While it's snowing,hold me tight

Friends...with doubts

Two days later,Helga wakes up to hear the slamming of cabinets and the refrigerator."Please clam down B. We'll get the food soon."Helga hears Miriam slur,trying to reason with Bob. She tiptoes down the stairs to see what's going on. Bob is in the kitchen yelling about no one going grocery shopping whilst Miriam is trying to reason with him,but is very quiet and small compared to him."How the hell am I supposed to run a beeper empire on an empty stomach?! I ask you and the girl to do simple tasks,and yet you guys are useless beings worth for nothing!" Helga continues watching,the hurtful comment not phasing her,since she has dealt with abuse nearly all her life. Bob finally spots her and shouts."Girl! You better come here!" Unhappy,she walks slowly into the kitchen and stand in front of Bob."Yes,Bob?"she asks,a hint of sarcasm in her voice."Where's my food?! I thought it was up to you to buy the food in this house!"he yells."I forgot. I'm sorry,I got busy."she says nonchalantly,seeing wether Bob would get angry over something as simple as this. His face turns red."Busy?Busy?! You don't think I'm busy at my beeper empire?! All I ask is for you to do a simple task: buy the food. But you're so useless and worth for nothing,you can't even do that!"he yells again in her face."Sorry."she replies. Bobs face turns a darker shade of red and he slaps her. A hard slap right across the face."Oh dear." Miriam mumbles. Helga lightly feels the whelp on her face. It stung."Now get out of here and go get the food!"Bob shouts and point to the door. Helga walks out the kitchen,puts a coat on over her pajamas,and looks in the mirror by the front door to look at her face. She had a large red throbbing whelp on her face.'How am I gonna hide this?'she thinks and sighs. She slips a pick sweater-cap on her head and uses her hair to cover her injury."And you better hurry up!"Bob shouts just before Helga shuts the door. She walks out into the cool December air,her only real worry for the day is hoping no one would see her face.
Helga walks through the aisles,picking up canned foods and putting them in her basket,trying hard to cover her face."Green beans..."she mumbles to herself and tosses the can in her basket. Out the corner of her eye,a blonde blur crosses by quickly. She turns around and looks between the toilet paper rolls stacked to see Arnold in the next aisle."I'll get the peas grandma!"he calls out and heads down his aisle. She gasps.'I need to get out of here before he sees me!'. Helga did not need the extra stress of Arnold's caring at the moment,especially with a bruised face. She creeps down her aisle,trying hard not to get noticed. Suddenly,Arnold turns the corner into her aisle,but doesn't notice her because he's too busy looking for peas. Helga stops like a deer in headlights.'He doesn't notice me...maybe I can get out of here without him noticing.' With that,Helga walks the opposite way from him,strutting to the registers with glee. Arnold finally looks to his side and sees a girl strutting down the hall wearing a large coat with pajamas,complete with old sneakers,and holding a bucket of food."What the..."he mumbles to himself. A few strands of hair comes out the girls hat and he knows exactly who it is."Helga?"he calls out. Helga dead stops,her back still facing him."Come here."he says. Helga still stands in the middle of the aisle,pondering what she should do."Helga?"he asks once more. Three seconds later,Helga speeds off past the registers,throwing money at a cashier and rushing out the door. Arnold chases behind her all the way outside,but the snow flurry makes him lose her.'That was weird..'he thinks to himself and heads back inside.
Helga runs to the nearest bus stop and collapses on the bench. She was tired,hurting,hungry,and freezing. She shivers as she checks over her list,confirming she had all her food. Thoughts of Arnold soon cloud her mind,and she face palms herself,knowing she would have to explain to Arnold why she was acting so weird. Soon the bus arrives,taking her back to her neighborhood and she walks back home. She quietly opens the door to see Miriam asleep on the kitchen counter and Bob with a scowl on his face,watching the wheel. Helga creeps into the kitchen and sits the food on the counter,but as she was about to creep out,she runs right into Bob."Oh don't think you're off the hook that easy."he starts. Helga scowls."I'm still mad at you so you can't come inside to change clothes. Keep what you have on and go do something outside." "What?! But Bob-" "Hey,hey,hey! I'm your father and you listen to me. Now get out there or else I'll have to 'punish' you."he threatens calmly. Helga knew he was extra mad if he sounded calm so she nods her head and slowly steps backwards all the way to her front door and leaves out. She decides to go back to the bench she was at just two days ago with Arnold. When she arrives there,she collapses on the ice-covered bench and shivers in the cold,her nose and cheeks turning red. She ponders for a few minutes,stomping her feet lightly on the soft snow,wondering whether she should call Arnold or not. Usually Helga would cry and get really upset about this,but surprisingly she was really calm about everything because she finally had someone else beside Phoebe to talk to about this.'I wish Phoebe was here..'she thinks sadly. Phoebe had head off to Japan with her mother and father for Christmas with her family and wouldn't be back until the last day of break.'Well at least I have Arnold now.'she thinks on the brighter side. She then pulls out her cell phone and dials Arnold's number.
Arnold lays on his bed in his room,covering his ears. For some odd reason,everyone in the boarding house decided to point out all the problems and argue with each other. Surprisingly,even his grandmother and grandfather got into a heated little disagreement."No Pookie,get off the counter!"he hears his grandfather exclaim followed by maniacal laughter from his grandmother. 'Ugh,I need to get away from all this!'he thinks to himself. Arnold had tried to go on his skylight to escape the drama,but Susie was shouting down at Oskar through her window,causing a loud ruckus. Then,as if it was a timed blessing,his cell phone rings."Hello?"he answers."Hey,Arnold. It's Helga. Could you come meet me by that bench in the park again? It's kind of important."she explains."O-ok."he stutters and hangs up. As quick as lighting,Arnold rushes out his home and runs straight for the park,happy to get away from the arguing.
Ten minutes later Arnold arrives to see Helga still in her pajamas and shivering on a bench."Helga?"he calls out. She turns to see him."Oh,you're here."she says softly,as if she was speaking to herself."Why are you in your pajamas when it's freezing? What happened?"he asks,sitting next to her. Helga looks up and him and slowly uncovers her bang. She reveals a large purple,red,swollen bruise on her right cheek. Arnold gasps and his face goes red with anger."Did Bob do this to you?!"he exclaims,getting angrier and angrier by the second,his jaw clenching. Arnold didn't know why,but he felt a need to protect Helga no matter what."No,no,Arnold!"Helga starts,putting her hands to his chest."Bob did do this to me. But you can't do anything to him. If you go fight him,you'll be charged with assault and may do time in jail,and then I'll really have no one to protect me from him."she explains. She rubs his back,and Arnold calms down."Ok,but you're not sleeping there tonight,alright?"he tells her. Helga is taken aback and turned on a bit by Arnold's control."I..Okay."she mutters and bites her lip."You need some medical attention on that bruise,come with me and I'll help you."Arnold orders and holds her hand as he leads her to his house.
When they finally arrive Arnold is about to open the door but first tells Helga to sit on the wall next to his stairs."Why?"she asks. He opens the door and a hoard of animals,a cake,and a knife fly out the door."That's why."Arnold says. Helga follows him into house to see everyone arguing and Susie throwing knives at Oskar.'Wow,no kidding when Arnold meant the borders argue a lot.'Helga thinks to herself and looks around."Grandpa,this is Helga and she needs medical help."Arnold tries to get his grandfather's attention."Yea,yea,that's great Arnold."He says,and continues to argue with his wife."Guys,she needs help!"he calls out. More arguing."Guys!"he calls again. Louder yelling."GUYS!"he shouts and everyone goes quiet. Just as Susie us about to aim another knife at Oskar,she sees Helga and quickly puts them behind her back and sheepishly asks"Oh Arnold,who's your little friend?" "She's Helga and she needs medical help. Show them."Arnold says. Helga sheepishly removes her bang to show her bruise even worse."Oh dear, Eleanor!"Gertie exclaims and runs up to help Helga with a first aid kit in hand. Susie follows suit and asks"How did is happen?!"Helga looks away and twists her hair as Gertie helps her wound."I'd rather not talk about it.." Susie eyes her suspiciously,but shrugs it off after Arnold tells them that they have no right to interrogate Helga like that."Go get me a wet cloth,Kimba."Gertie orders. Arnold salutes and goes up the stairs. Gertie smiles and whispers to Helga."I don't need any water. I just did that so he would go away. Girls need our time too." A shocked look crosses Helga's face,but then turns into a smile."Thanks Gertie." "No problem Eleanor!"she exclaims just as Arnold walks in.' Helga smiles.'Wait,but how did she know he came in if her back is to him?!'
Later Helga is sitting on Arnold's bed as his phone plays music."Thanks again,Arnold. I didn't want to call because I felt like I was being a burden,but I couldn't take the loneliness any longer." "No,don't think that! You're never a burden to me! If you need anything,from gum to emotional support,you can always call me." Arnold sits on the bed in front of her and she backs up to the wall. He gets close."I'll always be there for you."he says low,his voice deep. Helga blushes and looks into Arnold's green eyes. She felt as if his were piercing her sky blue eyes and felt a sense of dominance. His soft warm breath was on her neck,and was enough to make her melt. Helga hugs onto Arnold tight,never wanting to let go. Taken aback but not wanting to show it,he wraps his arms around her and takes in her scent. She was intoxicating. No able to help himself,Arnold kisses Helga's neck and left cheek with small kisses. Shocked,all Helga can do is let him. It's not like she didn't want him to. Unfortunately for both blondes,it all ends too soon a minute afterward Arnold stops himself. He lets go of her and sits back. He stares in her eyes and blush."I-I'm sorry Helga. I just couldn't help it..I-i don't know what came over me...-" "No,no Arnold."Helga interrupts,putting a finger to his lips."I liked what you were doing,it felt great,so there's no need to apologize. But if we're going to be friends,then we can't be affectionate like that." Inside,both blondes knew they wanted to be more than friends,but just couldn't push themselves up into saying it yet. So for now,friends they were."I understand. At least we have the blessing to be friends!"Arnold says,trying to look on the bright side,intertwining both their hand together . Both teenagers lay down on Arnold's carpeted floor and look up at the skylight to watch the stars while in his dark room,hand still intertwined.'Yea,I guess this is good and we can work our way up from here.'Helga thinks and smiles.'We're friends....with doubts.'
Author's notes:
Ok I apologize for not writing in a while,it's just that I'm frustrated with this new update and the fact I can't upload pictures to my chapter. So until I can do that,my chapters won't be having photos and I'm EXTREMELY sorry for that. I hope you enjoyed this chapter so like,comment,follow,and ARNOLDXHELGA FORVER!!! ~Broolyndiva02
P.s: I think I may enter a story for the Wattys (not really sure,I'm still new to Wattpad) and if I do,it would be great of you guys read it! Once again,thanks and I love ya!