Stuck in a blizzard with You

Day 3

The gossip was around the cabin. Helga and Sid were back together. Everyone was happy about the news. Everyone but me. I didn't know why but for some reason I felt that something was wrong. "Maybe you're just jealous." Gerald said.

"Thanks for understanding." I snapped.

"No, I'm not trying to be mean or anything. But that's the only reasonable explanation."

"Gerald, why would I be jealous?"

"Because you want Helga and you can't have her."

I could see this conversation wasn't going to help me get Helga back (Not that I ever had her in the first place.) I stood. "Hey where are you going?"

"Downstairs. Where my friends make sense."

Gerald rolled his eyes as I stomped toward the staircase. Before I reached the first step, I stopped at the sound of voices coming from the girls' room. Now normally I'm not an eavesdropper but when I heard Helga's name I couldn't resist. "I'm just not sure about this Rhonda. Helga has done nothing wrong to either of us and I'm just ever so certain that this is mean just ever so mean."

"Oh come on Lila don't be a baby. Little miss cheerleader has had her moment of glory. Now it's time to bring her down. She'll wish she had never messed with Rhonda Wellington Lloyd."

Rhonda and Lila? It was obvious now that they were playing some kind of cruel joke on Helga but I didn't know what. Maybe if I listen a little more…. "Now we are going to hide Mr. Simmons' wallet in Helga's bag. You and Sid will be the ones to accuse her when he asks who took his wallet. Oh this is just perfect. She'll be ruined. Kicked off the cheerleading squad, Expelled from school."

How could they do this to her? Why would they do this to her? What did Sid pretending to be with Helga again have to do with anything? "I bet she feels on top of the world now that she thinks she has Sid back." Rhonda laughed scornfully, "It's going to be so funny watching her perfect world come crashing down. She'll wish then she had never taken my spot on the cheerleading squad. Or your position of Prom Queen."

So this was what this was all about. Rhonda wanted to be captain. And Lila wanted to be Prom Queen. Helga deserved that spot. She didn't steal it from Rhonda, who had everything else. Rhonda was editor of the school newspaper, she was president of just about all the clubs (Not the computer club), why would she want to ruin Helga just for one spot on the squad? I couldn't believe Lila was going along with it. Okay so she didn't win Prom Queen. What was the big deal? I had to warn Helga but would she believe me? I dashed down the steps and found her. She was sitting on the couch with Sid. His arm was wrapped around her. "Sid I need to talk to Helga alone please." I said.

Sid looked from me to Helga, "Okay." He got up and disappeared from the room.

"Isn't he wonderful, Sailor?" Helga said sighing and resting her head dreamily in her hands.

"Helga there's something you have to know."

"What?"

I took a deep breath. Don't beat around the bush Arnold just say it, "Sid is just pretending to be your boyfriend."

A puzzled expression spread across Helga's face, "What?"

"Sid, Lila, and Rhonda are all plotting against you. They plan on getting you kicked off the squad and expelled from school."

"That can't be true, Sailor."

"But it is. I heard with my own two ears. Rhonda and Lila were talking upstairs. They are going to put Mr. Simmons' wallet in your bag then you will get caught with it."

"I understand what Rhonda has to gain from doing this but what about Lila and Sid?"

"I don't know. The minute I heard what they were planning though I had to come tell you."

"You made a mistake Arnold. Sid would never do this to me! He loves me."

"No he doesn't Helga."

"And how would you know?"
"Because I love you Helga."

She stopped and stared at me. "W-what did you say?"

"I said I love you and would I go through all this if I didn't?"

"You don't know what you are saying Arnold." She got up and walked away.

Well that didn't go quite as well as I had hoped. Now what was I going to do? Helga's reputation was going to be ruined and there was nothing I could do to stop it.

Much of the snow had melted the past two days. The buses were able to come up the mountain to get us. I had my bag slung over my shoulder. I glanced over at Helga. She was clinging to Sid's arm. She looked at me, smiled, and winked. Huh…what did that mean? Mr. Simmons reached into his back pocket for his wallet, "Hey my wallet is gone." He said surprised, "Have any of you seen my wallet?"

I watched Rhonda, who nodded to Lila. "I saw Helga putting it into her bag." She said.

"Helga is this true?"

"Check my bag." She said calmly. Helga had something planned. I just knew it.

Mr. Simmons rummaged through her bag, "I'm sorry Helga. Lila, the wallet's not there."

"What?! But I saw it in Helga's bag."

"No Lila you saw it in Rhonda's bag. They are exactly the same. Except mine has my initials printed on the front see." Helga flipped her bag around and sure enough in big bold letters were H.G.P.

"You idiot! You put the wallet in the wrong bag!" Rhonda screamed at Sid.

"Rhonda, Sid, and Lila sit in the front with me. We'll discuss this with Principal Wartz and you're parents."

Mr. Simmons led them away. Helga waved to them slightly then slid her headphones onto her head. I walked over to her, "You never cease to amaze me Miss Pataki."

  "Do you want to sit with me on the bus, Sailor?"

"Sure."

"Here read this." She said handing me a slip of paper, "See you on the bus, Sailor."

I unfolded the paper and written in her hand writing was, "I love you too."

I staggered toward the bus. My dream had finally come true. Being locked in a cabin sure does a body good.

The End!

Author's note: I hope you guys enjoyed this one. There is one more part to go. Arnold and Helga's graduation is coming up next so stay tuned!