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IX

Onika Tanya Maraj

"I tried it."

"Tried what? I need context." Robyn stated looking at Onika walk around her kitchen and Onika rolled her eyes. "I tried going on a date and it went terrible." She explained, she bent over to get some fruit from her fridge. She reached for a knife and Robyn looked at her expectingly. She's been begging Onika to get out there for awhile now.

Onika was talking to Robyn about her horrendous date she had to endure last weekend. She's been dodging Mr. Samuels since. He's tried talking to her, flirting with her again, but she always gave him a blank face and stale answers.

"How terrible?" Robyn asked intrigued; she was happy Onika took her advice but now she knew she was going to get clowned for it if it didn't go well. But that was okay—she had someone else Onika could date in mind.

"Imagine you go on a date right?" Onika started off and Robyn nodded. "And imagine they bring go on a full rant about themselves—"

"I would've left." Robyn stated immediately. Robyn could not stand anyone that constantly talked about themselves. She knew Onika couldn't either—Onika and her talked shit about People that did that. "I can't stand someone who only talks about themselves." She said rolling her eyes.

Onika nodded quickly, 100 percent agreeing. "I did leave! He started bringing up Malachi and I knew what he was going to say next and I just didn't want to hear it." Onika mumbled.  She was sure she would've either flipped out on him, or cried infront of him and she did want to do either.

Robyn's anger spiked, "He brung up Malachi and—" Onika stopped her before she could utter the very name that made her heart wrench. She stopped cutting the fruit and paused, just to gather herself.

"He didn't bring up—both of them. But I knew he was going to." Onika mumbled. Robyn calmed down a bit, it was a sensitive subject for Onika. And for Robyn as well considering how close she was to the family.

"What kind of idiot brings up such a sensitive subject on a first date?" Robyn asked in annoyance. She would be damned if that horrible date would ruin her plan.

"It's definitely the first and last date. I don't know if I wanna try that shit again." Onika mumbled and Robyn shook her head immediately, she refused that answer.

"No! You can't give up after 1 bad date!" Robyn said with passion evident in her voice.  She had to get her to give dating a try, because she wanted the best for her bestfriend. And the "best" may be Beyoncé. She knew Beyoncé—and she knew that she'd take her of her.

But If she wanted Beyoncé and Onika to end up together she knew Onika had to actually be up to going on a date. 

"Why not? Maybe I don't need to start dating again Rih."Onika said sighing Robyn clicked her tounge and rolled her eyes. "You can't be so doubtful!" She said and Onika still shook her head and continued to cut her fruit. "Yeah yeah." She mumbled dismissing Robyn. But the raven haired girl wouldn't let it go.

"You tried dating for the first time in years, and you chose a bum ass gym teacher. Don't hate the game, hate the playa." Robyn said and Onika rolled her eyes this time.

"Fine, but—I'm not actively searching or anything." Onika claimed seriously.

"Maybe you should actively search." Robyn said and Onika quirked an eyebrow. "What is with y'all and wanting me to date so bad?" She asked while plaving some of the diced up fruit in a bowl.

"Well not only is it probably cobwebs down there—" Robyn immediately got cut off from her inspr

"Rude." Onika said interrupting Robyn, with a scoff.