Hey Arnold: Helga/Arnold: "I Will Always Love You!"
Title: I Will Always Love You!
Fandom: Hey Arnold!
Pairings: Helga/Arnold, Helga/Original Character (one-sided)
Rating: PG
Warnings/Spoilers: Future Fic. Song Fic.
Summary: The gang has split apart after high school. Helga and Arnold meet up during college at a football game, because the opposing schools face off and Helga is at one college, Arnold at the other. Will Helga finally tell Arnold her feelings?
Notes: A lot of people liked this story, so I’m pretty proud of it even though when I read over it I’m like “How could they?” A lot of people also like Adam (my OC in this) and Helga together. This story was created in November 2002. The songs used was I'm With You and Tomorrow by Avril Lavigne
The story is currently unfinished, but I hope to finish it sooner or later.
Chapter 1
HELGA’S POV:
“Hey Helga!” said Adam, my first friend I made in collage. He’s always bee nice to me, and he makes me laugh when I’m down. Adam has dark brown hair, and brown eyes. He’s taller then me by 2 inches, he’s 5′9″ and I’m only 5′7″, he's also a football player.
“Hey, what’s up?” I asked smiling, oh yeah, I forgot to tell you that I have become much nicer since junior high school. And I have plucked that one eyebrow, and have 2 nice, skinny plucked eyebrows, a lot of boys have asked me out, but I said no. I didn’t love them, like I do with Arnold, I know! I know! It’s weird that I still love him, but I think I can’t ever get over him!
“Oh nothing, what about you?” he asked, with a smile, and walked with me to the gym.
“Well nothing now, but I think I might go to the game.” I said with a bright smile, it’s been a long time since I have seen one, plus I wanted to see Adam play.
“Cool! So you want to see me play, and win?” Adam said laughing.
“Haha, I’m going because I want to see the game, and I’m free that day.” I lied, but I don’t want him to think that he’s right.
“Yeah right!” he said, and added, “Gotta go! See ya at the game!”
“OK! BYE!” I said right before he ran off. ‘Sheesh, he always wants me to think he’s right all the time! YEAH RIGHT!’
The rest of the day went pretty the same, as like the other days. Classes, lunch, some more classes, then I go to my dorm, then do my homework and study.
ARNOLD’S POV:
“..The West Coast is…” I just blocked everything out, and looked at Anna.
Anna has dark brown eyes. And has red hair, not dark, but light. She’s a very pretty cheerleader. Anna is tall, but not as tall as I am, because she is only 5′6″ and I’m 6 feet.
Anna dated Gerald once. That was a big mistake! They would be lovely before other people, and then get in a fight when no one is around. They broke up after two months. Now she’s dating Sid, which surprised a lot of people. They have been dating for a year and half, and are always together. Sid grew up too but he’s not really a ladies man, but some how he got a cheerleader!
“Arnold! HEY ARNOLD!” said Gerald trying to snap me out of my thinking. “The bell rang, 4 minutes ago!”
“Oh sorry Gerald, I was thinking.” I said as I packed up my stuff, and got up and walked out of the class with Gerald.
“Again?” I nodded, and he said,” Arnold my man what has been up with you lately?”
“I don’t know.”
“Ok then, let’s eat something before we have to be back!” he said and ran to his car.
“Hey! Wait for me!” I said and ran after him.
10 minutes later:
“So are you going to the game?” asked Gerald with a smile.
“Of course! Why would I miss a game where my best friend plays in it?” I said, yes Gerald is a football player and has one every game since he joined it. He hasn’t changed that much, only that he is popular, and that he’s gone out of the hair he had in elementary school.
“Good!” he said as he looked at the menu.
“Excuse me, but what do you want to eat?” asked a girl, who looked like Phoebe, but I don’t think that’s her, because she went to Europe for collage.
“Yes, can I have some spite, and a hamburger and French fries?” said Gerald, as he was reading the menu.
“Okay and you?” said the waitress, with a smile.
“I’ll have the same, but with cherry coke.”
“Alright, it’ll be ready in 20 minutes.”
“Okay” I said and then she left.
“So Arnold, what have you been doing lately? Besides day dreaming, that is.” He said with a laugh at the end.
“Well I have been going to collage,” I said and we laughed. “No, well nothing really. What about you?”
“Oh well, going to football practice.” He said, with a smile then added,” And I asked out Rhonda, and she said ‘OMG!’ and she fainted, and I left.”
I was laughing my head off, because Rhonda has gotten like that since the 9th grade, and it’s still funny. She's grown as a Drama queen since we were kids.
Chapter 2
“What should I wear?” Helga asked herself as she looked into her closet.
After about an hour she found what she wanted to wear. A cute white shirt that goes a little higher then her belly button, black pants, and black boots with three inch heals. Helga wore her hair down but curly, and she wore a black bandanna.
Just then she heard a knock on the door. Adam was here to pick her up to take her to the game. He promised that he would take her to the game so that he knew she would actually go. Helga went to the door and opened it.
“Hey” said Helga with a smile one her mouth that had light pink lipstick on.
“Hey, ready?” asked Adam with a smile.
“Yep, but I have to get my jacket.” Answered Helga as she went to her side of the dorm and got her jacket off the bed. “Ok now I’m ready, let’s go!”
“Ok.” He said, and then we went out to his jeep and drove to the game.
ARNOLD’S POV:
“Gerald are you ready to go yet?” I asked, it’s been like an hour and the game starts in 30 minutes, and it’ll take us at least 20 minutes to get there. He better be finished! I think he takes longer then a girl to get ready.
“Yeah, yeah I’m done now!” he said, as he came to the door were I was. “Well let’s go!” he added, and then ran to my dark blue jeep.
“Now your fast?” I asked no one really, then went to my jeep and drove to the game.
ARNOLD’S POV ENDED.
“So who are you go against, like which collage I mean?” asked Helga as she looked out in front of her.
“Umm, I think its Mansfield University, why?” he asked as he turned into the parking lot for the players.
“Oh no reason.” Said Helga, and then it just hit her. “Wait! Arnold goes to that school!!! God do I hope I don’t see him there!”
“He’s the one that you love right?” asked Adam with a smile, while parking the jeep.
“YES!” Helga began to panic. “God do I hope I DON’T see him again! I don’t want to. I’m not ready to face him!”
“Helga! Listen to me! You’re ready to tell him how you feel!” said Adam as he was shaking her, trying to calm her.
“I am?”
“YES! I really think you’re ready!”
“I don’t know, maybe- if I have enough luck- he won’t be there, maybe he’s not a football player!” said Helga getting a little relieved by that thought.
“Yeah maybe.” Adam stated, getting out of the jeep.
An hour later:
“NUMBER 12, ADAM TIME JUST MADE A TOUCH DOWN!” The announcer shouted into the mike.
“YEAH! GO ADAM! GO! GO!” yelled Helga, as she was jumping up and down, making a fool of herself to her amusement. Adam looked up he was embarrassed. Helga was in the first seat, and near her collage’s team.
“HELGA!”
“Sorry!” Helga called to Adam.
“Helga?” Arnold asked himself, he was only a row behind her. “I think I should check if it’s really Helga, the one that I know.” He said as he got up and walked over to her row. The seat beside her was empty but she did put her coat there.
“May I seat here miss?” asked Arnold; she looked at who said that.
“Arnold?” Helga asked. ‘NO! And it was going so well!’
“Helga?”
“Yeah,” Helga cleared her throat, trying to calm down.
“How have you been?” he asked with a smile.
“Fine, fine! You?” asked Helga
“Good”
“That’s really great.”
“So, who are you with?” asked Arnold. Helga and Arnold had been talking for the last few minutes and didn’t really pay any attention to the game.
“No one, I just came here with Adam, a player for my collage’s team. He is a very nice guy, but I’m not dating him.” Said Helga as she giggled at the last part. Arnold who never seen Helga giggle was a little shock.
‘I guess she has changed. I mean she is SOOO hot now!’ he thought. ‘Wait did I just think that?’
“So who did you come with football-head?” Asked Helga using her old nickname for him.
“Hey I thought you forgot about my old nick-name!”
“Sorry. So?”
“Oh, I came here with Gerald.” Said Arnold then added, “He’s a player on my collage’s football team. He’s good at it too.”
“Oh really?”
“Yes really”
“Then why is my collage winning?” asked Helga looking at the score board. Arnold looked over there too.
“I don’t know!” said Arnold, and Helga just laughed.
“Are you hungry?”
“Yeah”
“Me too, let’s go!” said Helga as she grabbed his arm and dragged him to the food cart, which sold Sodas, hamburgers, French fries, and water.
“What can I get for you miss?” asked a middle aged man. He had brown hair and brown eyes, in what Helga and Arnold could see in the dim light.
“I would like a hamburger and a cherry coke, please?” said Helga.
“All right, and you sir?” asked the man.
“I would like the same please.”
“Okay, So 2 hamburgers, and 2 cherry cokes?”
“And French fries!” said Helga with a smile.
“Okay. So 2 hamburgers, French fries, and 2 cherry cokes?” Said the man. Helga and Arnold nodded. “Okay that would be twenty dollars.” He said as he handed Helga the food.
“Okay.” Said Arnold as he paid for both Helga’s and his own food. Helga didn’t even reject it; she was so busy eating. Well she DID say she was hungry.
“Thank you sir and have a nice night.” said the man, as he gave Arnold the 2 cherry cokes.
“You too!” called Helga and Arnold at the same time.
Chapter 3
An hour later:
The game was now over. Helga’s collage team won. It was a very close game too, but they won because of Adam Time and Ash Lee. They were the best football players since they joined the team.
“Hey Gerald! Guess who I met?” asked Arnold as Gerald came over to him.
“The girl that is right next to you?” said Gerald with a smile.
“Yeah, you do remember Helga don’t you?” asked Arnold as he pointed to Helga.
“NO WAY! That is Helga G Pataki?” said Gerald, his mouth was open.
“Yeah in the flesh Geraldo!” said Helga, sipping her cherry coke.
“HELGA!” called Adam about a couple of feet away.
“HEY!” she said as she ran over where he was. “That was a great game!”
“I know! I can’t believe Ash won the game for us!” said Adam as he received a hug from Helga. He hugged back.
“I’m sooo happy we won!” said Helga as she let go.
“I know! I thought we would lose but then Ash got that touched down!”
“I know, oh yeah.” Said Helga as she dragged Adam where Arnold and Gerald were standing. “This is Gerald”-Helga points to Gerald- “you played against him in the game. And this is Arnold,” she said with a smile.
“So that’s who you l-” Adam was cut in by Helga slamming her foot on his. “OW!”
“Sorry Adam, I didn’t mean too.” Said Helga, laughing.
“Yeah, yeah. Hello Gerald. Nice to meet you, Arnold.” He said as he shook their hands.
“Hello Adam” said Gerald and Arnold at the same time.
“So Arnold like I was saying, I don’t need a ride. I’m going to Kate’s party.”
“Okay then. See you later Gerald!” said Arnold as Gerald left.
“BYE!” Gerald called to them.
“HEY ADAM ARE YOU COMING TO THE PARTY OR WHAT?” called one of his football friends.
“YEAH!” called Adam back to the guy. “Sorry Helga, but I have to go. You want to go?”
“It’s okay; I want to go to bed. It’s been a long day.”
“Okay, bye”
“Bye” said Helga as Adam left. He turned back as he remembered something.
“BYE ARNOLD!”
“BYE!”
“So you need a ride back to your dorm?” Arnold asked, turning around to face Helga.
“Actually, yes…”
“Okay, I’ll drive you there if you want.”
“It’s fine with me, let’s go.”
It started snowing pretty hard while Arnold and Helga were driving to Helga’s house. Arnold put on the news station to hear how long the snow will be for.
‘The snow will be none stop till Wednesday; there will be no school for every school in this area for these few days. The next two days will be even worse then any other blizzards we have had in the area. So we suggest that you stay where you are. It will be about 35-37 inches or more when Wednesday comes.’
“Wow” said Arnold, with a shocked face. They never got that much snow before. The highest blizzard was about 25 inches.
Chapter 4
Helga’s Dorm Room:
Outside it was about 4-5 inches of snow. Arnold said he would help Helga get inside her house, because it was hard to get to her door.
“We’re here!” said Helga as she opened the door.
“Nice place” said Arnold looking around.
“Thanks” said Helga as she took off her coat. Arnold did the same.
“Your welcome.” Said Arnold with a smile.
“Arnold? From here, how long is it to your dorm?” asked Helga as she went into her living room.
“A long way, it’s about an hour and half away. Why?” replied Arnold, not knowing why she asked that.
“Well if it gets any worse, I don’t think you can leave. It’s already about five inches and it’s really hard to see. You can stay here if you want.” said Helga, blushing but hiding it by turning around.
“Well it is suppose to get about 10 inches over the next two hours. So I think I will - it is pretty bad out there.” Said Arnold, looking out a window. “You do have room right?”
“Well I have my bed, and then my roommate’s room. She’s gone for the week though, so I guess you can sleep on her bed.” replied Helga.
“Thanks”
“I could make dinner if you’re hungry. Are you?”
“Yeah, where’s the bathroom?”
“Right there” Helga stated, pointing to a door behind him.
“Thanks” he said as he went to the bathroom.
“Your welcome” said Helga under her breath.
Helga and Arnold had been watching the news for about an hour, at least since he came back from the bathroom. The weather man said it was about twelve inches already, and to stay where you were since it was very dangerous outside.
“Here’s your food.” Said Helga handing him his plate, and then sat down her self to eat. Arnold dove in to eat, and saying yummy every minute. Helga laughed a little and started to eat her food too.
“It’s very good!” said Arnold eating more of it.
“Thanks” said Helga with a smile, with a smile, looking at Arnold then back at the TV. Helga knew her food were great. She had years and years of cooking for her self if Miriam fell asleep and did not pack her lunch or her so called family forgot to take her to the dinners and another reason is that she lives alone.
At 9:00, the snow outside was about two and half feet high.
“I’m tied, I think I’ll go to bed.” said Helga getting up from her computer chair and went to her bed.
“Night Helga.” Said Arnold as he got into her roommate’s bed.
“Good-night football-head!” said Helga from underneath her covers.
‘ARNOLD IN MY HOUSE! YEAH! Okay Helga old girl you can get though this. I mean it is not as if you like him more then a best friend now.
'Oh whom am I kidding? I still love him, but I do not think I love him as much as I did in high school and elementary. I think I will always love him! Damn… I think I will try and figure out how much I love him tomorrow.’ Helga thought silently buried her face into her pillow.
Chapter 5
ADAM’S POV:
Before the party ended, I went home. I was kinda sick of the people who were there and the party itself. Right now, I’m in my dorm room just laying on my bed thinking. I was thinking about the game, school, movies, and Helga. However, I mostly was thinking of Helga.
‘She’s beautiful and knows how to make me laugh.’ No matter how hard I tried, I could not get my mind off Helga. ‘She’s good at sports and loves to read and writes really awesome poetry. Helga was really good at writing short stories as well. She is very, very beautiful. Man I wish she liked me more then a best friend, as she does with Arnold. Damn it… I forgot she got a ride home from him after I left. Man I wished I never went to the stupid party. It was not even a great party.’ I sighed getting up from my bed.
“I know Arnold has already won her heart. Although he never liked her more then a friend, but he will now. I mean Helga said it herself that he only went for the nice, innocent look, and a pretty face in high school. In addition, she could go out with anyone in our school because so many of the guys like her but she never does. And she never tells me why either.” I said as I got a cherry coke from the refrigerator.
The Next Day:
So Joey, my roommate and a person on the football team-he rarely really plays in any games- is talking to me. He’s on how hard it was to get home in the snowstorm. Like I didn’t know? I drove through it as well!
“So like, it was like so hard to get here I mean like the snow was coming like really down but like it was like two feet or like three feet. I ain’t like sure.” He said eating the frozen pizza, which was about a week old. I was too annoyed to tell him that though. Did you realize he says like in every sentence? He’s famous for it. People made up a nickname -which he does not know he has- that is ‘Like Joey.’
“Uh-huh,” I said not caring. I got out of the party when it was about ten inches.
“Are you, like, listening to me?” he asked looking at me then took a bite from the pizza.
“Uh-huh” I said looking at him. He just shrugged and kept eating, but didn’t speak again.
“Yo Adam, I’m gonna, like, go see Kathy. Okay?” he asked as he put a clean shirt on. Kathy, who was the girl Joey was going to see, was Joey’s girlfriend but not. I mean they make out in front of people all the time, but they claim they are not going out. Stupid or
what? I sure think it is.
“Fine,” I said from behind a schoolbook. “See ya!”
“Yeah, like, bye Adam!” he said then shut the door.
An hour later:
After reading the chapter 10 for an hour, I got up from the chair I was sitting in I went to my CD player. I put in Helga’s CD- she made a copy for me last week - which held her favorites. I put it on number four, which was one of the songs on this CD that was by Avril Lavigne. When the music started, I laid down on my bed listening to it.
I’m standing on a bridge,
I’m waiting in the dark,
I thought that you’d be here by now,
There’s nothing but the rain,
No footsteps on the ground,
I’m listening but there’s no sound
Isn’t anyone trying to find me?
Won’t somebody come take me home?
It’s a damn cold night,
Trying to figure out this life,
Won’t you take me by the hand?
Take me somewhere new,
I don’t know who you are,
But I…. I’m with you,
I’m with you,
I’m looking for a place,
Searching for a face,
Is anybody here I know,
‘Cause nothing’s going right,
And everything’s a mess,
And no one likes to be alone,
Isn’t anyone trying to find me?
Won’t somebody come take me home?
It’s a damn cold night,
Trying to figure out this life,
Won’t you take me by the hand?
Take me somewhere new,
I don’t know who you are,
But I… I’m with you,
I’m with you, Oh why is everything so confusing,
Maybe I’m just out of my mind,
Yea… yea… yea.
It’s a damn cold night
Trying to figure out this life
Won’t you take me by the hand?
Take me somewhere new
I don’t know who you are
But I… I’m with you
I’m with you
Take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don’t know who you are
But I… I’m with you
I’m with you
Take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don’t know who you are
But I… I’m with you
I’m with you
I’m with you…
After the song was finished I fell asleep thinking about Helga. But I could hear the next song come on.
And I wanna believe you,
When you tell me that
it’ll be ok,
Ya I try to believe you,
But I don’t
When you say that it’s gonna be,
It always turns out to be a different way,
I try to believe you,
Not today, today, today, today, today…
I don’t know how I’ll
feel,
Tomorrow, tomorrow,
I don’t know what to say,
Tomorrow, tomorrow
Is a different day
It’s always been up to you,
It’s turning around,
It’s up to me,
I’m gonna do what I have to do,
Just don’t
Gimme a little time,
Leave me alone a little while,
Maybe it’s not too late,
Not today, today, today, today, today…
I don’t know how I’ll feel,
Tomorrow, tomorrow,
I don’t know what to say,
Tomorrow, tomorrow
Is a different day
Hey yeah yeah, hey yeah
yeah, and I know I’m not ready,
Hey yeah yeah, hey yeah
yeah, maybe tomorrow
Hey yeah yeah, hey yeah
yeah, and I know I’m not ready,
Hey yeah yeah, hey yeah
yeah, maybe tomorrow
And I wanna believe you,
When you tell me that it’ll be ok,
Yeah I try to believe you,
Not today, today, today,
today, today…
Tomorrow it may change
Tomorrow it may change
Tomorrow it may change
Tomorrow it may change…
TO BE CONTINUED... SOMEDAY.
Fandom: Hey Arnold!
Pairings: Helga/Arnold, Helga/Original Character (one-sided)
Rating: PG
Warnings/Spoilers: Future Fic. Song Fic.
Summary: The gang has split apart after high school. Helga and Arnold meet up during college at a football game, because the opposing schools face off and Helga is at one college, Arnold at the other. Will Helga finally tell Arnold her feelings?
Notes: A lot of people liked this story, so I’m pretty proud of it even though when I read over it I’m like “How could they?” A lot of people also like Adam (my OC in this) and Helga together. This story was created in November 2002. The songs used was I'm With You and Tomorrow by Avril Lavigne
The story is currently unfinished, but I hope to finish it sooner or later.
Chapter 1
HELGA’S POV:
“Hey Helga!” said Adam, my first friend I made in collage. He’s always bee nice to me, and he makes me laugh when I’m down. Adam has dark brown hair, and brown eyes. He’s taller then me by 2 inches, he’s 5′9″ and I’m only 5′7″, he's also a football player.
“Hey, what’s up?” I asked smiling, oh yeah, I forgot to tell you that I have become much nicer since junior high school. And I have plucked that one eyebrow, and have 2 nice, skinny plucked eyebrows, a lot of boys have asked me out, but I said no. I didn’t love them, like I do with Arnold, I know! I know! It’s weird that I still love him, but I think I can’t ever get over him!
“Oh nothing, what about you?” he asked, with a smile, and walked with me to the gym.
“Well nothing now, but I think I might go to the game.” I said with a bright smile, it’s been a long time since I have seen one, plus I wanted to see Adam play.
“Cool! So you want to see me play, and win?” Adam said laughing.
“Haha, I’m going because I want to see the game, and I’m free that day.” I lied, but I don’t want him to think that he’s right.
“Yeah right!” he said, and added, “Gotta go! See ya at the game!”
“OK! BYE!” I said right before he ran off. ‘Sheesh, he always wants me to think he’s right all the time! YEAH RIGHT!’
The rest of the day went pretty the same, as like the other days. Classes, lunch, some more classes, then I go to my dorm, then do my homework and study.
ARNOLD’S POV:
“..The West Coast is…” I just blocked everything out, and looked at Anna.
Anna has dark brown eyes. And has red hair, not dark, but light. She’s a very pretty cheerleader. Anna is tall, but not as tall as I am, because she is only 5′6″ and I’m 6 feet.
Anna dated Gerald once. That was a big mistake! They would be lovely before other people, and then get in a fight when no one is around. They broke up after two months. Now she’s dating Sid, which surprised a lot of people. They have been dating for a year and half, and are always together. Sid grew up too but he’s not really a ladies man, but some how he got a cheerleader!
“Arnold! HEY ARNOLD!” said Gerald trying to snap me out of my thinking. “The bell rang, 4 minutes ago!”
“Oh sorry Gerald, I was thinking.” I said as I packed up my stuff, and got up and walked out of the class with Gerald.
“Again?” I nodded, and he said,” Arnold my man what has been up with you lately?”
“I don’t know.”
“Ok then, let’s eat something before we have to be back!” he said and ran to his car.
“Hey! Wait for me!” I said and ran after him.
10 minutes later:
“So are you going to the game?” asked Gerald with a smile.
“Of course! Why would I miss a game where my best friend plays in it?” I said, yes Gerald is a football player and has one every game since he joined it. He hasn’t changed that much, only that he is popular, and that he’s gone out of the hair he had in elementary school.
“Good!” he said as he looked at the menu.
“Excuse me, but what do you want to eat?” asked a girl, who looked like Phoebe, but I don’t think that’s her, because she went to Europe for collage.
“Yes, can I have some spite, and a hamburger and French fries?” said Gerald, as he was reading the menu.
“Okay and you?” said the waitress, with a smile.
“I’ll have the same, but with cherry coke.”
“Alright, it’ll be ready in 20 minutes.”
“Okay” I said and then she left.
“So Arnold, what have you been doing lately? Besides day dreaming, that is.” He said with a laugh at the end.
“Well I have been going to collage,” I said and we laughed. “No, well nothing really. What about you?”
“Oh well, going to football practice.” He said, with a smile then added,” And I asked out Rhonda, and she said ‘OMG!’ and she fainted, and I left.”
I was laughing my head off, because Rhonda has gotten like that since the 9th grade, and it’s still funny. She's grown as a Drama queen since we were kids.
Chapter 2
“What should I wear?” Helga asked herself as she looked into her closet.
After about an hour she found what she wanted to wear. A cute white shirt that goes a little higher then her belly button, black pants, and black boots with three inch heals. Helga wore her hair down but curly, and she wore a black bandanna.
Just then she heard a knock on the door. Adam was here to pick her up to take her to the game. He promised that he would take her to the game so that he knew she would actually go. Helga went to the door and opened it.
“Hey” said Helga with a smile one her mouth that had light pink lipstick on.
“Hey, ready?” asked Adam with a smile.
“Yep, but I have to get my jacket.” Answered Helga as she went to her side of the dorm and got her jacket off the bed. “Ok now I’m ready, let’s go!”
“Ok.” He said, and then we went out to his jeep and drove to the game.
ARNOLD’S POV:
“Gerald are you ready to go yet?” I asked, it’s been like an hour and the game starts in 30 minutes, and it’ll take us at least 20 minutes to get there. He better be finished! I think he takes longer then a girl to get ready.
“Yeah, yeah I’m done now!” he said, as he came to the door were I was. “Well let’s go!” he added, and then ran to my dark blue jeep.
“Now your fast?” I asked no one really, then went to my jeep and drove to the game.
ARNOLD’S POV ENDED.
“So who are you go against, like which collage I mean?” asked Helga as she looked out in front of her.
“Umm, I think its Mansfield University, why?” he asked as he turned into the parking lot for the players.
“Oh no reason.” Said Helga, and then it just hit her. “Wait! Arnold goes to that school!!! God do I hope I don’t see him there!”
“He’s the one that you love right?” asked Adam with a smile, while parking the jeep.
“YES!” Helga began to panic. “God do I hope I DON’T see him again! I don’t want to. I’m not ready to face him!”
“Helga! Listen to me! You’re ready to tell him how you feel!” said Adam as he was shaking her, trying to calm her.
“I am?”
“YES! I really think you’re ready!”
“I don’t know, maybe- if I have enough luck- he won’t be there, maybe he’s not a football player!” said Helga getting a little relieved by that thought.
“Yeah maybe.” Adam stated, getting out of the jeep.
An hour later:
“NUMBER 12, ADAM TIME JUST MADE A TOUCH DOWN!” The announcer shouted into the mike.
“YEAH! GO ADAM! GO! GO!” yelled Helga, as she was jumping up and down, making a fool of herself to her amusement. Adam looked up he was embarrassed. Helga was in the first seat, and near her collage’s team.
“HELGA!”
“Sorry!” Helga called to Adam.
“Helga?” Arnold asked himself, he was only a row behind her. “I think I should check if it’s really Helga, the one that I know.” He said as he got up and walked over to her row. The seat beside her was empty but she did put her coat there.
“May I seat here miss?” asked Arnold; she looked at who said that.
“Arnold?” Helga asked. ‘NO! And it was going so well!’
“Helga?”
“Yeah,” Helga cleared her throat, trying to calm down.
“How have you been?” he asked with a smile.
“Fine, fine! You?” asked Helga
“Good”
“That’s really great.”
“So, who are you with?” asked Arnold. Helga and Arnold had been talking for the last few minutes and didn’t really pay any attention to the game.
“No one, I just came here with Adam, a player for my collage’s team. He is a very nice guy, but I’m not dating him.” Said Helga as she giggled at the last part. Arnold who never seen Helga giggle was a little shock.
‘I guess she has changed. I mean she is SOOO hot now!’ he thought. ‘Wait did I just think that?’
“So who did you come with football-head?” Asked Helga using her old nickname for him.
“Hey I thought you forgot about my old nick-name!”
“Sorry. So?”
“Oh, I came here with Gerald.” Said Arnold then added, “He’s a player on my collage’s football team. He’s good at it too.”
“Oh really?”
“Yes really”
“Then why is my collage winning?” asked Helga looking at the score board. Arnold looked over there too.
“I don’t know!” said Arnold, and Helga just laughed.
“Are you hungry?”
“Yeah”
“Me too, let’s go!” said Helga as she grabbed his arm and dragged him to the food cart, which sold Sodas, hamburgers, French fries, and water.
“What can I get for you miss?” asked a middle aged man. He had brown hair and brown eyes, in what Helga and Arnold could see in the dim light.
“I would like a hamburger and a cherry coke, please?” said Helga.
“All right, and you sir?” asked the man.
“I would like the same please.”
“Okay, So 2 hamburgers, and 2 cherry cokes?”
“And French fries!” said Helga with a smile.
“Okay. So 2 hamburgers, French fries, and 2 cherry cokes?” Said the man. Helga and Arnold nodded. “Okay that would be twenty dollars.” He said as he handed Helga the food.
“Okay.” Said Arnold as he paid for both Helga’s and his own food. Helga didn’t even reject it; she was so busy eating. Well she DID say she was hungry.
“Thank you sir and have a nice night.” said the man, as he gave Arnold the 2 cherry cokes.
“You too!” called Helga and Arnold at the same time.
Chapter 3
An hour later:
The game was now over. Helga’s collage team won. It was a very close game too, but they won because of Adam Time and Ash Lee. They were the best football players since they joined the team.
“Hey Gerald! Guess who I met?” asked Arnold as Gerald came over to him.
“The girl that is right next to you?” said Gerald with a smile.
“Yeah, you do remember Helga don’t you?” asked Arnold as he pointed to Helga.
“NO WAY! That is Helga G Pataki?” said Gerald, his mouth was open.
“Yeah in the flesh Geraldo!” said Helga, sipping her cherry coke.
“HELGA!” called Adam about a couple of feet away.
“HEY!” she said as she ran over where he was. “That was a great game!”
“I know! I can’t believe Ash won the game for us!” said Adam as he received a hug from Helga. He hugged back.
“I’m sooo happy we won!” said Helga as she let go.
“I know! I thought we would lose but then Ash got that touched down!”
“I know, oh yeah.” Said Helga as she dragged Adam where Arnold and Gerald were standing. “This is Gerald”-Helga points to Gerald- “you played against him in the game. And this is Arnold,” she said with a smile.
“So that’s who you l-” Adam was cut in by Helga slamming her foot on his. “OW!”
“Sorry Adam, I didn’t mean too.” Said Helga, laughing.
“Yeah, yeah. Hello Gerald. Nice to meet you, Arnold.” He said as he shook their hands.
“Hello Adam” said Gerald and Arnold at the same time.
“So Arnold like I was saying, I don’t need a ride. I’m going to Kate’s party.”
“Okay then. See you later Gerald!” said Arnold as Gerald left.
“BYE!” Gerald called to them.
“HEY ADAM ARE YOU COMING TO THE PARTY OR WHAT?” called one of his football friends.
“YEAH!” called Adam back to the guy. “Sorry Helga, but I have to go. You want to go?”
“It’s okay; I want to go to bed. It’s been a long day.”
“Okay, bye”
“Bye” said Helga as Adam left. He turned back as he remembered something.
“BYE ARNOLD!”
“BYE!”
“So you need a ride back to your dorm?” Arnold asked, turning around to face Helga.
“Actually, yes…”
“Okay, I’ll drive you there if you want.”
“It’s fine with me, let’s go.”
It started snowing pretty hard while Arnold and Helga were driving to Helga’s house. Arnold put on the news station to hear how long the snow will be for.
‘The snow will be none stop till Wednesday; there will be no school for every school in this area for these few days. The next two days will be even worse then any other blizzards we have had in the area. So we suggest that you stay where you are. It will be about 35-37 inches or more when Wednesday comes.’
“Wow” said Arnold, with a shocked face. They never got that much snow before. The highest blizzard was about 25 inches.
Chapter 4
Helga’s Dorm Room:
Outside it was about 4-5 inches of snow. Arnold said he would help Helga get inside her house, because it was hard to get to her door.
“We’re here!” said Helga as she opened the door.
“Nice place” said Arnold looking around.
“Thanks” said Helga as she took off her coat. Arnold did the same.
“Your welcome.” Said Arnold with a smile.
“Arnold? From here, how long is it to your dorm?” asked Helga as she went into her living room.
“A long way, it’s about an hour and half away. Why?” replied Arnold, not knowing why she asked that.
“Well if it gets any worse, I don’t think you can leave. It’s already about five inches and it’s really hard to see. You can stay here if you want.” said Helga, blushing but hiding it by turning around.
“Well it is suppose to get about 10 inches over the next two hours. So I think I will - it is pretty bad out there.” Said Arnold, looking out a window. “You do have room right?”
“Well I have my bed, and then my roommate’s room. She’s gone for the week though, so I guess you can sleep on her bed.” replied Helga.
“Thanks”
“I could make dinner if you’re hungry. Are you?”
“Yeah, where’s the bathroom?”
“Right there” Helga stated, pointing to a door behind him.
“Thanks” he said as he went to the bathroom.
“Your welcome” said Helga under her breath.
Helga and Arnold had been watching the news for about an hour, at least since he came back from the bathroom. The weather man said it was about twelve inches already, and to stay where you were since it was very dangerous outside.
“Here’s your food.” Said Helga handing him his plate, and then sat down her self to eat. Arnold dove in to eat, and saying yummy every minute. Helga laughed a little and started to eat her food too.
“It’s very good!” said Arnold eating more of it.
“Thanks” said Helga with a smile, with a smile, looking at Arnold then back at the TV. Helga knew her food were great. She had years and years of cooking for her self if Miriam fell asleep and did not pack her lunch or her so called family forgot to take her to the dinners and another reason is that she lives alone.
At 9:00, the snow outside was about two and half feet high.
“I’m tied, I think I’ll go to bed.” said Helga getting up from her computer chair and went to her bed.
“Night Helga.” Said Arnold as he got into her roommate’s bed.
“Good-night football-head!” said Helga from underneath her covers.
‘ARNOLD IN MY HOUSE! YEAH! Okay Helga old girl you can get though this. I mean it is not as if you like him more then a best friend now.
'Oh whom am I kidding? I still love him, but I do not think I love him as much as I did in high school and elementary. I think I will always love him! Damn… I think I will try and figure out how much I love him tomorrow.’ Helga thought silently buried her face into her pillow.
Chapter 5
ADAM’S POV:
Before the party ended, I went home. I was kinda sick of the people who were there and the party itself. Right now, I’m in my dorm room just laying on my bed thinking. I was thinking about the game, school, movies, and Helga. However, I mostly was thinking of Helga.
‘She’s beautiful and knows how to make me laugh.’ No matter how hard I tried, I could not get my mind off Helga. ‘She’s good at sports and loves to read and writes really awesome poetry. Helga was really good at writing short stories as well. She is very, very beautiful. Man I wish she liked me more then a best friend, as she does with Arnold. Damn it… I forgot she got a ride home from him after I left. Man I wished I never went to the stupid party. It was not even a great party.’ I sighed getting up from my bed.
“I know Arnold has already won her heart. Although he never liked her more then a friend, but he will now. I mean Helga said it herself that he only went for the nice, innocent look, and a pretty face in high school. In addition, she could go out with anyone in our school because so many of the guys like her but she never does. And she never tells me why either.” I said as I got a cherry coke from the refrigerator.
The Next Day:
So Joey, my roommate and a person on the football team-he rarely really plays in any games- is talking to me. He’s on how hard it was to get home in the snowstorm. Like I didn’t know? I drove through it as well!
“So like, it was like so hard to get here I mean like the snow was coming like really down but like it was like two feet or like three feet. I ain’t like sure.” He said eating the frozen pizza, which was about a week old. I was too annoyed to tell him that though. Did you realize he says like in every sentence? He’s famous for it. People made up a nickname -which he does not know he has- that is ‘Like Joey.’
“Uh-huh,” I said not caring. I got out of the party when it was about ten inches.
“Are you, like, listening to me?” he asked looking at me then took a bite from the pizza.
“Uh-huh” I said looking at him. He just shrugged and kept eating, but didn’t speak again.
“Yo Adam, I’m gonna, like, go see Kathy. Okay?” he asked as he put a clean shirt on. Kathy, who was the girl Joey was going to see, was Joey’s girlfriend but not. I mean they make out in front of people all the time, but they claim they are not going out. Stupid or
what? I sure think it is.
“Fine,” I said from behind a schoolbook. “See ya!”
“Yeah, like, bye Adam!” he said then shut the door.
An hour later:
After reading the chapter 10 for an hour, I got up from the chair I was sitting in I went to my CD player. I put in Helga’s CD- she made a copy for me last week - which held her favorites. I put it on number four, which was one of the songs on this CD that was by Avril Lavigne. When the music started, I laid down on my bed listening to it.
I’m standing on a bridge,
I’m waiting in the dark,
I thought that you’d be here by now,
There’s nothing but the rain,
No footsteps on the ground,
I’m listening but there’s no sound
Isn’t anyone trying to find me?
Won’t somebody come take me home?
It’s a damn cold night,
Trying to figure out this life,
Won’t you take me by the hand?
Take me somewhere new,
I don’t know who you are,
But I…. I’m with you,
I’m with you,
I’m looking for a place,
Searching for a face,
Is anybody here I know,
‘Cause nothing’s going right,
And everything’s a mess,
And no one likes to be alone,
Isn’t anyone trying to find me?
Won’t somebody come take me home?
It’s a damn cold night,
Trying to figure out this life,
Won’t you take me by the hand?
Take me somewhere new,
I don’t know who you are,
But I… I’m with you,
I’m with you, Oh why is everything so confusing,
Maybe I’m just out of my mind,
Yea… yea… yea.
It’s a damn cold night
Trying to figure out this life
Won’t you take me by the hand?
Take me somewhere new
I don’t know who you are
But I… I’m with you
I’m with you
Take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don’t know who you are
But I… I’m with you
I’m with you
Take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don’t know who you are
But I… I’m with you
I’m with you
I’m with you…
After the song was finished I fell asleep thinking about Helga. But I could hear the next song come on.
And I wanna believe you,
When you tell me that
it’ll be ok,
Ya I try to believe you,
But I don’t
When you say that it’s gonna be,
It always turns out to be a different way,
I try to believe you,
Not today, today, today, today, today…
I don’t know how I’ll
feel,
Tomorrow, tomorrow,
I don’t know what to say,
Tomorrow, tomorrow
Is a different day
It’s always been up to you,
It’s turning around,
It’s up to me,
I’m gonna do what I have to do,
Just don’t
Gimme a little time,
Leave me alone a little while,
Maybe it’s not too late,
Not today, today, today, today, today…
I don’t know how I’ll feel,
Tomorrow, tomorrow,
I don’t know what to say,
Tomorrow, tomorrow
Is a different day
Hey yeah yeah, hey yeah
yeah, and I know I’m not ready,
Hey yeah yeah, hey yeah
yeah, maybe tomorrow
Hey yeah yeah, hey yeah
yeah, and I know I’m not ready,
Hey yeah yeah, hey yeah
yeah, maybe tomorrow
And I wanna believe you,
When you tell me that it’ll be ok,
Yeah I try to believe you,
Not today, today, today,
today, today…
Tomorrow it may change
Tomorrow it may change
Tomorrow it may change
Tomorrow it may change…
TO BE CONTINUED... SOMEDAY.