I know this is kind of slow, but I promess it will have more action coming.

Another thing : what do yo thing about the war? Here in Uruguay we see only one aspect of the problem.

Hey arnold is not mine.

Review, please!!!

Ode to John Lennon

Chapter 5

Her plan was just like all the others plans Helga have been conceiving through her life, that is: evil, complex, and with high possibilities of failure. But it was the only one proposed, and it was accepted. Basicaly, it consist in this: Helga ann Gerald, due to their "closeness" with the victims, will try to put Olga and Jamie-O in a compromise, and made them broke up . The bad part was that both Helga nor Gerald wanted to spend the littlest time with theirs brother/sister. But sacrificies are needed for the sake of the Humanity. The "operation Jamie-O less" was inmediately put into action.

_ Hey, Olga

_ Well, hello baby sister!!! How are you!!

_ Fine Olga. What about you, how is it going?

_ Oh, better than anytime!! I…will you promess me something?

_ Sure, Olga_ a creepy smile slowly appered in Helga's face.

_ If I tell you something, won't you tell it to mom and dad?

_ Of course not. But, why don't we go to Slausens to talk a little? You can tell me there.

_ Okey, you always have this great ideas!!!

_ Yeah, yeah, yeah, let's moving now.

_ Hey, Jamie-O, can I asking you something?

_ No

_ Came on!!!

_ Okey, whatdoyouwant?

_ I…er…I have this problem with…ehh…with a girl!! Yeah, that's it, with a girl. I though that you, being the great Don Juan you are can help me. Eh??

_ Well, I'm feeling kind today, but you have to do my chores for a week.

_ Hey!!!

_ Thanks me I didn't say a month

_ Hump…

_ Well?

_ Oh, yeah, let's go to Slausens.

_ Why?

_ Cause…there are so many chicks, you can show me your tactics.

_ Mmmmh…all right. I want an ice-cream after all.

Slausens looked like it always did. There were some people in there, some girls giggling, some boys compeiting who could eat more ice-cream without stoping, some parents with their kids, probably having some "quantity time" before going back to their homes and forgetting about thir children until they decided they have to make it to them again, and so on. Like I said, it looked as always had.

Helga was sitting facing the door, so Olga couldn't see Jamie-O entering. She made Gerald a signal, and he went to find a sit far from them, joined by Jamie-O.

They made a nice spectacle. Gerald had improving his image in the last three years.He had shortened his hair, but it wasn't as short as Jamie-O's one. He still wore sport clothes, that is, jeans and T-shirts, but he get into the rasta look last year, and conserved some accesories, like a neckllace and a rasta benet. He played sports, and was good at them, specialy in football, But what he loved to do is sing. He singed blues, and listened to jazz and ragtime. He was improving his piano, and Harvey, the mailman, bacame his mentor after Arnold left. A first look at him shows a nice-looking guy, expresive, sociable and charming, with a beatiful chocolate coloured skin and inteligent brown eyes. Phoebe was specially mesmerized by him.

But if Gerald looked great, Jamie-O looked georgeous. He still had his bad boy image, a body that called everybody's atention, and a great car, but the college has given him sort of a wise and cool way to see the life, making everything easy. In fact, he wasn't smart, but he was studying hard, and expects a lot of the future. He seems succesful, and irresistible, a little childish, but that only made his charm bigger.

To tell the true, the hole room looked at them when they entered. Except Olga, of course.

Then, Gerald started playing his cards:

_ So, Jamie-O, show me some of your moves.

_ What do you want to see?

_ I don't know…why don't you go and flirt with that girl over there?_ he pointed to a trashy girl sitting in front of Olga.

_ I don't know, Gerald, wouldn't be easier if I just tell you what to say or do?

_ Why, are you afraid she 'll turn you down?

_ Are you kidding? Nobody turn me down. You 'll see

"Success!!!"

Helga was sitting in front of her sister, trying not to puke while she was rambling abut how much she loved his boyfriend, and the huge house with dogs and cats she wanted.

"If she wants animals, she should live in the boarding house" and thinking about that almost made her going away with her thoughs, but luckily she saw Gerald's signal righ on time. Jamie-O came closer to them, so she cover her face with the menu, just in the case. She really didn't know if Jamie-O knew her.

The best part was about to come.

"At any moment from here"

"At any time"

"Wait…wait…"

"Now!!"

_ Hey Olga, why don't we go over there to get… hey, what are you looking at? Are you alright? _ asked helga with fake concerned look. True to be told, she was enjoying every moment.

Olga was pale. Really pale. But she didn't look shocked, nor sad, she just had a look of confusion on her face. Just confusion, like she didn't understand what was going on. To tell the true, she looked exactly like Helga, with that expresion plasmed in her face. The "I-don't-know-what's-going-on" look was a common thing for both sisters, but it was very often seen in Helga, and very rarely in the first-born. And this was one of this moments.

Olga hasn't changed that much over the years. She looked bright, like if there was an halo around her figure. But it wasn't a warm light, a fire, a sun full of passion. Instead, she seemed to be white, light blue, like a small alcohol flame. Bright, and perfect, but with nothing more to give.

But she was beatiful. Her perfect-shape face showed a small nose, bigs, oblong brown eyes, and a Colgate smile.

She had just graduate from college, as a teacher and social assistance, and was looking foward for a job, although she still prefered spend some time with mommy and daddy at home. Her future looked clear, without problems, and a smile was always plastered on her face. That, if we don't count her look of uterly confusion when she saw her boyfriend "James" flirting with another girl, right in front of her.

_ James?

_ Olga!!!???!!!

_ …

_ Uh? _ He followed Olga's eyes and saw the girl next to him_ What…? Wait!! This is not what you think! I was helping Gerald, he asked me if I …

_ Say no more!!!

"Okey, Olga, sister, make a good scene"

"Came on, blondy, brake up with my brother"

"Came on"

"Came o…"

_ Oh, I belive you James. I know you would never cheated on me.

"WHAT!!!???"

_ Oh, Olga!!

_ Oh, James!!

_ Olga, I… I.want to say you something.

"Don't you dare saying what i'm thinking"

_ Yes, James_ said Olga, and a loving smile appered on her face

_ I…well, ejem, I…I love you

"Crap"

_ Oh James, I love you too!!

_ Really??!! Oh, Olga, you made me so happy!! I have not words.

_ Don't say anything then _ Olga pouted with her lips and Jamie-O kissed them, in a slow motion, while the entirely people in the room chered and clapped.

"Oh, please"

"This is making me sick"

Helga and Gerald meet outside Slausens. In their faces was the look of defeat.

_ So, your plan failed.

_ Shut it, Geraldo. I was't counting with Olga's stupidity.

_ They really must love each other.

_ What do you mean? Are you regreting?

_ No, I'm not. But I don't know this is what we should do.

_ Of course it is. And you are starting to soud like the footbal-head, all with his great actions an morality and …

But she stopped her rambling when she saw Gerald's face: melancolic, ashame, and sad. "He must be missing him as much as I do" she though. The expresion of her face softened, and when she spoke, she did it softly, with a voice that was half a whisper and half a lullaby.

_ Listen Geraldo, there is somethig that I can do, but I'm not sure if I shoud.

_ What's that?

_ I'm sure that Bob has already find out about the hole episode back there, And he's not going to be happy about it. He wants Olga married with a rich, succesful, blonde man, and have a lot of blonde grandsons, just as big and strong as he is, all boys, of course. He surrely don't want Olga getting involved with someone who is still studying, lives with his parents and is…is…

_ Black?

_ Yeah. But is nothing about racism, not at all. It's just that thing about the children, you know?

_ I understand. But, what's your plan?

_ I belive I can manipulate Bob to dislike this relashinship.

_ Are you going to do it?

_ I dunno. What do you say?

Gerald spend a minute in looking at his brother, smiling with the girl he loves in his arms, and smiled.

_ It's up to you to decide.

Helga sighed, and started walking to her house without ever turning back to say goodbye. She had too much to think. And too little time…