ORPHANS

Chapter 4

"Onika?"

Beyoncé ran up to crouch down besides the smaller girl who had her hands covering her ears while she released broken sobs, and for the first time in years Beyoncé actually felt an emotion akin to guilt.

Guilt that she had left Onika to wonder around the school by herself although she knew how shitty it was. She couldn't help but feel like all this was her fault- "I'm not an orphan.. I'm not an orphan.." Onika cried out in between sobs holding herself tighter.

Beyoncé slowly wrapped her arms around the girl in a hug whispering sweet nothings in her ear.

The feeling felt very foreign to her, yet it felt just right as well, Onika had a very intoxicating strawberry scent surrounding her.. but would Beyoncé ever initiate such contact with her after this? Hell no!

"I'm not an o-orphan Bey. Right?"

Beyoncé just slowly nods, "No. You're not."

I mean if you want to count God as the heavenly father. Beyoncé thinks but obviously doesn't voice it out.

Onika doesn't say anything but wraps her arms around Beyoncé, quietly sniffing into her neck.

They stay like that for a little longer until Beyoncé finally realizes the fact that they were both sitting on a dirty bathroom floor with her friend awkwardly standing behind them.

Now Beyoncé didn't usually make friends.. hell she never even bothered trying but Kelly had actually been her best and only friend since even before her parents had died.

And even after becoming an orphan, she'd tried pushing Kelly away but the more she tried the more the girl came back and at some point Beyoncé had just let it be seeing as Kelly wasn't planning on going anywhere anytime soon.

Onika had stayed with her for the rest of the lunch break and had finally returned to her next class with much persuasion from Beyoncé.

"Don't go anywhere when the bell rings. I'll come take you to the next class, okay?" Beyoncé says as she drops her off at her next period class.

Onika just nods slowly walking into the classroom.

Beyoncé sighs leaving. Seeing Onika all vulnerable might've just unlocked a soft spot in her heart for the girl but she wasn't about to show it often.. just in school.

After classes Beyoncé comes to take Onika from her class and as soon as everyone had seen them, they were shifting to move out the way which made Onika confused and a little self conscious.

"Why're they staring?"

Beyoncé just shrugs, "I don't know."

"The fuck you mean by you don't know. Girl done traumatized the whole student body." Kelly chuckles from behind them as she soon passes to go to her locker leaving Onika to stare at Beyoncé's side profile.

"Stop staring I ain't do shit." Beyoncé says stoically.

I mean if you wanted to exclude the fact that she had put a boy in the hospital just last year for reading her journal or the fact that she had stabbed a kid with a pencil for stealing hers and the many other altercations she'd found herself in since she'd joined the school about three+ years ago.

"How was your first day of school?" Mrs Eden asks from her place on the couch where she was knitting socks for the younger kids.

"Could've been better." Beyoncé shrugs making Mrs Eden look at her suspiciously.

"No fights?"

Sighing out a heavy sigh Beyoncé embarrassedly mutters, "No fights."

"What about you baby, good day?"

Onika let's out a bright smile making a thumbs up, "Yup."

Beyoncé just looks at her confusedly, if she hadn't been there she'd definitely have been fooled as well with how good she was able to act.

Mrs Eden just nods dismissing them to go bathe.

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"Umm.. Bey?"

Beyoncé just hums in acknowledgement from her place at the desk where she was writing not bothering to look back at her.

"T-thanks for uh.. y'know saving me back there."

Beyoncé just nods, "Try stay out of trouble next time. Your happy go lucky nature isn't gonna take you anywhere in that school."

Onika just nods sadly, "But we can have lunch together right?"

"I don't know about that." Beyoncé shrugs which leaves Onika with a deep pout.

"O-okay." Onika whispers although a bit shakily which Beyoncé doesn't fail to notice.

Turning around in her desk chair she faces Onika with a questioning look on her face, "Don't tell me you're about to cry."

"I'm not." Onika frowns turning to leave the room.

Beyoncé just watches her go with a shrug of her shoulders.

While writing she couldn't help but think about Onika. Her most of the time positive outlook on everything, her very sensitive character and her delusional self.

She kind of reminded her of one of her book characters- Elodie.

A naive little soul, timid and beautiful, yet all that couldn't help her escape the painful hands of reality.

Onika would just have to learn to survive in a world like hers, all this soft behavior wasn't gonna take her very far.

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Thoughts?

Beyoncé?

Onika?

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