Kyekye – hi all I didn't get many reviews last chapter oh well thanks for those who did review I loved reading them but here is the next chapter
Arnold sat back in his chair, he had tried and failed yet again to be allowed into Helga's room to visit her. He just couldn't believe they wouldn't let him see her. Sure hes not family and Helga probably doesn't even think of him as a friend after all these years, but damn it he cares about her. Come on how many people can say that they have been attacked and nearly killed by Helga's dad.
(FYI no one has told Arnold his grandparents or Rhonda what has happened so they have no knowledge of anything)
Arnold looks around the waiting room Rhonda was Gushing over her little sister fawning over her broken arm and telling her the best ways to make her cast fashionable. Miracle had shown up a while ago with her mother and a Police officer in tow and her little arm in a dark pink cast, the officer her mother and the cast were all covered in random stickers. The little girl was hyper and was jumping off the walls when the group had looked at Brook Lloyd she just shook her head and said "Pain meds and candy"
At the same time Rhonda's parents were off to the side yelling into there phones at there lawyers, he assumed his must have had something to do with the drunk driver that had caused all of this drama
He gets up from his chair and looks out of the window, night had finally fallen and a good deal of the reporters had left when Bob had been escorted out of the building having followed him for his reaction to the accident and questioning him as to why he was being escorted out in handcuffs
Arnold looks at the cloudy sky and can barely make out the full moon he knows is hidden behind them it was a night like to night many years ago even before FTI, he was walking home from Gerald's house past the docks when he saw a very pretty girl with long blond hair in two french braids hanging over her shoulders.
As he got closer Arnold was shocked to see that the pretty girl was none other than Helga. Arnold froze in place. He just couldn't believe that he had just thought that Helga of all people was pretty. I mean she not ugly but pretty is the last thing that anyone would use to describe Helga a better word would be ...cute. Yea Helga was cute in a way that can only be admired from afar
"Um hi Helga" Arnold stutters rubbing the back of his neck in his trademark nervous manor. He had fully expected her to yell at him for sneaking up on her and for her to call him her trademark nickname of Football Head .
Surprisingly Helga simply tilts her head back and looks at him over her shoulder unknowingly allowing the moons rays to light up her fiery blue eyes and make them sparkle in a way that made Arnold's breath catch in his throat and a blush to quickly spread on his cheeks
"How long have you been standing there Arnold?"
"Oh um not long I was just on my way Home from Gerald's house"
"Then continue on your way"
Arnold takes a couple of steps forward "What are you doing out here?"
Helga turns away from him with a deep drawn out sigh " I was just looking at the moon lost in thought"
Arnold looks up at the sky and sees nothing but clouds with the briefest peaks of the moons rays shining through "But Helga you can barely see the moon "
Helga Sighs again his one sounding tired "Its walled patience Football head if you sit and wait things wound up being more beautiful than any thing that takes no effort to see."
Arnold blinks "Wow Helga that was really Poetic of you"
Helga shrugs "Not really I read it off of a fortune cookie I had at lunch"
Tired of standing Arnold sits down on the edge of the docks next to his fellow blond companion "Just had to burst my Bubble didn't you? You just couldn't let me have that one moment with you could you? Couldn't let me have that one" he says with a chuckle
"hmm I could have but then were is the fun in that for me?"
"Its called being nice Helga" Helga doesn't respond and after a moment of silence Arnold continues "Hey Helga why don't you act like this all the time?"
Helga looks at him out of the corner of her eye "Act like what Football head?"
"Nice your actually being nice to me right now... Although I wish you wouldn't call me Football head so much I can live with it if you acted like this all the time. I really like it when your nice like this"
"I'm In a good mood right now Football head please don't ruin it but putting your foot in your mouth okay?"
"Helga..."
"Stop it right now Arnold I'm really not in the mood for your whole I know your a good person deep down speech we've been over this a thousand times all ready I'm a mean person that's who I am and just because I'm in a good mood doesn't change anything"
Arnold's eyes go half lidded and he smiles "What ever you say Helga"
The two sit in silence watching the clouds break apart slowly revealing the full moon Arnold's eyes widen Helga was right waiting for the moon to finally show was worth the wait in the end it was really enchanting
Arnold watches as Helga lifts up her arms to the moon as if to bring it into her embrace "I wonder does the moon ever get lonely even surround by stars? Does it feel dull in comparison surround buy all of the shining stars? I wonder does it know that it out shines all of the stars with its glow? The stars are always glowing but the moon unlike the stars has a dark side and little by little the moon looses its self till the darkness over takes it...The moon though is a fighter no mater how lonely it may be as an outcast, it fights the darkness until it is whole again. A constant battle of wills the moon is the earths own personal Yin- Yang"
A Gasp escapes Arnold's Mouth as he looks at Helga bathed in the moons glow. Sometime during her speech she had closed her eyes and had a look of peace it was a look he had never seen on her face before "Whoa Helga I know that didn't come off of a fortune cookie"
Helga stands up and dusts off her clothes "Yea well Football head I'm full of surprises" Helga stretches "Well good night Arnold" Helga then begins to walk off
She only gets a few steps before Arnold call her stops her "Helga!" She looks at him over her shoulder again "I like your hair"
Helga touches her hair with a shrug "What can I say Miriam and Olga have there good moments sometimes"
Arnold shakes his head of the memory that was one of the few times that actually got along as children and it was one of his favorite memories he always liked it when they got along they always had fun and his heart always beat a little faster than normal during those moments and the butterflies wouldn't stop fluttering around in his stomach
Guilt quickly fills his stomach like a tidal wave if he had only paid more attention to her, had just reached out to her once in the last eight years they may have had many more moments like that. But nothing can cover his actions. He can only hope that after all of this Helga will want to be his friend
A Noise from the entrance to the waiting room captures his attention there entering the waiting room was Phoebe her face was still pale and her eyes were still slightly red from crying but also she was also a little more cheerful than when she left.
AS soon as the others spotted Phoebe she was swamped from all sides the first to reach her was little Miracle. Seeing the little girl Phoebe quickly picked her up and pulled the small child in her arms hugging her. "Oh Miracle I'm so happy you are okay How is your arm?"
Miracle pats Phoebe on the cheek with her good hand "I am ok how is My Angel? Is the Bad man gone?"
Phoebe smiles "Miracle you are the bravest little girl I have ever met next to Helga. You remind me so much of her... if it wasn't for you who knows what could have happened in there and thanks to you she should never have to go with that bad man ever again"
"The bad man Hurt my Angel she saved me I had to help her" Miracle says as if it was the most simple thing in the world
There whole conversation did nothing but confused the others in the room and Arnold was about to ask what they were talking about when Phoebe frowns "Miracle Helga doesn't remember saving you from that car"
At that every one crowds around Phoebe "She doesn't remember?" Rhonda asks
Phoebe sits down with Miracle in her lap and shakes her head "It should only be temporary, shes still in a state of shock from every thing that has happened, but every thing up until then she has full memory of every thing up until that point"
"Okay so what now?" Rhonda asks
"Well Gerald's dad is in there questioning her right now and getting her statement we just have to wait and see what happens next" Phoebe sighs then gives a small smile as she thinks back to what she saw in Helga's eyes the fire was slowly coming back and Phoebe was determined to make sure it was as strong as it was in the past
Phoebe was shaken out of her thoughts by Arnold suddenly getting in her face "If Helga doesn't remember the accident why does he need to question her"
Phoebe looks down at Miracle and Then up at her parents who shake there heads "We cant tell you" Miracle says calmly
Arnold looks down at the little girl who is scratching at her cast "What?"
"The police man said that mommy daddy me and Phoebe cant say any thing until they says so"
Arnold opens his mouth to protest but is cut off by another person entering the waiting room every one turns to see Officer Johanssen his Milk chocolate skin as pale as it could be, his eyes red fist and jaw clenched, and his whole body shaking with barely controlled anger "The little girl is right Arnold any one that is directly involved in the case is not allowed to speak of it on my orders. "
Arnold walks up to His best friends dad "Why cant I.. I mean why cant we know whats going on with Helga we care about her to I just need to know shes …." Arnold's voice trails off once hes close enough to get a real good look at Martins face
"Listen and you listen good Arnold Whats going on With Miss Pataki has nothing to do with you, and Unless you know something concerning her that we do not and I know that you don't you will stay out of it do I make my self clear!" No one had ever seen the normally calm man blow up like that and all Arnold could do was nod and step away from the enraged man "Good" He takes a deep breath and turns to Phoebe " Phoebe you can go back in there now she is asking for you. She would also like to meet the little girl she saved "
"Yay My Angel wants to see me" Miracle yells hopping off of Phoebe's lap
"The rule still stands no one else is allowed into Miss Pataki's room without my say" Officer Johanssen says giving a pointed look at Arnold "NO exceptions "
Phoebe looks at Miracle's parents "DO you mind if I take her? I promise ill bring her back after her visit with Helga"
Buckley Lloyd smiles softly at Phoebe but every one in the room can tell its strained "Of course Phoebe just make sure that she knows how thankful we are to her"
Phoebe nods and starts to walk off but was stopped by Rhonda "Darling can you tell her that I'm here and tell her thank you... you know just in case I don't get the chance to do so my self"
Phoebe nods with a smile "Of course Rhonda"
"Phoebe Lets go My angel is waiting for me!" Miracle whines pulling on phoebe's hand
"I'm coming I'm coming" Phoebe looks at Arnold with one of her knowing looks and finally walks half dragged out the door By Miracle
Kyekye- well I really hope this chapter gets more reviews than the last one did but I understand if people are busy but I wanted to get this out before Thanksgiving please review and Happy Thanksgiving to All