always forever | beynika

6.

"i don't think that's fair!"

the duo were talking about who would get the window seat on the bus. to everyone else, this would be a ridiculous debacle, but to the young girls, this was very serious.

onika sat there in the seat, not moving an inch at all. beyonce on the other hand was trying her hardest to get onika to move.

"you sat there yesterday! it's my turn!" beyonce whined, tugging at onika's arm. onika slung her arm back, hitting beyoncé.

"stop it!" she cried, pulling her arm back to her side. the bus was already loud and rowdy. so the extra noise didn't make a difference.

beyoncé sniffled. she walked away from onika and went to another seat on the bus. she didn't want to even sit by onika anymore. the child ended up next to a kid she didn't talk to much. she was in a few of her classes though.

"oh, hi, beyoncé." the dark skin girl spoke. "i thought you'd be sitting by onika." she inquired.

beyonce shook her head. "no, not anymore. she's mean, and i don't want to sit there." the little girl frowned. it was truly upsetting that her best friend wouldn't let her take her window turn. not only that, onika hit her. which the two never do.

"well, you can sit with me now? i'm not mean!" she smiled. "do you know my name?" she asked and beyonce shook her head.

"i'm kelendria buuttt everybody calls me kelly." she gave a goofy smile and beyoncé laughed.

kelly and beyoncé talked and giggled until they arrived at beyoncé's stop.

"bye, kelly! see you tomorrow!" beyoncé hugged her new friend then dashed off the bus, onika following behind her.

as they walked, beyoncé ignored onika. she was still upset with her and did not want to interact.

"bey!" onika called, grabbing her hand. beyoncé pulled it away from her.

"please do not touch me." beyoncé reprimanded, facing onika. "you were so rude to me on the bus, and then you hit me. you're not supposed to hit your friends. you made me very upset, and i do not want to talk to you, onika. and i also do not want an apology. sorry won't fix it."

beyoncé was very clear about her emotions. tina spent a lot of time making sure her child was articulate and could speak well.

onika nodded with a frown. "i didn't mean to.. i just wanted the window seat again."

"but you had it yesterday already, we always take turns!"

"but i wanted it again!"

"why can't you let things be fair, nini? why does everything have to go your way!"

"i- because i said so!"

"you're so spoiled!"

"no im not!" onika was deeply offended. because it was true, and she knew it.

"yes you are!"

"nuhuh!" onika stomped.

"hey, you two! what's going on?" carol came out of her home. she heard the bickering and came to check out the issue.

"mommy! she says i'm spoiled!" onika whined.

"well.. beyoncé isn't wrong, baby, you are very spoiled." carol agreed.

"see?! even she says it!" beyoncé folded her arms across her chest.

carol had made the two make up. it was a childish situation,so carol just giggled as the two children sluggishly hugged each other.

"alright, get home safe, bey." carol kissed her head as she watched the girl run down the street and into her house. carol followed behind onika into her own home.

- ✰ -

"onika- why don't you understand that i'm allowed to have other friends?! you can't just demand that i stop talking to other people because you get jealous!" beyoncé yelled.

"it just isn't fair, beyoncé! you completely ditched me!"

things had been completely different between the two. the young girls were growing into young women. so you could only imagine the emotions the two shared at times.

lately, onika was struggling the most. her mom had been working more, leaving her home alone to take care of herself. her father still wasn't around, so onika felt like she needed to prove she was capable of being independent. this mindset, though, let her to being reckless and disrespectful. even to beyoncé.

luckily, beyoncé was a very understanding person so she never got too mad at onika. however, it still hurt the way she acted.

at this point, beyoncé was fed up, and could no longer take what she had been enduring.

"yeah! because you've been a complete bitch lately!" beyoncé argued.

"how?!" onika stepped closer to her.

"you literally threatened kelly because she sat by me at lunch! you're always yelling at me and you always have an attitude! i don't want to- i don't want to be friends anymore! you mistreat me in front of my friends.. even my mother at times! i've put up with it for long enough! but- but i can't take it anymore! you- we can't be friends until you've got yourself together!" beyoncé expressed before grabbing her bag and walking out of onika's room.

carol tried to stop her but beyoncé just kept walking off. she was truly done with onika's behavior.

beyoncé ran home to her bedroom, flopping into bed and sobbed into her pillow. she cried until her mother came home. tina had spoken with carol and let her know what had happened.

when tina walked into her teenager's bedroom, her heart broke at the sight. there were used tissues all over the floor and bed. although her daughter was asleep, her eyes were swollen while her cheeks were tear stained. tina sat next to her before shaking her awake.

"mm.. please.. i just wanna sleep." she grumbled.

"it's me, baby, wake up." tina cooed softly.

beyoncé opened her eyes slowly. tina laid down and pulled her daughter into her arms. she sighed. "carol told me what happened between you and onika today. i'm sorry." tina kissed her head.

beyoncé's tears started up again. "i just don't get it, mama. why did she get so mean?" bey cried.

tina just allowed her baby to cry it all out. she felt so bad for her daughter. "a friendship break up hurts worse than a relationship." the older woman brushed through her daughter's hair.

"i wish it didn't have to end this way. but i deserve better, mama, i do." beyoncé spoke after her crying. she sniffled then snuggled into her mother's chest.

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