Rhonda's Point of View

AT LAST!!! After month's of dedication, watching our fellow classmates, and the use of mobile devises, I have finally done it! I have created my Marriage Predictor 2.0! Though this time, instead of boring, sloppy hand made I organized using beautiful and eye gazing modern technology. And this time, NO MISTAKES! I've cheeked it one, checked it twice, and ran several experiments with family relatives as well as 6th graders. And after a while school year of preparation I have finally created the perfect marriage predictor! There's no way there can be a flaw this time around. I made sure of it.
And since we're going to San Lorenzo, now would be the perfect time to test out my marriage predictor! How I can do it is that I will set up a group chat with everyone on the plane and text them all the quiz. They will take it and I will send them the results. Another brilliant plan set up by the one, the only, Rhonda Wellington Lloyd. What? Did you seriously think I spent all that time using my phone in class for looking at fashion trends? Please! No trends can be found with what is known as school wifi. Yet no matter how perfect my all new marriage predictor is, I feel that I should still test it. Just one more time. Just to make sure hat there are absolutely no mistakes. You can never be to sure.
       "Hey Nadine. Can I ask you something?" I turned my head facing my best friend. She has been talking about the fascinating creatures of San Lorenzo non stop! Her eyes bright up with excitement about the facts that San Lorenzo is filled with tons of creepy crawlers. Of course I plan to not go near any thing the senses to much nature. As long as Mr. Simmons doesn't make any mistakes his time, this field trip should be a walk on the fashion runway.
       "Yes Rhonda?" I hear my big obsessed best friend ask. I reply, "I feel that I should test my marriage predictor one last time." With an annoyed face she grunted, "Rhonda! You have been giving test after test for that this this entire school year!!! You even made me do it not once, but 5 times. YOU MADE ME DO IT 5 TIMES!!! Don't you think you can just forget about it for this trip and use it once we're back at school?"
       "Of course not Nadine!!!" I yell, "this is the one chance I can get were I can get everyone in one room we're nothing can interrupt us for the next hour. So I need to do it now! I just need one more test subject. One more!!! I just don't want any mistakes like the last one! I still can't believe I matched all those words couples back in 4th grade. And it won't be you this time, I swear, I think you've went through enough."
       Nadine responded, "okay then. Though just so you know. I don't think the marriage predictor back in 4th grade was completely off. You matched up some pretty good people. Eugene and Sheena are already good friends, I started chatting with Peapod Kid during the school year and he's a good guy. And Arnold and Helga..........."
       I cringed at the moment she said the two names. I couldn't hear her talk anymore. I interrupted, " That's exactly what I'm talking about. I mean, Arnold and Helga??? Who could imagine such a thing!! We all know that would end out in disaster! You see, my old marriage predictor was just some silly 4th grade stuff with multiple errors. His one is the real deal."
       "Well I thought it was fine. What was wrong with it the first time???" Nadine asked me in a questioned tone. I almost gasped when she asked the question! My eyes widened yet I kept my jaw from dropping. What was wrong with it? WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT??? Only the worst thing a person like me could ever suffer.

Flashback

       On a cool spring night in the 4th grade I was writing down and organizing what everyone got on my used to be marriage predictor. This way no person would have to take the test twice. Arnold was paired with Helga, Phoebe was paired with Gerald, Eugene was paired with Sheena, Nadine was paired with Peapod Kid, Lila was paired with Brainy, and the list goes on  and on. I couldn't be any happier. However the routine telling wasn't done yet. There was one person I haven't done yet. And I was saving her for the best for last. That person is me! And so I sat down on my luxurious bed and took a deep breath in and out. This test right here is going to determine who I'm going to be with for the rest of my life. It better be good.

Favorite Number: 1
Favorite Color: Red
Date of Birth: the 30th

       And now, for the results. Very closely and with my eyes closed I opened the folded piece of paper. Slightly I opened one of my eyes. As soon as my eyes read the name both of them bulged open. I screamed terrified as I threw the object to the other side of the room not wanting to place my eyes on it ever again! This didn't tell the future! This was a nightmare!! Lightening roared outside and rain shattered on my roof and I curled myself in a ball all the at on the other side of the room. Funny right? The weather is bassicly what I'm feeling right now. As I rock myself back and forth and back and forth again, I keep thinking thinking about one person, Arnold. Oh I can only imagine what Arnold is suffering through right now because I'm doing the same. Me, Rhonda Wellington Lloyd will be Curly's wife, CURLY!! To fall in love and live happily ever after. It can't be! This can't be happening to me!!! This has to be a mistake! There must be!!!! There's no way I'm marrying that creep! And so I force myself to grab the figurine teller of lies. I must get rid of this!! I love over to my trash can however pause at my steps.

No
This needs more drastic measures

Quietly I open the door to my room and head down to the main room hoping that my parents didn't hear a single creek. Without permission I lit up our fireplace which is something I am not allowed or by the way. However this is drastic measures. My reputation is one the line here! Worse then the time I went broke! Willingly, I threw the marriage predictor into the flames and watched it born. Burning Little prices of paper turned into ash and withered away slowly. This is what the land of the dead was like, and it felt good.

End of Flashback

       "Um..............hello? Rhonda???" My mind went back to fussing on her. I was so caught up on that one horrifying moment I forgot were I was, and what I was doing. Sounding confident and a bit like a snob I must say I replied, "don't worry about that. That was in the last. This is now. And this new marriage predictor is the now." Hopefully that was enough to convince her otherwise.
       "Well then. Who are you going to pick to be your test subject???" My eye's went wide again. Funny, I can't believe I didn't think about that before. My eyes scanned the entire room. Not Phoebe because she's to smart for these tests, not Eugene because I already tested him out. He got some person by the name of Sam. And defiantly not Curly! You know, for obvious reasons. I look from row to row seeing non potential of romance.
       "Rhonda will you please sit down in your seat??" Mr. Simmons calls from two rows in front of me. Not very happy I obeyed and sat down with my arms

folded and a grunt appearing on my face. And that's when ai saw a new angle. From the little space of two airplane chairs I see strands of yellow hair. With joy (maybe to much joy) in my voice I once again popped out of my chair though this time Mr. Simmons not commanding me and called out Arnold's name.

Arnold's Point of View

       "ARNOLD!!!" I hear someone scream my name loudly. I immediately jumped out of my seat trying to cradle Abner in my arms as much as possible. Though it was hard, it's not every day we're you being a pig with you on an airplane you know.
       "Arnold I need to ask you a favor." Rhonda asks me. Normally I am willing to help anyone in need. Even through this trip is about finding my parents, that doesn't mean I can't help anyone in my spare time. I reply, "sure Rhonda, what do you need?" Rhonda explains, "well remember that marriage predictor I made back in 4th grade?" A wave of shock flown through my body. A wave of shock which I wish I can forget. A blush arouse at my cheeks and I couldn't control it. No response was needed when she continued speaking, "well I have created a new one which I plan to start testing on everyone here may minnutes and I just to have own more test run. You know, to make sure that this marriage predictor is 100% FACT, I need one more person to test it out. Do you mind doing it for me Arnold.
       This is probably the first time I truly want to say no to helping someone. Though I don't want to hurt To Rhonda's feelings I turn to face Gerald who is listening to music on his earphones, more specificity, Bruno Mars. Thank goodness.
       " Okay Ronda. I will play." I speak with so much I confidence in my opinion. I just hope that  this don't go as bad as last time." Rhonda responded, "great. Okay so I will ask your questions and you will simply answer them. Can you do that for me Arnold?" Another blush was forming aside my cheeks from nervousness. I was mostly nervous for the results. I didn't want another nightmare of me being carried into the Pataki household working for the business and with kids who as just as mean as she is. Well actually, Helga can be genuine at times. Here are some moments in our 11 years of life we're Helga makes me so mad and yet...........so grateful. She confuses me, a lot. It could be so much easier if she would just open up to me.
       And so the two of us took the test. Let me tell you, it was much more complicated than the last one. There were plenty of more romance related questions instead of reasonable simple questions. Though I guess it made sense because this was a romance quiz after all determining who I was going to marry.  I keep trying to tell myself that this whole this is just a game. However it didn't work the last time, so it probably won't works now. As Rhonda kept asking more and more I noticed at interest from Nadine as with each question she started to get more and more involved by standing alongside Rhonda reading her phone screen.
       "And now, for the results." The brunette spoke. I could feel my heart pounding out from my body. The butterfly's wanting to burst out of my stomach. The wait was killing them. And Rhonda pressed a button on my phone I shut my eyes tight and cover my ears. Though after a few seconds I peek open. I seek to see a wide eyed Rhonda and a jaw dropped Nadine. This can't be good.
       " I................uh..............ah..........." Rhonda was at a minor loss of words. This only made my mounding heart and my butterfly's times the nervous they her before. Now adding shaking hands and sweat of anxiety. From the corner of my eye I saw Nadine open her mouth and then I'm a flash Rhonda pretty much sleeping her mouth with her hand trying to form a smile.
       " You got Lila!"Rhonda speaks to me in a normal yet nervous tone. My butterfly's escaped my stomach and my chest stopped pounding. My whole body seemed to calm down as I was no longer blushing mad. Instead I felt a bit.......................gloomy? I don't have a crush on Lila anymore hough why do I feel gloomy? Why do I feel upset about getting the 4th grade girl of my dreams? Shouldn't I be happy about this? Is there someone else I wanted? Something more? I don't know what this feeling was but it made me want to throw up. It might of been plane sickness though I really doubt it. This was a new feeling in my system coming from inside my gut. And my gut was telling me that this was not right.
       "Thanks for testing it out for me Arnold. I really needed it if there's anything you need, let me know." Rhonda spoke to me. Still with that sickening feeling in my gut I replied to her trying to seem normal, "no problem."  I then gave my head around to stare at Abner in his plump eyes. I felt more confused more then ever about my emotions? Why do ai feel so low about getting Lila? Is there someone I actually wanted to get? I guess I will just have to figure these out one we get back from San Lorenzo. Though for now, I really need to focus on finding my parents. I can worry about this another time. A time were things make sense.

Rhonda's Point of View

       " Hey Rhonda? Can I ask you something?" My best friend asked, "why did you like to Arnold." Trying not to sound as shocked I was I responded, "well Nadine....." I stopped myself. Arnold was right in front of us, he could hear. I leaned closer to Nadine and whispered, "Nadine, the poor boy could go on a panic attack if he knew he had gotten Helga again! Yes I know it's strange though getting the same four tone twice means something. Maybe my last fortune teller was right. Maybe they are meant to be. I still don't understand it though that was the marriage predictor says, and marriage predictors never lie."
      " Well why don't you test it on yourself?" Nadine suggests. Like the last one I really wanted to wait until I matched everyone. However, it would be a good test run. And Nadine was getting on my nerves a bit. I reply, "I will. And most likely, I will get someone cool, popular, rich, and someone in with the latest fashions." And so I continue the long gets I spend months on creating myself until until I reach the end. And for the results I was confident that my marriage predictor would pick the most suitable choice. Not even a shiver going down my upright spine I look at my results.
       "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I scream with no explanation. And In don't really need one. I feel myself going into a faint. I felt like I almost does by having a heart attack by the most frightening thing in my life. I slammed my phone to the ground. I was lucky that it don't break though I really didn't care. This marriage predicted is another lie!!! Theres way this can't be true! I can't be married to Harold!!! I just can't!!!