Chapter 11: Surprise of a life time!! But can you really say good bye???
The gym was brightly decorated in many colors, pink and blue streamers hung form the ceiling.
Balloons, of many colors lay on the floor.
People where happily talking to each other; remembering the good old days, and the fun times that they shared.
Arnold made his way through the crowds of people, stopping once in awhile to greet people.
Until he finally,
"Hey man!!" Gerald greeted as they did their handshake.
"Hey how are you?" Arnold asked and smiled,
"Fine, fine Phoebe and I finally got engaged!" Gerald said and smiled.
"That's great!!" Arnold exclaimed happily.
Soon the Principal appeared on stage, tapping the microphone.
"Excuse me" he began,
"Welcome back a-"He was interrupted by the sound of the gym door opening.
Everyone's attention was towards the mysterious person, they squinted hard trying to make out the person.
The person stood there the sunlight surrounding them.
The person stepped forward revealing a beautiful woman with long blonde hair and stunning blue eyes.
People gasped, "Helga!!!" some would say.
"No, it couldn't be!" the others would say.
Phoebe ran forward and embraced the person,
"Oh Helga, I'm so glad it's you!" she cried.
Helga smiled,
"It's ok Phoebe" she whispered and patted her back.
Gerald stared in disbelief.
"So where have you been??" he yelled,
"You had us worrying over you for ten years!! Didn't you give a damn on how we felt!?!?!" Gerald yelled.
Helga looked Gerald right in the eyes, and began to walk closer.
Everyone was silent in the room wondering what would happen next.
"You wanna what I've been through for the past ten years, no wait scratch that, my whole LIFE!!!" Helga screamed.
"You try growing up with parents who didn't know that you existed. On my very first day of Pre-school my parents were so busy with Olga's playing to even care about giving me a ride to school, they didn't even pack my lunch. Hell they don't even know my name!!! I had to walk there, then to make matters worse, it rained!!!! People walked right by me not even caring!! The only one was Arnold he shared his umbrella with me, was the first and probably only person who ever cared for me." Helga whispered trying hard to hold back tears.
"I loved Arnold ever since preschool, but I always pushed him away or called him names just to cover the truth, so I wouldn't have gotten rejected and get hurt again, I just wouldn't know how to take it" She whispered and looked at Arnold and smiled slightly.
Everyone else in the room was crying.
"I've tried to commit suicide before." Helga explained, and few gasps were heard form the crowd.
"Why??" Phoebe asked.
"Because I loved Arnold and he went out with Lila!!! I hated her I hated him; I tied hard to make myself not love him!! I tried, but I just couldn't do it"
Helga took a deep breathe and continued.
"Every year they forget my birthday, I cold take it any more!! No one cared or me!!! Maybe Phoebe and Arnold, but no one else did!!! I knew you guys wouldn't miss me if I killed myself.So I did it, I killed myself, or at lest tried." Helga whispered.
"I remember standing on the bridge, and when I let go, I was happy I knew I was smiling when I fell. I knew I wouldn't have to feel pain ever again, I knew I wouldn't feel the hurt of not being loved. But... My plan backfired. When I hit that icy water it was like a thousand needles to me, then I saw it this huge rock, when I hit I was sure that I was dead. But I wasn't. I remember waking up on shore cold and wet with a throbbing headache. I cried for hours, disappointed that I wasn't dead. But how was I supposed to face my friends??? I couldn't they thought I was dead!!! So for the next ten years I would watch you, with you day in and day out. I would sometimes talk to you but I made you believe that I was dead. I knew you guys missed me and loved me, but somehow I wonder if you do it just because I killed myself." Helga whispered and looked at Arnold.
"I knew it was time to quit the charade so that's why I'm here" Helga explained.
"Does that answer your question?" Helga asked Gerald.
Gerald nodded,
"Good" Helga said and walked away.
Helga sighed and walked outside.
Helga sat down on the bench, and closed her eyes.
"Helga?" a voice asked,
Helga opened her eyes, and sure enough there stood Arnold.
"Hey football head" Helga mumbled, and closed her eyes again.
"So Helga how's life??" Arnold asked awkwardly, as he tried desperately to start a conversation.
"Good, you?" Helga asked her eyes still closed.
Arnold nodded and sighed looking deeply into the sunset.
"Helga, look I love you" Arnold started; Helga held her hand up to stop him.
"Look Arnold right now I just not ready for any relationship, especially one with a guy who only loved me because I tried to kill myself. Give it up Arnold you don't love me you just don't want me to kill myself again." Helga stated.
"No I-"
"Arnold I know what you are thinking, you're thinking if I have someone to love then I wouldn't kill myself. Well you're wrong!" Helga exclaimed and got up and walked towards the parking lot.
"Helga wait!!!" Arnold yelled and ran after her.
"What?!?!?!" Helga yelled.
Arnold kissed Helga passionately,
"Just shut up and listen" Arnold whispered.
"I love you and I don't care what you think, I know you love me too, so stop denying yourself. I don't care how long it takes but I'm going to get you to love me and that's final." Arnold then turned around and walked back to the reunion.
"Love you too Arnold" Helga whispered.
AN: THE END!!!!!!! *throws confetti* it's over!!! I just want to thank everyone who updated and gave such great support. OK I have a gift for you guys. If you leave me your e-mail address, I'll e-mail you this pic of Helga falling off the bridge. It very good. It was drawn by my good friend Kaila (Red Destiny.) The pic is sort of Anime-ish though but still good none the less. I might do a squeal tell me what you think!!! Thanx!! ~*SassyAngel*~
The gym was brightly decorated in many colors, pink and blue streamers hung form the ceiling.
Balloons, of many colors lay on the floor.
People where happily talking to each other; remembering the good old days, and the fun times that they shared.
Arnold made his way through the crowds of people, stopping once in awhile to greet people.
Until he finally,
"Hey man!!" Gerald greeted as they did their handshake.
"Hey how are you?" Arnold asked and smiled,
"Fine, fine Phoebe and I finally got engaged!" Gerald said and smiled.
"That's great!!" Arnold exclaimed happily.
Soon the Principal appeared on stage, tapping the microphone.
"Excuse me" he began,
"Welcome back a-"He was interrupted by the sound of the gym door opening.
Everyone's attention was towards the mysterious person, they squinted hard trying to make out the person.
The person stood there the sunlight surrounding them.
The person stepped forward revealing a beautiful woman with long blonde hair and stunning blue eyes.
People gasped, "Helga!!!" some would say.
"No, it couldn't be!" the others would say.
Phoebe ran forward and embraced the person,
"Oh Helga, I'm so glad it's you!" she cried.
Helga smiled,
"It's ok Phoebe" she whispered and patted her back.
Gerald stared in disbelief.
"So where have you been??" he yelled,
"You had us worrying over you for ten years!! Didn't you give a damn on how we felt!?!?!" Gerald yelled.
Helga looked Gerald right in the eyes, and began to walk closer.
Everyone was silent in the room wondering what would happen next.
"You wanna what I've been through for the past ten years, no wait scratch that, my whole LIFE!!!" Helga screamed.
"You try growing up with parents who didn't know that you existed. On my very first day of Pre-school my parents were so busy with Olga's playing to even care about giving me a ride to school, they didn't even pack my lunch. Hell they don't even know my name!!! I had to walk there, then to make matters worse, it rained!!!! People walked right by me not even caring!! The only one was Arnold he shared his umbrella with me, was the first and probably only person who ever cared for me." Helga whispered trying hard to hold back tears.
"I loved Arnold ever since preschool, but I always pushed him away or called him names just to cover the truth, so I wouldn't have gotten rejected and get hurt again, I just wouldn't know how to take it" She whispered and looked at Arnold and smiled slightly.
Everyone else in the room was crying.
"I've tried to commit suicide before." Helga explained, and few gasps were heard form the crowd.
"Why??" Phoebe asked.
"Because I loved Arnold and he went out with Lila!!! I hated her I hated him; I tied hard to make myself not love him!! I tried, but I just couldn't do it"
Helga took a deep breathe and continued.
"Every year they forget my birthday, I cold take it any more!! No one cared or me!!! Maybe Phoebe and Arnold, but no one else did!!! I knew you guys wouldn't miss me if I killed myself.So I did it, I killed myself, or at lest tried." Helga whispered.
"I remember standing on the bridge, and when I let go, I was happy I knew I was smiling when I fell. I knew I wouldn't have to feel pain ever again, I knew I wouldn't feel the hurt of not being loved. But... My plan backfired. When I hit that icy water it was like a thousand needles to me, then I saw it this huge rock, when I hit I was sure that I was dead. But I wasn't. I remember waking up on shore cold and wet with a throbbing headache. I cried for hours, disappointed that I wasn't dead. But how was I supposed to face my friends??? I couldn't they thought I was dead!!! So for the next ten years I would watch you, with you day in and day out. I would sometimes talk to you but I made you believe that I was dead. I knew you guys missed me and loved me, but somehow I wonder if you do it just because I killed myself." Helga whispered and looked at Arnold.
"I knew it was time to quit the charade so that's why I'm here" Helga explained.
"Does that answer your question?" Helga asked Gerald.
Gerald nodded,
"Good" Helga said and walked away.
Helga sighed and walked outside.
Helga sat down on the bench, and closed her eyes.
"Helga?" a voice asked,
Helga opened her eyes, and sure enough there stood Arnold.
"Hey football head" Helga mumbled, and closed her eyes again.
"So Helga how's life??" Arnold asked awkwardly, as he tried desperately to start a conversation.
"Good, you?" Helga asked her eyes still closed.
Arnold nodded and sighed looking deeply into the sunset.
"Helga, look I love you" Arnold started; Helga held her hand up to stop him.
"Look Arnold right now I just not ready for any relationship, especially one with a guy who only loved me because I tried to kill myself. Give it up Arnold you don't love me you just don't want me to kill myself again." Helga stated.
"No I-"
"Arnold I know what you are thinking, you're thinking if I have someone to love then I wouldn't kill myself. Well you're wrong!" Helga exclaimed and got up and walked towards the parking lot.
"Helga wait!!!" Arnold yelled and ran after her.
"What?!?!?!" Helga yelled.
Arnold kissed Helga passionately,
"Just shut up and listen" Arnold whispered.
"I love you and I don't care what you think, I know you love me too, so stop denying yourself. I don't care how long it takes but I'm going to get you to love me and that's final." Arnold then turned around and walked back to the reunion.
"Love you too Arnold" Helga whispered.
AN: THE END!!!!!!! *throws confetti* it's over!!! I just want to thank everyone who updated and gave such great support. OK I have a gift for you guys. If you leave me your e-mail address, I'll e-mail you this pic of Helga falling off the bridge. It very good. It was drawn by my good friend Kaila (Red Destiny.) The pic is sort of Anime-ish though but still good none the less. I might do a squeal tell me what you think!!! Thanx!! ~*SassyAngel*~