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Friendships over?

Phoebe woke up that morning with a headache. Her face felt swollen and her eyes too and they were red. Still she had managed to get out of bed. She did her daily routine before leaving her house. Once she got ready she made her way down stairs to greet her parents.

"Hi mom, dad" she said

"Hi honey' said her mom' is there something wrong"

"No just a headache, I should be fine"

She ate her breakfast and said

"I'm leaving"

"Have a nice day" said her dad

"I'll try to" she whispered

This morning she didn't feel like waiting for Helga. She took the early bus to get to school, so that way she knew that she didn't have to deal with seeing Gerald

Gerald left early this morning after what happened last night, he didn't sleep at all. Now all he knew that he had to do was tell Arnold everything. He knew very well he liked her a lot since elementary school. Yet he still didn't know why he had accepted when Lila asked him out, now he regrets for even having anything to do with her.

When he got to school the hallways were empty there was someone there. He made his way to the second level of the school to get to his locker. After being done putting all of his things in his locker he decided to go to the gym to shot some hoops, he needed to get his mind clear, and how to break it off to Lila and the worst part how to tell Arnold. He felt like it wouldn't be fair to Lila after all those six month he actually liked her.

On his way to the gym he saw phoebe putting her stuff in her locker, he didn't want to see her in fear he might hurt her even more than he already did, but it was the only way to get to the gym he had to past in front of her locker. He took a deep and withall the might that wasleft in him, he started to walk toward her locker. Phoebe was just done putting everything in her locker. She was about to go to the library when she suddenly sees Gerald coming her way. She quickly closer her locker and went to the washroom across her locker. Gerald just stood there and was not mad he understood her reaction, instead of going to the gym he made his way outside of the school and waited for Arnold .

Inside the washroom Phoebe thought to herself

'I can't let him know that am hurting"

she wiped her tears and putted some make up on so she didn't look too tiered. Once she was done she went and waited for Helga at her locker.

After five minutes of waiting she saw Helga coming and Helga said

"How come you weren't in the buss this morning"

"I had to do something" she lied

"Phoebs is there something wrong, you don't like yourself today"

"Helga can I talk to you"

Now Helga was giving Phoebe her full attention

"What's wrong?"

"It's…. nothing, forget it"

"Phoebs, what's wrong?"

"Can I talk to you about it after school?"

"Yeah sure"

Helga said a bit uncertain she had never seen Phoebe in this kind of mood before.

"Thanks" Phoebe said

"Yeah anytime" Helga said not knowing what she did.

"We better get to class" Phoebe said

"Yeah"

Gerald was outside by the bike racks waiting for Arnold. The bell was going to ring and Arnold wasn't even there yet. He looked at his watch in went inside and decided to talk to him during lunch time or after school if he doesn't show up.

….the end of the day….

Gerald didn't see Arnold all day and wondered if he was sick or if he had skipped school. He walked to the boarding house, he knocked on the door and Arnold opened the door.

"Hey Herald"

"Why weren't you at school today"

"I had to help my grandpa with something. Are you going to come in in?" he asked making it obvious that he had too.

"Yeah"

They made their way up to Arnold's room. Gerald putted is bad on Arnold's couch and the reason why he was here came in his mind.

"Arnold" he said in a serious tone

"What's up Gerald"

"Want to sit down? I need to talk to you about something" his hands were becoming moist and sweaty.

"Sounds serious what is it?"

"It's about our friendship"

"What are you talking about, nothing can break our friendship" Arnold said a bit confused

"Oh Really ,there's one thing that can"

"And what could that be?"

"I've done something really stupid and I've kept it from you"

"Ok Gerald what did you do?"

"It's about me and L..Li..Li" Lila's name couldn't seem to come out of his mouth

"You and who, say it already" Arnold was getting a bit impatient

"Me and Li…La" He let out with a despair breath. Arnold's mood flick from impatient to anger, but still kept his calm.

"What the fuck did you do with Lila, Gerald?"

"We've been going out for the past 6 moths"

Arnold couldn't keep his anger inside and said

"You've what' he screamed' you know what get the fuck out of my house"

"Arnold let me explain"

"No Gerald, out of all the girls in the school, you go after the one that I've been running after for the past 8 years"

"Let me explain Arnold"

"No, no, no you've said enough get the fuck out"

"Alright"

Gerald took his bag and left the house.

….At The Patakis….

Helga and Phoebe have been doing homework for a while now. Helga couldn't help but wonder what Phoebe had to talk to her about.

"Ok Phoebs enough with the suspense what's wrong?" Helga said.

"Oh I thought you forgot"

"Phoebs please something's wrong and I want to know if I can help or not"

"It's about Gerald"

"So you told him?" Helga said in a teasing way

"Yeah I did"

"And what did he say?" Helga said all happy for her

"He's going out with Lila" Phoebe said trying to keep her cool.

"He's going out with who?" Helga asked in shocked.

"You heard me right"

"He's going out with Lila?"

"Helga I know that this is good news for you, because you've always wanted to have Arnold all to yourself"

"Phoebe don't say that it's not true" Helga said trying to defend herself

"Oh really prove me wrong. Helga I know you, and I also know that you've wanted Arnold your entire life, you would be lying if you that you wont do anything to get him now that you know that the girl that stopped you to get to him is out of the picture"

"…" Helga was left speechless she never knew that Phoebe had the courage to talk like that back in her face

"What Helga cat cut you tongue?"

"Phoebs can you please leave?"

"With pleasure"

She gathered all of her stuff and left Helga's room. Helga walked behind her and slammed the door.

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- chapter 3 is on it's way

too.good