Alright boys and girls this is a long chapter.
Bunny, it was Nick, Olga was sleeping with. I wouldn't write anything that twisted. When Nick visited Helga in the bookstore he hinted to her about Olga and him in a previous chapter. I know it is twisted to have Nick sleep with Olga because daddy dearest wanted it, but incest is where I draw the line.
Bob Pataki was now in a maximum security prison. He had years added from his escape. Feeling bold, Helga decided to take a day off from school to go up there to see him face to face. With Miles driving her there, Helga felt bold in what she was about to do. She had to face her demons. It was time to quiet them.
Announcing who she was there to see, Helga was led into a room with various chairs leading up to a not really private area so she can speak to the man who was unfortunately her father. Assuring, Miles that she will be fine, Helga waited before Bob was brought in. To say he wasn't pleased was an understatement. He glared at her with pure contempt as he sat down roughly before bringing the phone up to his ear.
"I'm surprised that you showed up here. Why?"
Helga didn't cower under his hateful gaze as she relaxed entirely. This seemed to anger him more. "Stupid question considering. It was time, Bob. Time to shut the door fully. Time to hear you say whatever is on your mind. Perhaps I'll understand. Perhaps I will just scoff. Still, tell me."
Bob studied his ever willful and horrible disappointment of a daughter. "I wish you weren't born. I wish Miriam never gave birth to you. When she found out it was a girl instead of a boy, I wanted you to die."
"I know this much, Bob. Did you hate mom for this? Did you punish her because of me?"
Bob hated those blue eyes of her. Hated how they could just pierce him. They never relented unless she was scared. Fully scared. "Yes. I loved her, but yes."
"I bet you believe that she was all to blame for my sex in the first place." Helga was seeing how he was trying to look away from her. It was a strange power she didn't know she had. Guess there is safety behind thick plexiglass. "Did you know that in the olden times, men would blame women for that? They believed if they told the woman what they so desired in the sex of the child, then they will be granted it. So many women were ostracized for it. Some put to death. Amazingly stupid really when it happens to be the man who is in charge of it. Oh I love science." Helga noted that her blase attitude was killing him. "You should look it up and see that you were the one who wanted a girl in the first place. A woman can't get pregnant without sperm being involved. It just happened to be what was inside said sperm that I now exist."
"This is all lies, Girl. You will always be this horrible person that existed. You deserved every punishment you received." Bob growled out.
Raising an eyebrow up, Helga shook her head. "Oh you are pathetic. So pathetic. You even punished your favorite daughter by using her. I can't believe you made her sleep with that slime ball. Yes I know she did it to make you happy, but I can feel her hating herself now. She feels dirty. You disgust me."
Bob's fist clenched. "You can't even stand her. Don't act like you suddenly cared."
"Correction: I couldn't take a lot of things about her. Her believing that you weren't an abuser and rapist to your own wife. How you enjoyed beating me almost to death. Her going along with you on preventing treatment to mom. Her never believing us in favor of you."
"Your mom deserved not to be treated. She brought you into the world. She brought a failure the second time around." His frown turned into a mashed up looking smile. "Oh I know about you and the orphan boy. I know of your engagement. He thought to marry you before, but I told him I would have it annul. You disappoint me. You sicken me."
Leaning forward to rest her chin against her free hand, Helga felt amused. "Something we have in common. You sicken me too, Bob. Also, Arnold isn't an orphan. His parents are back. He has this wonderful family. I love them. I'm thrilled that I'm marrying him since he is a really good man. I am deeply in love with him."
Hitting his fist against the table, Bob hated how she didn't flinch. "I'm still your father missy."
Pushing her lips out in thought, Helga decided to make him suffer. Suffer with her own happiness. "I'm disowning you. You aren't my father. Never were. Never will be. Miriam is my mother and even Olga is my sister. I'll give her a second chance, but you never had a first chance with the way you treated me."
Leaning forward himself, Bob wished he could smash the barrier between them, and squash her. "When I get out of here again I won't waste time. I will kill you slowly. Make you suffer."
Helga noticed the guard approaching from behind him. The guard was being prepared. "Fine, but if you do, remember that I will no longer be afraid of you." Raising herself up, Helga enjoyed looking down at him. "Welcome to hell, Bob. I hope you get all the punishment in there that you deserve. As for me, I'm going back to the ones who love me. Believe me when I say there is a lot in my life that do."
Hanging up the phone, Helga turned swiftly away from him as a large smile formed on her face at listening to Bob pound against the plexiglass. She couldn't hear what he was saying, but knew him well enough to know. Leaving that room, Helga hugged, Miles.
"Are you alright, kiddo?"
Pulling away, Helga smiled up at him. "Never better. Let's go and meet up with my sister." Knowing where Olga was staying per Frank, Miles and her made their way there.
Olga's apartment was in another town close by Hillwood. Getting out of the car, Helga studied the building not knowing what to really think of it. The neighborhood wasn't run down, but building did. She hoped it was better from the inside. Stepping up to the intercom, she buzzed her sister's apartment.
"Hello?" This was the less perkiest Olga had ever sounded.
"Olga, it's Helga. Can we talk?" Helga waited for a response, and when none came she assumed she didn't want to talk until the door buzzed.
Walking in with, Miles next to her, Helga went up to the second floor to knock on the door. When the door opened, Helga saw how odd it looked to see her sister appear so broken down. Her clothes weren't matching. She not only didn't have dark circles under her eyes, she had mascara dotting around her messily. Allowing both her and Miles in, Helga went into the living room to find tissues littering the place.
Seeing the balcony, Miles told her he will be out there. Nodding her head, Helga turned to Olga. "Are you upset for turning him in?" Helga took a gentle tone to her voice.
Olga plopped down heavily on her couch. "Not really. I'm fine with that part."
Sitting down near her, Helga needed to know. "Then what?"
Olga looked like she was trying to maintain herself so she could speak. "I'm sorry for everything, Helga. I'm sorry for being a bad sister. A bad daughter to mommy. I wish I believed you sooner. I wish I didn't believe him into thinking mom will be fine. When you got angry at me, I couldn't hate you for it. You are my baby sister after all. I was more confused."
"Olga, I want to know what you were thinking about when he escaped."
Looking around her messy apartment, Olga sighed. "Daddy could be very convincing when he wants to be. When he escaped, I was happy, but at the same time I wasn't. I should of turned him in, but I still believed he was good. Was sucked into what he said to the point I... I..." She drifted off as tears escaped. "I slept with guys before. I'm old enough to do so. I have been fixed up on dates by daddy with him telling me it was good for the family. I wanted to make everyone happy. I didn't mind that I shared myself."
Helga blinked at how disgusting Bob is. To have him do that with, Olga.
"A lot of times I actually enjoyed it. I didn't mind, but this time I was sickened. He made me sleep with, Nick." Olga almost heaved. "I fear I'm pregnant, but I'll deal with it." Trying to calm herself, Olga then got angry. It was so uncharacteristic of her. "I heard him talk to Nick. Heard his plan to kill you. What he will do. How he will do it. I felt whatever he said to me break, and I saw your face. Saw your new life. The life you deserve, baby sister. I had to stop it. I had to turn him in."
Helga felt tears pricking her eyes. She watched at how Olga stood up. Watched at how she paced. Watched at how she hated herself. Helga was willing to give her another chance. Standing up, Helga stopped her pacing and held her. "Shh. You did good, Olga. You did. Mom would be proud of you. You stood up for your family."
"But I'm too late, Helga. You hate me." She whimpered out.
Pulling back, Helga held onto her gaze. Vibrant blue meeting a duller blue. "I don't. I just hated how you believed him over us. I hated losing mom. I always did wish that you could be that truer older sister to me, but you weren't. I'm willing to give us another chance."
"You are?" Seeing Helga nod her head, Olga embraced her. "I love you, Helga."
Patting her back, Helga never said it back to her ever. "I'm getting married after I graduate. Arnold is a fantastic guy. His family is amazing. I want you over soon to meet them all. Don't worry, they are very patient and kind."
Olga smiled even as Miles wandered back in. "Oh I'm sorry that I'm in such a state." She told him as she pulled away to try in vain to look better.
"Don't worry. I spent so many years in the jungle that you don't sweat this type of thing." Miles assured her pleasantly. "Give us your number so we can invite you to dinner."
Twitching her nose, Helga pulled away. "Perhaps take a shower so you can start to feel better." She suggested.
"Oh I will. Will you be here still or will you leave?" Olga appeared nervous again.
"We'll be here." Helga informed her.
Smiling, Olga ran off to her bathroom to begin showering. Looking around the room, Helga started to straighten things up. With Miles helping her out, he told her that in fact, Olga was in a good neighborhood according to what he pulled up on his phone while out on the balcony. Nodding her head, Helga started to dust when she felt Miles staring at her.
"It takes real maturity to give someone another chance." Miles told her sincerely.
"Yeah well... If she continues on like this then I'll have a special question to ask of her later." Helga wanted to act indifferent. "Oh gosh, Arnold will be grinning ear to ear when we tell him. Your son is such a lovable goof."
"Well so is his fiance." Miles chuckled at the face she made him. "What? You are. In a different way though."
Sighing, Helga leaned against the wall. "We can invite her tonight to dinner if that's no problem."
"Nope. I can't wait to see what outfit my mom will wear tonight."
Laughing at the thought of that, Helga sat down on the chair to wait for her sister to come out. When she finally did, Helga got her number and told her to come by at 6 for dinner. Olga will be watching the circus at the dinner table tonight. The thought made her chuckle.
Coming at 6 on the dot, Olga felt nervous immediately when, Arnold answered the door. She remembered the last time she was here so she immediately started to stammer. She almost began to sweat till, Arnold smiled at her to begin to put her at ease.
"Come on in. You are right on time." Arnold accepted the sparkling cider she had in her hands. "Oh you didn't have to bring anything, but thank you."
"Thank you for having me here, Arnold." Her hands were clasped in front of her as she almost started to wring them.
"Thanks for coming." Arnold's sincere smile was still in place. "Helga and my mom are just putting the finishing touches for dinner, and everyone is already gathered in the dinning room. Please come."
"Uh, before I do, I just want to tell you how sorry I was with the last time I was here. I shouldn't of..."
Stopping her, Arnold smiled warmly at her. "We are starting anew. You are Helga's sister and we are beginning all over again. You will be representing her family so today you'll be meeting your future in-laws. Also I wanted to warn you since the boarders are joining us. They are our extended family and they are extremely eccentric. They may seem different, but they are all good people. Also watch out for your food with Oskar since he enjoys stealing."
Olga placed her hand to her mouth. "Oh. I will keep that in mind with him and if Helga loves them then I'm sure I will too."
Nodding his head to that, Arnold showed her to the dining room where most everyone was already. Arnold introduced, Olga to all of them before showing her where she can sit. Soon, Gertie arrived in ringing the dinner bell before Stella and Helga entered carrying dishes. Only occasionally someone took turns to slap, Oskar's hands away from the dishes along with Suzie reprimanding him.
"Hey, if you don't stop complaining, Oskar, I'm gonna tie your hands down." Ernie threatened. Turning to, Olga, he quickly added, "Don't mind him. He wasn't built with manners."
"Or a job." Mr Hyunh interjected. "He's a very lazy man."
"More like bum." Ernie added before revealing some hand ties when he saw, Oskar reaching for food. "Uh uh."
"I'm so hungry. I'll die." Oskar whined out.
Olga watched at how Helga drifted back in to hit him over the head with her hand. "Hold him back from the food so everyone gets equal portions."
During dinner, Olga was asked many questions, and conversed with the boarders and Arnold's family. At the end of the night, Olga felt more at ease where she was so when, Helga walked her out, she told her how lucky she was.
"Thanks for coming, Olga."
"Thanks for having me." Olga wanted to embrace her, but wondered if she was allotted so many hugs in a single day.
Helga smiled a little. "We have to stick together, right?" Clearing her throat, Helga felt weird all of a sudden with this newest development between them. "Do you enjoy where you live?"
"Oh yes I do. I adore my neighbors very much. They are sweet and friendly. I know the outside of the building is not great looking, but I haven't had a single issue living there."
Hearing the peppiness of her voice, Helga got the confirmation she needed there. "Will you be alright driving?"
"Yes, baby sis, I will." Glancing at the window she spotted Arnold and his family standing there. "Arnold is a good one, Helga. You got lucky there."
"I know and he is so great with me. At least one thing about the moving, I finally came back to where I belonged." Helga fought the urge to look back.
"So you are getting married. Nervous?"
"Not really. I still need a nice simple affordable dress. No way I'll spend lots of money on a dress I won't wear again." Helga could think of better things to do with the money instead of an expensive dress.
Olga started to bounce. "Oh let me help, Helga. Please. I swear I won't make you try to wear something you aren't comfortable with."
Thinking that this is a step in the right direction, Helga nodded her head. "Phoebe will come with too. She's my maid of honor."
Olga seemed disappointed in that thought. She didn't blame her sister for wanting that, but she wanted to be there for her. "That's great."
Sighing, Helga thought to reveal her plan sooner after it looked like she beat a stuffed doll. "It is still too soon, but until I'm sure, I wanted to ask you to give me away. The wedding takes place in the backyard. It is small and intimate so there isn't any fanfare. If mom was around I'd ask her, but since you are my other choice... I would like you to give me away."
That tore it as Olga embraced her hard. "Oh baby sister! I would be honored. Oh I love you."
Feeling no more air in her lungs, Helga tried to push her away. "Can't. Breath."
Pulling away, Olga shyly told her she was sorry. "I'm just excited."
"I know. I'll talk to you later, Olga. Have a safe drive home."
Saying their final good nights, Helga waited till she was gone before turning to head back inside. She bet she had bruises after that last hug. Olga had a pythons grip.
Even though I'm the hugest fan of Olga, she is essentially the only family member Helga has left. I didn't want any violence to happen between Helga and Bob so I thought Helga visiting him in prison to show how strong she is would kill him more.