Chapter 18: This Is It

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5 months later
Summer 1985
MJ POV

I make my speech at the Pepsi conference short and sweet

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I make my speech at the Pepsi conference short and sweet. I've done enough press on my Pepsi incident and I really just wanna get home. Tomorrow is the Music Awards and I'm nominated for seven awards so I'm restless. Besides, I'm excited to see Aliza perform. Her tour started last month and her reviews are off the charts. As happy as I am, I'm upset. She never called me from last time we hung out. To say my pride is hurt is the least.

We immediately fly back home and I go to Hayvenhurst to say hello to Mother before I head out to check on her. She's been having a hard time accepting that I'm moving on, which is partly my fault since I keep sleeping with her. I always feel terrible afterwards because I know I'm not connected to her emotionally. She came to Hayvenhurst and made a big scene by screaming my name and yelling at Sasha, our dog. I just don't understand. It took me hours to calm mother down while Joseph thought it was funny. I even had to convince Janet to ignore her.
Latoya was no help as she tried pacifying her but later gossiped to Mother how she's think she's nuts. After all that, I felt bad because I know it's my doing that's confusing her. She just has a way of making me feel like I'm free yet I belong to her. I gotta stop this. I get a calling from Elizabeth (Taylor) confirming she's still my date for tomorrow. We talk for a few Minutes and then I call Rebbie. I turn to her when I need a real answer. She's not around much so she's not filled in on what happens like everyone else, besides, I can't go to Mother and discuss my sex life. On top of that, I need the address to my niece, Stacy school so I can surprise her with a gift for making the deans list.

Next Day
Music  Honors Award
Aliza POV
I'm nominated for four awards tonight. God, this is amazing. I'm the opening act for tonight and I honestly don't know what I would do if I didn't have Kimbella and Frankee with me. Frankee decided to come back with me to LA a few months ago and gosh it been amazing. Though he's my cousin, he's my brother. Sometimes sister since he prefers to live on the other side of rainbow. He's my everything. When I started touring I was so stress and overwhelmed. He came in and took charge. Kimbella and I have been inseparable since we met. I placed her in charge of Wardrobe for the tour.

The stage producer comes to me backstage to let me know I have six minutes before opening.
"Ok we will be right out there watching. Mom, Gogo and Izzy are all here. Remember Liza, you are IT. Love you lovely" Frankee says to me and kisses me on the forehead
"Love you. You're gonna do great. Move those hips! Muah" Kimbella says
They leave to go be seated and my heart is racing.
I don't even wanna look in the audience. The entire Motown family and Epic is here. So every big star you can name is here!

Countdown... 'breathe Aliza.'

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