Chapter 7 Decision

• Days later, Helena received a call and was relieved to see on her cell phone screen that it was Samantha. But when she went to answer it, she realized that instead of her friend's voice, it was someone else's voice.
• — Helena Petropoulos? Are you friends with Samantha Ferreira and Duarte by any chance?
• It's a woman's voice. At that very moment, she felt her heart sink. In fact, that's all he's been feeling lately.
• — Yes it's me.
• — Here it is from the Emergency Room, your friend was attacked and needed to be rescued.
• — What? How is she? Please give me the address and I'll pick it up!
• After writing down the address of the place, she already ran downstairs asking for an Uber. During the race, he wondered what could have happened to her friend... Arriving there, he called her to reception and they sent her to the bathroom, where he found her with scratches, bruises, her bandaged hand and a cut on her forehead. . .
• — By the gods friend, what happened?
• — If I tell you, you won't believe it... and I don't know where to start.
• — At the beginning right Sam!
• Samantha took a deep breath and began to speak:
• — I found out who Nubia is...
• — Oh no, you didn't do that, did you go after her?
• — It wasn't me, it was she who came after me when she found out who knows by whom, that we are friends.
• — WHAT? — Helena was shocked by what she had just heard. That bitch attacked her just because she's her friend? What kind of person is this, who goes around attacking everyone like that, out of nowhere?
• — Sam, what you are saying to me is a true nuclear bomb!
• — And there's even more ammo!
• — But how did it all happen?
• — One of the members of the academy who is the coach of the MMA team wanted to set up a women's team. The nubian cow is part of that team, I knew I knew her from somewhere. They wanted me to prepare a gym class for the girls, but as there were few of them, it wasn't worth setting up a schedule just for them and not all of them could attend. Some joined my other classes, but this Nubia never showed up...
• — Yes, but why the confusion?
• — Luiz came to talk to me.
• — He what? — Helena was surprised by the fact that her ex had sought out her friend, something that as far as we know, she never did: — for what?
• — The idiot had the courage to ask for you. I left him talking to himself, but he insisted. I couldn't take it and told him some good truths. The bitch came out of nowhere and started badmouthing you to anyone who would listen and curse at me. I argued with her and we fought!
• Helena didn't even know what to say. In addition to the betrayal and humiliation she went through, her friend was assaulted by that three-legged psychopath cow.
• — And Luis?
• — He didn't do anything, he just watched with his class, laughing at us. Of course, men love to see women kissing. I took advantage of the fact that my blood was already foaming with anger and punched him in the face. Then I hurt my hand. — He explained showing his bandaged hand.
• — Ela Christé Ké Panagiá! (Oh My God!) — Helena exclaimed in horror, a Greek expression often used by her family.
• — But the worst thing is that, because of these two imbeciles, I lost my job! — Samantha vented on the verge of tears.
• — No, that's not fair. You can't get fired because of them.
• — Oh, I don't know. The partners themselves told me that after that they could no longer work there. And it could be that because of this roll you won't even get a job elsewhere.
• — But it wasn't your fault!
• — I know, but these two are protected by the coach, who is one of the members of the academy. Which side do you think they will be on? And by now, it must be on the internet, because there were a lot of idle people filming at the time.
• This story was already going too far. After her friend's testimony, Helena made a decision.
• — Come with me.
• — Where? — Samantha asked without understanding anything.
• — To Paris.
• — Like this?
• — Since Luiz no longer goes, you come with me. I have one ticket left.
• — I won't be able to pay you...
• — It's all on me and the company. I'll see if your passport is up to date. Besides, Dayane will love to see you. She really wanted you to go in his place. Come on, it's going to be fun for the three of us, like school.
• — It might be...
• Samantha didn't really believe in Helena's enthusiasm, but even she loved the idea. Seeing her friend more lively also gave her a little joy. Perhaps Helena herself wanted to believe that too. Traveling with her best friend to see her other best friend in the famous City of Lights was what she needed at that moment.
• Helena, Samantha and Dayane have always been best friends since they were little. Dayane is the daughter of a Brazilian and a French woman, they came from Paris to São Paulo to meet his family and ended up staying in the country. The Ribeiros' first friendship was with the Petropoulos family, Helena's father worked at Samantha's parents' company at the time and helped Dayane's father get a job at the construction company. And that's how the three met...
• Dayane and Helena were playing in the playground next to a company construction site, when some boys started to tease them and Samantha, with that look of a grumpy girl, appeared out of nowhere to defend the two. And since then, they haven't parted ways.
• The three of them always had a hard time making friends. Samantha was very tall and strong and most people were afraid of her. And she was also a little afraid of them. Dayane was called a French bourgeois. They thought that because she was French, she was a spoiled brat, which wasn't true... well, sometimes it was! And Helena was the school geek and since no one really likes a CDF...
• The three best friends were always together until high school, when Samantha was discovered by a scout and went to work as a model in the United States. Unfortunately, around the same time, Dayane's parents died in a car accident. The Petropoulos given her every assistance in the period of mourning, until when she came of age and decided to return to France. And Helena, who has already attended technical school and worked in the area, took the entrance exam to study Accounting Sciences at USP.
• Even far from each other, the three best friends did not let their friendship die and promised to meet again one day.
• And it looks like that day has arrived!