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Solana texts her; not an unusual occurrence these days.

Solana
[01-02 8:10]
Heard about the vampire freak shit you said a month back

Beyoncé
[01-02 8:30]
"Heard?"
Is my Sierra baby gossiping ?

Solana
[01-02 8:32]
You're so lucky she's into that

Beyoncé
[08-02 8:34]
Should I surprise her for Valentine's day?

Solana
[08-02 8:40]
You're disgusting
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It's one of those bright but cloudy days when Beyoncé is accepted into a huge modelling gig. She sends the news to her parents and then the brunch group chat.

Andre
[22-03 20:30]
I hate that you're actually smart

Beyoncé
[22-03 20:33]
???

Sierra
[22-03 20:39]
Smart AND rich

Minhee
[22-03 20:40]
And pretty

Jisu
[22-03 20:41]
And Handsome ^^

→ Gianna liked "got a model job"

→ Yanette liked "got a model job"

→ Solana left the chat.

Beyoncé ignores the squabbling that proceeds after Yanette adds her back in and heads to the nearest grocery store to get items to make pasta.

The store is empty except for a couple giggling in the corner and another girl filming what seems to be a vlog.

It makes her think of Nicki immediately. The pain that usually follows the thought simmers but doesn't explode, washed ashore by a feeling of fondness.

For the first time in months, she looks through her camera roll, pulls up the photo of Nicki after Hannah had proposed officially. Nicki has tears in her eyes in the photo, make up streaky and a huge grin on her face. The hickey Beyoncé gave her fully visible on her neck.

She stares at it and waits for the pain to wash over her but the fondness holds over. She knows it's the same photo Nicki sent to her friends and family. She knows they must assume Hannah is the one responsible for giving it to her.

She stares at the photo for a moment longer, and then she pulls up her contacts and blocks Nicki's number.