Classmates

Chapter 24 - It Was All A Lie - Part 01

On Friday, at the end of class, Roger was surprised by Helena's behavior. She was more introspective with him than usual. The blonde still asked if she was okay with her family and she assured him that she would. Roger left Helena at his house and the brunette thanked him for the ride, without a kiss on the cheek or a show of affection. The drummer thought his friend's behavior strange, but he chose not to talk to her about it, at least not for the moment.

At the end of the week he had rehearsal with the boys to prepare for the next days of recording at Trident Studios in December and for the presentation of the Marquee Club and he commented with Freddie, Brian and John on the weird behavior of Helena.

"Dear Rog, sometimes Helena was already in the pre-menstrual tension and the women get irritated, indifferent to the men, that's normal, I believe that's it," Freddie said.

"Sometimes that's right, Rog, do not worry," John commented as he played his bass.

"Helena is a very sweet girl, she must have been fleeting, and Monday will be back to normal," Brian said.

Still over the weekend, Roger was with his girlfriend Josephine and their relationship is very much in the routine. Roger does not feel that desire for his girlfriend as he did when they first met. Sometimes the two seem like a totally strange couple and at other times what matters most is the question of companionship.

On Sunday night, Roger was already in his room, finishing reading a book on Genetics, to do a college job. It was about ten o'clock at night. The blonde was already about to sleep, to get up early the next day when the phone rang and it was Helena, telling him to go the next day with his car to college, because he would not give Helena a ride, because she would take her mother to work, because her mother's car was in trouble. Roger could tell by the way she spoke of Helena, through the phone she was lying to, something was happening, but he still did not know what it was, but when it was the next day he would talk to her in college.

Monday, November 6, 1972.

Roger came to college, almost seven-thirty in the morning. He walked straight into the classroom and as he walked down the hall, many greeted him and the girls sighed for him. But Roger did not want to flirt with any girl, he wanted to talk to Helena. As he approached the classroom, he saw her talking to student Kraus of the 1st. Roger looked at them both and frowned. The QUEEN drummer does not like Kraus. He would also have to talk to Helen about Kraus, but, calmly, not to make her weirder than she already is. Roger approached them and greeted them.Kraus greeted him with a handshake, against his will and Roger kissed Helena's face, but, she did not kiss his face back and the blonde surprised.

"Lena, can we talk quickly, before the teacher comes into the classroom?" Asked the drummer.

"Did not you realize I was talking to Kraus?" Said the brunette harshly.

"Leninha, please, if you want, you can talk to Roger, then we'll continue our conversation," Kraus said, kissing her cheek tenderly and she returned it.

Roger at the scene was enraged, at last Kraus called Helen of Leninha. In Roger's view, only he could call her that, for the rest calls her Lena and not Leninha. Leninha is just Roger who must call her.

Kraus turned away and Helena turned angrily to Roger.

"Did not you realize you were talking to Kraus?" - Said the brunette.

"Wow, calm down, of course I did, but I need to talk to you, okay?" - Roger said a little annoyed - Sorry to disrupt your important conversation with Kraus. It will not happen anymore.

"You've already messed up," Helena said scornfully. "Anyway, what do you want with me?" Can I know?

"Of course you can," Roger said, looking annoyed. "Since Friday, when we left college did you treat me differently?" Treating me in an indifferent way? And now you treat me so harshly?What did I do to you, Helena?

"Roger, you did not do anything to me, did you?" "It just irritated me because it disrupted my conversation with Kraus.

"And since when are you so close to him?" Asked the blonde, crossing his arms, looking at Helena.

"I've been friends with Kraus for a long time, long before you and I became friends, okay, Roger?" - Said Helena sarcastically. "And you messed up my conversation with him, right?"

"I'm sorry to disturb the couple, Helena and Kraus," Roger said with arrogance and indifference. "I promise I will not address you further throughout the day." And more: I know it was her excuse what she said to me on the phone, that she could not hitchhike me today, because she would take her mother to work, because her car was bad. I know who lies to me and you lied, Helena and I can not stand lies coming from friends.

Roger enters the classroom, from college, totally annoyed and hurt with the brunette and Helena sighs, looking at Roger.