I saw her in Paris

Friends getting along

Helena arrived at Dayane's apartment, wondering what explanation she would give. Upon entering, she saw the Parisian dozing on the sofa. She even wanted to let her friend sleep, but she needed to give her some satisfaction.

— Oh mon Dieu Helena, where have you been all this time?

— I went for a walk...

— We were worried about you, especially Sam. She thinks you're mad at her.

— I am not. I thought a lot about it, so I could talk to her.

— Please don't fight with her.

— I will not go. I really want to be okay with her.

— You want help?

— Thanks friend, but I need to do this alone. But I will let you know.

And off she went to Samantha's room. She entered without knocking. Samantha was already sleeping, but she decided to wake her up. She really needed to talk to her friend.

— Lena, where were you? — Samantha asked without having woken up properly.

— I went for a walk... I needed to reflect on what happened...

— Le, I... — She was about to explain when she was interrupted. Helena just took his hands affectionately and looked deep into his green eyes.

— Wait. First of all, I apologize for not listening to you, but I was too nervous to listen at that time. And no matter what you have to say to me or what you've done, I'm not going to judge you. You're my best friend. My old time war buddy. My sister. And I love you!

Hearing this, Samantha was moved and once again cried. Really Helena was a good friend, a wonderful person and didn't deserve to be deceived for years and worse, to discover the truth in that very nasty way.

— Ah Le... I don't even know where to start...

— Start at the beginning Sam.

The two laughed.

— That's when I started working at the gym. I went to the secretary and was face to face with Luiz. And I found him very charming!

"That's true!" She agreed. Truly Luiz was the kind of man who broke hearts... even she was attracted to him when she saw him for the first time.

— And of course when he asked me out, I accepted! But like everyone else, he just wanted to know about the supermodel who shone on the runways and ad campaigns... just like my ex-husband... as well as the members of the gym. But he was never interested in the person behind the supermodel. He never really liked me. He just wanted my image to look pretty for his little friends.

— But you left?

— Sometimes... I was very devastated by the end of my marriage. I abandoned my career at his request and for what? For him to just abandon me? I was paid to separate from him without scandal... I only went out with Luiz to ease my pain. I was just one more on his list of connections. When I realized what he really wanted, I was done. Of course he didn't like it and even asked for my resignation!

— How awful, he didn't have that right!" — Helena protested, outraged by Luiz's attitude and touched by her friend's testimony: — I'm glad they didn't fire you.

— Well... I didn't feel right in that situation. And that was months before you went to the gym to take my class, let's be clear! She explained.

Helena remembered this episode. At the time she started dating Luiz, she even asked her friend and boyfriend if they knew each other. And the two confirmed yes and said that they only greeted each other out of politeness. She even joked with Luiz, asking what he thought of her friend. And he replied: "She really is a very beautiful woman! She is a f*****g woman! But she respects herself and everyone respects her, the coach has already made that very clear!"

And he asked her the same question: "He's really a very handsome man and most of the students drool over him. I only listen to the comments..."

— Sam... I wanted to ask you something, but I don't know if I should...

— You want to know if I ever slept with him? Or if he cheated on you with me? In the name of our friendship, no. They did that to me a lot and since I was a kid I've seen my parents do that to each other. I wasn't going to do something like that to you. Don't do to others what you don't want them to do to you.

Hearing this, she breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time felt guilty for distrusting her friend. She repeated to herself, "So what if they slept together? That's in the past."

— But... — She continued: — ... there was a time when he came to me.

— Why?

— He asked me never to tell him about us.

— And why did he ask you to do that?

— I don't know, I don't understand either. But I didn't want to say anything either, because I always saw how happy you were with him. And it was also something I wanted to forget, that one day I dated him.

Helena even understood the fact that Samantha hadn't told her anything... or at least she tried to understand. The hard thing to swallow was because Luiz never told her, but he told Núbia and even let her post it on the internet.

— I don't think he ever really liked me... — Helena tried not to cry again: — while I loved him, I should have been one more in his harem.

— Or maybe not, because he took you to meet his family and he made sure to meet his family. When a man does that, it's because he wants serious things. — Samantha tried to comfort her friend: — He saw that you were a serious girl and I don't know, maybe he wanted to improve.

— Oh, but you're also a serious girl. It's not because they didn't value you, doesn't mean you don't have value. On the contrary, you are very valuable.

— Thank you friend.

— Just one more question: when I started dating Luiz, were you jealous of us?

— Yea. Stayed. Is very.

Helena widened her eyes when Samantha said she was jealous.

— Is this serious?

— Yes, I was very jealous of you. Not his.

The two laughed.

— Only you to make fun of yourself at a time like this...

— I'm tired of crying... and I'm tired of seeing you cry because of that i***t. But like everyone, I also found it very strange for a fine and sophisticated girl like you to get involved with an ogre like Luiz. You are a princess. Sorry, I know this is none of my business. I only respected your choice in the name of our friendship.

Helena was tired of always hearing the same story. And maybe Luiz should be fed up with her too. But it still wasn't an excuse for him to cheat on her.

— Will you forgive me Le?

— Of course, don't worry about it. But I want you to forgive me too. And I don't want to know more about Luiz between us... even because he's already found his soulmate!

And between tears and laughter, the two friends embraced. They finally managed to understand each other. They went back to smiling and making fun of each other's faces. And it was in this relaxed atmosphere that Dayane knocked on the door, bringing a bottle of wine and a plate of cold cuts.

— Are you okay girls?

— Now it's better, because you've arrived. — Samantha said holding Helena's hand.

— But it would be even better with a caipirinha of wine.

— Apparently, both are better now... — The Parisian scoffed.

— Oh, since you're supposed to get drunk...

— Great idea Lena! — Samantha agreed with Helena.

— Do you have lemon, Dayane?

— Yes, they're in the fruit bowl in the kitchen, but...

— Alright, let me do it! — And she ran out of the room with the bottle in her hand.

— Wow, she really wants to get drunk... — Samantha observed impressed.

— I think it's something else... — Dayane commented suspiciously: — I think she met someone. She arrived with a smile plastered on her face and smelled of men's perfume.

— Serious? But why didn't she say anything to us?

— I think she is waiting for the right moment. And she also wants to have fun. Let's give it some time. She deserves this after what she's been through.

Samantha just shrugged, agreeing with her friend.

— And we don't suspect anything.

— What do we really suspect?

And they laughed, nodding and cheering for Helena's happiness.