Sunday, June 23, 1974.

Roger POV

On Friday, after Katherine left the pub, I was devastated and I drank a lot of drinks and Clare took me home afterwards. I knew Andrew had gone after Katherine because she was very ill. If she's bad, I look awful. I can not imagine that Katherine has omitted all this for me for a long time. I'm very hurt with her. Today I came to lunch at my sister Clare's apartment and Andrew is with us. He said nothing about his cousin. Andrew knows how to be discreet. I just regretted with them everything that had happened and how much I was hurt with Katherine. It's after six o'clock.

"Rog, my brother, as much as Kate was wrong in keeping something down, not talking to you, I believe in her words, that she was afraid to say everything to you, after all you showed that you liked Josephine and that you would not go to separate from it. Sometimes Kate was afraid you might think that maybe she really wanted to ruin your relationship with Jo for no apparent reason, no matter how much she told the truth, "Clare said.

- Sister, I know how much you like Katherine, but nothing you say will make me change my mind - I said , lighting a cigarette - I swear I am suffering more to learn that Katherine left out for me these facts, than Josephine brought me. After all, I thought the blonde was my real friend.

"Rog, she's your friend, my cousin is suffering, just like you, she's got a lot of flaws, like all of us, Kate is not perfect," Andrew said.

- Maybe my mistake was thinking that Katherine was perfect - said smoking my cigarette.

"My brother, please give the key to your car for a moment, I think I dropped an earring in your car from Friday to Saturday when I took you home, it's a gold earring, - Clare said.

I handed the key to the car.

"I'm leaving soon, I still have to study for some college work, which I'll have to deliver this week, I'll try," I said smoking my cigarette.

"I'll be right back," Clare said.

Kate POV

I was in front of the building where Clare lives and I'm in front of Roger's car. I came here because my cousin Andrew and Clare are going to help me talk to Roger, even today, even though he does not know. I see Clare coming toward me, with the key to Roger's car.

"Hello Clare," I said sheepishly.

"Hello, Kate," she said sadly. "You'd better get in Roger's car and lie down behind the driver's seat."

Clare opens Roger's car and I go into the back of the vehicle and lie on the ground and Clare throws a deck at me so Roger does not see me easily.

"I'll just leave some of the back glass open for air, and you will not be suffocated," Clare said.

I thank Clare who is taking the chance to help me.

"I do not guarantee Rog will forgive her, but that will be an hour." My brother loves you, Kate, and he's suffering a lot.

"Clare, I want to thank my cousin and you for helping me. I know how upset you still are at me, but I swear my intention was not to hurt your brother, "I said.

"Tell him that," said Clare. "I confess that I am very sad to you, Kate, for omitting all this to Rog, but at the same time I understand that you were afraid that you did not know what my brother's reaction would be.

"I just hope one day my friends can let go of sorrow and Rog can forgive me," she said to Clare. "Thank you so much for helping me and kissing my cousin."

- I will do this. She smiled at me. "Good luck with my brother.

Clare left and I lay behind the driver's seat. Roger will have a surprise when he sees me here.

Roger POV

My sister came back and said that she had not found the earring she lost.

"You're not in your car, I'll have to look here in the apartment myself," Clare said to me.

I quit smoking and tell my sister and Andrew that I have to go, because I still have some work to do. Andrew hugs me and Clare hugs me and kisses me on the cheek.

- Stay well my brother and let's telling us throughout the week - she said Clare kissing my face.

"I love you so much, Clare." I smile at my sister hugging her tightly. "Thanks for everything, for holding me and being by my side at all times.

"I love you too, Rog," she said to me. "We are much more than brothers, we are friends.

"Andrew, take good care of my sister." She told him she smiled.

- Do not worry Roger - said Andrew.

I leave my sister's apartment and head for my car that is parked in front of the building. I get in the vehicle and fasten my seat belt. I was feeling a delightful floral scent in the car, a woman's perfume. I accelerated the vehicle, therefore, I am in a hurry to arrive quickly in my apartment and study.

Kate POV

Roger drove his car at high speed and as I lay, I could not hold myself right in the backseat of the car. Roger does not drive the car slowly, he's always driving like crazy, with the speed of light. Shortly after, I realize that Roger makes a little more abrupt turn and then I realize that he brakes the car singing high tire on the avenue and the vehicle gives a skid.

"Shit," Roger said, honking to another driver and slamming his hand on the wheel of anger.

"There," I said, slamming my shoulder hard into the driver's seat.

Roger turned back, I believe that when he heard my voice and looked at me amazed, deitad to, see me with a blanket.

- Olá Roger - I told him totally embarrassed and I decide to get up.

The cars began to honk and Roger started off with the vehicle in silence and I went to the passenger's front seat and watched Roger drive quietly until I could not stand it and said,

"We need to talk, and it'll be here, inside your car, Roger.

Roger just smiled wryly.

"Why do you insist on talking to me, Katherine?" - said Roger driving quickly vehicle.

"Could you slow down the vehicle, it looks like it's driving at lightning speed, or the vehicle to talk to us, Roger," he said seriously.

Roger smiled wryly and shortly afterward, he changed the route and started to make another way toward my apartment.

"There are many things I have to talk about, Rog," he said sadly.

Roger remained silent until he stopped the car in front of the building where I live.

- It is delivered, good night, please, can get out of my car - said Roger a harsh way.

"I'm not leaving here, unless you really listen to me." I started to speak and Roger looked at me sadly holding the steering wheel.

He sighed.

"I know you hate me right now, and I understand your anger at me," I said looking at him.

- Katherine, I do not hate you - Roger said annoyed - But, I'm very disappointed with you, dammit, I do not want to talk to you.

"Roger, for God's sake, I beg your pardon, please, I was an idiot to omit everything that had happened," he told him.

- You really was an idiot, after all when you would tell me everything that had the ea? Or really would not say, would it? Roger said wryly. "I would certainly marry a woman I do not love, and then she would ask for divorce and material possessions." That's what would happen.

- Roger, it would not get to that point, because I would not leave, I would open the game and I swear I would tell you everything, you would never marry her without knowing what really happened - Said looking at him sad - Please believe me , I beg.

I could not stand it and tears began to fall again from my face. Roger looked at me with tears in his eyes.

"Please, Katherine, get out of the car, I have to go home and study for the final college work, okay?" It's already delivered, good night and good week, please go away, "he said.

"Will you sing and play Thursday as we had arranged for the summer party?" I said, already crying.

"Freddie and I will be there and I will keep my word, after all, I am also a student at King's College," said Roger sharply.

I cry like a child, sobbing and Roger cries silently, with his head down. I've never seen Roger so vulnerable.

- This is the last time I ask: Please forgive me? I said crying desperately.

"Katherine, do not you understand I do not want to talk to you? Is it that difficult? Roger said harshly.

"I've never seen you like this before, harsh, you were not like that," I said.

- It turns out that people change, Kat h and rine and I changed - Roger said to me in a rude manner. - I changed for you, Katherine.

- Okay, if you want so, then do not repent, I will not stay behind you, much less ask you any more - I said to Roger crying and go out of their car and enter the building.

I walk into my apartment and head for the sofa in the living room and I keep crying, non-stop. I sobbed and cried, thinking only of Roger. I was a complete idiot to have omitted everything to him and I was also an idiot to have gone after him, begging for forgiveness, but that will not happen any more, from now on I will totally walk away from him.

Roger POV

I lean my head on the wheel of the car and cry like a child because of Katherine. My Kate. I do not hate her, but I'm very hurt with her still, because she omitted events for me. I swear I try to understand the reason she did not say anything to me, but at the same time, I feel she had an obligation to tell me the truth, as much as it hurt. I know Kate has such a good heart, she is not heartless, denatured, but, because I love her so much, I hurt myself deeply with her. And I do not know what to do. My heart is emotion tells me to forgive her and give one more chance, but, my mind is reason and tells me not to forgive her, at least not now.

To be continued