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As always, thoughts are emphasized through the use of italics.
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Junior Year – Two Days After Halloween - Con't
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Helga willed herself with all her might not to cry, but to her dismay the tears just didn't seem to stop flowing.
How she found the strength to call 911 and grab Lily within all the chaos still remained a mystery to her.
She suddenly found herself staring at Shelly's somber face.
Helga prepared herself for the worst.
"She's very fortunate," Shelly informed, as Helga breathed a sigh of relief, "she was lucky that no damages were done to the radial artery or it would have proved fatal."
Helga nodded glumly.
"Helga I need to know – did your mother purposely do this?"
Helga looked up at her in shock; the thought had never crossed her mind.
"I…I don't think so," Helga stated, "she was frustrated – I just assumed she punched the mirror in frustration…I …she wouldn't…I don't think she would intentionally try to kill herself."
"Helga," Shelly began warily, "your mother needs help."
Helga blinked back tears, "I know."
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Not her, Sid thought absently to himself as he roamed the halls.
The girl he had met at Rhonda's party, continued to haunt his mind.
A simple task like walking down the halls of Hilwood High turned into a mission. He was constantly analyzing every female face; looking for some type of indication that she was his Juliet.
Where are you? he thought impatiently as he rounded a corner; colliding head on with another individual.
"Sorry," he muttered hastily as he helped his poor victim up from the floor and flashed her a bright smile, before heading on his way.
"It's okay," Aileen mumbled quietly to herself as she watched him go.
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Helga glanced down at her mother's bandaged wrists, as Miriam stirred lightly in the bed as her eyes fluttered open.
Helga managed a weak smile, "hey," she greeted softly.
Miriam looked around confused, "Helga? …where…why am I...huh?" she sputtered in confusion.
"I found you in the bathroom unconscious," Helga explained.
Miriam looked down at her bandaged wrists and frowned. She slowly raised her head back up again meeting Helga's gaze.
"Mom?" Helga began hesitantly, "Please tell me that this wasn't intentional."
Miriam swallowed hard. She said nothing.
Helga nodded lightly blinking back tears.
Her mother's silence told her everything.
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Phoebe frowned as she glanced down at her phone, why aren't you answering Helga, she thought impatiently.
The thought left her mind quickly as she felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her waist.
"Wanna go to Slausen's," she heard Gerald whisper against her neck. She turned around and flashed him a bright smile, "Sure."
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Patty laughed easily as Harold continued skipping rocks across the lake.
Harold had come to love the sound of her laugh, and was sure that it was probably the best sound he had ever heard.
He sat down abruptly at the edge of the dock; Patty soon joined him.
The sun was slowly setting and the powerful colors of red, pink, orange, and gold blended together in perfect harmony.
Harold glanced quickly at Patty. She seemed so much at peace.
Harold was sure he had fallen in love.
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Iggy trudged down the empty halls of Hilwood High. He had mistakenly fallen asleep at a table in the library.
No one had woken him up.
How did I go from being the coolest kid to invisible, he thought glumly as he exited the school.
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Helga crept out of her mother's room within the hospital quietly, when she was sure Miriam had drifted off to sleep.
She had dropped Lily off at the nursery in the downstairs lobby while Shelly was admitting Miriam.
Helga quickly sauntered down the halls of the hospital until finally making it to the psychiatric ward.
The receptionist had waved warmly at her as Helga had made her way towards a room.
She opened the door timidly and stepped inside.
She took a deep breath as she closed the door behind her and sauntered over into a chair that over looked a slumbering figure on the bed adjacent to it.
"Hi Olga," Helga greeted glumly.
Her sister lay motionless within the plushness of the bed.
"I really wish that you'd wake up," Helga continued, "I'm going crazy here…Lily's getting so big now, you should see her…she's beautiful…I can't believe that she'll be almost one year old in a few months."
Olga remained motionless.
Helga blinked back tears, "Bob…Bob has become even more of an ass…and Mom…Mom just tried to kill herself."
Olga didn't budge.
"Olga please," Helga pleaded as tears streamed down her face, "I …I can't take this anymore. I'm falling apart! You need to wake up! I can't do this alone…I need you! Mom needs you!...your daughter needs you!"
Olga remained motionless.
Helga sobbed from her spot in the chair until she was sure she had cried herself out.
She got up timidly and placed a gentle kiss on her sister's forehead.
"Goodnight Olga," Helga bided as she left the room.
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