Helga saw Arnold walk toward her. Arnold's actually heading over here! Helga thought to herself and smiled.
"Uh, hi," Arnold said a bit nervously, but smiled at her.
"Hi Arn-" Helga stopped abruptly. Don't blow it now, she told herself "Oh, hi." She smiled up at him.
"Hi. Well, I noticed you around, and I wanted to tell you that you look really nice tonight," Arnold said. "My name is Arnold. What's your name?"
"My name is Hel-" Helga stopped herself again. "-len. My name is Hellen Pritchard."
"So, are you related to Rhonda? I've never seen you around school," Arnold asked.
"No, I'm just here for the food," Helga said and smiled. Arnold laughed and asked if she cared to dance.
"I'd love to," she said.
Arnold and Helga spent the rest of the night together. They danced, talked, and played some games. They both were having the time of their lives. Helga looked up at the clock that read 10:55 p.m. Her dad was going to pick her up soon.
"Arnold, I have to go. My dad's picking me up soon," Helga said, with disappointment in her voice.
"It's ok, Helen. Why don't I wait for you outside?" Arnold asked.
"That would be great." They both headed outside and sat on the steps in front of the hall.
"You know, I had a great time tonight," Arnold said.
"Me too," Helga agreed.
"You know, we should really do this again."
"Yeah." Helga looked up at him. It's time, she thought. "Arnold, I really have to tell you something."
"Sure, what is it?" Arnold asked, looking back at her. Then a car drove up to them and honked.
Big Bob rolled down the windows and called out, "Helga, are you coming or what?"
Helga jumped.
"Helga?" Arnold asked confused. He looked at "Hellen" closely. "Helga, is that you?" Arnold asked questioningly. Then he lifted up her mask that she's been wearing all night and looked at her. "It is you..."
"Arnold, I can explain!" Helga cried nervously.
"You lied to me," Arnold said with hurt in his voice.
"Arnold-" Helga began.
"Helga, are you coming?!" Big Bob called out again sounding angrier.
Helga was getting really annoyed now. "Just hold on, OK?!" She yelled at Bob. He shrank back in his car. Helga turned to Arnold and said, "Arnold, I can explain everything."
"No," Arnold said. He had enough. He was angry at her for lying about who she was and he didn't feel like talking to her just then. "I'll just talk to you later," he said and started to walk away.
"Wait!" Helga called after him. He just ignored her. "Wait..." she said softer and looked down at the ground. "Arnold..."
And she headed towards the car.
"Uh, hi," Arnold said a bit nervously, but smiled at her.
"Hi Arn-" Helga stopped abruptly. Don't blow it now, she told herself "Oh, hi." She smiled up at him.
"Hi. Well, I noticed you around, and I wanted to tell you that you look really nice tonight," Arnold said. "My name is Arnold. What's your name?"
"My name is Hel-" Helga stopped herself again. "-len. My name is Hellen Pritchard."
"So, are you related to Rhonda? I've never seen you around school," Arnold asked.
"No, I'm just here for the food," Helga said and smiled. Arnold laughed and asked if she cared to dance.
"I'd love to," she said.
Arnold and Helga spent the rest of the night together. They danced, talked, and played some games. They both were having the time of their lives. Helga looked up at the clock that read 10:55 p.m. Her dad was going to pick her up soon.
"Arnold, I have to go. My dad's picking me up soon," Helga said, with disappointment in her voice.
"It's ok, Helen. Why don't I wait for you outside?" Arnold asked.
"That would be great." They both headed outside and sat on the steps in front of the hall.
"You know, I had a great time tonight," Arnold said.
"Me too," Helga agreed.
"You know, we should really do this again."
"Yeah." Helga looked up at him. It's time, she thought. "Arnold, I really have to tell you something."
"Sure, what is it?" Arnold asked, looking back at her. Then a car drove up to them and honked.
Big Bob rolled down the windows and called out, "Helga, are you coming or what?"
Helga jumped.
"Helga?" Arnold asked confused. He looked at "Hellen" closely. "Helga, is that you?" Arnold asked questioningly. Then he lifted up her mask that she's been wearing all night and looked at her. "It is you..."
"Arnold, I can explain!" Helga cried nervously.
"You lied to me," Arnold said with hurt in his voice.
"Arnold-" Helga began.
"Helga, are you coming?!" Big Bob called out again sounding angrier.
Helga was getting really annoyed now. "Just hold on, OK?!" She yelled at Bob. He shrank back in his car. Helga turned to Arnold and said, "Arnold, I can explain everything."
"No," Arnold said. He had enough. He was angry at her for lying about who she was and he didn't feel like talking to her just then. "I'll just talk to you later," he said and started to walk away.
"Wait!" Helga called after him. He just ignored her. "Wait..." she said softer and looked down at the ground. "Arnold..."
And she headed towards the car.