Gerald took less than that to change, then he was out, grabbing the key to the room and
my hand. His eyes were frantic.
"What is going on?"
He shook his head as we walked next door. "I figured it out."
Knocking, I looked back at him. "Figured what out?"
Nobody was answering the door.
"Try the knob." Gerald suggested.
Frowning at him once more, I knocked again, then turned the knob. I turned my
attention to the room as the door opened.
"Come on you two, "I called out. "We're missing the des..."
My eyes widened and behind me I heard Gerald gasp.
Helga was against the wall by the bathroom, Arnold against her; the two locked in a kiss.
I stood there, shocked, not because I had never seen them kiss, I hadn't, but I had never
seen so much intensity and passion in one kiss. Both of them were still in possession of all
their clothes, but it was still almost explicit.
Vaguely, I felt Gerald's arm brush past me, the brief touch sending chills across my arm,
then the door to their room slammed shut, cutting off the view in the room. I looked over
at Gerald, still dazed. He was leaning against the wall, his eyes closed, his chest heaving.
"I think I need a cold shower." he muttered.
I looked back at the door, still not quite sure what I had just witnessed. Granted, I had
walked in on my parents when they were being "romantic" a time or two, but it was
nothing like what I had just witnessed. I realized now why Helga never shared the little
things. There were no little things. Not in this relationship. She never meant to make me
feel excluded, she just didn't realize. When they were together, no one else existed.
Tthe door opened and Arnold peeked out looking at the two of us and our dazed
expressions.
"Did you knock?" he asked bewildered.
Gerald nodded. "Twice. Uh, dude, you got a little..." he motioned by his mouth.
"What? Oh." Arnold wiped the smear of pink off his lips with the back of his hand.
"Sorry."
The door opened further and Helga walked out, carrying two towels.
"Why are we all standing in the hall?" she asked, handing one of the towels to Arnold. "Let's
go swim."
my hand. His eyes were frantic.
"What is going on?"
He shook his head as we walked next door. "I figured it out."
Knocking, I looked back at him. "Figured what out?"
Nobody was answering the door.
"Try the knob." Gerald suggested.
Frowning at him once more, I knocked again, then turned the knob. I turned my
attention to the room as the door opened.
"Come on you two, "I called out. "We're missing the des..."
My eyes widened and behind me I heard Gerald gasp.
Helga was against the wall by the bathroom, Arnold against her; the two locked in a kiss.
I stood there, shocked, not because I had never seen them kiss, I hadn't, but I had never
seen so much intensity and passion in one kiss. Both of them were still in possession of all
their clothes, but it was still almost explicit.
Vaguely, I felt Gerald's arm brush past me, the brief touch sending chills across my arm,
then the door to their room slammed shut, cutting off the view in the room. I looked over
at Gerald, still dazed. He was leaning against the wall, his eyes closed, his chest heaving.
"I think I need a cold shower." he muttered.
I looked back at the door, still not quite sure what I had just witnessed. Granted, I had
walked in on my parents when they were being "romantic" a time or two, but it was
nothing like what I had just witnessed. I realized now why Helga never shared the little
things. There were no little things. Not in this relationship. She never meant to make me
feel excluded, she just didn't realize. When they were together, no one else existed.
Tthe door opened and Arnold peeked out looking at the two of us and our dazed
expressions.
"Did you knock?" he asked bewildered.
Gerald nodded. "Twice. Uh, dude, you got a little..." he motioned by his mouth.
"What? Oh." Arnold wiped the smear of pink off his lips with the back of his hand.
"Sorry."
The door opened further and Helga walked out, carrying two towels.
"Why are we all standing in the hall?" she asked, handing one of the towels to Arnold. "Let's
go swim."