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Chapter#11:Attack(I).

"On my roof?." Arnold asked Sid who was on the other end of the phone.

"Yeah! yeah! It'll be awesome! just a party for us and the gang. Please Arnold?. Cindy and I are getting closer together again and if we ever went to Rachel's New year's party God knows what she'll do to ruin it!."

"Rachel?."

"Yeah! She called me on Christmas night … a booty call Arnold! Booty call!. I don't know what she's up to! It's like she wants me back again, God knows why!." Sid started panicking.

" Ok Sid calm down, I'll have the party on my roof. No problem."

Sid let out a sigh of relief. "Thanks man, I owe you."

"Don't mention it. Let's meet up with the rest of the gang at Bigal's in an hour."

"Ok. See ya."

"Bye Sid."

Sid closes his phone almost jumping from joy, 'this is going to be the best new year's party ever! And Rachel won't be there to ruin it.'

"A party on your roof?." Rhonda asked,

"Yeah, Sid's worried that Rachel might do something drastic to ruin Sid and Cindy's relationship if they show up there."

"Sid and Cindy are back together again?." Harold furrowed his mono brow.

" What's up guys?." Sid reached their table.

"Arnold's New year's roof party … and you." Rhonda smiled.

"And your new girlfriend." Curly teased.

The gang laughs.

"Sorry I'm late guys, I had to run an errand." Nadeen came in with Cindy.

Sid and Cindy give each other a smile and she goes and stands beside him.

"So what's the gathering for?." Nadeen asked as she sat beside Rhonda.

"We changed venues, party's gonna be at Arnold's." Her best friend explained.

"Why the change?."

"Sid's worried that Rachel will do something to break up Sid and Cindy." Harold explained.

Cindy chokes on the hot chocolate she was drinking and Sid lightly hits her back and scowls at Harold while at the same time blushing madly.

"This should be interesting." Helga said with a smirk as she leaned back in her seat.

"Didn't you guys see the weather broadcast?. It's gonna be snowing heavily on new year's eve." Nadeen informed.

" Wilikers! A blizzard on New year's eve?."

" Oh no! Then that means-" Sid started panicking again.

"Calm down Sid, we can have the party inside. There, we got the party issue covered." Arnold calmed him down.

"I'm glad that's settled." Cindy piped cutely.

Later that night Arnold was walking Helga home. As they pass by a store someone they thought they'd never come across again.

"Smitthy?."

"Helga! Hi! It's uh … nice running into you again." He tittered and noticed Arnold. "Hello Arnold."

Arnold just gives him a nod.

"So … you got any plans this New year's eve?." Smitthy tried to sound casual.

"We're having a party at my place. You're welcome to join us if you like." Arnold invited.

"Thanks for the invitation Arnold … but I think I'll be hanging out with a few friends. Well I gotta go now. Belated Merry Christmas by the way."

"Same to you Smitthy." Helga replied.

Smitthy walks away and arnold and helga continue on their way.

"Love thy enemies?." Helga lightly nudged her boyfriend's arm.

"Just doin' some extra good deeds before the year ends." He chuckled.

"Like you need any more of those." She playfully scoffed.

Meanwhile Gerald was walking Phoebe home.

"It' so beautiful tonight, so peaceful." She remarked.

"I really miss this place. Who would've guessed I would?."

"I love how we've all managed to stay together all these years."

"Yeah. You know what I miss more than this city?."

"What?."

They reach her house.

"You."

Phoebe starts blushing. "Me too Gerald."

"What's wrong?." Arnold asked, they were both standing by Helga's stoop.

"I feel like I forgot something."

"What did you forget?."

"I'm not sure." Phoebe scratched her head.

"Did you forget anything in the park?."

"Is your wallet with you?."

"no no it's not that … "

"I feel that it involves our friends."

"Omigosh!." Helga shrieked.

"Nadeen's slumber party!." Helga and Phoebe remembered simultaneously and they both rush into their houses to get their stuff.

Gerald shook his head and crossed his arms as his girlfriend rushed into her house. "You've been spendin' too much time with her, baby i'm worried you'd get as forgetful as she is.

Meanwhile.

She didn't know what made her feet take her there, she volunteered to get some extra groceries for Nadeen but she ended up here instead.
It was the last place she wanted to go to, and yet … she felt nostalgic about it.

Cindy smiled inwardly as she saw the marks on mama Wanda's old apartment door. Etched on it were Cindy and Eddie's names, she remembers how she wanted to see if she could grow taller than him when she's 'all grown up'.

Unfortunately that never happened.

'I doubt you ever will' taunted a twenty year old Eddie. "even when I turn 70."

'Yes I will, you just wait and see!' her six year old self betted.

She looked at the next door apartment, her old 'home'. That was until things went downhill thirteen years ago. He lost his job and started drinking, she couldn't take it anymore and left them.
She's always tried justifying her mother's abandoning of her, but she never was able to.

'How could you?' Cindy found herself whispering angrily, her fists clenching as anger boiled inside of her.

As she stepped out of the old building to walk back to the department store, she took one more look at it.
The building was set for demolition the next week.

"Well good riddance."

'Cindy' a despicable voice woke her from her thoughts.

She sees an old, wasted, homeless man limping towards her.

"who are you?." Cindy asked taking on a defensive form just in case, how'd he know her name?.

"Don't you remember me? It's daddy." He replied in a mock sweet tone.

"Dad!."

"Haven't heard that in a long while." He snickered and grabbed her wrist. "Ever since you left with that filthy nigger!."

She twists her arm towards his thumb freeing her easily from his clutch.

"Look who's talking!." She shouted.

He just scoffed. "Looks like he hasn't raised you well. I'm not surprised, what do you expect from a bunch off- ."

"Shut up!. "

Cindy's dad drops his bottle and grabs both her arms pinning her to the wall.

Cindy's dad: we've got a lot of catching up to do.

The smell of alcohol in his breath was so strong it was almost intoxicating.

"You disgust me."She hissed before kneeing him in the nuts and grabbing him by the collar and throwing him away with all her might.
He lets out a loud groan as his back hits a light pole.

She felt her adrenaline rush and her knees almost buckle from the fear, but she couldn't back down.

He gets up cussing at her and ready to attack her, she finds a wooden stick lying in the ground and grabs it.

Cindy gets ready to hit him with it as he charges towards when a huge figure rushes from behind her and towards her father grabbing him and slamming him against the wall.

Cindy calms down as she sees her father collapse on the ground, she drops the stick and looks at her 'hero'.

"Torvald?." She tried to catch her breath.

"You haven't changed much." He smiled at her weakly as he walked towards her.

She leans against him and hugs him by the waist, she could only do that since the guy was practically a giant.
Her head feels light as she tried to understand what just happened.

"I'm so glad to see you again." She almost sobbed.

"Me too." He placed a large hand over her head.

Cindy nods her head trying to hold her tears.

"Still good at holding back your tears I see."

Cindy lets go of him and faces him.

"I'm not weak."

"Crying doesn't make you weak. That's why women outlive men."

Cindy giggles. "You still live around here?."

"Right across the street from here."

"That's how you saw me?."

"Actually i heard you shouting."

She looks at her father lying senseless on the ground."I've heard of dads and daughters fighting but this … we probably beat the cake with this fight."

Torvald: takes out his phone. "We should call the meds just in case."

He calls the paramedics and gives them the address and details.

"Let's go."

"Are we just gonna leave him like that?." She asked.

"If the meds see the damage you caused to him, you'll be labeled the attacker instead."

"But he attacked me first!." Cindy defended.

"Regardless, at least you're still standing on your feet. You know it works here. Now lemme drop you home. What are you doing here at this time of the night? Don't you know it's dangerous, especially for a young girl like you?."

"I .. I dunno. I went to get some groceries but instead I found myself here."

"Come on now." He smiled.

They start walking away.

"You and nose boy still dating?."

"Yes we are. Actually we just recently started dating again."

"What made you go back to that loser anyway? The boy's a pothead for cryin' out loud!."

"He isn't any more. He quit years ago."

"Well whaddya know? People do change."

"Actually they just improve … or worsen. In his case, he improved."

(MUSIC:SUPERCHICK-ONE MORE)

Author's Note: Yeah sorry it kinda took long, just wasn't in the mood really … plus I need to start studying for my midterms … soon. Its just that there's nothing to actually study for FPC, the notes our prof. gives us aren't very specific or clear!.

P.S:I got a surprise comin' … you'll see what it is.