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Saturday, April 11

Today was the day to put our plan into action. The arboretum has 2 entrances. One one both ends. Helga and Phoebe will be at the first gate and Gerald and I will be coming in from the second gate. Our plan is to let one of them fall and let the other person help. That way, they have to talk. I texted Helga, I told her that Gerald and I are on our way to gate 2. She replied saying, they're on there way to gate 1. Gerald and I were riding the bus. He noticed that I kept looking at my phone.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"Nothing. Helga just texted me."

"Why?"

"She just wanted to know if I…. If I….. If I brought some water with me. We will be hiking after all." He gave me a suspicious look.

"Wow. Are you talking to Helga or her good twin sister?" He snickered. I punched him lightly on the arm.

"I'm just kidding. Geez, you're really into her aren't you?" He asked. I ignored him and looked outside the window. I really don't know if what I feel for her is love or just infatuation. We have been spending a lot of time together. I know I said before that I was sure but now, I'm not so sure. The bus stopped at the first gate.

"Let's go." He was about to stand up but I stopped him.

"This entrance will be full of people, I suggest we go to the 2nd entrance." He seemed to believe and sat back down. When I looked out the window, I was alarmed when I saw Helga and Phoebe walking towards the entrance. I panicked. The bus was on a bus stop and the driver went outside to take a piss. Both the girls were waiting to get inside. My phone suddenly beeped. My heart jumped. I took my phone and looked at the message. It was Helga. She was asking if we were already on the other side. I looked out the window, suddenly Gerald asked.

"What are you looking at?" He tried to look out the window but I stopped him. I pushed his face towards my phone's screen.

"You have to see this Gerald. It's awesome." I tried to show him some videos I downloaded that were about bicycle stunts. He looked at the screen, the bus started to move again. Phew! I thought my heart was gonna stop.

"You're right. This is awesome." He was occupied just until we took the turn to gate 2. Once there, we got off the bus and headed in. I texted Helga that we were already heading to the trap. I was planning to let Gerald chase me and I'll hide behind a tree and let him fall to the trap. I was a much better sprinter that him. And his backpack was heavier than mine. I taunted him.

"Hey Gerald. Catch me if you can." Then I ran really fast. I heard him say that he could catch me. I just ran. When I couldn't see him anymore, I hid behind a big oak tree. I heard him walk by. The trap is just a few more steps ahead but from where I am, I couldn't hear if someone did fall in it. After a few minutes, I thought it was safe to come out. I went to the trap but it was still hidden. Nobody's inside it. I thought, where could Gerald be? I looked around to see if he was hiding but all I saw was Helga running towards me.

"Where are they?" She asked. I shook my head.

"I don't know. I was hiding from Gerald so he could fall in the trap but he's nowhere to be seen." Helga looked worried.

"I lost Phoebe too. We were running around, but when I turned to look, I didn't see her. I thought she was hiding but she wasn't near the place where we were playing on. So I tried to walk around and find her." I too was getting worried.

"Let's go look for them." I turned my back then I heard a scream. I looked back and I saw that the trap was revealed and Helga was nowhere to be seen. I looked down the hole and saw Helga, she must've fallen in when she was following me.

"Helga! Are you okay?" She screamed.

"I think my ankle is broken. Help me Arnold." I panicked. I slowly went down the hole. But in doing so, I accidentally scraped my arm on a pointy rock. It wasn't painful. All I could think about was Helga.

"Does it hurt?" I tried to touch it but she stopped me.

"Don't move it. It's really painful." She was about to cry. I didn't bring a bandage so I ripped out a part of my shirt and I wrapped it around her ankle. She was a bit shaken but otherwise okay.

"You said this hole wasn't that deep." She pointed out.

"I said Gerald could easily stand in it. Meaning, it's the same height as him." I tried to find a way out. I could reach the edge but I thought, both our weight would be too heavy and the earth would crumble. I tried to carry Helga and push her up to the surface. I was successful then I tried to climb up. We were out but still no signs of Phoebe and Gerald and Helga's ankle looked really bad. I decided to take Helga to the hospital and come back for Phoebe and Helga. I carried her and we went straight outside. I hailed a taxi. I gently let Helga in and then I followed her. I asked the driver to take us to the nearest hospital. When we got there, it was almost nightfall. They took Helga and brought her to the emergency room, and they also took care of my wound.

The doctor said to me that Helga's ankle is fine. She needs to rest. I looked out the window. It was already dark. I couldn't just leave Helga. I hope Gerald and Phoebe are fine.

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Arnold ran fast. I tried to catch up to him but I couldn't. I looked around and saw another path. I thought that Arnold must be on this path. Maybe he tried to fool me. I followed the other path but he was nowhere to be seen. I walked around trying to find him. Suddenly, I heard a familiar voice.

"Helga? Helga? Where are you? This isn't funny anymore." I know that voice. I tried to find it. I walked around and followed the voice. I was led to another path then I saw her.

"Phoebe?" I whispered. It's her. What is she doing here? I thought she was in Michigan. I couldn't control myself. I followed her. She turned around and saw me.

"Gerald?" She said. She changed. She didn't wear her glasses, her hair was long and had blue highlights. She was beautiful but she was the same Phoebe. The Phoebe that I was madly in love with.

"You're here." I said trying to take a step forward. She took a step back. Every step I take, she steps back.

"Don't come near me." She said.

"Please just listen to me." I said but she ran away. I caught up to her and held her hand.

"Let go of me." But held her hand tight.

"Please Phoebe. Listen to me. Everything I did, I did for you." She looked at me.

"What are you saying?" I let her hand go.

"Do you remember that time when your father got fired? And your mother got ran over?" She nodded.

"That was all Trina's doing. She blackmailed me. If I didn't do what she said, she'd hurt you. And I couldn't stand that. When you told me what happened to your parents, I couldn't just stand there. I would do anything for you. But when I found out that you were leaving, I felt like killing myself. But if I had to lose you to keep you safe. Then I'd rather lose you." She was silent. I noticed that tears were running from my eyes. I looked at her and her eyes were filled with tears.

"I was having a hard time when my parents were troubled. But the only thing that could cheer me up was knowing that you were there for me through all those problems. But, the thing that really broke my heart was seeing you with her. I should be happy that you were doing it for me. But I could still feel the pain." Tears streaming down her face. I hugged her. What I did made her cry even more.

"Please, give me one more chance. I promise that I won't hurt you." She hugged me back.

"Even after everything you did. I still love you." I looked at her. I held her chin up so our face would meet. I drew my face closer until I felt her lips touched mine. I saw Phoebe closed her eyes and I closed mine too. My heart was racing but all I could think about is her. I will cherish her. I promise not to hurt her anymore. I wouldn't waste this second chance.

A/N: sorry for the short update. I am exhausted from making 3 chapters. I haven't had a good night sleep yet. So I hope you understand. Thank you :)