A/N: Hey there wasn't that a great chapter? Not to mention there was your TRICK…and so far your TREAT is that you have uhumm…Arnold and Helga teaming…(lol) I crack myself up… ::puts my hands on knees and laughs hysterically:: …boy wasn't that great…anyway back to the story…
~The next day in school~ (October 23rd)
Arnold is in his math class staring out the window daydreaming of, yes if you said Helga you get a *, (Lol). "Arnold…Arnold, yo Arnold! Earth to Arnold!" Gerald yells. "Oh sorry Gerald, I just kind of dazed off for a moment." "Ok sure, you've been like this all morning, so what's up? I'm your best friend and you ain't going to get off that easily without telling me." Gerald said sarcastically. "Gerald you're over exaggerating, I'm fine." Arnold said nervously. As Arnold turns around he sees Helga walking down the hallway alone with her head hung low and she'd seemed like she was crying. Gerald also took notice of this. "Umm…hi Helga…Helga?" Arnold put down his hand and put his head down. Helga just walked on by and she began to sob. Gerald looked at Arnold puzzled. "Umm…is there something I'm missing here Arnold? Why did u just wave at Helga?" Arnold looked at Gerald, "Gerald you wouldn't understand." Arnold said as he walked away. Gerald grabbed his arm. "Arnold I'm your best friend, of course I'll understand." "Ok, well RING well I'll tell you later ok, we have to get to class before we are marked late." So both Arnold and Gerald took off towards their English class.
~At the end of the day~
Ok well school is out and everybody is on their way home. Arnold was walking to his home when he spotted Helga sitting on her front porch crying. Arnold took the crying Helga in his arms and rocked her back and forth. "Shh…hush now Helga, it's ok, I'm here now…" Arnold said sweetly. Helga looked up to see Arnolds shinning face…the love of her life was holding her, comforting her in her hour of need. Soon as Helga stopped crying she spoke to Arnold. "What happened yesterday Arnold?" "Helga I can't explain it, did you have a strange dream?" "Yeah I did, and you were in it, and we got separated for 8 yrs and we believed that each other was dead and then one night we found each other and we were vampires and then our makers let us go in the end to be with each other…why do you ask?" Arnold's jaw dropped to the floor. "OMG! I had the same exact dream but my maker was that Lestat fellow." "So all that happened last night was all just because of the dream and we really don't love each other?" Helga said with a heavy heart. "I don't know Helga, I mean I don't know what to call what happened last night. But doesn't it strike you odd that we both had the same dream?" "Yeah it does but…never mind, look thanks Arnold but I have to get going…" "Helga wait!!" Arnold cried out to her but she was to fast for him to catch up.
Well on his way home he ran into Gerald. "Ok man, tell me what you wanted to tell me." "Ok I don't know what exactly I'm feeling but I think I' starting to fall in love with…ummm…with…" "Arnold spit it out man!" "Ok, Helga, Helga Pataki." Gerald's eyes almost popped out of his head with the sound of Helgas name. "Your joking right? Please tell me you are." Gerald studied Arnolds face. "Your not are you?" "NO I'm not Gerald but I kissed her last night and we said we loved each other and we had the same dream, I'm so confused." "Good god Arnold, I can't leave you alone for just a minute can I, I leave you and low and behold you go and kiss Helga. You're a bold kid Arnold a bold kid." "Gerald!" "Sorry, but I don't know what to say, only that give it a week, no, give it until Halloween and then see how you feel about her." Arnold pondered for a minute. "Ok that sounds good, I'll give it a try." When Arnold finally reached home his grandma and grandpa welcomed him with open arms. "Hey there short man, you got mail. It looks like it's from a girl." Arnold snatched the letter from his grandpa's hand and ran upstairs. "Short man you want any dinner?" Phil yelled. "No thank you grandpa…" Arnold yelled back.
Once in Arnold's room he sat at his desk and opened the letter. Purple ink. And Arnold took a wif of the paper, smelled like the perfume "Candies" Helga was always wearing it. He liked the smell. The letter wasn't that long. He began to read.
Dear Arnold,
You're probably wondering why I am writing this to you. The truth is ever since last night, all I can think about is us and the love we shared. I know you and me never really got along but I'm not really this cruel and mean bully that everybody is scared of, my home life is horrible I mean Criminey my own father forgets my name and then calls me Olga. My mother is always passed out on the counter and well yes my sister is nice but everybody wants me to be like her and then they forget about me. So I figured that if I held back my emotions and built that nasty wall I wouldn't get hurt. The only thing that hurts me is me being mean to you. I don't mean to be, but I just can't stop myself. I'm truly sorry for any pain I put you through. I don't know what to make of that dream but maybe it was a sign. And why did we kiss? And why did we say we loved each other? I know I have loved you for some time now but I really don't think that you love me; I think you just got caught in the moment. I hope you know what ever you decide I won't hate you for it, but I will leave you alone so no more spit balls and no more name calling I'm just going to keep to myself. I think sniffs that you and Lila would be great together so I leave you now and again I'm truly sorry.
Always Helga.
Arnold was speechless. Never had he believed that Helga held so much inside of her. She was truly torn. Eight more days until Halloween, so maybe the answer will come to me. Arnold didn't know whether or not he should go to Helga or wait it out. "God what should I do?" Arnold was practically pulling out his hair. Arnold takes a deep breath and falls to his bed. And then he drifts off to sleep. Then he wakes up to get his thoughts down on paper. He begins to write a poem:
"Even Angels fall"
I've always been the strong one
The one everybody turned to lean on
For that, I will never complain
Everyone has days when it will rain
I make them smile-chase all their troubles away
And it helps me get through my day
People tell me how nice I am
How grateful they are that I am who I am
Yet they know nothing of me
Nothing of my yesterday
Still they want to be part of my tomorrow
And hope for me to take away their sorrow
But what if I fall?
Will it crush them all?
I know they think highly of me
But I am who I am, just me
So I send this message to all:
Keep in mind, even angels fall!!
Eric L. Simpson
After Arnold wrote his poem he drifted off into a deep sleep. Back at Helga's house she wrote in her diary as well. She couldn't sleep so she decided to write another poem to her beloved one last time.
"If I never knew you"
If I never knew you
Where would I be-long
Lost and afraid yet angry
No smile upon my face
I would be the coward
Never taking any chances
I would be with no one
I would have no place
If I never knew you
Love I'd never know
Living my life in the shadows
Never seeking any passion
But you are here
And for that I'm happy
I've stepped out of my grave
Living the life I had dreamed of
The one in which hope is visible
Thanks for being there
It appears you really cared
I'm glad I've had the chance to know you
Thanks for being there.
Julia Marans
With that Helga shut her diary and went off to bed.
A/N: Hey there guys, how r u liking this so far? Hmmmm…all I hear are crickets…well hope ur all enjoying this as much as I am. And no these are not my poems, the authors name is at the end of the poem, but I thought they kind of suited the whole chapter. Well next chapter should be up soon.