Hey Arnold!
Secrets and Lies - Chapter Three
Disclaimer: I don't own Hey Arnold and I don't work on the show.
"You know that I didn't want that to happen!" protested Phoebe.
"Yeah, but you didn't listen to my warning that you would break them up if you told Helga what you saw!" argued Gerald. "And now they are arguing! Helga looked shocked and upset and I will be very surprised if Helga will be able to forgive him!"
"You didn't say that to Arnold, did you?" asked Phoebe.
"Of course not, I reassured him that Helga would come round! said Gerald. "You shouldn't have spoke to Helga first! You should have asked Arnold! He didn't know anything about this child who Lila has been hiding from him! It was a surprise to him, too! Arnold would have been able to break the news to Helga, gently."
"I'm sorry," said Phoebe, sincerely. Gerald could see that Phoebe was upset enough already at what she had done and that she didn't need him to make her feel worse.
"I know that you didn't mean for that to happen," said Gerald. "But now, the damage is done."
"I'd better go up and talk to her," said Phoebe.
"Good idea," said Gerald.
Phoebe went upstairs and could hear Helga crying from Phoebe and Gerald's bedroom. Phoebe knocked gently on the door and walked in. Helga was sitting on the edge of the four-poster bed, crying.
"Are you okay?" asked Phoebe.
"Of course I'm not okay!" cried Helga. "I've just found out that my husband has another baby to Lila!"
"It was a shock to him, too!" said Phoebe. "It's not his fault. It's Lila's fault for keeping the baby a secret!"
"He knew that there was a chance that Lila could have got pregnant, he just assumed that Lila wasn't pregnant," sniffed Helga.
"Lila knew that Arnold would probably find out about the baby, one day," said Phoebe. "She also knew that it would upset you. She only kept this baby from Arnold to break you two up, again! It's another one of her tricks!"
"Yeah, but Arnold isn't exactly innocent this time, is he?" asked Helga.
"It's not like he was cheating on you, he got her pregnant when they were still together!" said Phoebe.
"I suppose so," said Helga. "But, I'm still mad at him."
"Before this argument gets too serious, look at it from Arnold's point of view," said Phoebe. "Then maybe you will be able to reason with him."
"I suppose deep down I know that it's not Arnold's fault," said Helga. "But how can I stay married to him knowing that he has another child to Lila? Arnold would want to see his baby! That would mean that Lila would always be hanging around Arnold and me. It would drive me crazy! I hate her!"
"You can't get a divorce!" exclaimed Phoebe. "What about James? What about the time that you have spent together? You and Arnold wasted enough time when you were younger, don't go wasting more now!"
"I'll have to think about this," sighed Helga. "I wonder what Arnold's doing?"
"Probably thinking about you," said Phoebe.
Actually, when Arnold did get back home, he was upset about Helga, but figured that she needed time to get used to the idea of him having another child. But Arnold himself hadn't got used to the idea! He had never met this child! Arnold wanted to meet this child, even though he knew that it would probably hurt Helga's feelings. Arnold couldn't walk away and forget about the fact that he had a son. He had to find Lila and tell her that he rights to see this boy.
If Helga was in the city, Arnold figured that she probably lived in this area and quickly got out his phone book and looked for Lila's name. Lila was not listed and neither was her father. "Lila can't be living here," said Arnold to himself. "If she was, I would have saw her in the city by now!"
How could Arnold figure out where Lila lived? The doorbell rang and Arnold quickly got up to answer the door. Maybe Helga had came back to him! He was disappointed when he saw James' babysitter at the door. "We're home!" said the babysitter.
"Hi," groaned Arnold.
"Don't sound so pleased to see us!" said the babysitter.
"Hi, Daddy!" said James.
"Hi, son!" said Arnold. "Jackie, how much do I owe you?"
"Seven pounds," said Jackie.
Arnold handed over the money and Jackie said goodbye and left. "Did you have a good time with Jackie?" Arnold asked James as they walked into the house, together.
"We went to the park and she took me on the swings!" said James.
"That's nice!" said Arnold.
"I want my colouring book!" said James.
"I'll just go and get it, then I'll get you a drink," said Arnold.
Over at Gerald and Phoebe's house, Helga had stopped crying and had came downstairs. They were all having a cup of tea. "So, Helga are you going to stay here for a while?" asked Gerald.
"Yeah," said Helga. "I need some time away from Arnold so that I can think this whole thing through."
"What about James?" asked Gerald. "Are you going to let Arnold look after him while you stay here?"
"Oh my gosh, I totally forgot about James!" exclaimed Helga. "I still want to see my son! But, I don't want to go over there and get him!"
"Do you want us to go over and talk to Arnold?" asked Phoebe. "We'll just explain that you want to see James while you stay here and think."
"Would you?" asked Helga.
"Yeah, Gerald and I will go straight over there, now," offered Phoebe.
"Keep me out of it!" said Gerald.
"You're coming with me!" Phoebe ordered.
Phoebe and Gerald said goodbye to Chloe and they stepped outside and drove over to Helga and Arnold's house.
Notes: I know this was short and I'm sorry. The next part will be longer. Please review!
Secrets and Lies - Chapter Three
Disclaimer: I don't own Hey Arnold and I don't work on the show.
"You know that I didn't want that to happen!" protested Phoebe.
"Yeah, but you didn't listen to my warning that you would break them up if you told Helga what you saw!" argued Gerald. "And now they are arguing! Helga looked shocked and upset and I will be very surprised if Helga will be able to forgive him!"
"You didn't say that to Arnold, did you?" asked Phoebe.
"Of course not, I reassured him that Helga would come round! said Gerald. "You shouldn't have spoke to Helga first! You should have asked Arnold! He didn't know anything about this child who Lila has been hiding from him! It was a surprise to him, too! Arnold would have been able to break the news to Helga, gently."
"I'm sorry," said Phoebe, sincerely. Gerald could see that Phoebe was upset enough already at what she had done and that she didn't need him to make her feel worse.
"I know that you didn't mean for that to happen," said Gerald. "But now, the damage is done."
"I'd better go up and talk to her," said Phoebe.
"Good idea," said Gerald.
Phoebe went upstairs and could hear Helga crying from Phoebe and Gerald's bedroom. Phoebe knocked gently on the door and walked in. Helga was sitting on the edge of the four-poster bed, crying.
"Are you okay?" asked Phoebe.
"Of course I'm not okay!" cried Helga. "I've just found out that my husband has another baby to Lila!"
"It was a shock to him, too!" said Phoebe. "It's not his fault. It's Lila's fault for keeping the baby a secret!"
"He knew that there was a chance that Lila could have got pregnant, he just assumed that Lila wasn't pregnant," sniffed Helga.
"Lila knew that Arnold would probably find out about the baby, one day," said Phoebe. "She also knew that it would upset you. She only kept this baby from Arnold to break you two up, again! It's another one of her tricks!"
"Yeah, but Arnold isn't exactly innocent this time, is he?" asked Helga.
"It's not like he was cheating on you, he got her pregnant when they were still together!" said Phoebe.
"I suppose so," said Helga. "But, I'm still mad at him."
"Before this argument gets too serious, look at it from Arnold's point of view," said Phoebe. "Then maybe you will be able to reason with him."
"I suppose deep down I know that it's not Arnold's fault," said Helga. "But how can I stay married to him knowing that he has another child to Lila? Arnold would want to see his baby! That would mean that Lila would always be hanging around Arnold and me. It would drive me crazy! I hate her!"
"You can't get a divorce!" exclaimed Phoebe. "What about James? What about the time that you have spent together? You and Arnold wasted enough time when you were younger, don't go wasting more now!"
"I'll have to think about this," sighed Helga. "I wonder what Arnold's doing?"
"Probably thinking about you," said Phoebe.
Actually, when Arnold did get back home, he was upset about Helga, but figured that she needed time to get used to the idea of him having another child. But Arnold himself hadn't got used to the idea! He had never met this child! Arnold wanted to meet this child, even though he knew that it would probably hurt Helga's feelings. Arnold couldn't walk away and forget about the fact that he had a son. He had to find Lila and tell her that he rights to see this boy.
If Helga was in the city, Arnold figured that she probably lived in this area and quickly got out his phone book and looked for Lila's name. Lila was not listed and neither was her father. "Lila can't be living here," said Arnold to himself. "If she was, I would have saw her in the city by now!"
How could Arnold figure out where Lila lived? The doorbell rang and Arnold quickly got up to answer the door. Maybe Helga had came back to him! He was disappointed when he saw James' babysitter at the door. "We're home!" said the babysitter.
"Hi," groaned Arnold.
"Don't sound so pleased to see us!" said the babysitter.
"Hi, Daddy!" said James.
"Hi, son!" said Arnold. "Jackie, how much do I owe you?"
"Seven pounds," said Jackie.
Arnold handed over the money and Jackie said goodbye and left. "Did you have a good time with Jackie?" Arnold asked James as they walked into the house, together.
"We went to the park and she took me on the swings!" said James.
"That's nice!" said Arnold.
"I want my colouring book!" said James.
"I'll just go and get it, then I'll get you a drink," said Arnold.
Over at Gerald and Phoebe's house, Helga had stopped crying and had came downstairs. They were all having a cup of tea. "So, Helga are you going to stay here for a while?" asked Gerald.
"Yeah," said Helga. "I need some time away from Arnold so that I can think this whole thing through."
"What about James?" asked Gerald. "Are you going to let Arnold look after him while you stay here?"
"Oh my gosh, I totally forgot about James!" exclaimed Helga. "I still want to see my son! But, I don't want to go over there and get him!"
"Do you want us to go over and talk to Arnold?" asked Phoebe. "We'll just explain that you want to see James while you stay here and think."
"Would you?" asked Helga.
"Yeah, Gerald and I will go straight over there, now," offered Phoebe.
"Keep me out of it!" said Gerald.
"You're coming with me!" Phoebe ordered.
Phoebe and Gerald said goodbye to Chloe and they stepped outside and drove over to Helga and Arnold's house.
Notes: I know this was short and I'm sorry. The next part will be longer. Please review!