Distance

XI

Dinah was painting her project well actually Normani she had got home two hours ago and took a thirty minute nap and went to class. She was playing her music low on her laptop but she stopped painting when she heard her phone go off. It was an incoming face time from her one and only Mani Bear. 

"Hey Mani" Dinah said as she set her brush down and sat in her chair. 

"Hey DJ" Normani was cuddled with her new stuff animal. 

"How was your trip" Dinah asked as she admired her friend. 

"It was actually wonderful I took more pictures and also found out Beyoncé is coming to Canada but I don't have enough to go" the girl said frowning. 

"Aww poor baby cheer up I am drawing your beautiful self" Normani stopped frowning and smiled. "Can I see?" Dinah smiled back and switched her camera and positioned it to where Normani could see it. "Dinah this so cute you make me look hotter than I already am" Normani joked. 

"Thank Bear and fun fact I had to make you hot because you are hot" Dinah said as she switched her camera back and continued painting.  

"Whatever anyways remember when you texted me about an essay I think it was something like can crying make you weak?"

"Yeah what about it?"  

"I have an answer for you. Sometimes people cry to let out mental distress or hurt. It's not a weakness then, rather it empties a sorrowful heart to open up to good things. However if somebody persistently cry on their misfortunes, it won't help.It will make them weak because they will let everything around them affect negatively."

"I see what your saying Mani. Can I use that for my essay and give you credit?" 

Normani nodded and got up from her bed. "Meet my stuff animal collection".

For years I wondered why dreams are so often dull when related, and this morning I find the answer, which is very simple - like most answers, you have always known it: No context ... like a stuffed animal set on the floor of a bank.

-William S. Burroughs  

"Mani um Maddy told me about your nightmares and how  you would wake up at night" Normani looked up from her coloring book yes a coloring book a doc mcstuffins coloring book. "It hunts me" Normani said after a minute.

"She was everything to me I never got to meet my sisters or anyone related to me. Sometimes I just wish I could rewind and see why and what exactly happened. My dreams just repeat and never finish. "

"I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now?"

- John Lennon

Dinah had finished her painting and Normani had ended the call so she herself could do homework. "Mag I finally finished my essay but I need you to revise it" Maggie usually looks over Dinah's essays when she wrote one because she Maggie wanted to be an English professor. "Hand it over and I will revise it". 

Dinah walked over to Maggie's desk and set her laptop down ad walked back over to her desk. She picked up her paintbrush and painted over the background one more time. 

Good painting is like good cooking; it can be tasted, but not explained. 

-Maurice de Vlaminck  

Beyoncesbeyhive- Why do I have your hoodie in my suitcase?

Mommabeyonce- I put it in their so than you'll be sure to meet again. Because I gave you my favorite hoodie and I want you to keep it.

Beyoncesbeyhive- Will favorite artist I will keep it an wear it everyday and every night and when we meet you will have a Normani scented hoodie  

Mommabeyonce- Truly will be my favorite. But I finished my painting and essay. 

Beyoncesbeyhive- That fast wow but I finished my two essays I had to do in less that two hours and I am exhausted. 

Mommabeyonce- Aww hun you need to sleep what time does your class start tomorrow?

Beyoncesbeyhive- At 9:00 am can we face time again so I can fall asleep? 

Mommabeyonce- Sure just let me get ready for bed.

With that the two falling girls face timed and fell asleep on each other. But Dinah had screen shotted Normani and posted it on her fan page caption saying;

Best beautiful friend ever. Love me some Normani we met five years ago. Thanks Beyoncé for letting me reunite with this beauty. 

Dinah watched as the comments flew in. She answered a few verifying she was not dating Normani 'yet' and she did indeed have a crush on the chocolate treat. 

A/N: Spoiler alert Dinah will finally look at the pictures in the next chapter and than you guys can find out what happened and why I skipped those important moments. I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO MOANA, NARNIA, HAMILTON AND WHAT NOT FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS. My new Spotify Homework playlist. Anyways next update will come soon.