always forever | beynika

4.

onika and beyoncé walked hand in hand into their new school building. their middle school was so much bigger than what they were used to. there were a lot of kids roaming around, and they were very loud. beyoncé pushed up her glasses then looked over to onika.

"you ready?" she asked. onika shook her head no.

"nuh uh, i don't think i wanna go in, bey." onika looked over at her friend.

beyoncé could see the nerves all over onika's face. she pulled her into a hug, rubbing her back. "it's okay, nini. come on, we have home room together." beyoncé grabbed her hand and then followed the numbers on the wall that guided them.

the two girls received strange looks from everyone as they were the new kids around. onika was shaking, terrified of this crowd while beyoncé held her confident ground. she didn't care about the others as long as she had onika by her side.

when they arrived to their home room, they were the first to get there. beyoncé and onika chose seats that were right next to each other. onika had calmed down now that it was just the two of them.

"i hate this school already. everyone seems so mean." she pouted.

"nini, you have nothing to be scared about. we literally have all of our classes together. besides one. so you won't be alone. we can protect each other from the meanies." beyoncé grabbed her hand.

onika nodded. "thank you for being my best friend."

beyoncé smiled, pecking onika's cheek.

their day began, and it was eventful to say the least. there were at least four fights today, about half of the seventh graders were sent home because of dress code, and the amount of yelling and screaming could leave the pair deaf. it was definitely not what they were expecting for middle school.

it was now lunch time, and unfortunately, they didn't have the same lunch. beyoncé's lunch was first, then onika had the second. this inconvenience caused some emotional damage. onika held onto beyoncé as tears sprung to her brown orbs.

"beybey, no, i don't want to go without you." onika sniffled. she had really bad separation anxiety, anxiety in general, so without her comfort, she knew she'd be a wreck.

beyoncé held her sensitive best friend close, allowing her to latch onto her forearms. "i know, nini, we can talk to the admins about this, okay?" beyoncé was only older by three months, but she was much like a second mother to onika at times. beyoncé didn't mind though, keeping onika safe was something she had pride in.

the bell rang and it caused onika to squeeze beyoncé tighter. "don't go!" she began to cry. beyoncé sighed. she took onika to the bathroom so they wouldn't get bombarded by the large groups of children.

"breathe, okay? i won't go to lunch. i'll stay with you." beyoncé promised her. onika's tears didn't stop. onika sobbed and held onto beyoncé's shirt, ruining it with tears.

"please don't- ever leave me." onika spoke through her cries.

"you know i wont." beyoncé confirmed.

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"mommy im never going back to that dumb place!" onika told her mother as they sat at the dinner table.

carol chuckled, finding humor in her daughter's frustration.

"baby, it's only the first day, you'll be okay. and you have beyoncé." carol pointed out.

onika shrugged. "so? bey probably gets annoyed by me, mommy." she frowned at the thought. "do you think bey is tired of me?"

"oh, sweet thing, i don't think so! beyoncé loves you just as much as you love her. beyoncé will never get tired of you." carol affirmed. she kissed onika's cheek.

onika nodded, eating her food. she looked at her plate and played around with her food. she had been thinking in her head about things, mostly school.

"let's clean up then get ready for bed." carol suggested to her daughter, which they did.

beyoncé, at her home, was getting punished for skipping a class on her first day.

"but momma, nini didn't want to be alone!" beyoncé cried, bracing herself for the belt to go across her palms.

"but you know better, giselle! i'm not tolerating truancy! i do not need those motherfuckers sending letters home, threatening to send me to jail! no ma'am!" tina was furious.

beyoncé just cried, but knew she was wrong for skipping. however, she felt she had good reason, she'd never leave her best friend alone.

beyoncé sucked up her tears, taking her licks from her mother then flopping into her bed. she sniffled softly, getting as comfortable as she could to fall asleep.

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