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Chapter 4 now...
In Arnold's room...
"My most embarrassing secret is that...my first kiss was with Helga Pataki," Arnold tried to lie.
Gerald gave him an annoyed glare. "Are you serious?"
Arnold looked away from him.
"Arnold, I'm your best friend. First of all, I know you're lying. Second of all, that's not a secret. Everybody knows."
"They do?"
Gerald almost face-palmed.
"Arnold, is your head working? Everybody knows! The school play we had? Ring a bell to you?"
Arnold nodded in agreement. "Okay, I'll tell you. But not here...at my house, ok?"
"Fine, but don't try to lie again, okay?"
Arnold sighed. "Ok. But promise not to freak."
"I'll try."
! #$%
"Ok, Arnold, lay it out for me." Gerald said, sitting on the red couch.
"Well, Gerald, over the past couple of months, I realized that I have feelings for someone." Arnold said, sitting on his bed.
"Who's it this month?" Gerald asked playfully, looking over to Arnold.
"I'm really serious, Gerald."
"Sorry. Continue."
"Ok and this girl...she's had feelings for me for a really long time..."
Gerald nodded for him to continue.
"And...well, I love her too." Arnold quickly said, blushing.
"Ooh. So who's the lucky girl?"
Arnold gulped. "You promise not to laugh?"
"Promise."
He took a deep breath. "It's Helga G. Pataki." He closed his eyes, expecting howling laughter.
"Arnold, are you ok?"
"What? Yeah I'm fine." Arnold continued, confused.
"Because I just heard you say that you loved Helga."
"Gerald, I'm not kidding. I really do love her."
Gerald looked at Arnold hard and carefully, trying to find any hint of laughter or lies, anything.
"You love Helga?"
He nodded.
"Helga, as in Helga G. Pataki?"
"How many Helga's do you know? And yes I really do love her."
Gerald looked at him as if he had three heads.
"And she loves you back?"
"Yeah..." he responded, a small lovesick look on his face.
"When exactly did this happen? When you got soaked with water from the water fountain, or had feathers stuck to your butt? he attempted to say as calmly as possible, with a hint of disbelief.
Arnold snapped back to normal. "The neighborhood. She helped us, Gerald."
There was a moment of silence.
"You are one bold kid, Arnold."
"I know that. And I'm going to tell her tomorrow."
"Arnold?"
"Yeah, Gerald?"
"Isn't the bet over in three days? Just tell her then!"
"Oh, right, that makes sense." He smiled sheepishly.
Gerald sighed, rolling his eyes. In love or not, he's still the same Arnold.
Review please! Sorry for shortness. Next chapter, most likely the last one.