Then it hit Helga, the true meaning of the word her father had ground into her head, qualm, yes
Helga had a pang of conscience. "Arnold wait...I....um...could you come up to my room real quick....I...um...have something I....wanted to..um..give you."
"Sure thing Helga."
"Helga, what in the beeper empire...."
"NOT NOW BOB!" Helga said getting right up in her father's face.
Helga got up to her room. "Now where did I put it?" Helga opened her wardrobe and started throwing shoes behind her, hoping to hit Arnold, so the amnesia would go away.
"Helga watch it!" Arnold said dodging the flying shoes.
"Or maybe it's behind here." Helga said picking up her tall lamp and swinging it behind her. "Helga what are you doing, you trying to hit me in the head or something?"
"Sorry Arnold, I just can't find what I did with it." Helga said flinging a book over her shoulder and just missing Arnold.
"Helga I think I'll let you give it to me tomorrow."
"No wait...it's gotta be around here somewhere." Helga said throwing another book behind her and hitting Arnold, but not in the head.
"Ouch Helga, that book hit my arm, I think I'll leave."
"Well...well...." Helga couldn't stall anymore.
"Well I'll give it to you tomorrow then." "Thanks Helga."
Arnold came over and kissed Helga on the cheek. Bob who had been watching this fiasco promptly fainted.
Arnold let himself out and walked home. Helga was smitten. "Maybe this amnesia isn't that bad after all."
The next day was a Saturday. Arnold called Gerald and Helga, to set up a time and place for their
double date. They choose the Chez Paris and decided to meet there at 7.
"Helga where the heck are you going all dressed up like that?" Asked Bob, as Helga started to leave all dressed up.
"Why do you suddenly care, Bob? You never have before" "What are you talking about! I've always cared Olga!"
"HELGA!!" She said, slamming the door behind her as she left. Helga met Arnold outside the restaurant. "Helga you look beautiful." "Thanks Arnold. You look very nice too. Um..Arnold can I talk to you before Gerald and Phoebe get here."
"Sure Helga."
"Well...Arnold....you......you have amnesia and I'm not really your girlfriend."
"Very funny Helga, now what did you really want to talk about."
"Um...well....um..... nothing."
"I'll be right back Helga, I want to make sure the table is ready, will you wait here for Gerald and Phoebe?" "Sure thing Arnold."
Arnold went inside. Helga looked up at the stars. "I tried, what else can I do except enjoy it while it lasts."
"Enjoy what Helga?" asked Phoebe walking up.
"Um....nothing.....nothing at all." "You're talking about Arn-" Helga put her hand over Phoebe's mouth.
"Yes, okay I was. I'm worried about him, I've tried telling him about the amnesia but he won't believe me."
"Oh, I see your situation, you want everything to return to normal, but yet you don't due to your feelings towards Arnold."
"Yes, I just don't know what to do Phoebe, and what if he never comes out of it?"
"Don't worry Helga, I'm sure everything will work out all right."
Arnold came back out. "Great, now we just need Gerald." With that Gerald came sauntering up, with a rose for Phoebe.
"For me Gerald?"
"Yes, for you." Gerald said slightly blushing.
"Come on ya'll lets eat."
Helga said heading into the restaurant. "Um...Helga I need to tell you something." Arnold said whispering to Helga. "What?" "Well I hope you don't get mad, but I felt kind of bad for how I yelled at Lila the other day, so I invited her and Curly to come also."
"Really?" Helga said, almost laughing at the fact Arnold thought Lila and Curly were a couple.
Lila was walking up the street, when Curly came running up.
"Oh, hello Cur...I mean Thaddeus."
"Hello my dear."
"Curly, I hope you know this is just pretend, because of Arnold, not real, I hate to seem ever so mean,
but well you're just weird Curly."
"That's nice babe, so what did you do today?"
"I had ballet lessons."
"Really? So did I!"
"Curly, you take ballet? Why that's ever so interesting, tell me about it."
"Well my teacher says I'm getting better every year! I can wait until the recital, I get a solo!"
"Why, that's ever so wonderful! I get a solo in "Swan Lake" this year!"
"Hahahahaaha!" Curly laughed in amazement and he started doing Pique turns down the street to the restaurant. Lila, unsure what to do, just walked trying to catch up to the spinning Curly. "Hey can you do this?" asked Lila, as she did a Jete..
"Of coarse!" stated Curly, who repeated the move. Outside the restaurant, Helga and the two others were watching in awe as Lila and Curly made fools of themselves, jumping along the sidewalk, people staring at them, as if they
where both nuts.
"Hey Lila!" Helga yelled out.
"Yes, Helga?"
"Come on you two, the foods waiting."
Once inside, Gerald and Phoebe were very nervous, Helga was still enjoying Arnold being her
'boyfriend' and Lila and Curly kept talking about ballet.
"Um...Phoebe, could you.... um...pass the salt."
"Sure Gerald."
"Helga, did you do something new with your hair, it looks very nice."
"Why thank you Arnold, you look quite nice yourself."
"And so I did a leap across the stage into 3rd position."
"Really Curly, that's ever so enchanting, why I have never tried that move before." Dinner seemed to end as abruptly as it began.
"Um...Phoebe, can I....I mean do you....I mean...would you like me to walk you home." Gerald
stuttered out. "Why...sure Gerald." Phoebe replied blushing. "Curly, I think that you should try out for a part in swan lake, I'm ever so certain you have the talent."
"Thanks babe, can I walk you home?" Curly said offering her his arm.
"Sure Curly, you can show me some more of your ever so impressive ballet moves."
"Weird." Helga said watching Curly and Lila go off.
"Helga, you ready to go on now?"
"Go where?"
"It's a surprise, come on." Arnold said pulling Helga along.
Arnold continued to pull Helga along "Where are we going Arnold?" Helga laughed as he brought
her into city park.
"You'll see!" They continued going through the park, then Arnold finally stopped.
"Woah"
"Told ya you'd like it!" Arnold had brought Helga to the very center of the park, where the river turned into
a small lake.
"It's so... pretty!"
"I thought you'd like it! Not many people know its here, there are no paths to it!"
"How'd you find it?"
"Sometimes you can find the strangest things to do when your bored, one of them is trying to get yourself lost in a park so you can find your way out. Helga I've been wanting to say this for
awhile, and well...it's just that....."
"Yes Arnold?"
"With being injured and all, I realized that we were meant for each other Helga. You are always there for me, and I'll always be there for you." "Arnold that's so sweet."
"I just hope you never forget that I will always be there for you Helga, no matter what." Helga
started crying, as soon as Arnold got his memory back, he would forget it himself.
"Arnold, whether you realized it or not, I'm always there for you, I always have been, and I pray that you'll never forget that, even though with the hit to the head and all, it probably will never happen."
"Helga, that's it!"
"What Arnold, what's it?"
"Well, I don't want to forget this, and neither do you so, if I write it down and I keep it, then I
can never forget, no matter what happens to us."
"Arnold, you are brilliant." So Arnold pulled a piece of paper and a pen out of his pocket and wrote on the paper
'I Arnold promise to always be there for my dearest love Helga Pataki, may I always remember the good she has done for me.- Arnold' He folded up the paper and stuck it back in his pocket.
"Now I can never forget Helga." Helga smiled awkwardly, wondering what Arnold would think of that promise when he got his memory back.
"Trust me Arnold, I'll never forget." The two sat down by the edge of the lake. Arnold put his arm around Helga. Helga smiled and looked at the reflection of the moon in the water.
"You look so beautiful in the moonlight Helga."
"Thank you Arnold, you're so sweet."
Meanwhile Gerald was walking Phoebe home in silence.
"So......" Said Gerald
"So..."
"...It seemed like Curly and Lila actually liked each other"
"...yeah...it seemed highly unlikely for those two to hit it off"
"....yeah"
"I wonder why Arnold thought we were girlfriend and boyfriend" asked Phoebe
".... me too" said Gerald getting nervous.
"...hmmm"
"hmmm" what?"
"Nothing..."said Phoebe blushing
"Come on! it had to be something!"
"I think I like pretending to be your girlfriend" She said quickly. Gerald was speechless, so they continued to walk.
Phoebe realized they had walked by her house "Oops....we missed my house"
"We did? Oh yes! We did! Bye Phoebe... see you in school!" and with that Gerald ran off. Gerald got around the corner and stopped. He turned around and went back. Phoebe was still on her stoop. "Phoebe, wait!"
"Yes Gerald?"
"I...I like being your boyfriend...I mean pretending to be your boyfriend."
"Thanks Gerald. Well goodnight." Gerald walked over the Phoebe.
"Good night." he said kissing her hand, then running off down the street, waving till he was out of sight.
Arnold had walked Helga back home. "Little Lady, you are in trouble, where have you been."
"Dad...I ...I"
"Mr. Pataki, it's my fault don't yell at Helga."
"So it's your fault, eh? I should have suspected it from an orphan like you."
"Dad! How dare you say that to him! Come on Arnold." Helga said pulling him down the street.
"But Helga, your house is that way."
"I guess I'll sleep on your couch, because I refuse to stay in that house with him."
"Okay Helga, if you insist. I'm sure Grandpa won't mind." They rounded the corner.
"Helga, thank you for standing up to your Dad like that." "Hey, you stood up for me first. It's like you said, I'll always be there for you and you'll always be there for me."
Grandpa opened the door. "Hey short man, I thought you were gonna walk Helga home?"
"She'smad at her Dad and wants to sleep on our couch." Arnold said in reply.
"Okay, Pookie, get out some sheets." he called down the hall.
"Thank you, I'm glad you understand."
"Well Bob can be a pain sometimes, and I don't mind helping you out." Helga laid down on the couch. Arnold walked over. "Goodnight Helga." he said kissing he on the forehead.
"Goodnight Arnold." Arnold sat his coat on the chair and went up to his room. Helga walked over and pulled the piece of paper out. She snuck into Arnold's room once he was asleep and taped it to the computer screen. "There, hopefully he'll remember, if he gets his memory back." Then she went back down stairs and fell asleep on the couch.
Helga had a pang of conscience. "Arnold wait...I....um...could you come up to my room real quick....I...um...have something I....wanted to..um..give you."
"Sure thing Helga."
"Helga, what in the beeper empire...."
"NOT NOW BOB!" Helga said getting right up in her father's face.
Helga got up to her room. "Now where did I put it?" Helga opened her wardrobe and started throwing shoes behind her, hoping to hit Arnold, so the amnesia would go away.
"Helga watch it!" Arnold said dodging the flying shoes.
"Or maybe it's behind here." Helga said picking up her tall lamp and swinging it behind her. "Helga what are you doing, you trying to hit me in the head or something?"
"Sorry Arnold, I just can't find what I did with it." Helga said flinging a book over her shoulder and just missing Arnold.
"Helga I think I'll let you give it to me tomorrow."
"No wait...it's gotta be around here somewhere." Helga said throwing another book behind her and hitting Arnold, but not in the head.
"Ouch Helga, that book hit my arm, I think I'll leave."
"Well...well...." Helga couldn't stall anymore.
"Well I'll give it to you tomorrow then." "Thanks Helga."
Arnold came over and kissed Helga on the cheek. Bob who had been watching this fiasco promptly fainted.
Arnold let himself out and walked home. Helga was smitten. "Maybe this amnesia isn't that bad after all."
The next day was a Saturday. Arnold called Gerald and Helga, to set up a time and place for their
double date. They choose the Chez Paris and decided to meet there at 7.
"Helga where the heck are you going all dressed up like that?" Asked Bob, as Helga started to leave all dressed up.
"Why do you suddenly care, Bob? You never have before" "What are you talking about! I've always cared Olga!"
"HELGA!!" She said, slamming the door behind her as she left. Helga met Arnold outside the restaurant. "Helga you look beautiful." "Thanks Arnold. You look very nice too. Um..Arnold can I talk to you before Gerald and Phoebe get here."
"Sure Helga."
"Well...Arnold....you......you have amnesia and I'm not really your girlfriend."
"Very funny Helga, now what did you really want to talk about."
"Um...well....um..... nothing."
"I'll be right back Helga, I want to make sure the table is ready, will you wait here for Gerald and Phoebe?" "Sure thing Arnold."
Arnold went inside. Helga looked up at the stars. "I tried, what else can I do except enjoy it while it lasts."
"Enjoy what Helga?" asked Phoebe walking up.
"Um....nothing.....nothing at all." "You're talking about Arn-" Helga put her hand over Phoebe's mouth.
"Yes, okay I was. I'm worried about him, I've tried telling him about the amnesia but he won't believe me."
"Oh, I see your situation, you want everything to return to normal, but yet you don't due to your feelings towards Arnold."
"Yes, I just don't know what to do Phoebe, and what if he never comes out of it?"
"Don't worry Helga, I'm sure everything will work out all right."
Arnold came back out. "Great, now we just need Gerald." With that Gerald came sauntering up, with a rose for Phoebe.
"For me Gerald?"
"Yes, for you." Gerald said slightly blushing.
"Come on ya'll lets eat."
Helga said heading into the restaurant. "Um...Helga I need to tell you something." Arnold said whispering to Helga. "What?" "Well I hope you don't get mad, but I felt kind of bad for how I yelled at Lila the other day, so I invited her and Curly to come also."
"Really?" Helga said, almost laughing at the fact Arnold thought Lila and Curly were a couple.
Lila was walking up the street, when Curly came running up.
"Oh, hello Cur...I mean Thaddeus."
"Hello my dear."
"Curly, I hope you know this is just pretend, because of Arnold, not real, I hate to seem ever so mean,
but well you're just weird Curly."
"That's nice babe, so what did you do today?"
"I had ballet lessons."
"Really? So did I!"
"Curly, you take ballet? Why that's ever so interesting, tell me about it."
"Well my teacher says I'm getting better every year! I can wait until the recital, I get a solo!"
"Why, that's ever so wonderful! I get a solo in "Swan Lake" this year!"
"Hahahahaaha!" Curly laughed in amazement and he started doing Pique turns down the street to the restaurant. Lila, unsure what to do, just walked trying to catch up to the spinning Curly. "Hey can you do this?" asked Lila, as she did a Jete..
"Of coarse!" stated Curly, who repeated the move. Outside the restaurant, Helga and the two others were watching in awe as Lila and Curly made fools of themselves, jumping along the sidewalk, people staring at them, as if they
where both nuts.
"Hey Lila!" Helga yelled out.
"Yes, Helga?"
"Come on you two, the foods waiting."
Once inside, Gerald and Phoebe were very nervous, Helga was still enjoying Arnold being her
'boyfriend' and Lila and Curly kept talking about ballet.
"Um...Phoebe, could you.... um...pass the salt."
"Sure Gerald."
"Helga, did you do something new with your hair, it looks very nice."
"Why thank you Arnold, you look quite nice yourself."
"And so I did a leap across the stage into 3rd position."
"Really Curly, that's ever so enchanting, why I have never tried that move before." Dinner seemed to end as abruptly as it began.
"Um...Phoebe, can I....I mean do you....I mean...would you like me to walk you home." Gerald
stuttered out. "Why...sure Gerald." Phoebe replied blushing. "Curly, I think that you should try out for a part in swan lake, I'm ever so certain you have the talent."
"Thanks babe, can I walk you home?" Curly said offering her his arm.
"Sure Curly, you can show me some more of your ever so impressive ballet moves."
"Weird." Helga said watching Curly and Lila go off.
"Helga, you ready to go on now?"
"Go where?"
"It's a surprise, come on." Arnold said pulling Helga along.
Arnold continued to pull Helga along "Where are we going Arnold?" Helga laughed as he brought
her into city park.
"You'll see!" They continued going through the park, then Arnold finally stopped.
"Woah"
"Told ya you'd like it!" Arnold had brought Helga to the very center of the park, where the river turned into
a small lake.
"It's so... pretty!"
"I thought you'd like it! Not many people know its here, there are no paths to it!"
"How'd you find it?"
"Sometimes you can find the strangest things to do when your bored, one of them is trying to get yourself lost in a park so you can find your way out. Helga I've been wanting to say this for
awhile, and well...it's just that....."
"Yes Arnold?"
"With being injured and all, I realized that we were meant for each other Helga. You are always there for me, and I'll always be there for you." "Arnold that's so sweet."
"I just hope you never forget that I will always be there for you Helga, no matter what." Helga
started crying, as soon as Arnold got his memory back, he would forget it himself.
"Arnold, whether you realized it or not, I'm always there for you, I always have been, and I pray that you'll never forget that, even though with the hit to the head and all, it probably will never happen."
"Helga, that's it!"
"What Arnold, what's it?"
"Well, I don't want to forget this, and neither do you so, if I write it down and I keep it, then I
can never forget, no matter what happens to us."
"Arnold, you are brilliant." So Arnold pulled a piece of paper and a pen out of his pocket and wrote on the paper
'I Arnold promise to always be there for my dearest love Helga Pataki, may I always remember the good she has done for me.- Arnold' He folded up the paper and stuck it back in his pocket.
"Now I can never forget Helga." Helga smiled awkwardly, wondering what Arnold would think of that promise when he got his memory back.
"Trust me Arnold, I'll never forget." The two sat down by the edge of the lake. Arnold put his arm around Helga. Helga smiled and looked at the reflection of the moon in the water.
"You look so beautiful in the moonlight Helga."
"Thank you Arnold, you're so sweet."
Meanwhile Gerald was walking Phoebe home in silence.
"So......" Said Gerald
"So..."
"...It seemed like Curly and Lila actually liked each other"
"...yeah...it seemed highly unlikely for those two to hit it off"
"....yeah"
"I wonder why Arnold thought we were girlfriend and boyfriend" asked Phoebe
".... me too" said Gerald getting nervous.
"...hmmm"
"hmmm" what?"
"Nothing..."said Phoebe blushing
"Come on! it had to be something!"
"I think I like pretending to be your girlfriend" She said quickly. Gerald was speechless, so they continued to walk.
Phoebe realized they had walked by her house "Oops....we missed my house"
"We did? Oh yes! We did! Bye Phoebe... see you in school!" and with that Gerald ran off. Gerald got around the corner and stopped. He turned around and went back. Phoebe was still on her stoop. "Phoebe, wait!"
"Yes Gerald?"
"I...I like being your boyfriend...I mean pretending to be your boyfriend."
"Thanks Gerald. Well goodnight." Gerald walked over the Phoebe.
"Good night." he said kissing her hand, then running off down the street, waving till he was out of sight.
Arnold had walked Helga back home. "Little Lady, you are in trouble, where have you been."
"Dad...I ...I"
"Mr. Pataki, it's my fault don't yell at Helga."
"So it's your fault, eh? I should have suspected it from an orphan like you."
"Dad! How dare you say that to him! Come on Arnold." Helga said pulling him down the street.
"But Helga, your house is that way."
"I guess I'll sleep on your couch, because I refuse to stay in that house with him."
"Okay Helga, if you insist. I'm sure Grandpa won't mind." They rounded the corner.
"Helga, thank you for standing up to your Dad like that." "Hey, you stood up for me first. It's like you said, I'll always be there for you and you'll always be there for me."
Grandpa opened the door. "Hey short man, I thought you were gonna walk Helga home?"
"She'smad at her Dad and wants to sleep on our couch." Arnold said in reply.
"Okay, Pookie, get out some sheets." he called down the hall.
"Thank you, I'm glad you understand."
"Well Bob can be a pain sometimes, and I don't mind helping you out." Helga laid down on the couch. Arnold walked over. "Goodnight Helga." he said kissing he on the forehead.
"Goodnight Arnold." Arnold sat his coat on the chair and went up to his room. Helga walked over and pulled the piece of paper out. She snuck into Arnold's room once he was asleep and taped it to the computer screen. "There, hopefully he'll remember, if he gets his memory back." Then she went back down stairs and fell asleep on the couch.