Chapter 6 the bet
Hello everyone, hope all is well. Now this story is getting interesting. Let's see what happens when Helga finds out about the bet.
To reviewers
Timewarp321 You know Arnold is as dense as ever. It defiantly won't be that easy for him. I really would hate to be Arnold right now.
Nep2uune It is defiantly going to be a big storm. I always had phoebe and Helga make up I love those two.
Guest Oh he will eventually. Yeah, he feels guilty and he does care he's just Arnold and showed it the wrong way. Nor does he realize how much he cares, but he will. And when Helga finds out. Oh man I don't want to be him.
Guest He eventually will when he's at rock bottom. Thank you for the ideas. All that comes clear in this chapter my dear.
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Helga was shocked, as she and bobby came home through the door. She closes it and goes straight to her room and closes the door. Why would anyone nominate me? She thought. Especially after yesterday. Helga looks over and sees she's almost late for work she groans as she gets up and walks over to her uniform and quickly gets ready and goes to work. In middle of her shift everything was going well, Helga ignored the comments from her fellow students. Sid showed up and asked to speak to her in private.
"Hey Helga. Can we talk for a minute." Helga looks up and shrugs as she's wiping down tables. "talk" was all she said.
"look what Arnold did the other day was fucked up." He said wringing the bottom of his shirt.
"so, he's a stupid football head" grumbled Helga.
"Look what do you want. I'm busy here." She said as she glared at him moving to the next table.
"Ok, ill get to the point. I really like you Helga, would you go to prom with me." Says Sid. Helga freezes with a blank look on her face.
"Your joking, right?" says Helga she turns and looks at him still with the blank face not knowing what to think.
"I'm serious Helga I like you I want to get to know you more." Says Sid as he grabs Helga's hands. Just then Arnold walks in and looks at them. Helga looks over and yanks her hands back.
"No." and she walked away.
"Helga, can I talk to you." Asked Arnold shyly. Helga doesn't even acknowledge him.
"Look I know I don't deserve it but please Helga let me explain" he said with sincerity.
"Pataki what did I say about ignoring customers?" her boss demanded. Helga sighs and turns around and puts a fake smile on.
"How can I help you sir?" she says with her fake customer service voice.
"Helga please don't be like that. Can you talk?" he pleads. Helga frowns and shakes her head.
"No" she said and tried to walk away but her boss was glaring at her. Helga sighs again and turns around.
"Look Helga, about the party what happened…" Helga raised her hand and turned her head away from him.
"Not here." She said. Arnold perked up thinking he can make everything right.
"Ok where." He asked anxiously. Helga thought about it.
"Tomorrow after school. You can help me with finishing the decorations for the prom." She said and walked over to another customer who waved her down. Arnold let a sigh of relief and was looking forward to tomorrow.
The next day after school Helga started finishing up the decoration for prom when Arnold shows up and stands next to her. "So, what do you need me to do?" he asks nervously. Helga rolls her eyes. Anywhere but here. she thought.
"Say whatever you want then LEAVE" she growled. Arnold sighed and hung his head. He started shuffling his feet nervously. Why am I so nervous? thought Arnold. I mean I care about Helga but why do I care this much. Why do…
"Hey football head! I don't have all day!" she said with her hands on her hips and tapping her foot. She had the same look as she did when she was nine years old without the unibrow and pig tails.
"Look Helga, I really am sorry. I don't know why I said that. I was frustrated. In all honesty I have no idea if you still feel the same way. I guess I was hopping you did. And I got jealous with the remarks all the guys were saying about you. And I wanted to be the only one to think that way. I mean I want to be the only one that catches your eye." Said Arnold looking her deep in the eyes. Full of pleading. Helga thought as she puckered her lips thinking about what he said as she was working on the decorations. Still thinking.
"Look Helga please let me take you to prom. I would do anything for you to forgive me." He pleaded. Helga's head shot up and she crossed her arms over her chest as she did this Arnolds eyes went down to the cleavage she was showing more noticeable. Wondering how they would fit in his hands or mouth
"What is with you guys wanting me to go to the prom with you? Why am I so special." she demanded tapping her foot again with a scowl on. Arnold shocked shot up his head "what do you mean WE?" asked Arnold completely confused. Helga turns and points at Sid who is breaking up with Lila as he looked over at them. Arnold narrowed his eyes and walked over there pist off.
"Do you ask her to the prom?" Yelled Arnold. Helga's head shot up and she walked over.
"Well yeah I really like her Arnold." Said Sid
"what do you mean? You knew I was going to take her." Said Arnold frustrated as he pulled his hair. Sid gave Arnold a look
"Arnold I really like this girl. Forget about the bet she has feeling you know." Said Sid.
"Bet? What bet?" asked Helga Arnold looked horrified.
"He bet that he can turn any girl into the prom queen in six weeks. You were the one that was chosen" Said Sid
"Am I bet?" asked Helga Arnold just looked down.
"AM I A FUCKING BET!" yelled Helga the auditorium fell silent and Rhonda came up and put her arms on Arnolds shoulder.
"Yes" he whispered.
"But..." Helga was shaking her head I can't believe him she thought as she looked up and stared him in the eye with a dark look.
"I can't believe you. I know I had a feeling something was up. I mean why would YOU all the sudden want to spend time with ME?" she said Arnold tried to reach her and she just shook him off.
"Did you really think that people started to like you for real?" said Rhonda Helga just looked at her.
"Oh, that's so sweet." Said Rhonda. Helga's eyes got harder as she glared at him.
"Hel..."
"NO! what did I do to deserve this? I have left you alone for YEARS! Why would you do this?" she yelled as she threw her arms up in the air trying to stop her tears as she felt her heart rip into a million pieces.
"Please..."
"No FUCK YOU ARNOLD SHORTMAN." She screamed she tried to walk away but Arnold grabbed her arm. Helga spun around and punched him in the eye. He fell backwards and landed on Rhonda. She storms out of the auditorium with tears running down her face. The slam of the doors echoed threw the room some looking at Arnold with disgust. Some with respect.
Arnold was trying to get a hold of Helga evetime he called he would start leaving a message and bobby would answer
"Stop calling asshole!" as he hung up. Arnold hung his head as he grabbed his chest. I'm so stupid. How can I do that. My stupid ego. He thought as he laid in bed one night. Thinking back to the look of pure hurt and betrayal followed by rage. Arnold grabbed the ice bag and put it over his black eye that he totally deserved and worse. He doesn't understand why every time he thinks of the look his heart aches. He tries calling again and same thing happens. "Fuck it" he says as he throws the bag of ice away and grabs his keys.
Helga was upstairs with phoebe crying "What did I do to deserve this? How can he make a bet like that?" she sobbed into phoebes lap. Phoebe was stroking her hair and making shushing noises she heard the bell ring. Bob was at work and Bobby was at a friend's house.
"Do you want me to get that Helga" asked phoebe on a soft voice. Helga just nods. Phoebe walks downstairs and looks threw the window and her blood boils. How dare he! She thought she opened the door and crossed her arms with a deathly glare.
"What the hell do YOU want?" demanded phoebe.
"Please let me talk to her let me explain." Phoebe shook her head at him.
"No way am I ever letting you near her again. First you blab her secret to the WHOLE school and now you make a bet about her? WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?" yelled phoebe as she was pushing off the stoop and into the street. Arnold hung his head and his eyes were pleading with hurt.
"I know I don't deserve it, but please. Just let me explain. I can't stand this." He whispered. Phoebe looked at him suspiciously.
"Phoebes? Who is it?" asked Helga standing on the stairs. Phoebe opened the door and Helga saw him and her eyes widened. Arnolds heart stopped looking at Helga with red puffy eyes and unshed tears. Her nose was red and stuffy. He thought she looked beautiful like this and heartbroken that he caused his angel to cry.
"Please?" he whispered as Helga stormed over and slammed the door on his face.
Helga didn't go to school for the a few days. She heard a knock on her door and didn't get up to respond to it, just ignored it.
"Helga?" said bobby in a quiet voice. She didn't respond he walks in and closes the door. He sits next to her and lays his head on her shoulder.
"I'm sorry Helga, he's an ass and doesn't deserve you." Said bobby. Helga just sniffed as tears that threatened her eyes. She nodded and rolled over. Bobby sighed as he got up and left. Just then phoebe comes in and lies next to Helga and puts her arms around her as she sobs some more. Helga knew she never had a chance with Arnold. She accepted that years ago. That's why she got rid of her shrines, her poetry. And now the locket lies in the trash in a million pieces. But she never thought that Arnold would be so heartless to her.
The next day at school Helga shows up. She's wearing blue jeans, pink converse, a white tee shirt with a pink hoodie on she has the hood all the way up hoping no one will notice her as she walks to her locker. As she puts her combination. Arnold is standing across the hall staring at her with empty eyes with bags under them. She opens her locker and five dozen pink roses fall out. Helga bends down and picks one up she looks over and sees Arnold staring at her. She puts her scowl on and crunches up the flower and stomps off stepping all over the flowers. She has her head held high and acted like he doesn't exist all day.
Arnold couldn't take it was a week before the prom and he still couldn't get her to talk to him. He shows up at her house one last time. He didn't care about the bet anymore. He just wanted to hold her again. To see her smile at him that way. That secret smile that he only got to see. Helga answers the door. She looks at him blankly and crosses her arm with an eyebrow raised.
"What do you want Arnold" she said. Arnold filched at her saying his name no football head, geek bait, hair boy or bucko. He sighed.
"Please Helga let me explain?" he said pleading with her. Helga just stared him down.
"And why would I? what can you say that would make me forgive you or even believe you?" she said as she chuckled at the end.
"please" he tried pleading.
"I will do anything, ANYTHING. Just so you can hear me out. I loov..." Helga's head shot up and she slammed the door in his face. Arnold hangs his head as he slumps down and sits on the steps. What have I done? I hurt the only person I cared about. She wont even look at me. Fuck. He sighed as he felt tears coming to his eyes and he stood up and went home.
So, what do you think? I like it shows Helga's sensitive side and how much Arnold does love her. Don't worry it will all work out. Up next the prom. Oh boy what is she going to do to Sid? Questions comments and reviews are appreciated. As soon as I know you like it the sooner the next chapter will come up.