The Patakis

Footballhead Returns

I hear my phone go off as I turn over in my bed. I stare blankly at it for a few more beats until the ringing goes off. As soon as it has turned off I start to fall right back asleep, but apparently the person who is calling is very persistent and is looking forward to being yelled at. I snatch my phone up and growl as my greeting, whoever the hell this is, is about to get an earful.

"Okay, who the fuck calls so damn early on a Saturday Morning?!" I shout into the receiver.

"Hello? Helga, I'm so sorry to be disturbing you so early, I tried to leave a message on your phone but your inbox was full so...." Phoebe explained.

I'm so tired I can barely see straight, my eyes start to close slowly as I hold the phone to my ear.

"Phoebe you had better have a pretty good reason for calling me this early - ."

"Arnold's flight lands in 25 minutes. I'm already dressed and ready to come pick you up if you're ready to go." Oh... My... AGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

"Helga..? Helga?! Are you okay, what happened?" Phoebe shouts.

I guess I must have said that out loud.

"I'm fine, you can pick me in 10 I'll be ready by then." I cannot believe that I forgot my love was coming back today. It's been almost six whole years since I seen my beloved football head. Just thinking about him makes my heart soar and gives me all types of goose bumps, but not in a bad kind of way.

I could have sworn I had set the alarm clock last night. When I glance at the time on the alarm it says 7:00 p.m. instead of 7:00 a.m., damn stupid clock. If it wasn't for phoebe I would have still been sleeping not even knowing the love of my life was in town again.

"Yes I'll be there around ten to pick you up; you'll have to hurry though. Like when you see me pull up you have to already be out the door if we want to make it in time for Arnold's departure." Phoebe says quickly while im rushing out of my bedroom to the bathroom.

"You think I don't know that already?!"I say breathlessly while I quickly put toothpaste on my toothbrush and quickly start scrubbing like my teeth have rotting decay in it.

"E he no, not at all Helga, I'll see you in ten bye." Phoebe giggled lightly responded.

I can tell by the light tone in her voice that she is laughing at me.

"Yeah, bye Phoebes see ya in ten." If anyone could see me right now they'd say I probably look like sonic right now since I was practically speeding through everything while knocking things over in the process. I grabbed a washcloth then put water and soap on it to wash my face, and since I didn't have enough time to take a shower I quickly washed up at the sink. My hair was such a mess that I couldn't even rake my hair with my fingers.

"Ugh, criminey! Damn this stupid hair I'm going to be so late". I yelled aggravated.

I hurried up and threw on some clothes that I found lying around on my bed. I know I was looking like a hot mess but I didn't have enough time to find the right clothes. I had on my strappy pink tank top and some jean shorts that were a bit ripped up at the edges. I found my pink ribbon on the inside of my dresser then tied it atop my head very gently.

I then looked at myself in the reflection of the mirror and gazed at my pink bow. I sighed with bliss as I remembered what the bow symbolized and meant to me. Honk Honk!!! I quickly threw on my pink cap as soon as I heard Phoebe's car honking outside. I then hurried up and grabbed my phone that was lying on my bed and was down the stairs in seconds. But in order to do that I had to jump over my mom who was passed out on the steps from drinking too much "smoothies".