Setting:
Helga's room
4 days later
"Tonight's the night!" Helga said to herself as she was looking at her reflection in the mirror. She was wearing her pink dress that now fitted perfectly on her. She did her hair and makeup, and to finish it all off, she put on a pair of white gloves.
"Tonight, Helga, you'll confess to Arnold how you really feel about him," Helga said aloud as she took out Arnold's picture in her heart-shaped locket. "Tonight, my love, I will confess my deepest, darkest secret to the one and only...Football head."
Helga heard a bang on the door. "Who are you talking to Helga? Am I going to drop you off at that dance thing or what?" her dad said.
"Yes, dad," she replied. "Just give me a sec, okay?"
She thought she heard something that sounded like a "whatever" from her dad.
Helga turned to the locket and looked at Arnold's picture. "Arnold..." she said with a sigh and kissed his picture. Abruptly, she hid the picture in her purse and turned around to yell, "I'm ready dad!" and headed for the door.
Setting:
Berrilli's Hall
"Wow, Gerald, isn't this great?" Arnold asked as he and Gerald looked around the room. The hall was grand. There was a bunch of decorations and everyone looked great. There was a band playing on stage and a few people were dancing. Everyone was wearing a mask, including them.
"Rhonda's parents really did it this time," Gerald replied.
"Hey you guys," a short boy said, walking up to them.
"Sid? Is that you?" Arnold asked surprised.
"Yeah, it's me," Sid replied.
"Wow, you look great," Arnold complimented him. He didn't recognize Sid who wasn't wearing his usual green cap on.
"Thanks, you guys don't look bad yourself."
"Hi, you guys," Stinky said with his usual country drawl. He walked up to them.
"Stinky?" It was Sid's turn to be surprised. Stinky's hair was parted at the side, and he was wearing a white tux.
"Really suave, my brother," Gerald said.
"Thanks, Gerald," Stinky replied. "I reckon this is the first ball I've ever been too."
"Yeah, me too," Arnold said.
"Hey, you guys think Helga is coming?" Sid asked.
"Helga Pataki?!" Gerald said surprised. "I don't think so. I can't really imagine her in some fancy dress."
"Yeah," Arnold chuckled. He remembered all the other times Helga tried to be sophisticated. She was getting there, but a ball seems a bit too sophisticated for her.
Then suddenly the most beautiful person walked in.
She was wearing a lovely pink dress. Her hair was a beautiful yellow that was pulled up and added was a small, white crown. She wore white gloves and white shoes. The only thing keeping Arnold from knowing who she was, was her mask.
"Gerald," Arnold nudged Gerald who was busy talking to Sid.
"What is it, Arnold-" Gerald was cut off when he pointed to the girl who just walked in. Gerald stared at her.
"Do you know who she is?" Arnold asked. "She's the most beautiful person I have ever seen..."
"Whoa there, my man, "Gerald said. "You don't even know her. The next thing you'll say to me is you're going to go up to her and talk to her."
"I think I'll go up to her and talk to her," Arnold said.
"Hold on," Gerald grabbed Arnold's collar. "What are you going to say to her? You don't know her. Just wait, ok?"
"Ok," Arnold said sounding a bit dissapointed. But he will talk to her. He just had to.
"Oh, this is perfect!" Helga thought to herself. "Arnold was just staring at you!" Helga looked around the room and found Phoebe near the punch bowl.
"Hey, Phoebes," Helga said, walking up to her, and lifted up her mask so only Phoebe could see.
"Hi, Helg-" Phoebe turned around, and hardly recognized her own best friend. "Helga?"
"Yeah, Phoebes, it's me, Helga."
"Helga, you look-great!"
"Yeah, I know," Helga said as she poured herself a drink. "Phoebes, tonight's the night."
"Tonight's the night? What do you-" Then it hit her. "You aren't going to tell-"
"Yup."
"But how...?"
"Right now, he doesn't know it's me. He'll ask me to dance, we'll talk, blah blah blah, and he won't know it's me! Then, when the right moment comes..." Helga said dreamily and sighed. She snapped out of it and finished saying, "Well, you know the rest of it."
"Ok, whatever you say Helga."