The Girl Next Door

Chapter 25

Students laugh and chatter, ignoring the ringing bell. Beyoncé races in, her eyes darting to Y/n's desk. Empty.

Beyoncé :Okay, everybody --
Onika giggles with a HOT GUY behind her.

Beyoncé: Miss Miraj , if you wouldn't
mind?
Onika turns to the front with a smug smile.

Beyoncé(to the class): As I said last class, we'll be watching "Immortal Beloved", You'll be tested on this. Beyoncé inserts a DVD into a player and heads to the back with a remote control.

Beyoncé: Someone get the lights, please.

She starts the movie as the lights go out.
Students' attention wanes as the movie drones on. Beyoncé students stir with confusion, then erupt in giggles as it becomes clear that the dialogue has been dubbed over with the FRENETIC SOUNDS OF TWO PEOPLE HAVING SEX.
These kids can't possibly recognize the lovers' groans as Beyoncé's and Y/n's. But Beyoncé does. She rushes to the DVD player, pounding on the remote. But the scene continues, the sex noises growing more feverish by the second.
The students hoot and holler as Beyoncé frantically pushes buttons on the DVD player. Finally, the TV screen goes blank and the DVD pops out. But it's total bedlam now.

Beyoncé :Quiet! Now!
She slams her hand down on her desk. The room goes silent except for a few lingering snickers.

Beyoncé:Start on your homework.
She hurries out, DVD in hand. The students erupt again. Beyoncé storms in and locks herself in a stall. With a crazed look in her eye, she rips the DVD apart and throws the pieces into the toilet.
She flushes with her foot over and over again, watching the shards gradually swirl down the drain.
She looks down at her hands, trembling and bleeding

-WILKERSON PREP - TRACK - DAY

A WHISTLE blows and RUNNERS take off around the track.
Beyoncé , hands bandaged, tromps across the field to Y/n, who sits on the bleachers with a couple of other students.

Beyoncé: I need to speak with you.

Y/n: I'm busy right now, Mrs. Knowles-Carter. With "Physical Education." I believe you're familiar with the subject.
The kids snicker at her audacity.

Beyoncé: Okay, you're coming with me.
She grabs her arm and jerks her to her feet.

Y/n: Ow, hey. Take it easy.
Her protests attract the attention of MR. SCHMIDT, the overweight P.E. Teacher, who stands some distance away.
Beyoncé pulls Y/n over to the side of the bleachers.

Beyoncé: You tape-recorded us?

Y/n:Just for my own pleasure at first.

Beyoncé: What is this? Are you trying to
punish me? Because if you think for one minute that I'm --
Mr. Schmidt suddenly appears.

MR. SCHMIDT:  Y/n, you're up.
Y/n heads off. Mr. Schmidt lingers, an uneasiness in his eyes.
MR. SCHMIDT: Everything all right, Beyoncé?

Beyoncé :Yes. Fine.
She hurries away.