Chapter Three
Dear Helga -
I sold the Beeper Emporium to a Beepertek, and the fools made me a millionaire! They offered
it to me for 23 million, and I was surprised, and stood there like an idiot, and then they took it as a "no" and raised it
to 30! 30 Million smackers, Helga! I put the house up for sale (you know, get about 50 thousand
more bucks!), moved everything, and we now live at this address:
18938 63 Ave. N
-Bob
Helga could hardly believe it. Her family had become millionaires overnight, and they would never have to work hard at anything ever again!
"Wait until I tell everyone, they're gonna be so jealous!!! HAH! Then I can rub it in Rhonda's face...I'm in her league now....heh." Helga said to the empty kitchen. She left the house, said goodbye and good riddance, and ran towards the address on the note.
Sid, Stinky, Harold, Arnold and Gerald huddled around each other by the jungle gym before school, speaking in hushed tones.
"Hey, did you hear? Someone moved into the old mansion on 63rd!" Sid said excitedly.
"Yeah, and I heard that a fourth grader done moved in there too!" Stinky said. Arnold looked puzzled.
"I wonder who it is? It can't be anyone WE know, or else we probably would have heard about it already."
"Well, they may not be here yet. Just wait for someone with fancy clothes that doesn't usually wear fancy clothes!" Sid said, as if it was obvious. They waited for a long time, and no one came that looked unusually well dressed. Helga came soon, dressed as usual, and sat down next to them.
"So, buckos, what'cha lookin' at?" She said amiably.
"Someone moved into the old mansion. We're looking for someone with new clothes." Sid said without looking at her. Helga chuckled silently, not wanting to tell them just yet.
By the time school was over, Mr. Simmons had bored them to death with his tips on writing descriptively. They slogged out of the room and into the hallways, however Helga stayed behind, talking to Mr. Simmons, who looked quite astonished.
Outside in the hallway, Arnold was waiting for Helga. "Hey, what was that about? Mr. Simmons looked really surprised!" He said to her. She glared down at him.
"Like it's any of YOUR business, football head!" Arnold rolled his eyes.
"Alright, Helga, you're right. Just curious…" They left, and got on the bus together. Helga sat next to Phoebe in the middle, and Arnold sat next to Gerald behind them. Gerald couldn't help looking at Phoebe once in a while, so they sat behind them.
"Hey Pheebs." Helga said, tiredly, setting her books on her lap.
"Konnichiwa, Helga san. Daijyoubu desuka?" Phoebe asked.
"Yeah, I'm alright, just sorta tired. A lot happened yesterday, and I was very happy this morning.." Phoebe nodded. She found out about Helga moving yesterday afternoon.
They soon passed the spot where Helga usually gets off, and Arnold realized that she wasn't getting off. "Hey, Helga, you missed your spot!" She said nothing. A couple minutes later they stopped at 63rd, the mansion in plain sight, and Helga stood up. Arnold, Gerald, Sid, Stinky, and Harold all gaped at her in surprise, as she got off the bus and walked up the grand walkway towards her home.
"Wow."
Dear Helga -
I sold the Beeper Emporium to a Beepertek, and the fools made me a millionaire! They offered
it to me for 23 million, and I was surprised, and stood there like an idiot, and then they took it as a "no" and raised it
to 30! 30 Million smackers, Helga! I put the house up for sale (you know, get about 50 thousand
more bucks!), moved everything, and we now live at this address:
18938 63 Ave. N
-Bob
Helga could hardly believe it. Her family had become millionaires overnight, and they would never have to work hard at anything ever again!
"Wait until I tell everyone, they're gonna be so jealous!!! HAH! Then I can rub it in Rhonda's face...I'm in her league now....heh." Helga said to the empty kitchen. She left the house, said goodbye and good riddance, and ran towards the address on the note.
Sid, Stinky, Harold, Arnold and Gerald huddled around each other by the jungle gym before school, speaking in hushed tones.
"Hey, did you hear? Someone moved into the old mansion on 63rd!" Sid said excitedly.
"Yeah, and I heard that a fourth grader done moved in there too!" Stinky said. Arnold looked puzzled.
"I wonder who it is? It can't be anyone WE know, or else we probably would have heard about it already."
"Well, they may not be here yet. Just wait for someone with fancy clothes that doesn't usually wear fancy clothes!" Sid said, as if it was obvious. They waited for a long time, and no one came that looked unusually well dressed. Helga came soon, dressed as usual, and sat down next to them.
"So, buckos, what'cha lookin' at?" She said amiably.
"Someone moved into the old mansion. We're looking for someone with new clothes." Sid said without looking at her. Helga chuckled silently, not wanting to tell them just yet.
By the time school was over, Mr. Simmons had bored them to death with his tips on writing descriptively. They slogged out of the room and into the hallways, however Helga stayed behind, talking to Mr. Simmons, who looked quite astonished.
Outside in the hallway, Arnold was waiting for Helga. "Hey, what was that about? Mr. Simmons looked really surprised!" He said to her. She glared down at him.
"Like it's any of YOUR business, football head!" Arnold rolled his eyes.
"Alright, Helga, you're right. Just curious…" They left, and got on the bus together. Helga sat next to Phoebe in the middle, and Arnold sat next to Gerald behind them. Gerald couldn't help looking at Phoebe once in a while, so they sat behind them.
"Hey Pheebs." Helga said, tiredly, setting her books on her lap.
"Konnichiwa, Helga san. Daijyoubu desuka?" Phoebe asked.
"Yeah, I'm alright, just sorta tired. A lot happened yesterday, and I was very happy this morning.." Phoebe nodded. She found out about Helga moving yesterday afternoon.
They soon passed the spot where Helga usually gets off, and Arnold realized that she wasn't getting off. "Hey, Helga, you missed your spot!" She said nothing. A couple minutes later they stopped at 63rd, the mansion in plain sight, and Helga stood up. Arnold, Gerald, Sid, Stinky, and Harold all gaped at her in surprise, as she got off the bus and walked up the grand walkway towards her home.
"Wow."