two different worlds alternate universe

chapter 5: this is real

"Do you remember when we first met? Helga asked him now looking at him not caring that she felt dizzy from her loss of blood.

"Tiny tots yes I remember. Arnold spoke still sipping his drink eyes fixed on her.

"that day I had walked to the preschool alone because my dad was to busy paying attention to olga and her piano lessons my lunch was stolen and I was muddy. but you said something to me that I'll never forget... Helga said now closing her eyes at the memory.

Arnold raised his eye brow his heart now sinking further into his stomach.

"you said I like your bow because its pink like your pants and ever since then I was in love with you. you were the only one who noticed me when my parents didn't even know I existed. the only one Helga said near tears but held them back.

"After that I made many lockets of you I wrote poetry about you and I even schemed my way to try and win your heart back in fourth grade. I even had made a shrine of you call it sick and twisted but you were the only one who kept me going when life got really shitty. that's why I was crying that night when I found out your grandparents had died because I had snuck into your house multiple times running into your grandparents I can still hear Gertie's witty banter and Phil's constant stories about what it was like growing up in the 1920's." Helga smiled at the memory of them.

Arnold grit his teeth trying not to cry at the memory of his grandparents she spoke like she knew them better than anyone else. but refrained from doing so.

soon afterwards it killed me slowly but surely to see you with Lila in fact I originally wrote on the wall that Arnold likes Helga but then panicked and wrote Lila's name on it trying to conceal my secret. which led you to going out with her the first time back in the 4th grade. so you see I was the whole reason you started liking Lila in the first place. Helga admitted now ashamed of herself almost cursing herself in her head for ever having replaced her name.

Arnold looked surprised it was Helga who wrote it and not holy shit.

I schemed to be the lead role in the play Romeo and Juliet along with you and summer I was always there you just never noticed and I preferred it that way. Helga spoke not looking at him now.

now here I am admitting to you just how much I truly love you I couldn't tell you I was a coward hell I still am a coward. so many nights and wasted poetry on you. and you never knew I even pretended to have amnesia just so would give me attention. remember? Helga asked now her emotions and love showing as she looked at him.

It all came back to him. when he hit Helga with a baseball and she had amnesia and took care of her what else did she do? now Arnold was curious to know.

"I also pretended to be blind on April fools day so you would go to the dance with me. Helga smiled now tears streaming down her face unashamed of her feelings.

I always needed you, you were the center of my world but when bob started abusing me I couldn't tell anyone and yet when I heard you wailing in your room the morning you found Phil and Gertie dead I couldn't leave you. I saw it as my opportunity to be with you and be there for you now we're here. I still love you and I'm scared, I'm a coward I talk a big game but all I wanted was for someone to love me. so you when you told me all I could think of was running away because I was afraid you were going to hurt me. that I was going to hurt myself and now I realize I was a fool no matter what anyone says you will always be the apple of my eye. do you remember valentines day back in 4th grade when you met a fake cecil Helga said to him now terrified but crying at the same time. this was so hard for her and she could only pray he was sensitive to her emotions at this point.

Arnold nodded his head in response and thought about it a girl with a uni brow and blonde hair holy shit! Arnold's eyes were wide with realization as he stared back at her.