Chapter 6: Numb

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CHAPTER 6

NUMB

Arnold dropped his books off at the boarding house and started walking to Helga's place, not only was he going to drop off her books, but he owed her an apology

"I hope she forgives me, I mean, I really didn't mean it, We've gone through so much in San Lorenzo, How could I be so stupid and believe in rumors like that, I know better" scolded the boy to himself "I have to apologize and tell her what happened, even if Rhonda gets mad at me for just telling, she looked so sad when I bumped into her today It would be wrong to let her be like that until tomorrow, I need to tell her. It's the right thing to do."

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH"

As soon as Arnold heard the screams he knew who it was immediately, in a flash he was at the front door, he felt a knot in his stomach, and didn't like what he saw, the door was smashed, everything was thrown everywhere, there were holes in the walls and without him realizing it, Arnold dropped her books on the floor.

"Helga?"

He ran upstairs to her room, seeing mess everywhere, Helga was nowhere in sight, so he ran into every room in the home calling her name desperately, until he got downstairs and found her lying in the living room floor.

"Helga, Helga"

He grabbed her in his arms trying to wake her up, and with tears running down his face, he screamed her name.

He shook her to wake up, but after a while started to caress her, face praying that she'd wake up, he hugged her tightly letting his tears fall into her shoulder, he was so scared and confused as to what was going on.

The boy bit his lip "I need to do something" as hurt as he was, he gained strength to get up "I need to go find help" Arnold ran out of the abandoned Pataki Residence and started to bang on all the neighbor's doors "I NEED AN AMBULANCE" after a few houses someone finally answered their door.

It was a sweet old woman "what is it my dear?"

"Please call an ambulance, my friend is hurrrtt..."

"Where is your friend?"

Arnold pointed towards Helga's house "she is over at that house"

"Oh you guys shouldn't be playing in an empty house"

"But she lives there"

Instead of arguing, the old lady just decided to go along with the football-headed boy before her "What's wrong with her my dear"

"I don't know, she just doesn't wake up"

"Don't worry go over there, and I'll call the ambulance ok"

"Ok" sniffed Arnold

Arnold ran as fast as he could, when he got back to the house, Helga was standing up.

Arnold blinked for he couldn't believe what he saw in front of him

Helga was awake, she stood in the middle of the room, looking into space, the girl calmly took out her locket and as if her arm didn't have strength flung in down her side, dropping the shiny object on the floor

Then she started to undo one of her pigtails, and let it drop next to her locket; she then did the same with the second one.

Suddenly a scowl came into her face, "RRRRRRRRR" the girl started to rip off her pink dress violently, revealing a white shirt and pink sorts, she let the torn dress fall in a little pile with all of the things she dropped, she stood there for a second and then a small tear fell down her cheek.

Helga marched up to the front door, not noticing or probably ignoring her witness, but as soon as she came near him, Arnold called on her "Heee lll gga"

Helga walked passed him, as if he wasn't there, so he grabbed her arm, and with a little bit more bravery he said "Helggga"

She turned around and with a low but strong tone said "DONT YOU EVER CALL ME THAT AGAIN" she then pulled her arm back, they both stood there staring at each other.

Arnold scared to death swallowed the huge lump on his throat, he looked into her eyes clearly seeing that a dark force invaded her soul, or maybe something important left it! That look... Was it madness? Was it hate? Was it fright? No... That look was a look of someone turning cold.

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