Janet.
"Ariana let's go." I said rolling my eyes at her. She pushed all my buttons this morning out of all mornings and I was a bit fed up with her and that bad ass attitude. Once we were in the car she told me what she was going to be doing.
"I'm going to stay with bey for a while." I didn't even pay that child any mind because I know damn well I pushed all that weird ass shit that she was taught by those people that were her parents. So i just knew she knew better.
"Ma, did you hear me?" "No I didn't hear you Ariana." She kissed her teeth at me and huffed. "I said i was staying at bey's for a while." Focusing on the road i drove before looking at her. "Who said that?" "Ma.. can I stay at Beyoncé's house for like two days?"
"Thank you for catching your damn head before it rolled away from you. Because it obviously disconnected from your neck the first time you told me what you were doing and it definitely rolled off when you kissed your teeth at me. And the answer is no." Ari looked at me in disbelief I guess she didn't expect me to get so serious with her. But the attitude has been deplorable.
I continued my journey to work and also continued what I had to say because I wasn't done. "This attitude you've been having came out of no where and I honestly haven't done anything to deserve it so no. You're grounded until you tell me what's up and lose it. I want that phone on my bed and the iPad and the MacBook by five o'clock today. Follow my instructions to the T because I was nice enough to give you time to say goodbye to your friends."
"Mommy, don't you think you're overreacting just a little bit? I haven't even been having an attitude. You're reading my personality wrong." Inside eyed her and pulled into the parking lot of the school.
"Don't mommy me and don't play with me either. Get to class ma'am."
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That little discussion I had with Ariana totally took my mind off of the fact that beyonce and i can't communicate during work hours. We won't be communicating after work hours either because I don't have time to play games with her.
Between her and Ariana I was going to go crazy. Maybe that was it, Ariana has been spending so much of her free time with beyonce she's becoming like her. Hard to tolerate, gotta cut back on that beyonce time for the both of us.
Speak of the devil she walked into my second period class. I had Ariana's class next. "Good morning Ms. Jackson, class. May I speak with you please?" She asked making me squint.
I shook my head. "Actually principal Knowles I'm a bit busy here the kids are a bit behind and I'm trying to catch them up for the upcoming week." I said giving her a look that only she would understand.
"It'll only be a second." Nodding I smiled. "I'll be back in a sec, please at least read some of the notes for yourselves." I said exiting my classroom. I stepped into the hall just to see Beyonce walking away swiftly.
"My office." Was all she mumbled out and it was enough to force my eyes to roll in annoyance. Following her to her office I waved hello to guero, he was standing there talking to Mr.Grice. I've taken a liking to Mr.Grice he's funny.
Once I stepped behind the closed door Beyonce immediately tried to reach for me. I stepped back each time she stepped closer. "Janet don't do this." Stepping back again I placed my hand on my chin. "Don't do what exactly Ms.Knowles?" I asked tilting my head.
"Because if I'm correct, when I was leaving your house on Friday I was told that there were to be no communication at work, what was the term you used? 'Church and state' I believe this is church." I said making sure I stayed away from her.
