Teacher's Pet

VIII

Normani heard the sound of the curtains being pulled, she winced as the sunlight hit her eyes and put the comforter over her head. Zendaya sighed and yanked the cover, with a groan Normani rolled over and put the pillow over her head. She had to start locking her bedroom door before bed.

"Normani-"

"Please, not right now. I'm tired."

"You have a class, Mani."

"I'm not going." She mumbled, Zendaya shook her head before sitting at the edge of Normani's bed. "Look, I know she hurt your feelings but-"

"She didn't." Normani corrected Zendaya, she pulled the pillow from over her head and sat it aside. "I would have to care for it to hurt my feelings but I don't." She continued as she sat up and Zendaya gave her a look.

She knew Normani and she could tell Professor Knowles hurt her feelings. Just by the way she told Zendaya and by the way Normani was so willing to go out last night. Trying to avoid thinking about the situation.

"It's okay to admit your feelings are hurt, she had sex with you and couldn't even look you in the eye after. Almost as if she-"

"Used me? I'm grown, Z. I willingly had sex with her and shouldn't have. She's our professor, it's not like her and I could ever really have something."

Zendaya nodded, Normani had a point but her own point stuck also. Professor Knowles could have at least been willing to speak on it, after all she initiated it so really this was her fault.

"Granted but Mani, she kissed you. Sex with her probably never crossed your mind, no matter how pretty you thought she was, you wouldn't have dared to make that move. She came onto you and didn't have the decency to apologize for what went down, it's wrong."

Normani let out a long sigh before she shrugged. It is what it is, she thought. "Yeah but I still rather stay in bed instead of going to class."

"Suit yourself. Text me if you need anything, okay?"

Normani nodded as she grabbed her comforter and covered herself, her mind went to Professor Knowles and she frowned. Closing her eyes and attempting to sleep, hoping to forget anything ever happened between them.

• • •
At first Beyoncé didn't wonder, Normani was usually 10-15 minutes late but after thirty minutes went by, she became confused. Was Normani skipping? She shouldn't have been worried, students skip all the time but Normani took her work serious so this all felt foreign.

And she couldn't help but feel like what happened between them was the reason. She knew it was, Normani was probably too uncomfortable to face her or maybe the way she gave her the cold shoulder got to her.

She sat at her desk and bit her lip, looking around and seeing the students reading what she assigned and taking notes. She pulled out her phone and went to her messages.

8:54am - Bey: she didn't come to class today

8:55am - Kelly: huh?
8:55am - Kelly: oh the student you fucked

8:56am - Bey: yea, you think it's bc of me?

8:56am - Kelly: could be or maybe she sick 🤔
8:56am - Kelly: what's her name again?

8:57am - Bey: Normani
8:58am - Bey: why?

Beyoncé huffed as she stared at the screen, five minutes had gone by and Kelly hadn't replied. She rolled her eyes as she locked her phone and sat it onto her desk, as soon as she occupied herself with something else her screen lit up.