ORPHANS

Chapter 7

The rest of the classes leading up to lunch break were way better than the day before, although Onika hadn't managed to talk to anyone besides Robyn who she'd met in her first period class.

She hadn't seen the girl again after that and had only now seen her in the cafeteria.

She was walking side by side with Beyoncé. Head down as she felt a lot of eyes on her although it was probably just a fiction of her own imagination.

Looking up for a split second she saw Robyn sat at a table with about two other girls. The green eyed girl waved at her causing her to wave back over.

"If you have friends you can go sit by them. You don't have to follow me around." Beyoncé who was walking besides her states flatly not bothering to look over at Onika.

Nicki looks between Robyn's table and Beyoncé who was walking besides her, "I'd rather have lunch with you."

Beyoncé just nods at that although she felt a weird jittery feeling in her chest at Onika's words.

They walk over to an empty table, to have their lunch soon getting joined by Beyoncé's friend who Onika could recognize from 'the bathroom incident'

"You just left without me.. oh Hi." Kelly says noticing Onika who just sent a shy wave back in return.

Kelly nudged Beyoncé to introduce them who just silently glares at her, "Onika. Kelly.. Kelly Onika."

Onika smiles a small smile, "Hi."

Kelly goes to take a seat next to her, "Soo.. you and Beyoncé?"

"What the hell Kelly, no!"

"Y'all aren't friends?" Kelly asks raising a mocking brow. She knew exactly what she did there.

Beyoncé just shakes her head choosing not to give into Kelly's antics. She wasn't even sure if she could consider herself and Onika friends just yet. They were more or less... friendly acquaintances? Yeah that was the word, just friendly acquaintances..

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Lunch wasn't anything too special, Kelly kept on asking Onika questions- answering some herself so they could get to know one another better.

Beyoncé was silent most of the time although she wouldn't deny listening in on their conversation.

"Favorite color?"

"Pink."

Pink.. hmm? Why so girli?- Beyoncé shakes her head of the thoughts just as the bell rings signalling the end of lunch break.

Beyoncé walks Onika to her next class like promised with Onika following close behind.

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They rest of the school day is uneventful. No one tries messing with Onika for fear of being the next hospitalized victim.

As Onika and Beyoncé walk back home that day Onika is unnecessarily chatty for some reason although most of what she's saying consists of Robyn's interaction with the teacher earlier on.

"I wonder what's happening in the detention room r-"

"Don't you have anything else to talk about?" Beyoncé asks cutting Onika off with an irritated look which Onika doesn't seem to notice.

"No not really. I don't have much friends here.. maybe except you. And I can't talk about you to yourself." Onika says looking up at Beyoncé with a soft smile in which the older returns back with a blank face.

"We're not friends."

Onika looks at her in confusion, "We are. We eat together, talk to each other and even sleep in the same room."

"Not by choice though." Beyoncé mumbles out which Onika doesn't seem to catch.

"Hmm..?"

"Nothing Onika just keep quiet, okay?"

Onika just shrugs and nods choosing to hum a little tune instead and if Beyoncé is irritated she doesn't show it but plugs her air pods in rather.

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"How was school?"

Both girls turn around to look at Ms Eden who was standing at the kitchen doorway. Beyoncé just shrugs, "Could've been better." And then goes up the stairs.

"It was okay." Onika smiles, "Can I come help out when I'm done?"

"Don't worry about it. Go change and do the assignments I know you have. Don't try escape from it missy."

Onika just groans out treading up the stairs, Mrs Eden's laugh slowly dissipating in the back.

"Oh wait Onika?"

She turns to look back from her place on the top step to Ms Eden on the bottom, "Your bed has come in already."

Onika just slowly nods, she wasn't sure why Mrs Eden would spend money buying her a bed although she wouldn't even be here for long.

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Walking into the room she sees the bed now claiming the spot where the air mattress used to be.

It was way smaller than her queen sized bed back at home but it was still okay. It looked just like Beyoncé's and that alone made her smile at the bed.

"We have matching beds." She calls out to Beyoncé who was doing her assignments at the study table.

"I saw that."

Onika just stares at the back of Beyoncé's head for awhile. She didn't know why Beyoncé always had a sarcastic remark to give.

She could never laugh genuinely for some reason and that did nothing but make her more determined to make Beyoncé like her.

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Thoughts?

Beyoncé?

Onika

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