"Hey, Helga! Wait up!" yelled Arnold's voice behind her at the bus stop the next evening. He ran up and put his hand on her shoulder. Helga's stomach jumped up.

"What do you want football-head"

Arnold was taken aback by Helga's reaction, after all they had talked about he didn't think she'd use that name. "Uh, about last night, that was your sister right?" he asked. "Yeah… She's always saying stupid stuff like…"Helga wondered if she dared to say it; she did, "Like " 'Oh you look so cute together!' or 'My baby-sister has a boyfriend how cute!' I hate it".

Helga refused to look at Arnold while she said this.

Arnold took a deep breath, he knew he was about to poke a sleeping dragon in the eye.

"So, uh, DO you have a boyfriend?".

Helga froze.

Her mind was racing. What do I say to him!?! Should I tell him the truth?! Will I have to repeat the FTI building all over again!? Oh man…

"Actually I do" lied Helga. It hurt her to lie to Arnold.

"Oh" said Arnold, wondering why he was so disappointed, " Who is it".

"Uh….Sid, yeah it's Sid" she said, wondering why on earth she had picked Sid for this lie, she could have said Iggy!

"Oh I never knew I'll see you around Helga" said Arnold as he walked off.

Helga walked home kicking rocks in the street, wondering what kind of hole she'd dug her-self into. The song that she wrote now meant even more than before. "Why did I have to lie to him? Why! Oh Fortuna what kind of cards have I drawn? Why do I cause torment for myself!?" Helga said to her-self. She dreaded the day when she would have to meet Sid and Arnold in the same room together. "I'm gonna have to get some dirt on "Boy howdy" boy, I'll force him to pretend I'm his girlfriend MMUUHAHAHAHA".