Damaged

Sixteen

Saturday, June 29, 2024
Beyoncé's Apartment
Los Angeles, California
11:30 am

Beyoncé laid on her couch under her weighted blanket watching The Parent Trap. She felt comfortable and calm under the blanket. It was what she usually used to calm herself during a panic attack because it could be a quick way to reduce her anxiety, but she didn't have it earlier, so she had to rely on other methods.

She heard a knock at her door, causing her to sit up.

"Bey, it's Kelly and Michelle. Open up," she heard from outside the door.

She got up from the couch and went to open the door.

"Hey Bey," they both said as she opened the door.

"Hi," she said as she sat back down on the couch and got under her blanket again.

Michelle closed and locked the door behind them.

"We got here as soon as we could. Traffic was a bitch," Kelly said as she and Michelle sat on either side of Beyoncé.

She had texted them once she made it home and asked them to come over.

They both looked at Beyoncé's television screen and saw a young Lindsay Lohan acting opposite herself and knew something was up.

"You're watching The Parent Trap? What's wrong?" Michelle asked, knowing that was Beyoncé's comfort movie ever since she was a child.

"And you're under your weighted blanket? What happened? Did you have a panic attack?" Kelly asked.

"Yeah," she answered softly.

"Oh no, Bey. It's been so long since you had one. What's going on? Is it something with Jay?" Kelly asked.

"Kinda. His mom saw me naked," Beyoncé told them.

"What? How?" Michelle asked in shock.

She explained the situation to them and how his mom had just burst in with no warning, sending shock through her body.

"Aww Bey, I'm so sorry that happened. It's okay now though. We're here, and we got you. Okay?" Michelle said as she pulled Beyoncé into a hug.

"Yeah, Michelle's right. Try not to worry about all that now. Is there anything we can do for you?" Kelly asked as she joined in the hug.

"Yeah, you should try to relax and calm down. Do you need us to go get you something like food or snacks or anything?" Michelle asked.

"No, I'm okay. I ordered food a little while ago. It'll be here soon, and I've got a whole bunch of snacks in the kitchen. I'll be fine. I just needed you guys," Beyoncé replied.

They all let go of the hug after a few minutes, and they sat in silence watching the movie for a minute or two before Kelly spoke up again.

"If you don't mind me asking, how did she just come through the front door of his apartment? Did he not lock the door or what?" Kelly asked her.

"She had a key," Beyoncé answered.

"A key? Why?" Kelly continued.

Beyoncé paused before she spoke. She didn't know how much to reveal because Jay didn't like telling people that he had been sick. It wasn't something that he shared with too many people, and she wasn't even sure if Kelly knew or not. She knew that Jay had mentioned that he told Tim, but he and Tim are really close friends. Jay had asked Tim to keep it to himself, so she wasn't sure if he'd told Kelly. She wanted to protect his privacy, so she didn't say anything.