Chapter 10

Thanks guys! I hope you've enjoyed this story as much as I've enjoyed writing it! Here's the last chapter!

October 5th. A day that will forever haunt him. Well, maybe not forever….Arnold hoped. To everyone else in the neighborhood it was just another day. To him…it wasn't just a day. It was a sad reminder. A reminder of his parents leaving him when he was just a baby. A reminder of the fact that he's grown up without parents. A reminder of the longing he felt for them to come back. "Strange," Arnold thought. "Is it weird I can't remember what their voices sounded like?" Arnold was only almost 2 when they left so it wasn't a big stretch that he couldn't remember their voices. The only thing he had left of them was an old photograph and an old journal.

Ever since Arnold found it, he poured over the pages so many times that some of them were starting to fall out. The spine was bent from the times Arnold had opened it. Even the word JOURNAL was starting to fade. He had read his father's journal so many times that he knew all of it word for word. Every night he would read a story from it. He loved reading the adventures of his parents, and he just couldn't believe that they were actually explorers! How cool is that? His least favorite was of course the last page:

A map. A map of San Lorenzo.

"Arnold! Are you coming or what?" Arnold heard Gerald call from downstairs.

"I'm coming!" He responded.

Before exiting his sanctuary bedroom, he took one last look at the bulletin board. It seemed to grow larger every day. More and more photos, maps, and bits of information were always attached to it. Every time he found a clue or something related to San Lorenzo, he would attach it to the bulletin board.

SAN LORENZO

How he wished he could go there…then he would know the truth. Then, he would KNOW what happened to them. Whether it was good or bad, he wanted to know rather than NOT KNOWING.

However, Arnold knew the day was almost over. Tomorrow would be October 6th and then his birthday which he was actually looking forward to. "HOPE," he thought as he opened his bedroom door.

With one last look, he spoke to the photograph of his parents.

"I'll find you guys someday. I promise."

Arnold then closed the door behind him, and met up with Gerald at the bottom of the stairs.

"You okay?" He asked noticing the look on Arnold's face.

"Yeah. I'm fine Gerald. Let's go."

"Whatever you say Arnold," Gerald said noticing the sudden change in Arnold's attitude.

The two best buds exited the boarding house and began walking down the sidewalk. The sun was setting. To Arnold, it symbolized not only the end of the day, but the beginning of an even bigger adventure. Finding his parents.

Well, that's it you guys! Let me know what you think? Should I write more Hey Arnold fanfics? Does anyone have any requests?

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*** November 24th we finally get to see if Arnold will be reunited with his parents! :D***