I walked with Helga to the cafeteria, talking about different things. We talked about her
childhood, which I already knew most of but some of it I didn't, and I started thinking more and
more about how lovely she was. Suddenly, she asked me a question. "What about you? How was
your childhood?" I bit my lower lip. Oh great... now my trick was going to go up in smoke.
"Pretty good." I stated, kind of drumming my fingers against my back. She was about to find out
it was me, not some other Arnold.
"Cool. Do you have any brothers or sisters?" she asked. Little did she know that she already
knew. Ha! How funny.
"No. None. Wish I did, but I don't." I stated, plainly. I looked over to her, and she had a scowl on
her face while she stared at the floor. "What is it? Oh, don't tell me, the other Arnold that you
knew was an only child also."
"Uh, yeah. So, who did you move here with?" she asked me. I knew why she was asking me this...
she wanted to know if I really am the Arnold she used to know. And does again. Boy was she
going to be in for a shock when she finds out I'm with my parents, so there is one thing not like
the old me. Ha! I felt like laughing out loud, but instead just lightly chuckled so she couldn't here
me.
"My parents, Miles and Stella." I stated, looking at her. She looked up at me with her eyebrows
raised. I thought she'd do that.
"Where did you move here from?" she asked, raising one eyebrow. Ooooo, not good. She
cornered me. I have to tell her I moved here from San Lorenzo if I don't want to lie. Oh well,
we're almost to the table where Phoebe and... Gerald?! I stared in disbelief at the site I saw.
Phoebe and Gerald were sitting at the table and... kissing! Good job Gerald. "Hey Pheebs! Hey
tall hair boy." wow, she still has that same old nickname for Gerald.
"Hey Helga." Gerald greeted, and looked over to me. "Hi. You're that new guy in our class,
Arnold right?" he asked standing up. I can't believe he couldn't recognize me!
"Uh, yeah. I'm that new guy." I stated, shrugging. Inside I was laughing at how stupid they had
gotten over the years. Wait! I can't think about them like that... I'm Arnold, the optimist and all
around good guy... ah, oh well, it's too late, I already thought it. "Nice to 'meet' you." I almost
laughed, but held it back. "Now, if you'd excuse me, I have to use the rest room." I ran out of the
room. Once I got out, I started laughing harder than I ever had before.
Once my 'episode' was over, I really did have to use the rest room so I ran around looking for it.
Oh great, I really have to go, but I can't find the rest room! If I can't find it soon, I'll go ask for
help. I ran around for a little while, then stopped in front of the cafeteria to catch my breath. I
guess I need someone to show me where it is.
I walked back in, and over to our table. "That sure took long enough." Helga scoffed, rolling her
eyes. I scowled at her, then looked at Gerald.
"Uh, could you help me find the bathroom? I can't find it." I whispered to him. He looked up at
me, and nodded his head. He stood up, and we began to head away, when Helga called.
"Hey, where are you two going?"
I felt like strangling her, but instead I stopped walking and turned around in unison with Gerald.
"Well... you see, Arnold couldn't find the bathroom so he wants me to help him find it." he
whispered to the two girls. Phoebe smiled, and nodded her head while Helga snickered under her
breath. I silently growled, while walking out of the room with Gerald. "Don't mind Helga. She's
always been a bully. Especially to this one boy that she used to know that used to be my best
friend..." he trailed off, looking at the floor.
I looked over to him with a concerned look on my face. "Gerald, what if I were to say that I know
what happened to your best friend?" he looked up, his eyes wide and his jaw all the way to the
floor.
"Arnold? A-Arnold?" he stuttered, and held out his hand which was in a fist, ready to do our old
secret handshake. I knew what he was doing, so I put my fist up against his, and we did our secret
handshake. Oh, I had forgotten what it was like to that. "Oh, man! Everyone thought you were
dead!" he exclaimed, and embraced me. Wow... I never knew Gerald was so emotional. Ow, he
was beginning to squeeze a little TOO hard, and I began to not be able to breath.
"Ger...ald... can't...breath...too...tight..." I gasped, struggling, trying to get out of his grip.
"Oh, wait! I just remembered why we aren't in the cafeteria! We need to find the bathroom." he
said letting go of me. I just gasped for air. Ah! Wonderful air! I forgot what it was like. Lol.
"Yeah. Before the floor needs to be mopped." I snickered, as we ran to the bathroom. Ah, the one
place I didn't go. Right next to the gym. I ran in, feeling like I wouldn't make it.
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Phoebe and I waited for the boys to return. Patiently. Suddenly, she turned to me. "Doesn't he
remind you of the Arnold we used to know?" she inquired, and I nodded my head. I really
wondered if he's related to him or something. She sighed. "You know, you better not hang around
with him too much, or Brainy will begin to think that you don't love him any more." she stated
jokingly. I laughed sarcastically, and saw Brainy on the other side of the room.
"Spike! Over here!" I called to him, waving my arms in the air. He looked towards me, and
smiled, as did I. Smile at him, that is. He walked over, and sat down next to me. "Hello." I said
sweetly to him.
"Hello, my sweet flower." he's kind of corny, yet kind of romantic, and that's what I love about
him. I smiled, and we kissed. Soon after we started kissing, I heard a clearing of a throat. We
pulled away, and I saw Arnold and Gerald standing there. "Hello Gerald, hello... uh? I didn't
catch your name?"
Arnold looked at him, and smiled. "It's Arnold." Arnold stated, shaking hands with Brainy/Spike.
"Yeah, Spike. This is Arnold." I said sweetly to Brainy/Spike. Arnold sat down with an eyebrow
raised while staring at me.
"Wow..." he whispered, thinking that I hadn't heard him, but I did. 'Wow' what?
"'Wow' what?' I asked, raising one of my eyebrows. He sighed, and shook his head; it looked like
he was in deep thought.
"Wow as in I've never seen Helga G. Pataki act nice." he said, looking up at me. My eyes were
popping out, I'm sure of it. My jaw began to quiver.
"A-Arnold?" I asked, my jaw still shaking. Was this REALLY him? He confirmed it, just now. I
looked to Brainy, and his eyes were also enormous. I looked back to Arnold, and he was smiling.
"Arnold! The one I used to pick on and call football head!? Ooooo, you little rat! You played a
trick on me! Wait... I thought you were dead?" I said, shaking my head. He sighed.
"Well... I would have been, but the reason they never found my body, was because I fell into a
net. I got reunited with my parents, and lived there for a while. Well, actually, until today." he
slightly laughed. I felt like pulverizing him... but I can't. I don't know why... I just can't. I think
it's because I never have, and he finally came back making me slightly happier. But, I don't feel
the way I used to with him. He died, to me and everyone else he knew, and so did my feelings.
Well, actually, they didn't die until that day I fell for Brainy and became his girlfriend.
"Oh. Well, I'm happy that you finally found your parents." I said with a smile. I guessed that I
didn't have to be as mean to him as I used to be, since I don't love him any more. Actually, after
he supposedly 'died' I found out that my obsession was just a childish crush. "Too bad my parents
still don't even know I exist." I mumbled, resting my head on the table. I wasn't going to let him
know that I had been living with HIS grandparents for the last 6 years, and in HIS room of all
places. I told them about my 'obsession' and about how my parents didn't even know I existed,
and they offered to let me stay there. "So, where are you living now?"
"Real close to the boardinghouse. Like about... two houses down from it." if he lived that close
how come I hadn't heard? I live at the boardinghouse now for crimany's sake! I hear about
everyone that moves in close!
"Oh..." I trailed off, fiddling with a fork. Pretty interesting things forks are. Only four tines but
they still hold food perfectly. I looked back up to him and noticed his curious expression. "What is
it Arnold?"
"Oh...?" he prodded, twirling his hands in circles. I sighed.
"'Oh' as in 'oh, why hadn't I heard?'" I said, looking him in the eye, scowling. He gave me a
confused look. I sighed again. "I've been living with your grandparents for the past 6 years
because my parents had been ignoring me more than usual." I said, half lying half not. I really
have been living with them for that long and everything, but not because they had ignored me
more than usual, but because I missed him and wanted to live somewhere that would remind me
of him.
He looked shocked. Well, I would be shocked if I had supposedly died then came back and found
out he had been living with my parents, so I understand how he feels right now. "Oh... wow. We
visited them this morning, and they said that they had only one more boarder... I would have
never guessed that it would be you."
"If you'd have gone in your room you would have found out it was me." I scoffed, scooping a
spoonful of mashed potatoes into my mouth. He gave me another questioning look. Wow, he
hadn't changed much. Still as dense as ever. Course, I can't be one to talk, I didn't realize was
him until a few minutes ago. I sighed, and set the fork back down on the table. "Because I
changed the wallpaper to pink, the carpet to pink, the covers on the bed to pink, and have a pink
comp."
Arnold made an "oh" shape with his mouth, and began to eat again. Well, at least he knows
something new about me! Pff!
childhood, which I already knew most of but some of it I didn't, and I started thinking more and
more about how lovely she was. Suddenly, she asked me a question. "What about you? How was
your childhood?" I bit my lower lip. Oh great... now my trick was going to go up in smoke.
"Pretty good." I stated, kind of drumming my fingers against my back. She was about to find out
it was me, not some other Arnold.
"Cool. Do you have any brothers or sisters?" she asked. Little did she know that she already
knew. Ha! How funny.
"No. None. Wish I did, but I don't." I stated, plainly. I looked over to her, and she had a scowl on
her face while she stared at the floor. "What is it? Oh, don't tell me, the other Arnold that you
knew was an only child also."
"Uh, yeah. So, who did you move here with?" she asked me. I knew why she was asking me this...
she wanted to know if I really am the Arnold she used to know. And does again. Boy was she
going to be in for a shock when she finds out I'm with my parents, so there is one thing not like
the old me. Ha! I felt like laughing out loud, but instead just lightly chuckled so she couldn't here
me.
"My parents, Miles and Stella." I stated, looking at her. She looked up at me with her eyebrows
raised. I thought she'd do that.
"Where did you move here from?" she asked, raising one eyebrow. Ooooo, not good. She
cornered me. I have to tell her I moved here from San Lorenzo if I don't want to lie. Oh well,
we're almost to the table where Phoebe and... Gerald?! I stared in disbelief at the site I saw.
Phoebe and Gerald were sitting at the table and... kissing! Good job Gerald. "Hey Pheebs! Hey
tall hair boy." wow, she still has that same old nickname for Gerald.
"Hey Helga." Gerald greeted, and looked over to me. "Hi. You're that new guy in our class,
Arnold right?" he asked standing up. I can't believe he couldn't recognize me!
"Uh, yeah. I'm that new guy." I stated, shrugging. Inside I was laughing at how stupid they had
gotten over the years. Wait! I can't think about them like that... I'm Arnold, the optimist and all
around good guy... ah, oh well, it's too late, I already thought it. "Nice to 'meet' you." I almost
laughed, but held it back. "Now, if you'd excuse me, I have to use the rest room." I ran out of the
room. Once I got out, I started laughing harder than I ever had before.
Once my 'episode' was over, I really did have to use the rest room so I ran around looking for it.
Oh great, I really have to go, but I can't find the rest room! If I can't find it soon, I'll go ask for
help. I ran around for a little while, then stopped in front of the cafeteria to catch my breath. I
guess I need someone to show me where it is.
I walked back in, and over to our table. "That sure took long enough." Helga scoffed, rolling her
eyes. I scowled at her, then looked at Gerald.
"Uh, could you help me find the bathroom? I can't find it." I whispered to him. He looked up at
me, and nodded his head. He stood up, and we began to head away, when Helga called.
"Hey, where are you two going?"
I felt like strangling her, but instead I stopped walking and turned around in unison with Gerald.
"Well... you see, Arnold couldn't find the bathroom so he wants me to help him find it." he
whispered to the two girls. Phoebe smiled, and nodded her head while Helga snickered under her
breath. I silently growled, while walking out of the room with Gerald. "Don't mind Helga. She's
always been a bully. Especially to this one boy that she used to know that used to be my best
friend..." he trailed off, looking at the floor.
I looked over to him with a concerned look on my face. "Gerald, what if I were to say that I know
what happened to your best friend?" he looked up, his eyes wide and his jaw all the way to the
floor.
"Arnold? A-Arnold?" he stuttered, and held out his hand which was in a fist, ready to do our old
secret handshake. I knew what he was doing, so I put my fist up against his, and we did our secret
handshake. Oh, I had forgotten what it was like to that. "Oh, man! Everyone thought you were
dead!" he exclaimed, and embraced me. Wow... I never knew Gerald was so emotional. Ow, he
was beginning to squeeze a little TOO hard, and I began to not be able to breath.
"Ger...ald... can't...breath...too...tight..." I gasped, struggling, trying to get out of his grip.
"Oh, wait! I just remembered why we aren't in the cafeteria! We need to find the bathroom." he
said letting go of me. I just gasped for air. Ah! Wonderful air! I forgot what it was like. Lol.
"Yeah. Before the floor needs to be mopped." I snickered, as we ran to the bathroom. Ah, the one
place I didn't go. Right next to the gym. I ran in, feeling like I wouldn't make it.
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Phoebe and I waited for the boys to return. Patiently. Suddenly, she turned to me. "Doesn't he
remind you of the Arnold we used to know?" she inquired, and I nodded my head. I really
wondered if he's related to him or something. She sighed. "You know, you better not hang around
with him too much, or Brainy will begin to think that you don't love him any more." she stated
jokingly. I laughed sarcastically, and saw Brainy on the other side of the room.
"Spike! Over here!" I called to him, waving my arms in the air. He looked towards me, and
smiled, as did I. Smile at him, that is. He walked over, and sat down next to me. "Hello." I said
sweetly to him.
"Hello, my sweet flower." he's kind of corny, yet kind of romantic, and that's what I love about
him. I smiled, and we kissed. Soon after we started kissing, I heard a clearing of a throat. We
pulled away, and I saw Arnold and Gerald standing there. "Hello Gerald, hello... uh? I didn't
catch your name?"
Arnold looked at him, and smiled. "It's Arnold." Arnold stated, shaking hands with Brainy/Spike.
"Yeah, Spike. This is Arnold." I said sweetly to Brainy/Spike. Arnold sat down with an eyebrow
raised while staring at me.
"Wow..." he whispered, thinking that I hadn't heard him, but I did. 'Wow' what?
"'Wow' what?' I asked, raising one of my eyebrows. He sighed, and shook his head; it looked like
he was in deep thought.
"Wow as in I've never seen Helga G. Pataki act nice." he said, looking up at me. My eyes were
popping out, I'm sure of it. My jaw began to quiver.
"A-Arnold?" I asked, my jaw still shaking. Was this REALLY him? He confirmed it, just now. I
looked to Brainy, and his eyes were also enormous. I looked back to Arnold, and he was smiling.
"Arnold! The one I used to pick on and call football head!? Ooooo, you little rat! You played a
trick on me! Wait... I thought you were dead?" I said, shaking my head. He sighed.
"Well... I would have been, but the reason they never found my body, was because I fell into a
net. I got reunited with my parents, and lived there for a while. Well, actually, until today." he
slightly laughed. I felt like pulverizing him... but I can't. I don't know why... I just can't. I think
it's because I never have, and he finally came back making me slightly happier. But, I don't feel
the way I used to with him. He died, to me and everyone else he knew, and so did my feelings.
Well, actually, they didn't die until that day I fell for Brainy and became his girlfriend.
"Oh. Well, I'm happy that you finally found your parents." I said with a smile. I guessed that I
didn't have to be as mean to him as I used to be, since I don't love him any more. Actually, after
he supposedly 'died' I found out that my obsession was just a childish crush. "Too bad my parents
still don't even know I exist." I mumbled, resting my head on the table. I wasn't going to let him
know that I had been living with HIS grandparents for the last 6 years, and in HIS room of all
places. I told them about my 'obsession' and about how my parents didn't even know I existed,
and they offered to let me stay there. "So, where are you living now?"
"Real close to the boardinghouse. Like about... two houses down from it." if he lived that close
how come I hadn't heard? I live at the boardinghouse now for crimany's sake! I hear about
everyone that moves in close!
"Oh..." I trailed off, fiddling with a fork. Pretty interesting things forks are. Only four tines but
they still hold food perfectly. I looked back up to him and noticed his curious expression. "What is
it Arnold?"
"Oh...?" he prodded, twirling his hands in circles. I sighed.
"'Oh' as in 'oh, why hadn't I heard?'" I said, looking him in the eye, scowling. He gave me a
confused look. I sighed again. "I've been living with your grandparents for the past 6 years
because my parents had been ignoring me more than usual." I said, half lying half not. I really
have been living with them for that long and everything, but not because they had ignored me
more than usual, but because I missed him and wanted to live somewhere that would remind me
of him.
He looked shocked. Well, I would be shocked if I had supposedly died then came back and found
out he had been living with my parents, so I understand how he feels right now. "Oh... wow. We
visited them this morning, and they said that they had only one more boarder... I would have
never guessed that it would be you."
"If you'd have gone in your room you would have found out it was me." I scoffed, scooping a
spoonful of mashed potatoes into my mouth. He gave me another questioning look. Wow, he
hadn't changed much. Still as dense as ever. Course, I can't be one to talk, I didn't realize was
him until a few minutes ago. I sighed, and set the fork back down on the table. "Because I
changed the wallpaper to pink, the carpet to pink, the covers on the bed to pink, and have a pink
comp."
Arnold made an "oh" shape with his mouth, and began to eat again. Well, at least he knows
something new about me! Pff!
