Chapter 15
Walking down the trail Helga spotted a Familiar football headed shape emerged around a pine tree. Walking a bit faster she waved her hands in the air Widely.
"Yo Arnold! Over here!" Helga yelled excitedly towards Arnold, not realizing how fast she was walking Helga's foot caught in between a tree root. Falling hard on her forehead she yelped in pain. Arnold saw what happened and ran over to Helga.
"Helga! Are you okay?"Helga looked up to see Arnold's gorgeous face looking down at her in panic. Seeing Helga's face he couldn't help but laugh. Confused Helga picked up her hands to feel around her face. Picking off her face were leaves and small rocks, embarrassed Helga lifted her body up to turn her back on Arnold.
"Helga! Don't move so quickly! You just feel are you okay?" Arnold moved closer to Helga. "Let me see Helga, it could be bad." Arnold crawled around Helga, seeing her dirty face he couldn't help but giggled again. Helga glared at him with a pouty face, she held the spot on her head that she fell on. Pulling her hands away slowly Arnold gasp at the sight of the bump.
"Helga! You have a huge goose egg on your forehead! Are you okay?" Arnold quickly put a hand on Helga's anormous bump that formed on her head making Helga jump back a little.
"I'm fine Arnold. Lets head back to camp before Pheoebe and Gerald "get it on" again. Helga got up and started to walk in the direction of the camp site leaving Arnold behind her.
"Okay Helga. Whatever you say."
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Back at the site Phoebe and Gerald sat around the fire waiting for the two friends, looking behind them they saw the two walk side by side.
"What took you two so long? I'm starving and the ghost walk is in an hour! I gotta eat man." Arnold shrugged his shoulders and sat in his chair, Helga did the same.
"Sorry guys, Helga tripped on a tree root landing on her forehead pretty bad... Beware she has a massive headache..." Winking at Helga he glanced again at the big bump in her head. Noticing Helga rolled her eyes and put her head in her hands.
"Hahaha Arnold... Stop looking at the bloodly thing... It's just a bump. Lets eat and head down to town to go in this so called ghost walk. It's probably going to be a history lesson. "Helga grabbed a hamburger and through it on the grill that set on top of the fire.
"No Helga, it's all about the coal mine that me and Gerald went to today. It's also about that huge cross that sets on top of that huge hill over there. I'm pretty pumped about it actually." Arnold set a piece of meat on the grill as well, putting some spice on it.
"Yes this will be fun and educational, I have been looking into this town quite a bit and it wasn't always like a ghost town. It was a happy little village at one time with families and more houses. I'm quite looking forward to it." Phoebe gave a smile to the group of friends.
"Okay babe just promise me not to hang on to my arm the whole time were walking." Taking a bite from his burger he looked at the friends. "Also my fellow campers I am probably going to get some great story's out of this walk so be prepared not to sleep for a while..." Gerald gave the group and evil smile as he took another bite out of his burger.
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Walking toward the white convince store the group looked around for the old store clerk, not seeing him they desided to sit on the old wooden porch that wrapped around the store.
"We'll... What do we do now? It's 7 and the old man was no where to be found." Helga leaned back on the porch to hear it creaking wood underneath her hands. Sitting beside Helga a small Phoebe lifted her knees to her chest to hug them.
"This is kinda scary you guys... It's already so dark outside and it's foggy... It's like a sence in a scary movie." Putting her head in her black sweat pants she felt a hand on her back.
"It's okay Phoebe I'm here for you. Nothing going to hurt you babe." Phoebe leaned onto Gerald shoulder. Arnold looked at the couple cuddling on the old wood and thought he could comfort Helga. Sitting down beside her he leaned closer to her side.
"Well Helga... It's pretty dark outside isn't it? Kinda spooky hu?" Arnold failed attempt only made a smile on her face.
"Oh yeah Arnold very spooky, but you see Helga G Pataki isn't sacred of anything. I'm a brave young girl, the only thing that scares me is..." Helga thought back to the times where Gerald told the story of the Ghost Bride and the crazy train Man. The only thing that Helga is really scared if is ghosts, but she will never tell Arnold that. "See Arnold
I'm Not scared of anything all this old man is going to be telling is ghost stories. Just you watch."
"Is that so young lady? I'm guessing you think you wasted your money." The friends jumped to their feet, Gerald falling over from the shock.
"N...n...no... S...s..si...sir." Helga murmured out while pushing Arnold in front of her for cover. Looking over his shoulder he gave her a "yeah right" look.
"Hello sir. Remember me from the other day? We are all here and ready for this ghost walk. I am very excited to learn about the towns history." The big man looked at Arnold as if he didn't care much about what he had to say. Looking down at Gerald who was still on the ground he picked him up from his hoodie hood to stood him up still.
"Look children. All I have to say on this walk is true. Don't think it's scary story's, or being made up because its not! Now to begin the walk I have rules. Do not walk in front of me while I am walking, always stay behind me. Two do not question anything I say, it will just piss me off. And the last rule is do not lose me, I walk farly fast and have lost people before. Now any questions before we leave?" Everybody looked at eachother and shook their heads at him. "Okay let's go then."
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The little group of friend have been walking for the past half and hour until they made their first stop. The stop was at the end if the town where the small blue sign was when they past into town.
"Okay children. This is the sign of the town, the "welcome to Cadomin" sign that is so popular to our towns name. Believe it or not but the maker of this sign was the man who decided to form a town on this very spot. It's more then 400 years old. Do you see how the sign is farther out from the town? It is because the town was made up to this sign. The sign was origanly all the way up where the trees make a path. This whole town was a town for the coal workers and their families. They worked and had some family time after wards, it was great until the accident that happened. Anyways the man who made this sign still walks around it at night. He is ether pissed off about something or is mad that his town has been destroyed. If you look carefully you can see the scratch marks on the wood where he use to dig his finger nails in while watching his town. He died by a hunter that thought he was a deer, late at night. Such a sad story... Anyways to the next point"
As the man walked away from the sign the friends started to walk slowly behind him looking back to make sure the ghost wasn't behind them as they walked.
2 hours past by before the reached the coal mine that Gerald and Arnold went to this afternoon to talk about... Guy stuff... Walking into the huge opening of the mine the man lit a lantern that he had brought. Turning around to the friends he sat on a huge rock.
"This my friends is the mine that makes Cadomin the way it is. The great and powerful coal mine, the mine that changed Cadomin forever. This mine was the reason the workers lived here and what made Cadomin alive! Until the day where the cave collapsed on most of the workers. Hundreds died while working in these mines, it is still said that people can't stay a certain amount of time in here because the walls are still week from that first fall. Some say you can still hear the coal miners work away in the mines and others can hear he worker yell for help from in the rocks. Some of the workers couldn't take the guilt and shame they thought was on them, so they committed suicide in the cave to be with there fellow workers. It was a very sad time for everybody in the town. If where lucky you might see some of the spirts lurking around the cave. But we don't have time to look." The man picked up his lanturn and started to walk out of the cave leaving the gang alone.
Relizing that there ghost walk guide was leaving they ran to catch up to them for the light. Keeping close to him for dear life.
Not walking to far of a distance they came to the grave yard that the two girls tour around while the men were at the mine. Walking along the tall chained fence that circled around the yard very proactively, Gerald finally had the courage to ask the man a question.
"Ummm sir? Why is there a fence as tall as trees that surrounds the have yard?" Waiting for the man to answer, the man looked at Gerald and gave him a half smile.
"All in good time boy." Walking toward the door that opened the huge fence he stopped. Setting his lantern down he looked back at the group.
"Okay this is the second last stop until we go back to town. This is Cadomin grave yard, the most haunted place in this whole forsaking town. This grave yard is not your ordinarily grave yard, this grave yard has secrets. Meaning by secrets that are so deep and dirty they had to put a fence tall enough for no one to get in but the grounds keeper. Not even family is aloud in the yard, because of all the people that steal from the dead and the disrespect that they give to the dead as well. A long time ago a couple of teenagers decided it would be "fun" to mess with the dead, vindolizing the grave stones and peeing on the graves. Shit like that, that makes teenagers stupid little fucks. Fooling around in this area it is told that the young boys got locked in the yard having no way out, the grounds keeper wasn't anywhere to be seen and the gates where to high to climb over. Apparently the grounds keeper forgot to lock the front gate before leaving the other night. Having the boys locked in the yard all night they didn't know what to do with themselves. The story goes that they herd noises from all directions, giggles, laughing, heavy breathing. They got scared so they separated to find a way out. Stupid kids, one after another the dead took them. At lest that's what's the towns people think. The next morning all the boys where dead having their body pressed against the trees that where right beside the exit. The grounds keeper said that the front door was open all night and that it was open when he got there. Even till this day you can hear the teens yelling for help and hear their feet running in all directions hoping to find a way out. Even the grounds keeper now in days is not allowed to go in the yard at night."
Bending down to pick up his lantern he cracked his back and started to walk down the dirt trail heading back to town. Helga was terrified, thinking about it now the graveyard gate was open today when her and Phoebe went to check it out. Blocking out all of the noise around her she found herself hung on to Arnold for dear life but it didn't seem like he cared concerdering that his arms where wrapped around her waist as well. The friends herd the old man yell at them to get a movie on. Snapping out of their hazes the ran to the old man and his burning lantern.
The final spot has arrived for the gang to hear the last story on this list. The hill with the big cross on top. Arnold got a little less scared out of his mind to hear the story about the cross.
"This is the last spot right? This was the one I was so interested to hear about." Arnold griped on to Helga side again as if she was his girlfriend.
"Yes young man it is. It might not be the scariest story but it is the saddest. This hill is a hunting zone for hunters, a camping spot of campers, and a just fun hill to climb or horseback ride, or snow mobile on. It's all the above. A while back a man decided to go camping on this hill, to explore it. He brought his snow mobile up to ride through that whole hill. It might be a hill but it's a big one, anyways while riding it along he didn't know that a snow storm was brewing. As you all know Cadomin is a mountain town and our weather is insane, it could be sunny in a second but crazy ran in the next. On with the story the man got lost on the hill and couldn't find his site, snow as falling, the wind was blowing, and the night sky was dark. Pitch dark. Apperently he rode around for hours but couldn't find it. The next morning a group of hikers found him dead on his snow mobile. Frozen solid. The towns folks made up there mind to bury him in top of the hill to mark the first person to die on Baldy."
"Wait, wait, wait, your telling me more people died on baldy! Not just one man?" Gerald broke the silence of the group as they all started at him.
"Sadly yes. People die lots on this hill, by bears, getting lost, even horse back riding up here. This is pretty much a grave site to Cadomin."
The group looked at each other terrified but Arnold who was really interested in the stories the man had told him.
"We'll it's getting late. We should head back before the wild dogs come out. Follow me children." Picking up his launturn for the last time he started to walk from the bottom of the enormous hill down to the town below. Walking behind him everybody started to look behind them in all directions to advoide any ghost that could be following.
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Back at the white store the group thanked the old man for the walk as the started to walk back to their campsite.
"No problem kids just be carful at night walking back, you never know what's out there." The old man yelled at them then went into his store laughing. Looking at eachother they started to walk a little faster.
"So Helga where you scared?" Arnold started to tease as he looked at Helga's face.
"No Arnold I wasn't scared... Hehe it was intresting... Not the best ghost walk I ever been on but it was a good to know this history of the town." Helga's voice was shaky as she started to eye every direction of her srounding.
"Oh really? Well then why are u holding my hand to the point where it's purple?" Arnold smirked at Helga as he followed her gaze down to their hands. Jumping back she let go of Arnold's hand she hit a tree from behind her making her jump into Arnold's arms instead. Looking up at Arnold he wrapped his arms around her as tightly as he could.
"Well I think I like this better then holding hands Helga." Helga blushed as she hid her face in his shoulder.
"Whatever... Football head..." Helga tried to push away from Arnold but he didn't let go. "Arnold let me go! I'm fine I... Was.. Just..."
"Oh shit we lost Gerald and Phoebe! Lets get a move on Helga!" Arnold let go of his grip and grape hold of her hand instead" Helga made her goofy smile as she ran behind Arnold.
'He smells sooo good...'
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Back at the camp site Phoebe and Gerald where already in the trailer when Arnold and Helga made it back.
"What cowards." Helga murmured as she unzipped the tent and zipped it back up behind her.
"Hey! What about me Helga!" Arnold walked toward the tent but Helga stopped him.
"Back away Arnold! I'm changing! You can come in when I say!" Arnold signed and walked over to the chair that was in front of the trailer. Starting to fall asleep he slapped his face to keep him awake. Getting irattated with Helga always having control over him he walked over to te tent and started to unzip it.
"Helga I am starting to get tried of you always bossing me around! I am coming in this tent if you like it or not!" Unzipping it completely arnold saw Helga almost completely naked expected of her lacy light pink underwear. Trying to ignore Helga and her yelling and telling him to get out he went into the tent and zipped it back up.
"Arnold what the hell are you doing! Get out of here!" Helga took the blanket to cover herself up while Arnold started to get undressed himself. "Arnold get out!"
"No. I am freezing out there Helga! I need to get dressed for bed to! Your lucky I brought all of our shit in here in the first place!" Arnold took off his black hoodie and his shirt to go with it. Helga shut up the minute that shirt came off, starting at Arnold and his bare Muscular chest she almost dropped the blankets. Taking off his shorts to revile his light blue boxers. Helga blushed as she looked away from Arnold.
"Arnold are you really going to change here!"
"Yup. I have been wearing the same god damn boxers for 3 days Helga! Because of you!" Arnold complained as he put on his brown high school gym t-shirt. Helga peeked through her fingers as he continue to take off his boxers. She couldn't take it anymore.
"No! Your not allowed to change!" Helga uncovered her eyes and looked at Arnold in a scowl.
"Excuse me! You change all the time! Why can't I change my cloths?!" Arnold stopped to tell at Helga.
"Because your just not allowed Arnold! I said so!"
"You can't do that Helga! It's our tent! You have to let me change!" Again with his boxers Helga took the blanket for the bed and stood up.
"Fine! I'm going outside! I don't want to look at that!" As Helga began to walk out of the tent she tripped on the blanket she was holding and feel on top of Arnold bare naked!
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Thank you guys so much for continue to read my story even tho it's been a while since I wrote a chapter. I am so sorry I was so late but I was very busy this month alone :(. I feel really bad. But it won't be like this all the time I promise to go faster with my chapters. I tried to make this one longer then the most but it's hard to tell when your writing. Hope you guys review!