Swept Under The Rug
by Angela Marcisak
DISCLAIMER:(You know the drill!)I do not own Hey Arnold,and have nothing to do with owning it!This is just a harmless fanfic written by me,a harmless obsessed fan,so please,don't sue me!
CHAPTER 2- A Day At School
"Brinnnggggg!"the alarm clock merrily chimed.Helga awoke with a groggy groan and knocked it clear off of the nightstand."Man,what a dream...."she said to herself.Glancing at the half-broken digital clock she had sent flying,it read "9:30 AM"and soon after,its light had slowly faded."Criminey!I'm an hour late!"Helga yelled to herself.She threw on her usual clothes and coated her fuchsia hair with a thin layer of hair spray.As soon as she had grabbed her bookbag,Helga yanked open the door and dashed downstairs."Helga,dear...you forgot your lunch...."Miriam groggily replied,holding up a lunchbox filled with no more than a piece of bread and an individual packet of jelly.Helga eyed the contents unhappily and remarked,"Uh...no thanks Mom,I'm...not hungry."She knew it herself that she was hungry,but not hungry enough to eat something that showed off a light shade of green."But Helg--"Before Miriam could finish,Helga headed straight out the door and on her way to school.
As soon as she arrived in Mr. Rydell's class,Helga noticed a large amount of chatter coming from a small group of kids across the room.She walked over to the crowd and tapped Arnold on the shoulder."Hey Arnold,"Helga whispered,"What's going on?"Arnold eyed Helga strangely after she had said this.What gives?Helga thought.Arnold never stares at someone like that...in fact,I don't think I've ever seen him give me that look before...."Uh...is there something wrong?"Helga asked.Arnold continued to stare at her a few moments,then turned his back to her and faced the group.Arnold's acting very strange today....Helga thought.She went over to her desk and sat down.
"Okay,class,take out a paper,it's time for the pop quiz!"Mr. Rydell beamed.The class groaned unhappily in response.Mr. Rydell was always famous for giving pop quizzes every Friday.Not that it exactly made him popular.He was a pretty nice teacher,and Helga was always puzzled by how he could put up with such a dim-witted group of kids every weekday.This guy must have a lot of patience!Helga thought to herself,smiling.She knew someone had to have a lot of patience to put up with Stinky,Sid,Harold,Curly,and all the other kids that had followed her ever since 4th grade.Nevertheless,she knew Arnold hadn't changed,and certainly hadn't turned dim-witted.He was the smartest person she knew besides Phoebe.
Helga pulled out a fresh clean sheet of filler paper from her brand-new notebook and began to write her heading.Meanwhile,Mr. Rydell passed out the pop quizzes,2 sheets stapled to one another,5 to a row.As soon as everyone received their tests,they all started to write.It was sort of eerie to Helga,seeing her pencil and Arnold's were scraping their papers back and forth in unison.She glanced over at her football-headed love god,smiling dreamily in a trance."Ehem!"Mr. Rydell cleared his throat,glaring at Helga."May I ask,just why are you staring at Arnold,Helga?"Helga tugged nervously at her shirt collar,sweat drops rolling down her face."Um...I wasn't cheating,Mr. Rydell!Honest!""Oh,really?"Mr. Rydell replied."Then,I supposed you're in love with the boy?"Helga could hear loud snickers scattering across the room.And they were all aiming at her.Arnold turned to look at Helga,but Mr. Rydell urged him not to.Arnold turned back around and continued to take the quiz.Great job,Helga!she thought angrily,sending herself a mental kick.Why don't you tell the whole 8th freakin' grade you're in love with the boy?You might as well,Mr. Ry-bozo already told the whole damn class!Helga looked down at her paper and was just about to continue her quiz,when Mr. Rydell signaled to stop."Alright,class,time's up.Pass up your quizzes to the head of the row you're in."Helga looked back at her paper and almost yelled out loud when she saw she'd only written three answers out of 25.Criminey!I'm having a bad day....Helga slapped herself as she collected the quizzes in her row and passed them in to the teacher.
"Helga,I'd like to have a word with you,"Mr. Rydell quietly informed Helga,who,at the time,was staring at Arnold once again."Huh....oh,what did you say,sir?"Mr. Rydell shook his head,annoyed.In a harsher voice,he replied,"I'd like to have a word with you,Helga.Come up to my desk."Helga stuck out her tongue at Mr. Rydell as he turned around and walked to his desk.She got up and followed.
"Helga...this is a very serious matter we're dealing with here..."Mr. Rydell droned,beginning to lecture Helga."Your grades are slipping dramatically,and I think I know what's distracting you..."He turned to look at Arnold,then looked back at Helga,who was busy staring at her shoes.Sadly,it was pretty much the only thing she could stare at besides Arnold."Ehem..."Mr. Rydell cleared his throat to get Helga's least bit of attention."Yes,Mr. Rydell....I'll do better next time..."Helga blurted out dully."Not just next time,Miss Pataki,all the time!I'm simply stunned at today's quiz score you got.You only filled in 3 out of 25 questions!And the answers were wrong too!"At this point,Helga glanced around the room,finding most of the class had lifted their heads and stared at her and Mr. Rydell's conversation.Only a few of them snickered,seeing Mr. Rydell had nearly yelled while he spoke.A little louder,you big lummox?!Helga thought to herself.What she didn't realized is that not only had she thought that,she had said it aloud as well.
"WHAT did you say,Miss Pataki?"Mr. Rydell calmly,but annoyed,directed his words toward Helga.All of the kids in the class were now staring at her,their jaws dropped to the surfaces of their desks."Um...uh..er...n-nothing,sir..."Helga responded,trying to cover up the mistake she had made.Sadly,her attempt had failed."Come on,young lady,let's take a little trip down to the principal's office to settle this..."Mr. Rydell dragged Helga by her shirt collar out of the door and down the hall.The class could hear Helga's yells and pleads of innocence echo down the hall until there was nothing but silence and the slam of a door.
"What is the meaning of this?"Principal Wartz questioned Helga,resting his elbows on his desk."I didn't do anyth--"Helga was cut off by harsh voices coming from Mr. Rydell."Helga insulted me,a fellow teacher,may I remind you,calling me a big lummox!"Principal Wartz glared at Helga for a moment,then returned to his normal self."Young lady,insulting a teacher is a violation of the school laws.I simply cannot allow that kind of behavior,and am going to have to call your parents."My parents,eh?Helga thought,this time,keeping it only in her mind.I wouldn't bother if I were you.My parents can't even afford to pay attention half the time!Principal Wartz picked up the phone and dialed Helga's number.Once it started to ring,he handed the phone over to Mr. Rydell."Hello?..."Bob picked up the phone,seemingly agitated."Yes...hello.This is Mr. Rydell,Helga's teacher...""Well,hurry up!I don't have all day,the 69ers and the Panthers are tied...."Mr. Rydell rolled his eyes at the remark.He could sense a couch potato anyday in his life."Well,Helga's grades have been dropping lately,followed by rude insults and constantly staring at Arnold,a boy in the same class.I called to tell you,you should do something about this,otherwise it will lead to sudden suspensions.""Uh huh....,"Bob lazily replied,"Well,I want to tell you something as well,Dullry.""Rydell,sir...""Yeah,whatever,listen.Don't go telling me how to raise my kids,you hear?Olga's just fine,and if you have a problem with her,you can just freakin' send her home..okay?!"Before Mr. Rydell had a chance to speak once again,Bob had hung up the phone.He looked over at Helga,who was once again staring at her shoes."Sigh...I guess it's off to Dr. Bliss with you..."Dr. Rydell led Helga out of the principal's office and back to her homeroom.
by Angela Marcisak
DISCLAIMER:(You know the drill!)I do not own Hey Arnold,and have nothing to do with owning it!This is just a harmless fanfic written by me,a harmless obsessed fan,so please,don't sue me!
CHAPTER 2- A Day At School
"Brinnnggggg!"the alarm clock merrily chimed.Helga awoke with a groggy groan and knocked it clear off of the nightstand."Man,what a dream...."she said to herself.Glancing at the half-broken digital clock she had sent flying,it read "9:30 AM"and soon after,its light had slowly faded."Criminey!I'm an hour late!"Helga yelled to herself.She threw on her usual clothes and coated her fuchsia hair with a thin layer of hair spray.As soon as she had grabbed her bookbag,Helga yanked open the door and dashed downstairs."Helga,dear...you forgot your lunch...."Miriam groggily replied,holding up a lunchbox filled with no more than a piece of bread and an individual packet of jelly.Helga eyed the contents unhappily and remarked,"Uh...no thanks Mom,I'm...not hungry."She knew it herself that she was hungry,but not hungry enough to eat something that showed off a light shade of green."But Helg--"Before Miriam could finish,Helga headed straight out the door and on her way to school.
As soon as she arrived in Mr. Rydell's class,Helga noticed a large amount of chatter coming from a small group of kids across the room.She walked over to the crowd and tapped Arnold on the shoulder."Hey Arnold,"Helga whispered,"What's going on?"Arnold eyed Helga strangely after she had said this.What gives?Helga thought.Arnold never stares at someone like that...in fact,I don't think I've ever seen him give me that look before...."Uh...is there something wrong?"Helga asked.Arnold continued to stare at her a few moments,then turned his back to her and faced the group.Arnold's acting very strange today....Helga thought.She went over to her desk and sat down.
"Okay,class,take out a paper,it's time for the pop quiz!"Mr. Rydell beamed.The class groaned unhappily in response.Mr. Rydell was always famous for giving pop quizzes every Friday.Not that it exactly made him popular.He was a pretty nice teacher,and Helga was always puzzled by how he could put up with such a dim-witted group of kids every weekday.This guy must have a lot of patience!Helga thought to herself,smiling.She knew someone had to have a lot of patience to put up with Stinky,Sid,Harold,Curly,and all the other kids that had followed her ever since 4th grade.Nevertheless,she knew Arnold hadn't changed,and certainly hadn't turned dim-witted.He was the smartest person she knew besides Phoebe.
Helga pulled out a fresh clean sheet of filler paper from her brand-new notebook and began to write her heading.Meanwhile,Mr. Rydell passed out the pop quizzes,2 sheets stapled to one another,5 to a row.As soon as everyone received their tests,they all started to write.It was sort of eerie to Helga,seeing her pencil and Arnold's were scraping their papers back and forth in unison.She glanced over at her football-headed love god,smiling dreamily in a trance."Ehem!"Mr. Rydell cleared his throat,glaring at Helga."May I ask,just why are you staring at Arnold,Helga?"Helga tugged nervously at her shirt collar,sweat drops rolling down her face."Um...I wasn't cheating,Mr. Rydell!Honest!""Oh,really?"Mr. Rydell replied."Then,I supposed you're in love with the boy?"Helga could hear loud snickers scattering across the room.And they were all aiming at her.Arnold turned to look at Helga,but Mr. Rydell urged him not to.Arnold turned back around and continued to take the quiz.Great job,Helga!she thought angrily,sending herself a mental kick.Why don't you tell the whole 8th freakin' grade you're in love with the boy?You might as well,Mr. Ry-bozo already told the whole damn class!Helga looked down at her paper and was just about to continue her quiz,when Mr. Rydell signaled to stop."Alright,class,time's up.Pass up your quizzes to the head of the row you're in."Helga looked back at her paper and almost yelled out loud when she saw she'd only written three answers out of 25.Criminey!I'm having a bad day....Helga slapped herself as she collected the quizzes in her row and passed them in to the teacher.
"Helga,I'd like to have a word with you,"Mr. Rydell quietly informed Helga,who,at the time,was staring at Arnold once again."Huh....oh,what did you say,sir?"Mr. Rydell shook his head,annoyed.In a harsher voice,he replied,"I'd like to have a word with you,Helga.Come up to my desk."Helga stuck out her tongue at Mr. Rydell as he turned around and walked to his desk.She got up and followed.
"Helga...this is a very serious matter we're dealing with here..."Mr. Rydell droned,beginning to lecture Helga."Your grades are slipping dramatically,and I think I know what's distracting you..."He turned to look at Arnold,then looked back at Helga,who was busy staring at her shoes.Sadly,it was pretty much the only thing she could stare at besides Arnold."Ehem..."Mr. Rydell cleared his throat to get Helga's least bit of attention."Yes,Mr. Rydell....I'll do better next time..."Helga blurted out dully."Not just next time,Miss Pataki,all the time!I'm simply stunned at today's quiz score you got.You only filled in 3 out of 25 questions!And the answers were wrong too!"At this point,Helga glanced around the room,finding most of the class had lifted their heads and stared at her and Mr. Rydell's conversation.Only a few of them snickered,seeing Mr. Rydell had nearly yelled while he spoke.A little louder,you big lummox?!Helga thought to herself.What she didn't realized is that not only had she thought that,she had said it aloud as well.
"WHAT did you say,Miss Pataki?"Mr. Rydell calmly,but annoyed,directed his words toward Helga.All of the kids in the class were now staring at her,their jaws dropped to the surfaces of their desks."Um...uh..er...n-nothing,sir..."Helga responded,trying to cover up the mistake she had made.Sadly,her attempt had failed."Come on,young lady,let's take a little trip down to the principal's office to settle this..."Mr. Rydell dragged Helga by her shirt collar out of the door and down the hall.The class could hear Helga's yells and pleads of innocence echo down the hall until there was nothing but silence and the slam of a door.
"What is the meaning of this?"Principal Wartz questioned Helga,resting his elbows on his desk."I didn't do anyth--"Helga was cut off by harsh voices coming from Mr. Rydell."Helga insulted me,a fellow teacher,may I remind you,calling me a big lummox!"Principal Wartz glared at Helga for a moment,then returned to his normal self."Young lady,insulting a teacher is a violation of the school laws.I simply cannot allow that kind of behavior,and am going to have to call your parents."My parents,eh?Helga thought,this time,keeping it only in her mind.I wouldn't bother if I were you.My parents can't even afford to pay attention half the time!Principal Wartz picked up the phone and dialed Helga's number.Once it started to ring,he handed the phone over to Mr. Rydell."Hello?..."Bob picked up the phone,seemingly agitated."Yes...hello.This is Mr. Rydell,Helga's teacher...""Well,hurry up!I don't have all day,the 69ers and the Panthers are tied...."Mr. Rydell rolled his eyes at the remark.He could sense a couch potato anyday in his life."Well,Helga's grades have been dropping lately,followed by rude insults and constantly staring at Arnold,a boy in the same class.I called to tell you,you should do something about this,otherwise it will lead to sudden suspensions.""Uh huh....,"Bob lazily replied,"Well,I want to tell you something as well,Dullry.""Rydell,sir...""Yeah,whatever,listen.Don't go telling me how to raise my kids,you hear?Olga's just fine,and if you have a problem with her,you can just freakin' send her home..okay?!"Before Mr. Rydell had a chance to speak once again,Bob had hung up the phone.He looked over at Helga,who was once again staring at her shoes."Sigh...I guess it's off to Dr. Bliss with you..."Dr. Rydell led Helga out of the principal's office and back to her homeroom.