Hey Arnold – Back at home (Chapter 08)

Fanfiction written by djddt

All rights by Nickelodeon and Craig Bartlett

Gerald: „And Wolfgang is really out of order now?"

Arnold: „Yes, he's injured hard. And after Hospital he has to go to the juvenile prison!"

Helga: „Yes, we won't see that jerk again quickly!"

Phoebe: „How are your Parents, Helga?"

Helga: „Not very good! The have serious head injuries!"

Phoebe: „Have you to foster them, when they leave?"

Helga: „No, thanks Heaven, Olga is doing it! She rents a apartment in town, and lives there with our parents."

Gerald: „That's a big change for her, for sure!"

Helga sighed and said: „I cannot believe i'm saying this, but it's unfair even for her!"

Phoebe: „Hey, does Arnolds Kidness affect you?"

Helga: „WHAT? Are you crazy? Of course not! I'm as cold and mean as ever!"

Arnold: „Whatever you say, Helga!"

„EXACTLY!", Helga said with a proud countenance, which changed to a loving expression, when Arnold kissed her forehead.

Phoebe: „But what's with you, Helga?"

Helga: „Olga already told me on the phone, that she transferred the custody to Miles and Stella."

Gerald: „Wow, they really are your Parents, Arnold. They are as kind as you!"

The bell rang and recess was over.

The lessons today have been very boring. And Helga started liking it lateley. But she will never reach the level of Phoebe.

After School the four were on their way home. Arnold still has problems walking, but he prefers it over the bus, to improve his walking. And he and Helga have the same destination now.

Arnold: „What are we doing at Halloween?"

Helga: „Is it this time of year again?"

Arnold: „Don't answer questions with counterquestions!"

Helga: „Really, is it this time of year again?"

Arnold: „No, but it also is not that far away!"

Helga: „I don't know if i like it anymore!"

Arnold: „Really? Why?"

Helga: „Footb...Arnold, do you remember your Prank you played the guests of the party back then? It escalated badly and the whole town panicked! And at the end i was almost strangled dead by my own father!"

Arnolds face got pale.

Arnold: „Oh...that...right! I'm still so sorry for that!"

Helga sighed. Yes, she still has nightmares from it, but she did not want to rub it in his face this hefty."

Helga whispered: „let's make a compromise. I go to the party with you, but i don't want to go trick or treat! Okay?"

Arnold: „Okay!"

Now Helga kissed him on the forehead.

The entered the borderhouse and Helga was shocked. She was welcomed by Olga.

„Hey Babysister, how are you?", Olga asked, „We have not seen eachother sinse the voyage!"

Helga: „Ugh...yes...i'm fine...thanks!"

Olga: „Do you still hate me?"

Helga: „No, i DON'T hate you, but i hate your exalted behavior!"

Olga: „Sorry, but i'm so happy to see you again, especially in bad times like now!"

„Bad times?", Helga asked, „Maybe for you, but not for me!"

Olga: „That's not nice? Are you not sad about Mom and Dad?"

Helga: „Why should i? They are still alive!"

Olga: „Yes, but...but...they are...are maybe disabled now for all times and i have to take care of them!"

Helga: „I am too young for it! And i would not do it anyway, because they don't cared about me! So i don't care about them now!"

Olga: „Helga, how can you be so heartless?!"

Helga: „HEARTLESS? They did not give a shit about me! My whole life! You cannot expect empathy to them from me!"

Miles: „Hey, no yelling in this house!"

Helga: „Sorry, i'm quieter now!"

Olga: „Oh, you obey THEM, but not our parents or me!?"

Helga: „I obeyed most of the time, but still got treated like shit!"

Olga: „But not by me!"

Helga: „Not directly, but indirectly!"

Olga: „What do you mean?"

Helga: „You've always been their favorite. Their world was spinning around you! Often they even did not know my name and called me Olga! And if they noticed me, it was in a negative way!"

Olga: „I...am…sorry!"

Helga: „You don't need to bother! It happend and cannot be undone! And it's not really your fault, it's their fault!"

Olga: „So, were are okay again with each other?"

Helga sighed and said: „Okay...you are having bad times with them, so i do not want to be another burden for you. So...yes, we are okay! But please don't exaggerate again!

Olga: „Thank's little Sister!"

Arnold smiled. He listened to the whole conversation.

Helga: „Arnold, let's go, we have do to homework!"

Arnold: „Go ahead, i want to talk to Olga first!"

And Helga left.

Arnold: „I wish you much strength for what's coming."

Olga: „Thank's Arnold! Can you promise me to take care of Helga?"

Arnold: „Of course!"

Olga: „That's sweet of you! You know her...i'm sometimes afraid, that she gets in trouble with her hot head. And if someone can calm her temper, than it's you!"

Arnold: „It will never disappear completly! But believe me, it has already gotten better! And without her stubbornness we would not have been able to leave the jungle."

Olga: „Yeah, now i realize, what she meant. Out parents came to help, but only to help ME. OMG!They did not care about her!"

Arnold: „Because of that you should not be upset about her outburst! She is suffering very much because of how bad she got treated by your parents. Even i had to pay for it for many years, untill we became a couple."

Olga: „She told me about it on the flight back home. I'm happy for both of you. I thought you had been friends before that."

Arnold: „We HAVE been somewhat like friends before. But because of her bad behaviour it was more a love-hate relationship. She already crushed on me for many years, but was afraid of rejection. So she most of the time was mean to me."

Olga: „But you still held together!"

Arnold: „Even before the trip to the jungle, we have had good moments together and helped each other. I already liked her in some way back then, but i started to love her, when she saved my parents."

Olga: „Sounds lovely, if somewhat weird."

Arnold: „And so is Helga, adorable in an eccentric way. And she is not hiding her nice side so much anymore."

Olga: „Glad to hear that! Back then she always was so miserable. She deserves happyness!"

Olga had to go now. The hospital called.

Arnold said goodbye to her and goes to his room.

Helga: „I thought you will never come up here. What was holding you back?"

Arnold: „Like i already said, i talked with Olga."

Helga: Why? Abou WHAT could you talk with HER?"

Arnold: „About YOU!"

Now Helga was speechless. Her eyes wide open. She did not dare to ask, what they talked about her.

Arnold: „Don't worry! We only talked good about you!"

Helgas Face turned red and she said: „Ugh...okay!? Then...let's start with the homework...hehe."

And they started.