"Knowles-Maraj residence." I uncapped my water and took a long sip.
"Don't tell meh you've gone and gotten hitched before I could even meet ya child."
My eyes nearly fell out of my skull. That could only be one person. "Mrs. Maraj I-" I choked.
"C...
Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to any (song) names/persons mentioned in this story. This is a fictitious representation of events. Uses are for entertainment purposes only.
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March 10th, 2015 - 1:03am - Knowles-Maraj Residence - Baldwin, NY
Beautiful Liar
Bey POV
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"What's wrong?"
I took a huge breath to combat some of the tightness in my chest. There was so much I wanted say (to scream, actually) but at the same time nothing at all. What more could I say? What else was left to talk about or work on? It never worked. Nothing ever made a lasting impression as evidenced by Cassie's nipple piercings winking me in the fucking face. My tongue felt as heavy as a cinder-block. I'd lost my voice.
"Bey?"
I set the laptop aside and climbed down off the bed. Nicki was still staring at me expectantly but I ignored her and stepped back into my onesie. Her eyes followed me into our walk-in closet but it wasn't until I dragged out my Louis Vuitton luggage did she slip on a robe and investigate. She started over to me and immediately my body was on high alert.
"Onika if you know what's good for you, you'll get the fuck away from me."
"What the fuck's wrong with you?" She snapped. "I left you for five fucking minutes and you caught an attitude that quick? What's wrong? Where are you going?"
Breathe. I told myself over and over. Take what you can carry and come back for the rest. Just breathe.
If I explained myself or engaged with her any further I would burst into tears. I hated myself for not being able separate hurt and anger. It felt like an eternity before she directed her energy toward her laptop.
It took everything in me to not to turn and gauge her reaction to the photos, yet still I wondered if she would look surprised? Embarrassed? Guilty?
She gasped. "Baby," Nicki tried again, more urgent this time. "It's not what you think."
I let out a weak laugh. She think I'm stupid.
"I swear to you it's not. I don't know why--"
"You don't know why!?" I heard myself yell. "Don't.. don't insult my intelligence." I felt Nicki's hand on my elbow, trying to gently turn me to face her. I swiftly threw it off. "I said don't touch me!"
"You're already making your mind up about what you think you know but you haven't let me explain." Nicki pleaded. "We only kissed," My eyebrows shot up. I don't know if I was expecting Nicki to lie and say nothing happened or what, but I definitely wasn't prepared to hear that. "We were supposed to talk, I know that, but I didn't know how to go about it and you were already stressed about baby sis coming today. It was selfish of me to keep it to myself--"
