore, I don't know. But I need to break up with Lila, I don't want to string her along so she can get hurt worse later.'
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Two hours before Lila would show up: This will be a piece of cake, I'll tell her how I feel, she'll cry, I'll comfort her then we'll go our separate ways, it's that simple!
One hour: I can do this, I know I can... I think.
Thirty minutes: I think I'm going to be sick!
Five minutes: Can't believe I'm cleaning up my sick!
Ding-Dong: "Hey Shortman, Lila's here..." HELP ME!!!
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At Le Fancy Bistro
Lila: What's wrong Arnold. Are you okkay?
Arnold: It...It's nothing
Lila: Oh, Alright
Arnold: So what you saying?
Lila: I wasn't talking
Arnold: What?
Lila: Well, you were telling me an oh-so-interesting story, when you stopped mid-sentence, and just stared into space
Arnold: What was I... forget it, it probably wasn't important.
Lila: That's alright, Arnold
Arnold: Actually there is... something I, uh, need to tell you that is important.
Lila: Whatever could it be...
Arnold: I think we should stop seeing each other
Silence Well that was easy
Lila: Excuse me!?
Arnold: Uh-oh You see Lila, I...I just don't think it's working. At least for me it's not working. I...I just, I'm...
Lila: WHAT!?!? WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME!?!?
Arnold: Lila, honey I'm SO sorry
Lila: YOU BETTER BE SORRY YOU MISERABLE...
Arnold: Lila please calm down. People are staring. Lila looked around, then gave Arnold a small smile. Suddenly Arnold began to feel very uneasy about Lila
Lila: LET THEM STARE She paused, then stood I think it proves that this scene we wrote will be a success, and I want to thank you all for being a great audience. C'mon Arnold let's get out of here
Arnold: Check please!
They drove to Lila's house and stopped. Arnold was still trying to figure out what transpired when Lila turned to him, "I don't know what you were trying to pull back there, but I know you, and I know you certainly couldn't have meant that. Think about it Arnold, we've been going out for who knows how long. We've been told numerous times that we are the perfect couple. I truly believe that. There's one perfect person for everyone, and as far as I'm concerned we are destined for each other. I love you and I know you love me." Then she leaned close and whispered, "Besides, you didn't really think you were going to get rid of me that easily did you? Now get out of the car."
"Aren't you going to give me a ride home? It's raining."
"You have legs don't you, Arnold. Walk. One more thing, I love you and I'll see you tomorrow." Lila said, giving Arnold a kiss. She went inside her warm house, while Arnold headed toward his house, which was a good four blocks away Great.
He saw no point in hurrying since he'd be drenched anyway, plus it would give him time to think. Because of this ordeal, his desire to break-up with her only intensified. The question was: How? With two blocks down and two more to go, Arnold was glad that despite the rain it was a warm evening at least he wouldn't have to freeze. Looking at his watched he noted it was 8:00, his curfew time: 12.
"Hey Arnold1" Now, there's a beautiful voice he'd never forget.
"Hey Helga!" As he was heading toward her, he noticed her attire, she was wearing a bathing suit and a pair of old shorts. Also, she was holding a bottle of shampoo in her hand.
"Helga, what in the world are you doing?"
"Fulfilling one of the items on my 'things to do before I graduate' list"
"And that would be..."
"Wash my hair in the rain of course"
Arnold shook his head "You're crazy!"
"I know, and ya love me for that don't ya"
"Yeah. Hey, since I don't have to be home for another four hours, mind if I join ya?"
"Not at all, here have some."
Helga squirted a little bit into Arnold's hands. When he looked at her their eyes locked. Everything around them began to fade away it seemed. Helga was able to recover first and asked, "So why are you out at this time of night, aren't you supposed to be with Lila?"
"Yeah, but the date was cut real short."
"What happened?"
"I had this night planned so I could break-up with her, but she wouldn't let me."
"Okkay, now you are confusing me."
"We were in a restaurant when..." and he proceeded to tell her the whole story right up to when he heard Helga call out 'Hey Arnold'
"So what you're saying is that before you were dating she was playing 'hard to get' and now that you are dating, she's playing 'hard to get rid of '"
That comment made them dissolve into fits of laughter, and the next half hour was filled with shampoo and even more laughter.
"C'mon let's go inside, the rain is clearing up."
"Nah, I need to get home."
"Nonsense, it's 9:00, besides there's some shirts here you can change into."
"Okkay." Wow it must have been ages since I've been in here Arnold looked around, everything was just as he remembered. Except it was unnaturally quiet.
"Helga where's your family?"
"Let's see, Bob's out working and Miriam is probably "asleep" in the kitchen, and Olga and her husband are upstairs watching a movie. Now, let's get you something dry to put on."
She told Arnold to wait here when they got to her room. She ran off to get clothes from Olga's husband and was back in five minutes. They talked until Arnold said it was time to go and Helga gave him a ride home. Grandpa was there to greet him when he opened the door.
"So did you have a good time tonight."
"I sure did Grandpa," Arnold said thinking about Helga. " 'Night."
Arnold forgot all about breaking-up Lila until he saw her on Monday. She was now being flirtatious with Arnold more than ever, but that didn't move him one bit, no matter what, he would break it off with her. On Tuesday he rode the bus and Curly was singing again (something about dental work).
"Hey Curly, can I borrow one of your CD's of that guy you're listening to?"
"Sure which one do you want, there's ten of them?"
"Uh, how about the one you're listening to."
"'K, here you go, see ya."
That evening he listened to the CD. That's when it came to him, he now knew how he was going to break-up with Lila. The only thing he needed to do was sign-up for the talent show, which is what he did the very next day.
Well the next chapter is the actual talent show, so what exactly is he going to do?
Find out SOON!!!!
Thanks to Sarah for letting me use some material from her story "Voyage of the Apparently Damned." I loved the story, it was totally awesome.
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