Mr. & Miss JACKSON: The Beginning

Chapter 14: Next Time

MJ POV
It's been weeks since I've been home and I can't lie I miss it. I was in New York working on the signing off on Thriller. It's been years since I released it and it's selling as if it debuted last week.

I'm so exhausted between traveling, working and having to deal with the stress of ending this long term affair. To top everything my vitiligo has gotten worse. My make up artist Karen and myself do our best to cover it but it's starting to spread to my face and neck. Its a nightmare but ironically it's the reason behind the major fashion trendsetters I've created. Despite it all, there's one person I can't stop thinking about. I hear a beat in my head and before I know I'm snapping my fingers and these words run off. The words written by Aliza...

"Each time the wind blows, I hear you call my name...
you know how I feel, this thing can't go on, I won't stop until I hear you saying I dooo....
heavens glad you came"

Chills run through my body. If only she knew how beautiful these words are. I feel horrible that I've treated Aliza so cold these past few months. She's so gifted and so inviting. She doesn't know I'm attracted to her. Not her looks though she beautiful but her charisma. She kills me with kindness and it sure works. More than anything, she knows how to write. To make a story into music so that even people who don't understand can sense the emotion behind it. I won't lie, I feel challenged...but one thing for sure and two things for certain, I love a challenge.
——— Two Hours Later

I leave the hotel and get into my the Mercedes waiting for me and head to the doctor, in hopes he will have a resolution to this skin disease. My feet are killing me, touring weighs me down physically but emotionally fills me up. I've fulfilled my promise to my brothers by doing the Victory Tour and it sure feel great to be done with tour and press. At least for now since I've already composed half my next album.

"Mr.Jackson" the office assistant calls out
"Yes, I'm ready"
"Take your clothes off"
"Pardon?" I asked a bit confused
"Room 2. Please undress and put on a gown. The doctor will be in shortly"
"Ok thank you"
——-5 Mins later

"Well hello Michael" Dr.Ricardo says as he comes in and extend his hand to shake mine.
"Hello, good to see you again"
"You don't mean that"'he jokes
He's right. I don't. Seeing him means one thing only.
"So, have I made any progress?"
He examines my back and arms
"Well the vitiligo has spread but the good news is that the spots are larger so eventually I'll assume it will even the skin tone out..."
he paused
"And the bad news?" I asked afraid of the answer
"The bad news is also the good news. It's great that the cream helps to even the skin tone; however, you'll be a different complexion. Much lighter as time goes on. The cream is helping spread the strip of pigment, not remove it."

I'm disappointed and relieved at the same time. I just can't win. Here I am with so much on my shoulders from the world and I'm cursed with this disease. Sometimes I wonder, could this curse be apart of my mission to get the worlds attention. Maybe it's a blessing.
I wrap up with the doctor and we decided I'll continue my treatment plan with him at least until my face has evened out.

I'm in a daze heading out, partly because I'm tired and partly because I'm stuck. I can't do anything but look down and just walk out..knowing I'll have to put a smile on my face when I exit the building to screaming fans.
.....
"OH! Pardon me! I'm so sorry!" I say to the lady I just bumped causing her to drop her bag. I bend down to help her and to my surprise it's Aliza. She's giving me a look like 'Negro please' even when I feel offended, I'm slightly turned on. I smile not even realizing until she said...
"Something is in your teeth" dryly and uninterested. I immediately notice she felt off. Like her energy.
Now I'm embarrassed because I was blushing and had food in my teeth.

Aliza POV
"Have a good day Michael" I say before he could spark a conversation which would probably rub me the wrong way since he tends to do that to me. I turn around as I wait for the elevator and he gives me a cold look. HA, now he wants to play big...just a second ago he was cheesing like a kid down on 5th Avenue waiting for the new comic book to come out.
——-Later that evening

Hilton Prestige Hotel
MJ POV
I'm laying in the dark singing a tune. I go to the bathroom and grab toilet paper to write it.
Before I know it, the phone is ringing off the hook. I ignore it the first two times since I asked for my calls to be held. If it's an emergency they know to come to the room. The phone rings again
"Hello" I say hasty
"Michael, it's your Mother." Katherine says so gently and sweetly.
"Mother! Hi. Are you okay?"
"Yes, I am. I just wanted to hear your voice and check up on you. I know you saw your doctor today."
"Thank you Mother. Everything is ok. There's progress but I have to accept that I'll be lighter or just stop treatment and have uneven skin."
"Well, do what your heart says. Be healthy in your decision making" She passively begs
"I will. Mother...I love you. Always"
"And I'll always love you. Oh and make sure to be back in time for the party. I want all my children there"
"Of course. Can you tell Joseph to stop taking the Hayvenhurst service account money and using it for his car collection. The accountant says he's done it three times in the last seven months. That account is set aside for the payments of the amenities we have. Jospeh knows that but of course he doesn't care."
"I'll talk to him and I'll replace it tomorrow"
"Don't. Mother I'll put it back. It's just he should stick to the agreement. Money isn't the problem. It's the principle. Don't stress it. I love you. I'll see you in a couple of days when I return Home"
"Sure. Goodnight dear."

I hang up. I feel light and love after talking to Mother. I couldn't thank God enough for making her my mom. She's a gift from above.
I land in LA tomorrow but I have to make a stop so I won't be back in Encino until the next day. It's time I end this affair. I can't keep living like this.
I lay down and all I hear in my head are the words. Words that won't go away.
'I miss you'

AUTHOR NOTES
Okay Michael is beginning to transition into the next big level of his life and career, once again. It's important that we study Aliza and Michael now because change is inevitable. How long has Michael felt this way about Aliza, most importantly has Aliza know all along? Let's keep reading to find out why they both insist on playing this cat and mouse game.

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