The Girl Next Door

Chapter 34

Beyoncé speeds down the highway, her phone to her ear.
Jay answers his phone as he pulls into the driveway with Blue.

Jay:  Hello?

Beyoncé: Jay. Where are you?

Jay: Where are you? Blue said you
weren't at school today.

Beyoncé :Is Blue with you?

Jay: Yeah. We just pulled in.

Beyoncé: Thank God. Where is Y/n?
Jay and Blue get out of the car.

Jay: I don't know. Why?

Beyoncé: Jay , listen. Go inside and lock
the doors. And whatever you do, don't let Y/n in.

Jay: What's going on?

Beyoncé: We need to talk. I'm on my way.
Just promise me you'll do it.

Jay : Okay.

Jay hears the click on the line and follows Blue inside. He looks back at Y/n's house as he shuts the door behind him.

Jay fumbles about, cooking dinner. Through the window, he sees Y/n in his kitchen. Y/n smiles and waves. Jay returns a friendly salute. Jay's phone rings. He digs it out of his pocket and answers.

Jay :Hello?  Yeah, hey Rick.
No, he sent it this afternoon. Want me to forward you a copy?

Jay enters and sits down at the computer, the phone still to his ear. He scrolls through his email messages.

Jay:(into the phone)
I could have sworn you were copied on it ... Yeah, here we go.
He forwards the email to Rick, then leans back in his chair.

Jay: So how'd your meeting go?

Beyoncé speeds through the streets of her neighborhood until finally her warmly lit house comes into view.

Jay sits with his feet up, talking on the phone. Suddenly, his computer DINGS with an email alert. He squints at the screen and sees a new untitled EMAIL FROM Y/n.

Jay: No problem, Rick, anytime. See you
tomorrow.
Jay sets his Blackberry down and
opens Y/n's email. Inside is a VIDEO FILE accompanied by the message, "Watch Me."

BEYONCÉ: JAY ?!

Jay : In here

He moves the mouse cursor over the video file but just before he clicks on it, Beyoncé bursts in, her face grave.

Jay :What's the matter?

Beyoncé: Oh Jay ... something terrible ...

Jay :What is it?
Beyoncé falls to her knees before him and seizes his hands.
Beyoncé :You have no idea I never meant to ....especially you.

Jay: Bey, Honey, just slow down
what happened.

Beyoncé :It's Y/n, Jay . I was so stupid --
Just then, they hear a sharp CRY OF DISTRESS from Blue upstairs. Jay gets to his feet.

Jay(calling)
BluBlu? You okay?
There is the LOUD POUNDING of feet on the stairs, then Blue appears in the doorway, an OPEN LAPTOP in hand. She glares at Beyoncé , angry tears in her eyes.

Blue : So this is what it's all about --
why you don't want me around her.

Beyoncé: Blue--

Jay :What's going on?

Blue: See for yourself.
She slams her laptop down on Jay's desk. The same email Jay received from Y/n is open on Blue's screen.

Blue(to Beyoncé ): You're a fucking hypocrite, you know that?!
She storms out. A moment later, the front door SLAMS.

Beyoncé :Jay , please let me --
But before she can utter another word, he clicks on the video file from Y/n on Blue's laptop.