There's Always Something

A Fan Fiction by Lizzie D

This chapter is dedicated to Sussy, my gal pal. Happy 15th Birthday!

Have our favorite friends been at the same restaurant for three chapters? Well this would be the third, and they're leaving thank god. Sorry for dragging it all out like that, lol. All I can say is that Lila deserved to get knocked on her ass for once.

I QUOTE HER: "Helga, no matter what, I am in love with Arnold. There is nothing you can do to change that. I am Lila, I ALWAYS get what I want! I want Arnold as a boyfriend!"

Hmm...

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As they finally hauled Arnie, Curly, Helga, and Lila away on stretchers, Gerald could feel Arnold's eyes on him. They were angry and heated. He didn't know how Arnold would react and Gerald was so ashamed of the pictures, that he couldn't even bare to look his best friend in the eye.

Gerald walked out of the restaurant, alone. Arnold accompanied Helga in the ambulance and that Phoebe did as well. Gerald went inside his sports car and drove towards the Hillwood County Hospital and walked found Arnold and Phoebe in deep conversation as he entered the lobby.

"..." Gerald was about to speak, and he had wanted to say something but his heart was so heavy, he couldn't make words. Instead he approached some doctors and asked about the condition of his friends.

"Have you seen Helga Pataki or Thaddeus Gammelthorpe? He is otherwise known as Curly Gammelthorpe." Gerald was concerned.

"Yes, you can see Helga in there. She's sharing a room with Curly. She's asleep now, but I think I can let you at least visit. Just be quiet..." he smiled reassuringly.

The doctor seemed quite aged. It seemed that he had sympathy for Gerald. There was some sort of understanding that made him have compassion for him. Gerald reminded the doctor of himself at a young age as he led the troubled teenage to the girl's room. Ahh... love, he smiled as he was thinking.

"Well, here we are...take all the time you need," the doctor told Gerald.

"Thank you, sir," Gerald replied politely.

Man! That guy gives me the creeps, he thought as he moved toward a sleeping Helga.

"Oh Helga, I'm so sorry. This has all been my fault, completely... I hope when you wake up, you will be you again and you'll find it in your heart to forgive me," Gerald was holding her hand as he was whispering to her.

Oh, I'm so sorry, he thought to himself as he drifted off to sleep.

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"So, Pheebs, what do we do? I'm not exactly wanting to go in there. I'd probably find them..." Arnold cut himself off, "I don't exactly like Gerald right now. And Helga, I love her to pieces, but I can't face her now, because all I feel is hurt. She betrayed me!"

Phoebe was speechless... very quiet. I don't know how to react. I guess I never thought Gerald would hurt me so badly, and after all I have done for Helga; it was for nothing. It was just a waste of my time...

"ARNOLD! We are just as guilty as they are!" Arnold shuddered and turned away from her, "And you know it too. They feel as guilty as sin and just because Lila didn't catch us on film, doesn't mean it didn't happen at all!"

She was right. We are just as guilty. But, I thought we put that behind us... to act as if nothing ever happened at all.

Arnold grabbed her shoulders. He needed control.

"Phoebe, that never happened. It didn't! We put it behind us!" Arnold was in obvious denial.

"Just because we 'put it behind us' doesn't mean that it is erased from history!" Phoebe retorted.

Okay, so she was still right.

"So what are we supposed to do?" Arnold looked obviously hurt.

"We have to go in there and confess. Throw the cards on the table," Phoebe told him.

"No," Arnold answered.

"What did you say?" Phoebe was shocked.

"Why should we hurt them as much as they hurt us?" he was in tears.

"I-I don't know..." Phoebe was flabbergasted.

"We won't tell them..." Arnold decided.

"Then aren't we going to forgive them?" Phoebe inquired.

"This is all too much too soon. You know? I can't think about forgiveness right now... I gotta go home... relax..." Arnold was tearing again but forced himself to calm down. He started for the door.

"Arnold," she stopped him as he turned around, "let's just get coffee..."

The twosome exited the hospital and walked towards Arnold's car to go get a cup of coffee.

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"Arnie! Psst!" Lila was trying to catch his attention as they were in the same room.

"Lila?" he was surprised to hear her.

"I have a hunch," she started as Arnie rolled out of the bed, "Okay. Just for kicks. Considering the fact the Gerald and Helga have a bond due to Mr. Simmons project; what makes you not think that Phoebe and Arnold have one as well?" she shifted an eyebrow.

"Good plan!" Arnie replied, "Where are they?"

"Downstairs..." Lila fumbled for her purse, "here, take this camera. It has flash."

"You carry this stuff around with you?" Arnie was surprised.

"I'm training for the school newspaper staff next year, now move!" Lila commanded.

Arnie trudged down the stairs, shifting his extreme amount of weight from side to side. He was walking by Helga and Curly's room when he heard giggling. That stopped him. He glanced inside, but saw nothing and trudged on.

That was weird, he thought as he spotted his cousin, Arnold and his 'friend', Phoebe making their way out the door. He decided to follow them. But how? He didn't have a car...

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"I'm sorry I was a bit frantic back there, Pheebs," Arnold apologized.

"It's okay, Arnold. I was a little crazy too," she smiled.

Arnold began to look at her. She is beautiful. Her smile just makes me light up... a fallen angel... He snapped out of his trance. Helga was my angel, and he became teary-eyed. I always called her that... but somehow, things are so different between us now. She is more of a... well, bitch. But, I should excuse her behavior. She didn't want to hurt me, right?

"Arnold, are you alright?" Phoebe had sympathy for him.

"Yeah, I'm fine," he answered as he wiped away tears, "Let's go."

Arnold and Phoebe got in the front seats and they heard a loud boom that shook the car. And then there was a bang of a door... no a car trunk.

"Whatever," Arnold smiled as he backed out of the space. They were on their way, ignoring whatever inhabited the car trunk.

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Curly to woke up to find that it was very late. Around eleven. He pulled a pencil and a pad of paper out of his coat pocket that was strung over a chair. He wrote:

Dear Journal,

What a crazy day! I went to school, a no-brainer. Then I went home, and did the usual. Alphabetizing my Alphabet cereal collection. Counting the clouds. Straightening stereo wires. Watch Oprah. You know, the usual. Then Gerald called me. Apparently he needed me to do something crazy at Outback Steakhouse. Bizarre? Nah. So before I went there, I dressed up in a Campfire Lass get-up and went to the zoo. I freed all the animals, like I said I would. They'll never catch me, hehe. It's not like I go around in a Campfire Lass get-up all the time! So, after the police chased me, I raced back home and changed into the Classic Curly, (that's me), clothes and rushed to the Outback. I had taken a lot longer than usual, but oh well. I had no time to think. I rushed in and Gerald's concerned look turned to a relieved composure as I dramatically grabbed the manila folder from Lila and started to eat it. I could have eaten the whole thing if that big doof, Arnie, didn't snatch it away. He also started to choke me and I just woke up here, in the hospital. Funny, huh?

~Curly

Phew, that was long! he thought. Well, a long entry for a long day, as I always say, Hahahaha. Good thing that my parents are on vacation. They would have ruined all the fun!

Curly got up out of bed and walked past the curtain to see Helga asleep with another sleepyhead, Gerald, at her side.

Aww, he thought. How sweet!

"Me and you, Rhonda! One day, Baby!" Curly spoke aloud and giggled. He suddenly shushed himself when he heard someone coming down the hallway.

Arnie! Hehe, what a doof! Curly giggled as Arnie walked by. Arnie stopped in his tracks and looked in. Luckily, for Curly, he was hiding behind Helga's bed which was closest to the door. And since it was dark, Arnie couldn't see a thing.

Arnie continued to walk by as Curly continued back to his bed.

I might as well go to sleep... nothing else to do around here... unless...

Curly walked out of the room... loudly. Ughh.

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Helga woke up to find Gerald asleep, still maintaining a tight grip on her hand. She didn't want to wake him, but he probably would be awake soon considering the fact that Curly made quite an exit. He's probably gonna pull the fire alarm again. Helga giggled to herself at the thought. Arnold caught him red-handed. Oh Arnold, I've done you so wrong. Please forgive me... she thought.

Gerald woke up to find that Helga was also awake.

"Hi," he greeted informally as he yawned.

This feels so right, I feel so special, like a princess. Not that I like being a princess or anything, but I just feel like someone loves me as much as I love them. It feels so good.

"Helga, I... well, I just um... You see..." Gerald was stuttering.

"You can tell me anything," Helga was softening up.

"I..." Gerald began.

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CLIFFHANGER! MUUUWAAHHAHAHA! I've turned to the dark side. That is probably the cruelest cliffhanger I have ever written. Hee Hee Hee!

sHoUtOuTs: Twisters Girl, Eudial

!!HAPPY BDAY SUSSY!!