The Health Project
Life with Hallie back wasn't as bad as Arnold had imagined it to be. She was actually civil, well, civil when she actually noticed he existed. She had always seemed to avoid him. She no longer teased, ridiculed, or threw spitballs at him. Arnold saw that as a perk, yet he found it odd. He hadn't thought she would be the exact same, yet he never figured on this much change. Maybe her ignoring him wouldn't bother him so much if he weren't so infatuated with her. One look at her, and he was head-over-heels. I guess that explained his elation when they were paired up in a health class project.
" Ok, class, simmer down, simmer down," the health teacher Miss Smith told her class Friday afternoon. " I have a special new project for you to do. You will need partners on this one. No, Sammy, you can't choose your own partners. Let's see," she said, drawing names out of a hat. " Phoebe, you will work with Gerald. Rhonda with Nadine... Hallie with Arnold. I think that's everyone." Hallie groaned.
`Why do I have to work with that football head? Ugh.' She thought. While on the other side of the room, "that football head" had another opinion.
` YES! I get to work with Hallie! This will give me a chance to talk to her and find out more about her missing six years.' Arnold thought excitedly.
" Now, on to what the project is. You will live the life of your partner for a week, starting tomorrow morning to next Saturday morning. You will live with their families, do their chores, and hang out with their friends. Basically, become them. No, Stinky, you don't have to wear their clothes. Every one will meet here tomorrow with their toiletries and enough clothes for the week, and begin to be the other person. Now scoot," She said as the final bell rang.
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" Alright, Arnold," Hallie said the next morning as she handed him her keys, " Here are my house keys and car keys. Whatever you do, DO NOT go in my closet. I may have gotten a haircut and look like an actual girl, but that doesn't mean I still cant kick your ass," she said threateningly.
" Ok, ok, geez, no going in your closet. Here are my keys, and, be warned, life at the boarding house isn't easy or fun," he told her, trying to "prepare" her for a hard life.
` Yeah, right. If he thinks that's hard, he's in for a rude awakening. Luckily, I remembered to tell Bob and Miriam and made them swear to be nice.'
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Life at the Pataki house was hard as soon as Arnold walked though the door. Bob had said Olga had told him and Miriam to pretend he was her, and he intended to do just that. Arnold figured he meant Hallie when he said Olga. He was already feeling sorry for Hallie. Her mother was a lazy smoothie addict and her father was a job- obsessed jackass, at least from Arnold's point of view. He Barely ever got a moment's peace. Bob always yelling at him, telling him to do this and that. He reminded him a lot of Helga. Hallie, her alter-ego, was way different. She was nice, but Helga was a monster, just like her father. Suddenly, Arnold understood why Helga was the way she was. This was how she was brought up, and she didn't know any other way to behave. Her friends in Cali must have really changed her. That night, when he was signing on to the Internet, Hallie's MSN logged in automatically. As he was looking up Shakespeare, " Princess Gwen..." signed in and wanted to chat. Arnold
remembered Hallie saying something about her, so he decided to chat.
Princess Gwen- Hey Hal
Hallie, Queen of the World- Hi Gwen!
Princess Gwen- What's with you? You NEVER use exclamation points.
Hallie, Queen of the World- ok, im not actually Hallie. Im Arnold. I have to live her life for a week and she has to live mine. Ok?
Princess Gwen- yeah, Arnold, right? How is Hal. We miss her like crazy. Does she miss us? Has she talked about us?
Hallie, Queen of the World- I dunno. She avoids me for some reason. But when I ran into her once, she said she missed you the most.
Princess Gwen- well, she should! I AM her bff, for crying out loud!
Hallie, Queen of the World- what was she like, over there. Was she popular. What is life like there?
Princess Gwen- Was she popular? She was the prettiest, most popular girl ion school. She was even head cheerleader. She's my best friend, ya know? When she first moved here, she was a mess! One eyebrow, pigtails, boyish attitude. Stacey did a cher and gave her a makeover. That's when I met her. She was so nice. We became friends quickly, but I never once heard of you in all her Brooklyn stories. Did you know Helga before she moved here?
Hallie, Queen of the World- yeah. We were sorta friends. She was kinda my childhood tormentor. I wonder why she never mentioned me.
Princess Gwen- I dunno. I just cant imagine Hal tormenting anyone. Shes so sweet, yet always tough, and took a ton of self defense, like kickboxing and Karate, yet that's popular here. I g2g. Stace's coming over in a few. Bye!
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Hallie was having a blast! Grandma and Grandpa were so much fun, and the crazy borders were always entertaining. Hallie didn't know what Arnold thought was so hard. She noticed one thing though, as soon as she walked into "her" room. Arnold had her picture on his nightstand. Weird, she thought.
The week passed quickly, and soon it was Saturday. Hallie was reluctant to go home, yet she wanted to talk to Gwen and tell her everything.
(A/N: well, that's it for now. I would have continued, but I have writer's block. If you have any suggestions, Id be very grateful. Tell me your entire opinion, flames welcome, just as long as your not a sissy and its not anoying anonymous. C-u-l8er!
F_h_f)
Life with Hallie back wasn't as bad as Arnold had imagined it to be. She was actually civil, well, civil when she actually noticed he existed. She had always seemed to avoid him. She no longer teased, ridiculed, or threw spitballs at him. Arnold saw that as a perk, yet he found it odd. He hadn't thought she would be the exact same, yet he never figured on this much change. Maybe her ignoring him wouldn't bother him so much if he weren't so infatuated with her. One look at her, and he was head-over-heels. I guess that explained his elation when they were paired up in a health class project.
" Ok, class, simmer down, simmer down," the health teacher Miss Smith told her class Friday afternoon. " I have a special new project for you to do. You will need partners on this one. No, Sammy, you can't choose your own partners. Let's see," she said, drawing names out of a hat. " Phoebe, you will work with Gerald. Rhonda with Nadine... Hallie with Arnold. I think that's everyone." Hallie groaned.
`Why do I have to work with that football head? Ugh.' She thought. While on the other side of the room, "that football head" had another opinion.
` YES! I get to work with Hallie! This will give me a chance to talk to her and find out more about her missing six years.' Arnold thought excitedly.
" Now, on to what the project is. You will live the life of your partner for a week, starting tomorrow morning to next Saturday morning. You will live with their families, do their chores, and hang out with their friends. Basically, become them. No, Stinky, you don't have to wear their clothes. Every one will meet here tomorrow with their toiletries and enough clothes for the week, and begin to be the other person. Now scoot," She said as the final bell rang.
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" Alright, Arnold," Hallie said the next morning as she handed him her keys, " Here are my house keys and car keys. Whatever you do, DO NOT go in my closet. I may have gotten a haircut and look like an actual girl, but that doesn't mean I still cant kick your ass," she said threateningly.
" Ok, ok, geez, no going in your closet. Here are my keys, and, be warned, life at the boarding house isn't easy or fun," he told her, trying to "prepare" her for a hard life.
` Yeah, right. If he thinks that's hard, he's in for a rude awakening. Luckily, I remembered to tell Bob and Miriam and made them swear to be nice.'
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Life at the Pataki house was hard as soon as Arnold walked though the door. Bob had said Olga had told him and Miriam to pretend he was her, and he intended to do just that. Arnold figured he meant Hallie when he said Olga. He was already feeling sorry for Hallie. Her mother was a lazy smoothie addict and her father was a job- obsessed jackass, at least from Arnold's point of view. He Barely ever got a moment's peace. Bob always yelling at him, telling him to do this and that. He reminded him a lot of Helga. Hallie, her alter-ego, was way different. She was nice, but Helga was a monster, just like her father. Suddenly, Arnold understood why Helga was the way she was. This was how she was brought up, and she didn't know any other way to behave. Her friends in Cali must have really changed her. That night, when he was signing on to the Internet, Hallie's MSN logged in automatically. As he was looking up Shakespeare, " Princess Gwen..." signed in and wanted to chat. Arnold
remembered Hallie saying something about her, so he decided to chat.
Princess Gwen- Hey Hal
Hallie, Queen of the World- Hi Gwen!
Princess Gwen- What's with you? You NEVER use exclamation points.
Hallie, Queen of the World- ok, im not actually Hallie. Im Arnold. I have to live her life for a week and she has to live mine. Ok?
Princess Gwen- yeah, Arnold, right? How is Hal. We miss her like crazy. Does she miss us? Has she talked about us?
Hallie, Queen of the World- I dunno. She avoids me for some reason. But when I ran into her once, she said she missed you the most.
Princess Gwen- well, she should! I AM her bff, for crying out loud!
Hallie, Queen of the World- what was she like, over there. Was she popular. What is life like there?
Princess Gwen- Was she popular? She was the prettiest, most popular girl ion school. She was even head cheerleader. She's my best friend, ya know? When she first moved here, she was a mess! One eyebrow, pigtails, boyish attitude. Stacey did a cher and gave her a makeover. That's when I met her. She was so nice. We became friends quickly, but I never once heard of you in all her Brooklyn stories. Did you know Helga before she moved here?
Hallie, Queen of the World- yeah. We were sorta friends. She was kinda my childhood tormentor. I wonder why she never mentioned me.
Princess Gwen- I dunno. I just cant imagine Hal tormenting anyone. Shes so sweet, yet always tough, and took a ton of self defense, like kickboxing and Karate, yet that's popular here. I g2g. Stace's coming over in a few. Bye!
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Hallie was having a blast! Grandma and Grandpa were so much fun, and the crazy borders were always entertaining. Hallie didn't know what Arnold thought was so hard. She noticed one thing though, as soon as she walked into "her" room. Arnold had her picture on his nightstand. Weird, she thought.
The week passed quickly, and soon it was Saturday. Hallie was reluctant to go home, yet she wanted to talk to Gwen and tell her everything.
(A/N: well, that's it for now. I would have continued, but I have writer's block. If you have any suggestions, Id be very grateful. Tell me your entire opinion, flames welcome, just as long as your not a sissy and its not anoying anonymous. C-u-l8er!
F_h_f)