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Chapter 58 - Alicia's Confession / The Stardom / November - December 1975

POV Roger

On the twenty-sixth, twenty-seventh, twenty-eighth, twenty-ninth, and thirtieth day of November we made presentations in the cities of Manchester, Brighton, Bristol and Leeds.

First of December, Monday night start. The boys and I were already in a hotel in the city of Bath, for another show at night. We would dine at the hotel and then go to the show venue that would start at ten at night. I called Helena. She said she had a difficult day because the police called her and said that Alicia wanted to talk to her a lot, something very important. Helena refused to go to prison to visit Helena. Then Alicia confessed that she was responsible for having paid the two university employees to take the pictures of Helena and destroy. In addition to having paid a man to try to kill Helena, she ended up confessing that she did it with the pictures, because Helena always stood out more than the other students, according to Alicia and that left her with envy. Helena was then the prison where Alicia was. Clare followed. Helena listened with horror to Alicia's confession, and she said that one day if she leaves the hospital, she will make my life and Helen's hell. He told Lena not to be so scared and more hurt than she had ever been. Helena assured that she will not be, therefore, is not afraid to face Alicia and that she herself will not frighten her any more with threats. I still praised her for the debut of the Louis Vuitton purse dealer in which Helena appears.

POV Helena

On the first day of December, Wednesday, the UK-based Louis Vuitton women's tote was launched, a special Christmas shopping I had made for them and a good cache. Earlier in the morning I went to jail and heard all of Alicia's truth. I'm really shocked, but, I will not be afraid to face it. Alicia's pen will surely increase even more, for her confession. I spoke to Rog, on the phone and told him everything. I went to prison with Clare, not to go alone.

This year I will spend Christmas in London. I'll make supper in my apartment. I'll be in London, because I'll be watching Queen's performance on the night of December twenty-fourth. The show will be held at eight-thirty in the evening. Everyone has already been invited and we will all be together. I will have a Master's degree until December 19th and then only come back in March.

In the first two weeks the album A Night at the Opera has had records of sales in the United Kingdom and finally was very successful in the United States of America, including to the band already informed by EMI Studios, that they will make a North American tour in the end from January. Meanwhile, Veronica has already marked Robert's christening for the second half of January before the boys go to the United States.

Days went by and they performed in the cities of Nottingham, York, Canterbury, Plymouth, Leicester, Cambridge, Oxford, Dublin and Cork (Ireland), Cardiff again (Scotland) and Glasgow, Scotland. On the 19th of December they returned to London and it was my last day of the Master's degree at the University of London. They will make four consecutive performances at Hammersmith Odeon five consecutive nights and will close on Christmas Eve to tour.

When they returned to London I hugged them tightly, I was very glad they were back. They were happy because A Night at the Opera was released in the United States very successfully, first in record sales. The boys can be unconcerned because they will not be poorer and many less will owe money to EMI. EMI will earn millions with the band as well.

"We've finally reached Rock and Roll stardom, dear Helena," Freddie said, smiling.

"And I am very happy for you guys," he said, smiling and very happy for them. "You have fulfilled a perfect dream, just as I accomplished mine. We always have to fight for our dreams, no matter how hard they are.

On December 20th, on Saturday night, there was the first performance of the band's four consecutive nights. I was with Mary, Veronica and Clare in the dressing room, helping the guys with the costumes of the night. I had a Polaroid in my hand and I took pictures of the boys, I even took a beautiful photo of Rog, where he sits on one of the benches in the dressing room and is looking at me beautifully. He's not serious about the picture or smiling. It's normal. I fell in love with this picture and had a brilliant idea of ​​what I could do.

They started performing at nine o'clock sharp. It was two hours of presentation.

The next day, on Sunday, December twenty-first, I got up very early and took the picture I had taken of Roger and began to draw his picture, pictured in the photo. I want to see if by December twenty-fifth, on Thursday the painting will be ready. It will be a Christmas present, my one for Rog and I hope he enjoys it.

On Sunday night I went again to the band's performance at Hammersmith Odeon.

On Monday, December twenty-second, the girls and I went out to buy groceries and drinks for the Christmas Eve supper. My parents had arrived in London in the morning, they will be spending the holidays with us. In the afternoon I continued the painting on Roger's painting.

My mother then said:

"And you already decided who picked my daughter?" I think it's time.

"I've already decided, Mom, I know who I really love, but I'm terrified that the chosen one will revolt against me," she said worriedly.

"And who do you really love, my child?" My mother asked.

I told her who I really loved and she smiled.

"Be assured that the unelected will understand your choice and will not cease to be a great friend, one of the best friends that has ever been to you, my child. Do not worry about that, "Mom hugged me and hugged her back.

Then I continued to paint Roger's picture and the radio was on and started playing Bohemian Rhapsody and I smiled. I followed Rog's perfect lyrics, Rog's perfect falsets, Bri's incredible solos on guitar, Freddie's unmistakable voice and his piano mastery, and John playing bass with great confidence and talent.

I touched at this point in the religious bracelet I won from Roger and the scapular I earned from Bri. I close my eyes, thinking of both, of their reaction.

To be continued.