Drowse - First Season - Finished

Chapter 18 - I saw a spirit.

POV Helena

New Year parties

After Queen's performance at the Marquee, the holiday season has already begun. Our friends and I on the twenty-second of December, in the apartment that I share with the girls, we made a secret friend and the girls and I also prepared a Christmas dinner. A Christmas supper of friends, as tomorrow some will stay in London and others will travel to spend Christmas and New Year's Eve parties with relatives in other cities. The one who got me out of a secret friend was Veronica, John's girlfriend, and she introduced me to a big teddy bear from Bugs Bunny. I love teddy bears. I really appreciated the gift I got from Veronica and I took it from a secret friend, Freddie, my dear friend Freddie. I gave him an LP by Aretha Franklin. Freddie is very fan of Aretha. He loved the gift and thanked me very much.

Bri took Rog out and Rog took Bri out of his secret friend. We all laughed. They were thrilled with the gift exchange. Around midnight, already on the twenty-third of December, we made our supper, the supper of friends, toasting and we prayed, thanking the year that is ending. Then we all said loud and cheerful:

- Merry Christmas!

Who was present at the secret friend and at supper were: Freddie and Mary, Veronica and John, Rog, Bri, Tim, Les, Clare and Louis, Alicia, Victor and Luke, Sarah, Vanessa and me. Sixteen people.

We all dine and drink. Rog got a little drunk and hugged me all the time. Freddie was looking at me so I would not do something stupid, like kissing Rog. Bri looked at us intently. Tomorrow I will travel with Rog, Clare, Sarah and Vanessa to Truro, in Rog's car. Les, Luke and Victor were going to another car in the direction of Truro. Veronica and John would go to Leicester. Freddie, Mary, Bri and Tim would stay in London with their families, as well as Alicia and Louis. I realize that Clare and Louis have exchanged looks. I smile. Will we soon have dating requests?

Everyone stayed in the apartment until about three in the morning and slowly began to say goodbye, wishing Merry Christmas.

"Dear Helena, please do not do anything foolish, no deluding Rog," Freddie said earnestly.

"I promise, Freddie," he said, hugging him.

"Meanwhile, I'll stay with Bri, taking care of our friend," Freddie smiled at me. "Merry Christmas dear.

"Merry Christmas, Freddie, to your family and you." I smiled as I hugged him.

At the moment of saying goodbye to me, Bri commented annoyedly:

"I'll only see you now on January eighteenth, because then you're going to travel to Brazil." I'll miss my angel, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays to you and see you soon.

"Merry Christmas, my Guitar Hero, Happy Holidays to you too, and see you soon," he said, smiling at him, holding him tightly and kissing him on the cheek.

Rog said goodbye to everyone as well. He'll sleep in the apartment tonight.

After everyone left, Clare, Vanessa, Sarah, Rog and I went to sleep. Rog, slept in my bedroom, in my bed, on the other side.

But over the course of the night, he hugged me and leaned his head against my chest. It was a cold night. I hugged him affectionately and kissed his hair. I felt him move. He opened his eyes with difficulty.

- Can I hold you? He asked in a sleepy voice.

"Of course you can, Drummer Boy," he said sleepily as well.

He smiled at me and hugged me harder and we went back to sleep.

We woke up around half a day and a half. We all bathed. I had already packed my bag. Rog went to pack his bag and I went to prepare lunch for us. Clare, Vanessa and Sarah were in doubt what to take. We will be in Truro until the 6th of January. After everyone had packed their bags we went to lunch. When we left the apartment it was almost five in the afternoon.