A sheltered girl. An older woman with secrets. One love that changes everything.

Being a teenager in the 1950s is brutal-especially when you and your sister are forced to live as outcasts simply because you're different. Beyoncé has spent years invisible, nursing a hopeless crush on Onika, her mother's best friend's daughter. Onika is untouchable perfection: every man's fantasy, every girl's dream, and completely oblivious to Beyoncé's existence. But everything changes when a cruel prank by their school's bullies goes horribly wrong. Suddenly, Onika sees Beyoncé for the first time-really sees her. What starts as an unexpected moment of connection in the aftermath of humiliation might just unravel everything both girls thought they knew about themselves, each other, and the suffocating expectations of their picture-perfect 1950s world.

Onika is a senior in college. She moved to Houston from Queens New York because of family issues. She has her first day of school. She grows to like her science teacher Ms. Knowles. Does Ms. Knowles like her back? What happens if she does?

Onika wakes up in an unfamiliar place. Surrounded by the feeling of home. Her injuries are severe and it creates difficulties with her mobility and memory. The only person by her side is an older woman. Giselle Carter. Also known as Mrs.Carter. Giselle has no problem taking care of Onika but will Onika ever know what happened to her? Will she ever be able to travel back to where she came from?

COMPLETED. "You are so beautiful. What's your name?" She looked at her friend extremely confused then back over at me. "Me?" "Yes, you." I was making direct eye contact with her. "My name is Onika, what's yours?" Is she hard of hearing? I know she can't be that old. She laughed, "Probably way too old for you honey." To Onika, age is nothing but a number. Regardless of what Beyonce said, it didn't matter to her either.

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𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒏, 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒏, 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒏... Just when 20-year-old Beyoncé Knowles feels as if her life is going up in flames for the millionth time, her guardian angel shows up in the form of an altruistic, gorgeous, yet intimidating businesswoman named Onika Maraj.

(G!P) --- "Maraj! You're late.." Some woman busted in the gym but trailed off when she got closer. "Who's this?" "This is Amir's mom, Onika. She's president of the PTA and the best basketball mom ever so you should get used to seeing her." Robyn lightly pushed me closer to the new coach. Onika Maraj is a divorced single mother of two with more trauma can you think of. Beyoncé Knowles is a fork loving nerd who just happens to be Onikas sons coach. Onika thought she was content until Beyoncé came and changed her perspective of life. Can she move past her trauma and be with Bey?

Their first meeting feels ordinary, but what grows between them threatens to upend every truth they thought they knew.

• 𝐀 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 (𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞) • 𝐀 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫