I know I haven't updated this for quite sometime already but here's the fourth chapter of Lila's May 17th. I know its a bit short but the revelation stuff about Lila's mom starts in this chapter.
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN HEY ARNOLD, NICKELODEON DOES.
Lila and her cousin, Veronica went back home and the first thing they did was make a phone call to the telephone number written on the back of Lynne's photo. Veronica made the phone call since Lila was too hesitant to do it herself for some reason.
"5-5-5-3-2-1-4" Veronica read out loud the telephone number as she dialed on the phone
"Has someone picked up the phone yet?" Lila asked
"Still ringing." Veronica answered
Veronica's POV
"Come on, pick up the phone." I said to myself
"Hello, 30th Street Apartments, this is Luisita speaking." The woman on the other line said
"Finally!" I said to myself again
"Miss, is there something I can help you with?" Luisita asked
"Uh...yeah...I'm Veronica Rogers, and I'm a relative of one of your boarders, Lynne Sawyer...any chance of her being there?" I asked Luisita
"Actually, Lynne already moved out a few days ago?" Luisita told me
"Do you have any idea where she might have went?" I asked her
"I heard she's going to Dallas, Texas." Luisita said.
"Thank you Luisita!" I said before I put down the phone.
Lila's POV
"How close are we from finding mom?" I asked Veronica
"I'm afraid we won't be able to find her...I'm sorry Lila." Veronica said as she hugged me, "She just left Hillwood." she added.
"Do you know where she's going to?" I asked Veronica as I tried to hold back my tears
"The landlady of her boarding house heard she's going to Dallas, Texas...but I don't think we'll ever make it there." Veronica said in a hopeless tone
Meanwhile, in Pleasantville
"Mom! I'm home!" Lynne said as she made her way into her mother's home
"Lynne, we miss you ever so much! How was Hillwood?" Mrs. Sanders, Lynne's mother asked
"Mom, Hillwood was just fine." Lynne told her mother
"But how come you left Hillwood?" Mrs. Sanders asked
"Bruce and I parted ways and well...I got a job in Dallas, Texas and I came back here to take Lulu with me." -Lynne
A few minutes later, Lulu comes into the house...
"Lulu! There you are! Your mother's home." Mrs. Sanders said to Lulu
"Momma! I am ever so happy to see you right now!" Lulu said as she hugged Lynne
"Lulu, I miss you ever so much!" Lynne said to Lulu as she hugged her back
"I've got some great news for you, Lulu!" Lynne said to Lulu
"What is it?" Lulu asked curiously
"We're moving to Dallas, Texas!" Lynne said excitedly
NOTE: As you have noticed, Lulu (from "Arnold Visits Arnie) is used as a character here. The reason why Lynne (Lila's mom) considers her as her daughter will be explained in the next few chapters.