Epilogue
"You love me. You love me and you know it and you won't admit it. Not to me, not to
yourself, not to anyone."
"Yes, it's true. I do love you. But who cares? We'll never work out. We don't mesh,
we aren't meant to be together."
He grabbed her shoulders, shaking her. "Don't say that Barbara! How could you say
that? Doesn't the fact that we love each other count for anything?"
She froze, looking up at him, her eyes full of shock and fear. "You...you love me?"
"I love you. How could I not love you? Everything about you is special, almost magic.
When I'm with you, it's magic."
"But Dan, the others? What about the others? What about Beth?"
"Beth doesn't matter. Noone else matters. All that matters is you and I, Barbara, can't
you see that?"
"Dan, I can't. I love you, I've loved you for what seems like forever, but I can't."
Frustrated, he growled and pulled her roughly into his arms. She fell into him, her body
pressed against him, her face raised to look into his eyes.
"Maybe this will sink into your stubborn mind." he growled softly, bending down to kiss
her. She resisted slightly at first, then fell into his arms.
Applause broke out across the classroom. The two students broke apart and grinned at
the class. Mrs. Station was sitting in the back, clapping enthusiastically.
"That was wonderful you two." she said, wiping a tear from her eye. "Helga, Arnold,
you both get an A."
The bell to signal the end of class rang and the students began gathering their things.
"Tomorrow, we'll hear from Eugene and Sheena." Mrs. Station called out as students left
the class.
Gerald waited for Arnold outside the classroom. He and Helga came out, followed by
Phoebe, talking about their grade.
"That was incredible, you two!" he exclaimed.
"I concur." Phoebe stated. "A most inspiring performance."
"It seemed realistic." Gerald added.
Arnold smiled, glancing over at Helga. She looked at her watch.
"I have to go. I'm meeting Mia and the others at the coffee house after school."
"Okay. Can we meet after you get off of work?"
She nodded. "At our spot?"
He nodded, then reached over and kissed her to the shock of their two friends.
"See you later."
She nodded, then walked down the hall with Phoebe. Gerald just looked at him as they
walked.
"What?" Arnold asked, looking at his friend.
"What the hell?" Gerald asked.
Arnold just shrugged, smiling slightly. "I can't resist raspberries." Was all he would say.
Gerald shook his head.
"I've said it before Arnold, and I'll say it again. You're a brave man. A very brave man."
"You love me. You love me and you know it and you won't admit it. Not to me, not to
yourself, not to anyone."
"Yes, it's true. I do love you. But who cares? We'll never work out. We don't mesh,
we aren't meant to be together."
He grabbed her shoulders, shaking her. "Don't say that Barbara! How could you say
that? Doesn't the fact that we love each other count for anything?"
She froze, looking up at him, her eyes full of shock and fear. "You...you love me?"
"I love you. How could I not love you? Everything about you is special, almost magic.
When I'm with you, it's magic."
"But Dan, the others? What about the others? What about Beth?"
"Beth doesn't matter. Noone else matters. All that matters is you and I, Barbara, can't
you see that?"
"Dan, I can't. I love you, I've loved you for what seems like forever, but I can't."
Frustrated, he growled and pulled her roughly into his arms. She fell into him, her body
pressed against him, her face raised to look into his eyes.
"Maybe this will sink into your stubborn mind." he growled softly, bending down to kiss
her. She resisted slightly at first, then fell into his arms.
Applause broke out across the classroom. The two students broke apart and grinned at
the class. Mrs. Station was sitting in the back, clapping enthusiastically.
"That was wonderful you two." she said, wiping a tear from her eye. "Helga, Arnold,
you both get an A."
The bell to signal the end of class rang and the students began gathering their things.
"Tomorrow, we'll hear from Eugene and Sheena." Mrs. Station called out as students left
the class.
Gerald waited for Arnold outside the classroom. He and Helga came out, followed by
Phoebe, talking about their grade.
"That was incredible, you two!" he exclaimed.
"I concur." Phoebe stated. "A most inspiring performance."
"It seemed realistic." Gerald added.
Arnold smiled, glancing over at Helga. She looked at her watch.
"I have to go. I'm meeting Mia and the others at the coffee house after school."
"Okay. Can we meet after you get off of work?"
She nodded. "At our spot?"
He nodded, then reached over and kissed her to the shock of their two friends.
"See you later."
She nodded, then walked down the hall with Phoebe. Gerald just looked at him as they
walked.
"What?" Arnold asked, looking at his friend.
"What the hell?" Gerald asked.
Arnold just shrugged, smiling slightly. "I can't resist raspberries." Was all he would say.
Gerald shook his head.
"I've said it before Arnold, and I'll say it again. You're a brave man. A very brave man."