How It All Began... {Rewrite & Revise}

Chapter 6: A Familiar Face, In A Familiar Place...

A sigh escaped my lips that was filled with annoyance. "Hey Summer." I simply said leaving to do my job. To my surprise, she followed every step I took. 'Maybe she still liked me?' I thought to myself as I began stocking produce. "Arnold, are you really still upset? After all these years?" she asked in such a sweet innocent voice, but how could I trust her?

Sure it might have been years ago, but Helga was telling the truth even though she "hated" my guts back then. I really liked Summer when my grandfather took us to the beach but, now I can't even look at her the same way I once did. "It might have been years ago, but you didn't even bother to apologize. You even lied to me and tried to use me for something so stupid." words practically flying out of my mouth as I continue to pick up random objects.

Suddenly I felt a pair of small arms hug me around my waist. This caused me to drop the box of products. Tomatoes were now rolling around the floor. Some were a bit bruised from the impact, but I was too in shock to realize. I do have old feelings for her that weren't exactly settled, but I have Helga...now. "Arnold, I know you still love me.. and I feel the exact same way. So, we should just start dating right now." she finally said tightening her hold on my waist. This of course caused me to smile "oh really?" I laughed taking her hand into mine.

*Helga's P.O.V.*

After hanging out with our friends I returned home feeling a familiar feeling wash over me. Emptiness. The feeling began to swallow my soul in whole as I continued on my journey home. I always feel this way when Arnold is away from me, but maybe that's because my feelings are too strong. I continue to look back at the past, it began a habit ever since Arnold got that stupid job. My heart nearly popped out of my chest. All I could feel was joy, bottled up in the shape of a soda pop when it's shaken up.

Although Arnold took the job to earn a little extra money for us, I still miss him. Arnold always walked home with me whenever we went to hang out with our usual gang. Of course, I'll see him when he gets home, but It's unbelievably boring without him around. Finally made my way home, but when I arrived there was a package waiting on the stairs.

"I didn't order any package.." I said outloud to myself as I opened the mysterious box. To my surprise, when I opened the box a huge wave of strawberry began to fill my surrounding. I quickly dropped the box and stepped away, but it was already too late. The strawberry cake fell down and splatted on the stairs. Everything was moving in slow motion when I fell down to the cold hard concrete. My face began to puff up and hives crawled all over my body as if they were spiders. My vision slowly began to betray me and darkness consumed my surroundings.

I wasn't sure what happened or who planted something that could easily take me out. Everyone knows I hate strawberries and that's because I'm allergic to them! It's like the devil delivered them himself from hell. All I knew was that, it was no accident.

*Unknown P.O.V.*

"Serves that wench right for stealing Arnold from me. I told her she would regret messing with me. Although, I wasn't actually interested in Arnold until she decided to show me up. Now that she's out of the way though Arnold will be mine." I said outloud to myself as I licked the strawberry frosting off of delicate fingertips watching my plan slowly start to unfold.

Arnold is as handsome as ever, just like I knew he would. I thought to myself as I walked away from the scene of the crime and laughed evilly under my breath. "Once Arnold finds his poor Helga on the ground unconscious, he'll run to her rescue. Wishing he was there to protect her of course, but by the time little miss man stealer wakes up I'll snatch Arnold from her grasp.

To be Continued....