Helga smirked, she knew exactly what to do now.
"Helga this is your greatest plan ever, with those three all fighting, Mr. do-the-right thing, will have no time for Miss Perfect." Helga casually walked over to Stinky and Arnold.
"Hey Stinko, hey Football head, what are you doing to Rhonda's locker?"
"Helga, we's trying to figure out who done moved Miss Rhonda's pen..." Stinky replied.
"Well you two, think intelligently, if you can...who knows the combination to the locker?" Helga said, trying to hide her evil grin.
"Stinky apparently, and well....." Arnold started thinking out loud.
"Nadine, she's knows that Rhonda always puts the pen in that spot...she done told me so." Stinky said.
"Well there ya go Einstein, Nadine did it, I have no idea why she would, but hey..all clues point to her. I'd love to stay and play detective some more, but I have better things to do...see ya in the funny papers losers." Helga said walking away with a very satisfied look on her face.
"Oh dear, I think I see what's going on."
"What Arnold?"
"Well Stinky, I think Nadine moved the pen, so you'd get in trouble because she's still jealous about Rhonda hanging out with you."
"Oh...so whatda we do Arnold?"
"I'll try to keep an eye on Nadine, and see if she tries anything else."
"But Arnold, won't that take a lot your time...I mean, stalking someone all the time, must limit your other activities."
"Yes I know Stinky, but I need to keep Rhonda and Nadine from fighting again...and this time you're involved too."
"I guess your right Arnold...thanks again for helping me out with this here problem."
Helga watched from around the corner. "This is working out great, with Arnold watching Nadine's every move, he can't pay any attention to Lila....but I must keep it up. I need to make Stinky mess up some, without involving Nadine in some of them, that way Rhonda will be mad at both Stinky and Nadine....and Arnold will have to fix it all up....this is such a good plan."
Later at lunch Rhonda was heading to her table, with Stinky following behind with her tray. Helga was waiting for just the right moment.
"Okay, once Stinky trips...he'll get all that food all over Rhonda, she'll be so ticked off." Helga pulled on the rug, Stinky fell forward...dropping the tray. Meanwhile Rhonda was falling backwards, and both Nadine and Arnold were running towards the scene. Stinky fell face first into the plate of food, and reached up and caught Rhonda before she touched the floor.
"Oh thank you so much Stinky, you remembered how much I despise stains from that gravy. "
"No problem Miss Rhonda, nows if you excuse me, I's got mashed potaters all over me."
"Oh Stinky, doll, let me help straighten you up. Come on..."
"Sure thing Miss Rhonda."
Rhonda led Stinky to her locker, with Arnold and Nadine following behind.
"Here Stinky..." Rhonda said handing him a handiwipe.
"Thanks Miss Rhonda..." Stinky said starting to wipe at the stain.
"No, no, no Stinky. Here let me, you go in circles so the fabric doesn't absorb the stain." Rhonda said snatching the wipe from him and preceding to wipe the stain.
"Miss Rhonda, could you perhaps not scrub so hard, that kinda tickles." Stinky said trying to not laugh.
"Oh sorry Stinky, I didn't know." Rhonda said pulling the shirt away from him a bit.
"Thanks Miss Rhonda."
Rhonda continued to scrub until the stain was completely gone.
"There, see, that's how you should get most stains out, and if it's really tough, just use some..." She looked up to Stinky's face smiling, and suddenly forgot how to say vinegar. Stinky, who also was struck dumb, was struggling to say something when he heard Sid come up.
"Hey Stinky!" Sid called coming closing.
"Vinegar!" Rhonda suddenly said, startled out of her trance and remembering how to talk
"We wasn't doin' nothing, So don't make fun of us!" Stinky stated Defensively.
"I... wasn't going to" Said Sid, in a way that if you could see if he had any eyebrows, one of them would be raised, "I came over to see if I could sit with you guys..."
"Uh... Sure Sid, We'd be happy to let you sit with us" Rhonda Said a bit nervously, though she didn't know why she was nervous, "We'll just pull up An extra chair at the table"
'Whew!' thought Arnold, 'They aren't fighting again, What a relief. Hopefully nothing worse than Stinky falling on his potatoes will happen'
'Darn! ' Thought Helga, 'I just helped Stinky earn brownie points! Oh well, I'll think of something even better than then Stinky making Rhonda fall on mashed potatoes.'
The kids went out to Recess, and Rhonda took her seat at the picnic table. Stinky stood to her side, shuffling his feet. He wanted to go play with his friends, but didn't want to anger Rhonda. Harold and the others were playing dodge ball, and Stinky looked over at his friends, while Rhonda bantered to Nadine about the latest style in her magazine.
"Uh...Miss Rhonda?"
"Yes Stinky?"
"Well, I's was a wondering if I's could be excused from my duties for jus' awhile on accounta I's wants to do something with my friends."
"That sounds fine Stinky, but if I need something, I'll just call."
"Okey doeky Miss Rhonda, if I's heres ya holler, I'll come a running."
It was Stinky's turn in the game, and Helga decided it was a perfect time to do phase two of her plan.
"Hey Stinko! See if you can hit me bucko! I'll stand right here!" Helga said standing right in front of Rhonda.
"Helga, you's just too dang ornery!" Stinky said pulling his arm back, and throwing the ball as hard as he could. Helga moved to one side, and the ball hit Rhonda straight on.
"Miss Rhonda!" Stinky yelled.
"Oh, I'm so sorry I didn't think he'd throw that hard....I mean, I didn't know you were behind me..." Helga said looking at the girl laying on the ground. A small crowd formed around Rhonda.
"Get outta my way! Miss Rhonda needs me!" Stinky said pushing people aside. Arnold was chatting with Lila when this whole event occurred, he saw Stinky running to Rhonda, and left Lila without saying anything.
"Stinky! What happened?" asked Arnold, pushing his way through the crowd.
"I's was playing dodge ball, And I threw a ball at Helga, and it hit Miss Rhonda instead!" He said to Arnold, then he put his attention back on Rhonda, who was doing her best not to cry, "Let me take ya to the Nurse Rhonda, Your Bleeding up pretty bad" So Stinky and Nadine, who watched this all happen also, left with Rhonda.
"Arnold..," Helga Said, still stunned at what had happened,
"I didn't mean... I just dodged the ball like your supposed to... I mean... nevermind, I'm sorry" She ended. Then she looked down, 'That wasn't a good idea at all' she thought to herself.
"Don't say sorry to me Helga, you should say that to Rhonda..."
"But it was an accident!"
"I'm know it was" Arnold said gently, seeing how upset Helga was, "But Rhonda might feel better if you said you where sorry all the same."
After walking away from the dispersing crowd, Helga began to think to herself, "Maybe I shouldn't be using Rhonda and Stinky like this, Neither of them deserve to be hurt, it's Lila keeping me away from Arnold, not them... But the plan was working perfectly! Arnold hasn't so much as spoke a whole sentence to Lila since I started it.." Helga sighed, "I don't know what to do... I should say sorry to Rhonda, but that'd be just plain weird, Helga G Pataki apologizing?" She sighed again and tried to figure a way out of her predicament.
Meanwhile, in the Nurse's office, Stinky and Nadine sitting on a green plastic covered couch, waiting for Rhonda's scraped elbow to be bandaged up when Arnold came in.
"Miss Rhonda, I am so so sorry! Please forgive me! I's just don't think I could stand having you mad at me again. If you never want to talk to me again, I'll understand." Stinky said, sitting next to Rhonda. He was on the verge of tears. Rhonda was very shaken up, and her head and arm really hurt. All Rhonda remembered was getting hit with a ball.
"Stinky, what are you talking about?" Rhonda said rubbing her head.
"I's so sorry Miss Rhonda, I didn't mean to hit you...."
"You.....hit....me...?" Rhonda slowly replied.
"I'm soooo sorry Miss Rhonda, I's just trying to play dodge ball and..." Rhonda stared blankly at Stinky, her mind was trying to figure out what happened. "I's so sorry Rhonda, I never wanted to hurt you..." Stinky said about to cry. "...that's the last thing I'd ever want to do..." he said quietly.
Arnold watched from the door way, and whispered to Nadine, who was sitting to the side.
"Psst...Nadine, what's happening?"
"I don't know for sure Arnold..." Rhonda was hurt, both inside and out. Her arm and head throbbed, and she almost couldn't bare seeing Stinky so upset.
"Please forgive me Miss Rhonda, I'm awfully sorry."
"Stinky, I forgive you, but I need a favor..."
"Anything you need Miss Rhonda..."
"Well, um...when the nurse puts the alcohol on my cut..would you um....." Rhonda whispered quietly. "..would you hold my hand...?"
Arnold started to realize that he and Nadine were eavesdropping, turned a bit red, and motioned to Nadine to follow him.
"Did you hear what I heard, Nadine?" asked Arnold.
"Yeah" said Nadine, looking weirded out, "It's almost crazy! I mean, they don't have anything in common... but Rhonda's fallen for the guy anyway."
"Well... they do say opposites attract" Arnold said thoughtfully.
"Oh, not that I don't think it's great, Rhonda is much nicer with Stinky around, And I think Stinky likes her too..."
"Well this week turned out to be interesting, didn't it?"
"It sure did Arnold, it Sure did..."
The nurse came back in. "Okay kid, let me see your nasty scrape..." Rhonda held her arm up.
"Well, that's one ugly cut there little lady, but before I can do anything, I'll have to clean it off." Rhonda drew her arm back, she hated the thought of that alcohol on her cut. She knew it would really hurt. The nurse came back with the cotton ball. Rhonda motioned to Stinky. Rhonda took a quick glance around, she turned facing the nurse, with Stinky standing behind her. She whispered over her shoulder. "Thanks Stinky..." Stinky could tell by the look on Rhonda's face, that he wasn't to say a thing. Rhonda wanted this just between her and him. Rhonda put her good arm behind her back, and as the nurse went to clean the wound, Stinky took her hand.
"Ouch!" Rhonda said wincing in pain. Stinky cringed himself, he hated to think he had caused Rhonda so much pain.
"There you go kid, just let me get some ointment, and a bandage. If I have one that big." The nurse said going back to the storage shelf. Rhonda turned around to see Stinky facing the wall.
"Stinky?"
"Yes Miss Rhonda?"
"Is something wrong?"
"I's just feels bad that I's done hurt ya Rhonda."
"It was an accident Stinky, don't worry..."
Helga was listening from outside the window. "Criminey! Why do all of my plans always hurt someone, or backfire?"
"Helga?"
"What?" Helga said turning around, to see Phoebe. "Phoebe, don't ever scare me like that!"
"Sorry Helga, I just happened to observe that you seem to have guilty face."
"Okay okay, so I happened to get involved between Rhonda and Stinky."
"But why?"
"None of your business, just forget about it."
"Forgetting."
"I's just can't not worry, If I didn't get so annoyed at how plain ornery Helga was, and thrown the ball so hard at her." Stinky paused for a moment," I mean, if it had hit her, instead of you, I'd still be upset, cause I'd had hurt someone, but I hit you, and that was much worse." He turned around to see that Rhonda was crying.
"Aw, now look what I've gone and done, I've made ya cry, what hurts now? Should I get the nurse?"
"No Stinky, don't get the nurse, I'm crying because, well, that was one of the nicest things anyone has ever really said to me"
"Well If sayin' nice things makes ya cry, I won't say 'um anymore" said Stinky bewildered,
At this, Rhonda laughed through her tears, "That's not what I meant, Stinky"
"Oh, so's I can still say nice things?"
"Yes, Stinky, you can"
"Well that's good, cause I wouldn't want to go around saying mean stuff when I's didn't need to" said Stinky smiling.
"Ok Miss Lloyd, You can go back out to recess, if you'd like and if it starts to hurt again, just tell Mr. Simmons, I'm sure he'll understand." Said the nurse, coming back in.
"Come on Miss Rhonda, we'll go sit on the bench until recess is over, and all" said Stinky, taking Rhonda's good hand and leading her outside.
"Helga this is your greatest plan ever, with those three all fighting, Mr. do-the-right thing, will have no time for Miss Perfect." Helga casually walked over to Stinky and Arnold.
"Hey Stinko, hey Football head, what are you doing to Rhonda's locker?"
"Helga, we's trying to figure out who done moved Miss Rhonda's pen..." Stinky replied.
"Well you two, think intelligently, if you can...who knows the combination to the locker?" Helga said, trying to hide her evil grin.
"Stinky apparently, and well....." Arnold started thinking out loud.
"Nadine, she's knows that Rhonda always puts the pen in that spot...she done told me so." Stinky said.
"Well there ya go Einstein, Nadine did it, I have no idea why she would, but hey..all clues point to her. I'd love to stay and play detective some more, but I have better things to do...see ya in the funny papers losers." Helga said walking away with a very satisfied look on her face.
"Oh dear, I think I see what's going on."
"What Arnold?"
"Well Stinky, I think Nadine moved the pen, so you'd get in trouble because she's still jealous about Rhonda hanging out with you."
"Oh...so whatda we do Arnold?"
"I'll try to keep an eye on Nadine, and see if she tries anything else."
"But Arnold, won't that take a lot your time...I mean, stalking someone all the time, must limit your other activities."
"Yes I know Stinky, but I need to keep Rhonda and Nadine from fighting again...and this time you're involved too."
"I guess your right Arnold...thanks again for helping me out with this here problem."
Helga watched from around the corner. "This is working out great, with Arnold watching Nadine's every move, he can't pay any attention to Lila....but I must keep it up. I need to make Stinky mess up some, without involving Nadine in some of them, that way Rhonda will be mad at both Stinky and Nadine....and Arnold will have to fix it all up....this is such a good plan."
Later at lunch Rhonda was heading to her table, with Stinky following behind with her tray. Helga was waiting for just the right moment.
"Okay, once Stinky trips...he'll get all that food all over Rhonda, she'll be so ticked off." Helga pulled on the rug, Stinky fell forward...dropping the tray. Meanwhile Rhonda was falling backwards, and both Nadine and Arnold were running towards the scene. Stinky fell face first into the plate of food, and reached up and caught Rhonda before she touched the floor.
"Oh thank you so much Stinky, you remembered how much I despise stains from that gravy. "
"No problem Miss Rhonda, nows if you excuse me, I's got mashed potaters all over me."
"Oh Stinky, doll, let me help straighten you up. Come on..."
"Sure thing Miss Rhonda."
Rhonda led Stinky to her locker, with Arnold and Nadine following behind.
"Here Stinky..." Rhonda said handing him a handiwipe.
"Thanks Miss Rhonda..." Stinky said starting to wipe at the stain.
"No, no, no Stinky. Here let me, you go in circles so the fabric doesn't absorb the stain." Rhonda said snatching the wipe from him and preceding to wipe the stain.
"Miss Rhonda, could you perhaps not scrub so hard, that kinda tickles." Stinky said trying to not laugh.
"Oh sorry Stinky, I didn't know." Rhonda said pulling the shirt away from him a bit.
"Thanks Miss Rhonda."
Rhonda continued to scrub until the stain was completely gone.
"There, see, that's how you should get most stains out, and if it's really tough, just use some..." She looked up to Stinky's face smiling, and suddenly forgot how to say vinegar. Stinky, who also was struck dumb, was struggling to say something when he heard Sid come up.
"Hey Stinky!" Sid called coming closing.
"Vinegar!" Rhonda suddenly said, startled out of her trance and remembering how to talk
"We wasn't doin' nothing, So don't make fun of us!" Stinky stated Defensively.
"I... wasn't going to" Said Sid, in a way that if you could see if he had any eyebrows, one of them would be raised, "I came over to see if I could sit with you guys..."
"Uh... Sure Sid, We'd be happy to let you sit with us" Rhonda Said a bit nervously, though she didn't know why she was nervous, "We'll just pull up An extra chair at the table"
'Whew!' thought Arnold, 'They aren't fighting again, What a relief. Hopefully nothing worse than Stinky falling on his potatoes will happen'
'Darn! ' Thought Helga, 'I just helped Stinky earn brownie points! Oh well, I'll think of something even better than then Stinky making Rhonda fall on mashed potatoes.'
The kids went out to Recess, and Rhonda took her seat at the picnic table. Stinky stood to her side, shuffling his feet. He wanted to go play with his friends, but didn't want to anger Rhonda. Harold and the others were playing dodge ball, and Stinky looked over at his friends, while Rhonda bantered to Nadine about the latest style in her magazine.
"Uh...Miss Rhonda?"
"Yes Stinky?"
"Well, I's was a wondering if I's could be excused from my duties for jus' awhile on accounta I's wants to do something with my friends."
"That sounds fine Stinky, but if I need something, I'll just call."
"Okey doeky Miss Rhonda, if I's heres ya holler, I'll come a running."
It was Stinky's turn in the game, and Helga decided it was a perfect time to do phase two of her plan.
"Hey Stinko! See if you can hit me bucko! I'll stand right here!" Helga said standing right in front of Rhonda.
"Helga, you's just too dang ornery!" Stinky said pulling his arm back, and throwing the ball as hard as he could. Helga moved to one side, and the ball hit Rhonda straight on.
"Miss Rhonda!" Stinky yelled.
"Oh, I'm so sorry I didn't think he'd throw that hard....I mean, I didn't know you were behind me..." Helga said looking at the girl laying on the ground. A small crowd formed around Rhonda.
"Get outta my way! Miss Rhonda needs me!" Stinky said pushing people aside. Arnold was chatting with Lila when this whole event occurred, he saw Stinky running to Rhonda, and left Lila without saying anything.
"Stinky! What happened?" asked Arnold, pushing his way through the crowd.
"I's was playing dodge ball, And I threw a ball at Helga, and it hit Miss Rhonda instead!" He said to Arnold, then he put his attention back on Rhonda, who was doing her best not to cry, "Let me take ya to the Nurse Rhonda, Your Bleeding up pretty bad" So Stinky and Nadine, who watched this all happen also, left with Rhonda.
"Arnold..," Helga Said, still stunned at what had happened,
"I didn't mean... I just dodged the ball like your supposed to... I mean... nevermind, I'm sorry" She ended. Then she looked down, 'That wasn't a good idea at all' she thought to herself.
"Don't say sorry to me Helga, you should say that to Rhonda..."
"But it was an accident!"
"I'm know it was" Arnold said gently, seeing how upset Helga was, "But Rhonda might feel better if you said you where sorry all the same."
After walking away from the dispersing crowd, Helga began to think to herself, "Maybe I shouldn't be using Rhonda and Stinky like this, Neither of them deserve to be hurt, it's Lila keeping me away from Arnold, not them... But the plan was working perfectly! Arnold hasn't so much as spoke a whole sentence to Lila since I started it.." Helga sighed, "I don't know what to do... I should say sorry to Rhonda, but that'd be just plain weird, Helga G Pataki apologizing?" She sighed again and tried to figure a way out of her predicament.
Meanwhile, in the Nurse's office, Stinky and Nadine sitting on a green plastic covered couch, waiting for Rhonda's scraped elbow to be bandaged up when Arnold came in.
"Miss Rhonda, I am so so sorry! Please forgive me! I's just don't think I could stand having you mad at me again. If you never want to talk to me again, I'll understand." Stinky said, sitting next to Rhonda. He was on the verge of tears. Rhonda was very shaken up, and her head and arm really hurt. All Rhonda remembered was getting hit with a ball.
"Stinky, what are you talking about?" Rhonda said rubbing her head.
"I's so sorry Miss Rhonda, I didn't mean to hit you...."
"You.....hit....me...?" Rhonda slowly replied.
"I'm soooo sorry Miss Rhonda, I's just trying to play dodge ball and..." Rhonda stared blankly at Stinky, her mind was trying to figure out what happened. "I's so sorry Rhonda, I never wanted to hurt you..." Stinky said about to cry. "...that's the last thing I'd ever want to do..." he said quietly.
Arnold watched from the door way, and whispered to Nadine, who was sitting to the side.
"Psst...Nadine, what's happening?"
"I don't know for sure Arnold..." Rhonda was hurt, both inside and out. Her arm and head throbbed, and she almost couldn't bare seeing Stinky so upset.
"Please forgive me Miss Rhonda, I'm awfully sorry."
"Stinky, I forgive you, but I need a favor..."
"Anything you need Miss Rhonda..."
"Well, um...when the nurse puts the alcohol on my cut..would you um....." Rhonda whispered quietly. "..would you hold my hand...?"
Arnold started to realize that he and Nadine were eavesdropping, turned a bit red, and motioned to Nadine to follow him.
"Did you hear what I heard, Nadine?" asked Arnold.
"Yeah" said Nadine, looking weirded out, "It's almost crazy! I mean, they don't have anything in common... but Rhonda's fallen for the guy anyway."
"Well... they do say opposites attract" Arnold said thoughtfully.
"Oh, not that I don't think it's great, Rhonda is much nicer with Stinky around, And I think Stinky likes her too..."
"Well this week turned out to be interesting, didn't it?"
"It sure did Arnold, it Sure did..."
The nurse came back in. "Okay kid, let me see your nasty scrape..." Rhonda held her arm up.
"Well, that's one ugly cut there little lady, but before I can do anything, I'll have to clean it off." Rhonda drew her arm back, she hated the thought of that alcohol on her cut. She knew it would really hurt. The nurse came back with the cotton ball. Rhonda motioned to Stinky. Rhonda took a quick glance around, she turned facing the nurse, with Stinky standing behind her. She whispered over her shoulder. "Thanks Stinky..." Stinky could tell by the look on Rhonda's face, that he wasn't to say a thing. Rhonda wanted this just between her and him. Rhonda put her good arm behind her back, and as the nurse went to clean the wound, Stinky took her hand.
"Ouch!" Rhonda said wincing in pain. Stinky cringed himself, he hated to think he had caused Rhonda so much pain.
"There you go kid, just let me get some ointment, and a bandage. If I have one that big." The nurse said going back to the storage shelf. Rhonda turned around to see Stinky facing the wall.
"Stinky?"
"Yes Miss Rhonda?"
"Is something wrong?"
"I's just feels bad that I's done hurt ya Rhonda."
"It was an accident Stinky, don't worry..."
Helga was listening from outside the window. "Criminey! Why do all of my plans always hurt someone, or backfire?"
"Helga?"
"What?" Helga said turning around, to see Phoebe. "Phoebe, don't ever scare me like that!"
"Sorry Helga, I just happened to observe that you seem to have guilty face."
"Okay okay, so I happened to get involved between Rhonda and Stinky."
"But why?"
"None of your business, just forget about it."
"Forgetting."
"I's just can't not worry, If I didn't get so annoyed at how plain ornery Helga was, and thrown the ball so hard at her." Stinky paused for a moment," I mean, if it had hit her, instead of you, I'd still be upset, cause I'd had hurt someone, but I hit you, and that was much worse." He turned around to see that Rhonda was crying.
"Aw, now look what I've gone and done, I've made ya cry, what hurts now? Should I get the nurse?"
"No Stinky, don't get the nurse, I'm crying because, well, that was one of the nicest things anyone has ever really said to me"
"Well If sayin' nice things makes ya cry, I won't say 'um anymore" said Stinky bewildered,
At this, Rhonda laughed through her tears, "That's not what I meant, Stinky"
"Oh, so's I can still say nice things?"
"Yes, Stinky, you can"
"Well that's good, cause I wouldn't want to go around saying mean stuff when I's didn't need to" said Stinky smiling.
"Ok Miss Lloyd, You can go back out to recess, if you'd like and if it starts to hurt again, just tell Mr. Simmons, I'm sure he'll understand." Said the nurse, coming back in.
"Come on Miss Rhonda, we'll go sit on the bench until recess is over, and all" said Stinky, taking Rhonda's good hand and leading her outside.