Love me when I'm gone

Chapter 10:

So with out you'll be fine right? All my pride is all I have. You'll be needed me but too bad. Pack your choice to run along. Here with me you had home.

~J-lo, All I have

Helga had been in the hospital for almost two weeks. No one had heard from Chad or seen him since his confrontation with Arnold. " So Helga what are you going to do once you get out of this place?" Arnold said playing with flowers on her nightstand.

" I don't know…maybe I'll stay here for a couple of more days. Ya know for Harold and Rhonda's wedding."

" Helga…. If you don't mind me asking…what happen between you and Chad?"

" I don't know to be honest. It started one night…we were about to go out and we started arguing. To be honest I don't remember what we started arguing about but I know it was something stupid. But anyway I called him a frigid lunatic. He slapped me then. Like I told Phoebe I broke it off that night. The next morning he showed up at my doorstep with roses and a box of chocolates promising he would never hit me again at first I wouldn't do it but eventually his begging took effect and I took him back. I feel so stupid."

" No Helga."

" You probably don't want to hear about my sad pathetic life."

" No I want hear everything."

She smiled, " there's a lot more I didn't tell Phoebe."

" I am all ears."

" Well after I took him back things was wonderful. He took me to his parent's house to a barbecue; we had a picnic on the beach at sunset. It was so perfect. But as you know all good things must come to an end. We started arguing one night and he hit me in the face. I was bleeding really badly and I told him that it was over that's when he pulled out a gun and shoved it in my ear. I was so scared. Just as he pulled the trigger I could hear him say click. There wasn't a bullet or anything. The gun was empty oh but you should have been there. I literally felt my heart stop beating."

" Is that it?"

" Oh no I've a lot more where that came from. Let's see oh yeah it was fourth of July and we were at a fireworks show on the beach I was talking to Shauna, one of my best friends, she asked me what had happened to my face ya know because like the week before Chad had beaten me and so my face was bruised anyway she wanted to know so I told her. Chad heard me and he exploded when we got home. I swear if my neighbor hadn't called the police he would have killed me. I was going to press charges but he told me he loved me and like an idiot I listened to him and dropped the charges. There are so many stupid things that I have done…."

" would you get back with him if he asked you?"

"Probably."

Arnold stared wide eyed at her.

" It was a joke. I'm through with Chad. It might take awhile for me to get use to not seeing him everyday. And it might take awhile for me to get over him I mean because I love him but I think I can do it."

He smiled and patted her hand gently. I'm proud of you."

" Thanks. Ya know I think I'll go home after the wedding."

"That's great. You can stay there until we get you a place of your own."

" Arnold…"

" I'm moving back here too we can do tons of stuff together."

" Arnold you misunderstood me. I'm not moving back to the city. I'm going back to L.A."