Sorry for the delay everybody. Just had my last finals. Anyhoo, here's
chapter 9.
Everybody in the cafeteria appeared frozen. The students were either standing in line, frozen, or had their forks and spoons midway to their mouths like statues. Almost everybody was gaping at what this new girl had done to the most bitchy yet popular girl in school.
Arnold, stared at Helga's rage, shocked. But a tiny sparkle of admiration shone in his eyes. As for Gerald, well, his eyes almsot popped out of his head and Phoebe stood near Helga, afraid something really serious might happen. Like Helga's secret getting revealed. She knew Helga would rather die than let the world know of her true feelings for Arnold.
Lila finally got ahold of herself. Her mouth opened wide, she snapped her eyes open. The front of her top was completely red with the stain of cranberry, which dripped all the way down her legs. "You bitch!" she shrieked. "How dare you do this to me!".
Ruth, who had been silently chewing her gum like a moron, stepped up and grabbed Helga roughly by the arm. "Bitch, you better apologize. Else, we'll make you life a livin' hell while you're in this school,". Helga's rage had subsided a bit as she saw pretty little Lila all drenched in red, looking terrible. She pushed Ruth's hand away, and said simply, "Or else what?" she sneered.
"Bitch, you don't know who Lila is. You're nothing compared to her. You're the newcomer so lemme tell you this. Nobody messes with Lila," Wolfgang quipped.
Helga walked towards Wolfgang, pushing Ruth out of the way, so she fell on Curly. "Listen bucko," she started, "I don't give a shit about LILA. She and her little buddies-" she nodded towards Lila's 'cool crowd' "can walk around, looking and talking like imbeciles for all I care. Just leave me and my friends alone, and I promise you won't get hurt,".
Wolfgang stared at Helga in disbelief. This fragile looking girl was threatening to hurt him? He was about to grab her when Lila cut in. "Oh, now I see what the problem appears to be," she said sweetly, looknig at Arnold, then at Helga. "Oh Helga, you're ever so stupid. You thought I'd keep your little secret to myself?". She giggled.
Helga swallowed hard. Arnold gave her a questioning look. Phoebe looked worried. Gerald just wanted to get the hell out of the cafeteria. The whole room was dead silent.
"Helga, Helga. I think it's time we told everybody how much you lov-" before she could finish, Lila was pushed into Wolfgang, and both of them found themselves sprawled on the huge counter where the salsa and mayo were kept in shallow buckets.
"Phoebe!" Gerald cried. Phoebe, who had pushed Lila, stood next to Helga, looking crazy.
Before Lila got a chance to say anything, Harold climbed on top of the table and yelled, "Food fight!" and threw a piece of chocolate cake in the air, which landed in Nadine's hair.
The cafeteria erupted in chaos. Apparently, all was forgotten about Lila and her friends, as food was flinged everywhere! Gerald tried to mush some vanilla cake into Phoebe's face as she ran and giggled hysterically. Helga, had a hand on her heart, breathing hard. Arnold, who was standing, dumbfounded, was watching Helga. She looked relieved. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Ruth, Lila, and Wolfgang escaping though the doors.
"Helga, what was all that about?" he asked, a little amused. Helga turned around, and saw Helga's flushed face. She appeared nervous.
"Arnold, all Lila wanted to say was.. well.." she got closer to Arnold, her hands on his shoulders, but her body a little distant from his. She looked at him straight in the eye. This is it, Helga ole girl. You can do it. Tell him how much you love him. She took a deep breath. " Arnold, I've been meaning to tell you this for a long time now. I-".
A piece of soft tortilla, smothered with cheese came flying and landed on her left cheek with a splat. Helga turned around swiftly, and saw Harold pointing at her, laughing. "What the hell..! Come back here Pink Boy!" she screamed and chased after him.
The chaos continued for two more minutes until finally a loud voice called out. "WHAT ON EARTH IS GOING ON HERE?! STOP THIS IMMEDIATELY!". Everybody stopped. There stood Principal Warts, a menacing glitter in his eyes. "JUST LOOK AT THIS FILTHY MESS! WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH A DISASTER?! SOMEBODY TELL ME BEFORE I ASSIGN EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU DETENTION!".
Immediately, all fingers pointed on Helga, Phoebe, Gerald and Arnold.
~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~
"It's not my fault, Geraldo!" Helga cried. She picked up the sponge and started scrubbing the huge red salsa spot on the floor in front of her. Criminey, what was this stuff made of anyway? This is tough to scrub off! Principal Warts had immediately given all four cafeteria cleanup duty. No one was to leave till the lunch room was spotless. Helga had tied up her long hair in a high pony tail and tied her jacket around her waist. "I mean, just look at her! How can anyone stand such a person?!".
"Yeah but i expected that from you anyway," Gerald said, upset about the fact that he missed basketball practice. "Phoebe honey, what possesed you to push Lila like that?".
Phoebe didn't say anything. She and Helga exchanged a little smile. When Gerald walked away to get a mop, Helga whispered to Phoebe, "Thanks a lot, Pheebs. You saved my butt out there. I owe you one,".
Phoebe winked.
A few minutes later, while Phoebe and Gerald wiped the counter together, talking, Arnold sat next to Helga on the floor. Helga was scooping up some vanilla pudding with a napkin. "Hey Helga," Arnold said, leaning a little closer. "All done?".
"Yeah football head, just have to wipe up this goop".
Arnold leaned even closer. "Why did you do it?".
"Do what?".
"Talked back to Lila. That was pretty brave. Not just any girl would do it. But I've never seen such anger from you. Why did you do that?" Arnold asked softly, staring directly into Helga's eyes.
Helga, this is your chance. It's just the two of us, the moment's perfect. Well, except for the fact that we're not all glamorous looking and under the stars, she thought, smirking while wiping the little cheese off her cheek with the back of her hand. Tell him how you feel, just do it, criminey!
Helga took a deep breath.
Then opened her eyes and looked directly at Arnold.
The emotion in her brain snapped.
"'Cuz you're a pathetic moron, that's why!" Helga yelled. Arnold moved away, surprised. "You wuss, you couldn't stand up to Lila, never mind Wolfgang!".
"That's not true Helga. I just didn't want to start a fight!" he yelled back.
"I couldn't stand Lila taking advantage of you football head! You are such a loser! No wonder Lila dumped you!" she seethed.
"Let's get one thing straight: I dumped Lila, not the other way around. And who asked you to jump in anyway, huh? You're just as bitchy as Lila, Helga!" Arnold yelled.
Helga gasped. That did it. She scooped a handful of vanilla goo and threw it splat on Arnold's face. "See if I ever stick up for YOU, Arnoldo," she jumped up, and walked towards Gerald and Phoebe.
Arnold sat there, trying to wipe the sticky stuff off his face. What's her problem, he thought, infuriated.
My, that was long. Once again, sorry for the delay. I'll put up chapter 10 on soon. Stay tuned.
Everybody in the cafeteria appeared frozen. The students were either standing in line, frozen, or had their forks and spoons midway to their mouths like statues. Almost everybody was gaping at what this new girl had done to the most bitchy yet popular girl in school.
Arnold, stared at Helga's rage, shocked. But a tiny sparkle of admiration shone in his eyes. As for Gerald, well, his eyes almsot popped out of his head and Phoebe stood near Helga, afraid something really serious might happen. Like Helga's secret getting revealed. She knew Helga would rather die than let the world know of her true feelings for Arnold.
Lila finally got ahold of herself. Her mouth opened wide, she snapped her eyes open. The front of her top was completely red with the stain of cranberry, which dripped all the way down her legs. "You bitch!" she shrieked. "How dare you do this to me!".
Ruth, who had been silently chewing her gum like a moron, stepped up and grabbed Helga roughly by the arm. "Bitch, you better apologize. Else, we'll make you life a livin' hell while you're in this school,". Helga's rage had subsided a bit as she saw pretty little Lila all drenched in red, looking terrible. She pushed Ruth's hand away, and said simply, "Or else what?" she sneered.
"Bitch, you don't know who Lila is. You're nothing compared to her. You're the newcomer so lemme tell you this. Nobody messes with Lila," Wolfgang quipped.
Helga walked towards Wolfgang, pushing Ruth out of the way, so she fell on Curly. "Listen bucko," she started, "I don't give a shit about LILA. She and her little buddies-" she nodded towards Lila's 'cool crowd' "can walk around, looking and talking like imbeciles for all I care. Just leave me and my friends alone, and I promise you won't get hurt,".
Wolfgang stared at Helga in disbelief. This fragile looking girl was threatening to hurt him? He was about to grab her when Lila cut in. "Oh, now I see what the problem appears to be," she said sweetly, looknig at Arnold, then at Helga. "Oh Helga, you're ever so stupid. You thought I'd keep your little secret to myself?". She giggled.
Helga swallowed hard. Arnold gave her a questioning look. Phoebe looked worried. Gerald just wanted to get the hell out of the cafeteria. The whole room was dead silent.
"Helga, Helga. I think it's time we told everybody how much you lov-" before she could finish, Lila was pushed into Wolfgang, and both of them found themselves sprawled on the huge counter where the salsa and mayo were kept in shallow buckets.
"Phoebe!" Gerald cried. Phoebe, who had pushed Lila, stood next to Helga, looking crazy.
Before Lila got a chance to say anything, Harold climbed on top of the table and yelled, "Food fight!" and threw a piece of chocolate cake in the air, which landed in Nadine's hair.
The cafeteria erupted in chaos. Apparently, all was forgotten about Lila and her friends, as food was flinged everywhere! Gerald tried to mush some vanilla cake into Phoebe's face as she ran and giggled hysterically. Helga, had a hand on her heart, breathing hard. Arnold, who was standing, dumbfounded, was watching Helga. She looked relieved. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Ruth, Lila, and Wolfgang escaping though the doors.
"Helga, what was all that about?" he asked, a little amused. Helga turned around, and saw Helga's flushed face. She appeared nervous.
"Arnold, all Lila wanted to say was.. well.." she got closer to Arnold, her hands on his shoulders, but her body a little distant from his. She looked at him straight in the eye. This is it, Helga ole girl. You can do it. Tell him how much you love him. She took a deep breath. " Arnold, I've been meaning to tell you this for a long time now. I-".
A piece of soft tortilla, smothered with cheese came flying and landed on her left cheek with a splat. Helga turned around swiftly, and saw Harold pointing at her, laughing. "What the hell..! Come back here Pink Boy!" she screamed and chased after him.
The chaos continued for two more minutes until finally a loud voice called out. "WHAT ON EARTH IS GOING ON HERE?! STOP THIS IMMEDIATELY!". Everybody stopped. There stood Principal Warts, a menacing glitter in his eyes. "JUST LOOK AT THIS FILTHY MESS! WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH A DISASTER?! SOMEBODY TELL ME BEFORE I ASSIGN EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU DETENTION!".
Immediately, all fingers pointed on Helga, Phoebe, Gerald and Arnold.
~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~
"It's not my fault, Geraldo!" Helga cried. She picked up the sponge and started scrubbing the huge red salsa spot on the floor in front of her. Criminey, what was this stuff made of anyway? This is tough to scrub off! Principal Warts had immediately given all four cafeteria cleanup duty. No one was to leave till the lunch room was spotless. Helga had tied up her long hair in a high pony tail and tied her jacket around her waist. "I mean, just look at her! How can anyone stand such a person?!".
"Yeah but i expected that from you anyway," Gerald said, upset about the fact that he missed basketball practice. "Phoebe honey, what possesed you to push Lila like that?".
Phoebe didn't say anything. She and Helga exchanged a little smile. When Gerald walked away to get a mop, Helga whispered to Phoebe, "Thanks a lot, Pheebs. You saved my butt out there. I owe you one,".
Phoebe winked.
A few minutes later, while Phoebe and Gerald wiped the counter together, talking, Arnold sat next to Helga on the floor. Helga was scooping up some vanilla pudding with a napkin. "Hey Helga," Arnold said, leaning a little closer. "All done?".
"Yeah football head, just have to wipe up this goop".
Arnold leaned even closer. "Why did you do it?".
"Do what?".
"Talked back to Lila. That was pretty brave. Not just any girl would do it. But I've never seen such anger from you. Why did you do that?" Arnold asked softly, staring directly into Helga's eyes.
Helga, this is your chance. It's just the two of us, the moment's perfect. Well, except for the fact that we're not all glamorous looking and under the stars, she thought, smirking while wiping the little cheese off her cheek with the back of her hand. Tell him how you feel, just do it, criminey!
Helga took a deep breath.
Then opened her eyes and looked directly at Arnold.
The emotion in her brain snapped.
"'Cuz you're a pathetic moron, that's why!" Helga yelled. Arnold moved away, surprised. "You wuss, you couldn't stand up to Lila, never mind Wolfgang!".
"That's not true Helga. I just didn't want to start a fight!" he yelled back.
"I couldn't stand Lila taking advantage of you football head! You are such a loser! No wonder Lila dumped you!" she seethed.
"Let's get one thing straight: I dumped Lila, not the other way around. And who asked you to jump in anyway, huh? You're just as bitchy as Lila, Helga!" Arnold yelled.
Helga gasped. That did it. She scooped a handful of vanilla goo and threw it splat on Arnold's face. "See if I ever stick up for YOU, Arnoldo," she jumped up, and walked towards Gerald and Phoebe.
Arnold sat there, trying to wipe the sticky stuff off his face. What's her problem, he thought, infuriated.
My, that was long. Once again, sorry for the delay. I'll put up chapter 10 on soon. Stay tuned.