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Big Bob heaved a sigh of relief and leaned against the wall with his eyes closed for a moment, he almost had had a heart attack! He went to the front door and opened it, letting Phoebe inside.
"Mr. Pataki, is Helga here?"
Bob nodded and pointed to the stairs, realizing just how much his youngest daughter meant to him. Phoebe ran up the stairs two at a time, though it was almost impossible due to her petite form.
"HELGA!"
Helga met Phoebe outside her room, Phoebe was panting slightly,
"I ran all the way here because I wanted to say goodbye in person. I want you to promise me you'll call me as soon as you can, okay? You're my best friend Helga and I don't want you to forget me."
Helga chuckled, "How could I forget you Pheebs, you're my best friend too bucko!"
Phoebe smiled before remembering the situation.
"Okay Helga, but first things first, I want you to know that while you're...away I'm going to do my best to help your parents get you back. Besides, my mother was a lawyer for a little while. She promised she'd help."
Helga grinned, feeling somehow comforted,
"If you're on the job Pheebs, I don't have to worry. I was just, finishing packing."
Her smile left and an awkward silence fell between them as Phoebe's mind raced to find something to fill the gap with.
Phoebe was just about to reply when the Pataki's doorbell rang.
The entire house was frozen in time as the bell echoed in their house.
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Bob's hand shook as he opened the door, the Beeper King did not fear facing electronic giants, wasn't scared of dabbling in risky business but he found himself frightened by the person behind his front door.
"Hello, you must be that lady from-"
"Yes yes, I'm Ms. Tirran and you're probably Robert Pataki. Can't say its a pleasure to meet you when I'm here on such....unpleasant business. Where's Helga? She'll have to come with me now."
Bob's fear was transformed into an intense hatred and his eyes pierced hers for a moment, causing her to waver in her abrupt entry into his house.
Julie averted her gaze and made a comment about the baseball season but was met with stony silence.
Suddenly three pairs of footsteps could be heard descending the stairs. Helga appeared holding a suitcase in one hand and her Phoebe's hand in the other. Miriam stared coldly at the woman standing in her foyer.
"Ms. Tirran, I want you to know that I, that we intend on getting Helga back. And if you think that you can just-"
"Wonderful sentiment, Mrs Pataki is it? But right now Helga's going away."
Her eyes fell on Phoebe, and she stated, "I didn't know you had two daughters."
She knelt down to be on eye level with Phoebe, "Its okay sweetie, we'll get you out of here too!"
Standing up again, Ms. Tirran commented drily, "I don't know how any adoption agency would ever,"
"Excuse me," Phoebe said, "I'm not the Patakis daughter, I'm Helga's best friend and I think you're a horrible person!"
Julie raised a delicately plucked eyebrow before taking Helga's hand and making for the door.
Helga wrenched her hand from Julie's and let herself be hugged fiercely by her parents and in turn her best friend, numb to their promises and kind words for the moment.
The tiny black Saab drove off down the street leaving the shocked Bob, Miriam, and Phoebe on the Patakis front step.
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short I know, but at least I updated!
Big Bob heaved a sigh of relief and leaned against the wall with his eyes closed for a moment, he almost had had a heart attack! He went to the front door and opened it, letting Phoebe inside.
"Mr. Pataki, is Helga here?"
Bob nodded and pointed to the stairs, realizing just how much his youngest daughter meant to him. Phoebe ran up the stairs two at a time, though it was almost impossible due to her petite form.
"HELGA!"
Helga met Phoebe outside her room, Phoebe was panting slightly,
"I ran all the way here because I wanted to say goodbye in person. I want you to promise me you'll call me as soon as you can, okay? You're my best friend Helga and I don't want you to forget me."
Helga chuckled, "How could I forget you Pheebs, you're my best friend too bucko!"
Phoebe smiled before remembering the situation.
"Okay Helga, but first things first, I want you to know that while you're...away I'm going to do my best to help your parents get you back. Besides, my mother was a lawyer for a little while. She promised she'd help."
Helga grinned, feeling somehow comforted,
"If you're on the job Pheebs, I don't have to worry. I was just, finishing packing."
Her smile left and an awkward silence fell between them as Phoebe's mind raced to find something to fill the gap with.
Phoebe was just about to reply when the Pataki's doorbell rang.
The entire house was frozen in time as the bell echoed in their house.
-_-_-_-
Bob's hand shook as he opened the door, the Beeper King did not fear facing electronic giants, wasn't scared of dabbling in risky business but he found himself frightened by the person behind his front door.
"Hello, you must be that lady from-"
"Yes yes, I'm Ms. Tirran and you're probably Robert Pataki. Can't say its a pleasure to meet you when I'm here on such....unpleasant business. Where's Helga? She'll have to come with me now."
Bob's fear was transformed into an intense hatred and his eyes pierced hers for a moment, causing her to waver in her abrupt entry into his house.
Julie averted her gaze and made a comment about the baseball season but was met with stony silence.
Suddenly three pairs of footsteps could be heard descending the stairs. Helga appeared holding a suitcase in one hand and her Phoebe's hand in the other. Miriam stared coldly at the woman standing in her foyer.
"Ms. Tirran, I want you to know that I, that we intend on getting Helga back. And if you think that you can just-"
"Wonderful sentiment, Mrs Pataki is it? But right now Helga's going away."
Her eyes fell on Phoebe, and she stated, "I didn't know you had two daughters."
She knelt down to be on eye level with Phoebe, "Its okay sweetie, we'll get you out of here too!"
Standing up again, Ms. Tirran commented drily, "I don't know how any adoption agency would ever,"
"Excuse me," Phoebe said, "I'm not the Patakis daughter, I'm Helga's best friend and I think you're a horrible person!"
Julie raised a delicately plucked eyebrow before taking Helga's hand and making for the door.
Helga wrenched her hand from Julie's and let herself be hugged fiercely by her parents and in turn her best friend, numb to their promises and kind words for the moment.
The tiny black Saab drove off down the street leaving the shocked Bob, Miriam, and Phoebe on the Patakis front step.
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short I know, but at least I updated!