ONIKA
"Have a blessed week and I hope to see you all here again to praise the Lord next Sunday!"
I closed my laptop as the live recording of my dad preaching ending with a sigh. Getting up Sunday mornings was a lot harder when I was over a thousand miles away from my parents, especially with how late my friends liked to stay out on weekends.
It was church though, so I didn't have a choice. I couldn't press snooze on God.
I sent my parents the selfie I took next to the church live and while I was at it, I sent them a couple other appropriate pictures just to show them how school was going, then got straight back into bed to go back to sleep. At least I wasn't on the verge of throwing up like last Sunday.
I slept for a few more hours before I woke up again for the day feeling way more energized than before.
Bey was no longer in the room but I could hear voices outside the room so I went to the bathroom to brush my teeth and get myself together before leaving my room to join their conversation.
They were all standing around in the kitchen talking. Bey and Robyn were both eating cereal but Kelly just had a water bottle. We went out again the night before so everybody looked probably just how they fell.
I waved at the whole group. "Morning, everybody." I gave Bey a quick side hug since she had a bowl of cereal in her hand. We'd gotten especially close over the past week and hugging became a habit of ours. I was a big hugger so I loved it. "Can I ask why you guys are standing and eating instead of sitting down?"
Robyn laughed like she was thinking back on an old joke. "We were about to but Bey was telling us this crazy ass story so we had to stop right where we were and listen."
Kelly started to snicker too so I was even more curious and raised my eyebrow. "Oh? Story about what?"
Bey smiled and shook her head. "It's nothing, they're dragging it. That girl Megan is just... on me bad, basically." She set her bowl down on the counter she was leaning on and completely turned to me with her hands together like she was praying. "I did want to ask a favor though..."
"Of course, what is it?" Since it was Bey, I probably would've said yes to anything. She was like the best friend I'd ever had in such a short time of knowing her.
"Do you think I could have the room later on today to have her over?"
"Sure." I didn't know Megan personally but I had no reason not to like her, or to say no. It didn't seem like a big ask.
Robyns face scrunched up. "Bey, make sure you disinfect after because our poor Onika doesn't deserve to sleep in sex air."
She was going to be having sex? In our room?
I mean, I guess I knew she would eventually end up doing that and she had nowhere else to, but I never fully realized.
Bey quickly turned to punch Robyn in the arm and then turned back to me. "She's just being dumb, but I'll definitely make sure to keep things clean on the off chance I do end up getting freaky."
"Based off what you just said it's not an if." Kelly finally interjected. She was the most quiet out of the group. "But you can chill in our room while she does all that. Maybe we can go get food or go sit somewhere since it's nice outside."
I smiled, "Okay." Kelly was the sweetest. She always wanted me to feel comfortable and included. "Let me go take a shower so I can get out of your way and let you be nasty, Bey."
Everybody started laughing but Robyn the loudest of all. "Two weeks with us is already changing her."
Bey shook her head, still laughing. "Yeah, because 'nasty' is crazy."
