On the way to class Arnold saw Phoebe, there was four 6th grade girls around her, then Phoebe gave them some papers. Arnold went over to her and said "Hi Phoebe".

She answered "oh hello Arnold".

He asked "what was that about"?

"Shavon's off sick today" said Phoebe "which means I'm in charge of providing them with homework. It's been that way since I got promoted to the 6th grade".

Arnold remembered Phoebe had skipped to the 6th grade but she came back to the 4th grade two days later. "That's not fair" he said "don't you have any friends to stick up for you"?

Phoebe answered "I thought they were my friends at first, but they only wanted to take advantage of me. At least in 4th grade everyone ignored me as long as I stayed out their way".

Almost forgetting he was in a different reality he asked "what about Helga, isn't she your friend"?

Phoebe looked confused "what makes you think that, I barely know her. Sure I bumped into her in kindergarten but she simply helped me up and went off with you and Gerald." Arnold remembered that day only back in his reality Helga got herself up and with her reputation Phoebe begged to be forgiven. Helga said she would but she wanted a sidekick but it wasn't long before nobody could see the difference between sidekick and friend.

Phoebe went into class so Arnold walked towards his own until he saw a small crowd watching Harold throwing Helga against the lockers repeatedly. Gerald and Lila just watched on horrified but their fear of Harold kept them from intervening. Helga suddenly collapsed but everyone could tell by the look in Harold's eyes he wasn't done yet. Arnold quickly went in front of Helga but Harold just pushed him aside. He picked up Helga like a ragdoll by her arms and pulled them as hard as he could. He lost his grip on her already badly bruised right arm and it collided with the wall causing her to yell out.

Principal Wartz came out of his office to see who had screamed and why. Other pupils scattered seeing Principal Wartz except for Helga, Arnold, Gerald, Lila and Harold. Helga was too hurt to even stand, Arnold, Gerald and Lila wanted to see if she'd be okay after a beating like that, whereas Harold just admired his handiwork. When Principal Wartz saw this he knew what had happened. "Mr Berman, not again,"

"Oh, Principal Wartz" Harold said obviously nervous "but this time she was asking for it".

Principal Wartz shook his head and looked at Lila as if to ask what happened. Lila said "Helga brought in raspberry cupcakes but Harold caught sight of them as Helga was putting them into her locker. He knocked her over snatching the cupcakes from her" gesturing to cupcakes on the floor. "Helga immediately tried to get them back which is what spilt them to on the ground. Then Harold started throwing her up against the lockers and even when she collapsed he didn't stop".

"Thank you Miss Sawyer" answered Principal Wartz then he turned back to Harold. "I've already suspended you five times for fighting without any change in your behaviour. With this latest display of violence I'm left with no other alternative, you are expelled. Now get off school grounds and never come back". Arnold felt bad for him because no matter what this Harold did his Harold was his friend, so it was almost the same thing.

As soon as Harold was gone Principal Wartz turned to Helga, Arnold, Gerald and Lila. "Are you alright Miss Pataki"?

She replied weakly "I can't seem to get up".

Arnold said "I'll get the school nurse".

Still weakly Helga said "no, don't go Arnold".

Gerald said "I'll go, you two stay and keep her company".

Concerned Principal Wartz said "knowing that boy I better call for an ambulance, and then I'll inform her parents".

Lila said "Helga stay absolutely still until the ambulance gets here".

Helga replied weakly "believe me I have no intension of moving, not even when the ambulance does get here".

The ambulance came and took Helga to hospital and Arnold could tell by the look in her eyes she was sacred. At lunch everyone was talking about it Gerald said "Harold's done some terrible things before but this might be the worst".

Lila asked "what about Sid?" Arnold thought that's right he hadn't seen Sid, or Curly for that matter. Gerald paused for a moment then said "it's a toss up".

Arnold asked "remind me, what happened to Sid, and Curly"?

Gerald asked "how could you forget"?

Lila replied "well after that movie about Hygiene Sid became bacteriophobic, you know fearful of germs. When Sid came to school in a germ prevention suit Harold thought it would be funny if at lunch break he took Sids helmet off and dumped him in a garbage can. Sid was so traumatised he lives in the phychiatric ward of the hospital in a padded cell".

Gerald said "as for Curly it's impossible to know for sure, but most suspect he's the victim, surely you remember his crush on Rhonda"?

Arnold replied "Of course".

Gerald said "enough said".

Still confused Lila said "Curly's crush on Rhonda was innocent enough. Then Rhonda came to school wearing a diamond bracelet it was clear Curly admired it. After lunch break Rhonda came into class messy saying she was attacked and her attacker stole her diamond bracelet. When she was asked who it was she said she never saw who it was as they wore a ski mask. With the bracelet being so costly the police got involved and no one could go in or out of school. Harold was suspected but when they searched bags and lockers they found nothing linking him. But when they searched Curly's locker they found a ski mask and the bracelet inside the ski mask. All it took was for Rhonda's parents to press charges and Curly was taken to a juvenile detention facility. He kept saying he was innocent and some believe him, myself included, I think it was someone else".

Gerald said "whereas I think Rhonda staged the whole thing just to get Curly off her back". Arnold wasn't so sure if this world where Helga wasn't a bully was better when it seemed much worst.