Hey Arnold – Back at home (Chapter 2)

Fanfiction written by djddt

All rights by Nickelodeon and Craig Bartlett

It was Wednesday ans Helga has already slept two nights in the border house, without her parents noticing it.

Stella: „Can you believe it?"

Miles: „What?"

Stella: „That Helgas parents not notice, that she is not at home."

Miles: „I think they just don't care!"

Stella: „That's even worse! I hope she does not feel too bad about it!"

Miles: „She has Arnold on her side."

Stella: Yes. I hope they are not too stressed by school. Although it may distract Helga from her problems."

Speaking of them, the kids have been on their way to school.

They still did not holding hands, but were walking side by side chatting.

At the stairs Helga was hold up my Rhonda.

Helga: „What do you want?"

Rhonda: „I've heard rumors!"

Helga: „You ALWAYS hear rumors! You also hear grass growing!"

Rhonda: „I'm an expert in gossip!"

Arnold: „Come on, stop bothering her!"

Rhonda: „Why are you defending Helga? Ohh...i smell more gossip! Splendid!"

Helga was running out of patience.

Helga: „DO WHAT YOU WANT, we have class now!"

She grappled Arnolds hand and entered the building.

Rhondas exes were getting big and she started to grin. That will let the gossip factory work overtime.

Arnold: „Helga? Are you not caring anymore, was the others think?"

Helga: „No, actually not, but because Rhonda now knows it, soon EVERYBODY knows it!"

Arnold was not sure how to feel in this situation. He feels sorry for Helga, but he is glad, that they don't need to hide their relationship anymore."

At recess the seriousness became visible.

Helga and Arnold were seeing groups of students everywere, which were whispering and looking at them.

Helga sighed and Arnold looked sad at her.

They took their lunch and sat down on a table, TOGETHER!

The whispering became a mumbel. It was almost ear-shattering.

Helga had enough and yelled: „WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM? MIND YOUR OWN STUFF!"

Now it was quiet in the room.

Arnold took Helgas hand to calm her down.

Helga: „Thanks, i'm fine. I just needed to ventilate."

The rest of the schoolday Helga was not on good terms with Rhonda and glared at her several times. Rhonda only looked back snooty."

At the end of last class, Helga packt her stuff and pulled Arnold out of the room.

Arnold: „I'm glad you want to hold my hand now, but you are a little rough!"

Helga: „Sorry Footballhead, i'm very livid because of Rhonda!"

Arnold: „Now you said it again, after all!"

Helga: „WHAT?"

Arnold: „Footballhead!"

Helga: „Criminy! It's not an insult, okay? It's a term of endearment!"

Arnold: „Really? In the past it felt like an insult to me!"

Helga: „Ohh...i'm sorry for that! For me it's just a nickname!"

Arnold sighed. What could he say against that?

Arnold: „Okay!"

Helga: „We have to take a detour!"

Arnold: „Why?"

Helga: „I need some books from home."

Arnold: „Shall i go inside and get them?"

Helga: „That's so sweet of you, but no, i can manage that!"

Outside of the store she said to Arnold: „Plase wait a here a moment."

The door was hardly open, she heard her parents disputing.

Helga: „Have the stopped in between or are they running through?"

She passed them, but then Bob shouted: „WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN THE LAST TWO DAYS, OLGA?"

Helga snapped: „HELGA! DAMN IT! MY NAME IS HELGA! GET IT YOUR BIG HEAD THAT YOU HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS!"

Bob was a little confused, but still stable.

Bob: „Continue shouting at me, and soon we will only have ONE!"

Helga: „What do you mean?"

Bob: „Nothing! Not yet!"

Helga was exhausted and said: „I'm living in Arnolds house for a while!"

Bob: „Yeah, yeah, i don't care!"

Helga wondered what's going on in his head. It's definitively not normal!

Helga looked at her mother, but she was too wasted to notice her daughter.

Helga got her books and some other stuff and was leaving the store sad at heart.

Helga: „Come Arnold, i just want to leave this place!"

She took his hand.

Arnold: „Do you wanna talk about it?"

Helga: „No! But i think you heard most of it."

Arnold: „Yeah, i did, unfortunately. I wish so much i could help you."

Helga: „Believe me, you already do!"

She smiled at him.

They were greeted with cocoa and cake at the bording house.

Helga told Stella and Miles what happend and they could hardly believe it.

Stella: „That's so sad! I'm so sorry for you, Helga!"

Miles: „We can host you for while, but not forever!"

Arnold: „Why?"

Miles: „Laws! She can be our guest for a period of time, but she have to return to home some day."

Arnold: „That's not fair!"

Miles: „I know! I try to refute the custody, but it's not easy!"

Helgas eyes got big.

Helga: „You would do that for me? That's a big hassle for sure!"

Miles: „I still have no new job, so i have plenty of time."

Stella: „You are such an sweetheart, darling!"

Miles: „We want you to feel better after all that years, Helga!"

Helga did not want to cry, but all that care made her facade melt away!

Arnold: „Let it out! You're among friends and don't need to hide!"

Arnolds warm words were shooting right in Helgas heart. She opened all valves and cryed her heart out. It was so relieving.