…Chapter 5…
New day at school, there is only a short amount of time until Lindsay strikes out at either my new blind friend or my beloved Arnold. There is a chance she might attack them both, and I'm not willing to take that chance. We were told that Lila will be back in school later on today and we might get some answers from her. After all, she is invited to Rhoda's party just like me.
"Okay next invite is for you Helga. I know you will be on your best behavior as always."
"That is until someone crashes the party, then…"
"You have full access to be mean within reason."
"Why thank you Rhonda, for the generous invite to the party that will top the last one."
I took the invite during lunch time, right before Arnold and them sat down at my table.
"Oh, as for you Gerald and Phoebe, I do hope you can help with the music this time?"
"You know me, Mix-Master 33 will be there, and my assistant Geisha Girl, Phoebe."
"And you two are too cute for me to gag" I said.
"Arnold, here's your invite; I do hope I get to see you there."
"Uh, thanks Rhonda I'll be there."
"Oh, and please bring Serena with you. Since she is blind and can't my invite, I would love to have her there. Please doll her up, it's a formal occasion."
"Sure."
"Wonderful, tah taah."
Rhonda left which brought a serious discussion about my being nice.
"Wow Helga that sounded sincere."
"Well, Arnoldo, I did make a deal with her that I be absolutely nice at her functions."
"I like seeing you being nice."
I giggled and looked over at Serena waving her hands to get our attention.
"Yes Serena, what is it?" I asked.
I know you two are having a lovey-dovey moment, but…I have nothing to wear for the party!
"Right, mind if I take her shopping? We could meet you guys at the party."
"That sounds like a great idea."
"Pheebs, make a list of shops that have semi-formal dresses that are on sale and get an appointment at my favorite salon for all three of us."
"Writing" she says while looking at her smart phone.
"So, who is it that you're expecting to 'crash' the party?"
"Lindsay, of course, she has never been invited to Rhonda's party. Sooner or later she's gonna crash one of the parties and I have permission to make sure her stay isn't welcome."
"Are you sure that is wise?"
"Another thing that I loved about you, always caring for others, even if it's someone like Lindsay, but she deserves way worse than me bad mouthing her."
"Hey Helga, do you think Charles will be there?" asked Stinky.
I got up and walked over to him. "If you find him for me, then tell him to 'shove off' and leave me be, please?"
"You got it, Helga." He said as I walked back.
"Who is Charles?" Arnold asked while Serena wrote the same question.
"Just a guy that has been chasing after me for months, but don't get jealous. He is not worth his cup of tea."
"If you say so."
…Shopping…
Phoebe and I grabbed Serena from Arnold and took her to the Mall that had a Sale for short dresses. We looked around and found some that are her sizes. She didn't know what they looked on her, but she picked one that fit well on her. Although she may not know the color she is wearing, he is very darling in a white strapless short dress that has black lace and ribbon accents on her waist that looks like a corset. We then at some food before our appointments at the salon, and then we went to my place. I decided I should ask this question that has been bugging me since I first saw Serena.
"Hey Serena, what do you think of Arnold?"
He is an Aright kid. He really gets into taking care of people, like me. It does get irritating that he fusses over me so much. Even his parents had to tell him to stop.
"What are your feelings towards him?"
Don't worry Helga. I don't like him like that. He's the big brother I have never had. Besides I have no "Romantic" interest in anyone.
"You don't? Why?"
Since I am blind, and I can't tell a wall from a floor, or an object with the air, I think that dating a sighted person would only make him worry more about me. If anything with my life, I would rather just go straight to being a MOM.
"Why?"
I can easily tell if someone is hungry, tired, or happy by just looking at their auras and it is fairly simple with babies. At the mall I saw a woman picking up her baby and right away I knew what the child wanted, and the mother only guessed what was wrong. But knowing that I can just tell by reading baby auras just made me smile.
"Don't you think having someone else help you take care of the child, like maybe the father?"
I have no problem having people take care of me. And I still haven't thought this through, but I still would like to be a mom, someday.
"Alright, you got me there. Hey Pheebs, let's keep the music playing and grab a snack before we go."
"Coming."
We left Serena in that room for a long while, for some reason we both needed to use the bathroom after we were done and got our snacks we went back and heard something very beautiful. We couldn't believe our ears. Serena was singing! To the song 'My Heart will go on.'