*Helga's POV*
Butterflies swirled in my stomach as I packed up my bag after school. I'm gonna see Arnold! I'm planning on telling him how our kiss made me feel. How he makes me feel. I hope he felt it too… or my whole world will be shattered.
But I can't think about that right now. I've got to talk to him before I assume things.
I almost sprinted out the door and made my way towards Arnold's class. My legs slowly turned to jello as I got nearer and nearer to the love of my life.
And then everything stopped.
I saw him but it wasn't perfect like I thought it would be. He was with her. The girl whom I used to hate because she had his heart was now clinging to his arm.
Lila.
I couldn't hear their conversation but it didn't matter. What mattered was the pain I felt in my chest. Like a knife.
When I couldn't take it anymore, I left. I dropped everything and ran. I didn't stop when I ran into Sid. I didn't stop when Arnold called my name.
"Helga!"
How could you do this to me?
*Arnold's POV*
I waited anxiously for the bell to ring. I have to see Helga!
Just when I thought I couldn't take it anymore, the bell sounded and I was up and out the door.
Until Lila caught me.
"Hey, Arnold, Whatcha doin' after school? I wanna talk to you about this girl…"
I was looking around for Helga when I said, "No, I have to be somewhere."
Lila somehow managed to slip her arm into my mine as she said, "Oh really? Where?"
I start to lie but then I saw her. Beautiful, wonderful, Helga was standing in the hallway, staring at us.
I found myself lost in her eyes until I realized that they weren't light and happy as they usually are. They were hurt.
I stopped in my tracks and yelled, "Helga!" right as she turned and ran.
*Sid's POV*
I swear something weird is going on in this school! It's like Cupid came in here and got trigger-happy or something.
It's not Valentine's Day and everyone's all lovey-dovey and it's making me sick. Especially Rhonda and Curly. They can't go five seconds without sucking each other's faces off!
But Nadine…she's different. She doesn't care about all that stuff. She's beautiful.
I've decided to ask her out today. I was on my way to her locker when Helga bumped into me.
"Whoa, Helga?" I tried to get a hold of her but she pulled away and ran off.
"Helga!" I heard Arnold yell and saw him take off after her. I knew something was up with those two.
I made sure to dust myself off before I walked to Nadine's locker. She was already there, just putting her stuff into her bag. I stood a little ways away, still trying to figure out what to say.
As you can tell, I'm not the best at thinking but I tried my best. When I couldn't do it, I decided to just wing it and hope everything goes smoothly.
I took another minute to turn my manhood on and then walked coolly up to her. "Hey, Nadine."
She turned around and smiled happily at me, "Hey, Sid. How are you?"
Damn it! I forgot to ask how she is! I almost slapped myself but instead I thought STUPID and made a mental note to kick myself later. "I'm fine. Um…I was wondering…do you wanna go out with me, maybe?"
She looked startled but then smiled sweetly and I immediately thought that she was gonna turn me down nicely.
But she said, "I would love to! How about tonight?"
I tried to hold in my excitement as I said, "Okay. I'll pick you about 8, alright?"
"Okay, see you then!" she walked away.
And that's how you do it.
*Arnold's POV*
I franticly ran to keep up with Helga as she tore through the hallway. I almost grabbed her when she slammed the door in my face. I felt something wet on my hand. Tears?
Helga…
I ripped the door open with strength I didn't know I had and caught her as she was getting into her car.
"Helga, wait!" I made sure to grab her door so she couldn't leave.
She turned on me with cold hostility, "Why should I? You obviously don't care at all if you're getting all comfortable with Lila!" she wiped away her tears.
"Helga, I swear that was nothing. She's nothing to me!" I tried to calm myself down before I whispered, "And you're everything to me."
Helga stopped crying and looked at, shocked, "What?"
I let go of the door and crouched down beside her. "You're everything to me. I never, ever want to lose you."
She stared at me with her beautiful eyes until I closed the gap between us and pulled her in for another kiss.
After a little bit, I pulled back and whispered words that I've said but never really meant until now.
"I love you."