...If Michael Only Knew...(On Hold)

More Surprises? (Oct.4, 1987)

*Michael's POV*

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I don't think I can read anymore of this shit, Man! and to think that all of this shit that happened could have been prevented if I would have just been home! I feel responsible and I feel like I let Maria down...but I am pissed at her for hiding shit from me...especially what I found on page 102...*Angrily turns back to page 102* I mean, really. Listen to this!...

Page 102

Today was quite...interesting I should say. I got a call from a clinic in downtown California, which is 30 minutes away from Neverland Ranch. They told me that a man, named Delano Q. Edwards, came in for a blood test to see who in the system his blood matched with. After they tested his blood, his match turned out to be MY FATHER! Imagine that! So, I snuck one of Michael's cars and drove down town so I can meet this fellow! When I looked at him, tears ran down my face! He looks EXACTLY like my father! He even has that high yellow skin-tone and perfectly lined teeth! We didn't know how to receive each other at first to be honest. We just stood there and looked at each other in awe. Then he hugged me and told me that his name was Delano, and he was 19 years old. I just couldn't believe that I have a younger brother that I've never knew about! But I have to say, that I have mixed feelings about Delano, Why? Because, that means he was conceived while my mom and dad were married! So what does that mean? Did mom cheated on dad and he was trying to get back at her? Or did he just get tired of my mom and wanted someone new? Why would he do this to us? You know what? It doesn't matter because I'm gonna love my brother regardless...but, how am I gonna tell him that I was raised by the Jackson family? and that our dad killed himself and my side of the family? and that I tried to commit suicide myself? He's gonna think that I'm crazy and he's gonna think that his dad was crazy! (Which he was indeed) A complete maniac! So, I might as well keep our new found brother and sister relationship hushed for now until I find the courage to tell him AND Michael the truth and the WHOLE truth.

11/30/85

Two damn years ago, and I just find out that Maria has a brother! I wonder what he actually knows about her...well, what he THINKS that he knows about her....And that's not even it. Lamar wasn't Maria's first guy friend since she has been living with me either. There was another guy, named Leon. He was crazy as shit too! They didn't date though. He was more like a side man while she and Lamar were dating. You know, someone else she could talk to. She wrote about how Leon forced her to strip for at times and how he forced her to perform oral sex on him, as well as almost raping her one day! Apparently, I came home in time enough to cause him to jump out of the window and get away. Maria hid ALL THIS from me and more! I don't know what started this bad habit, but when I see her, she is gonna have ALOT of explaining to do! But, I've got my men working on a little surprise for Maria...

*Maria's POV*

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*On her way up to Michael's room*

I already know that this is gonna be ugly I can just feel it! Now he know everything that I've hidden from him all these years. The abuse, physically and sexually. He's gonna get on me, and I can't really blame him.

Maria reached the door of her and Michael's room and knocked on it. Slash looked out the peep hole and let her in. "He's in the bedroom Maria..." He said with a smile on his face as he left the room. She walked in and saw all of her and Michael's belongings in boxes, she let out a sigh of relief. "I am so glad we are leaving this God-awful place tomorrow!" Maria said. She opened Michael's bedroom door to find Michael laying in the bed, shirtless and a little sweaty. "Are you okay Michael?" Maria asked with a raised brow.Michael looked like he was about to have another medical episode similar to the one he had on the plane. Michael shook his head.

"No, I'm not feeling too well, but that doesn't mean you're gonna get out of the conversation." Michael said as he popped two pills in his mouth and chugged down some water. "Come sit." He patted the bed and Maria climbed in and sit with her legs crossed and faced Michael. "You know what I don't understand? Why would you hide this from me?" Michael said through a cough. "I-I don't know...that's just a question I can't answer." Maria bowed her head. Michael lifted her chin with his huge hands. "Well, explain what happened that day Leon forced you to perform sexual acts on him..." Michael asked. Maria tightly closed her eyes and let a tear escape her eye. "Well, you were at a photo-shoot for a magazine cover, and I was home alone. I wanted to be with Lamar, but he wouldn't answer his phone. So, I called my friend, Leon and invited him over. It wasn't his first time over by the way. So, we were watching 'Peter Pan' and he kept putting his hand up my dress. I swatted him away. I just thought he was being playful...until he kept doing it, so I got pissed. I smacked him and then he smacked me back..." Maria paused and got a little choked up.

"...then, he wrapped his hand around my throat and started nibbling on my neck...that's when he pulled out his manhood and forced it...into my mouth and made me satisfy him. He pulled my hair, called me out of my name, and he didn't care that I couldn't breathe! After that, he pulled down my panties and was about to rape me until you called out for me when you came home. Then, he climbed out of the window." She sniffed. Michael's eyes were wide open and he just shook his head. "Why didn't you call the police? OR TELL ME?!" Michael asked, trying not to sound like he was fussing. 'Because, I just felt like no one would have believed me! Michael, do you not realize what I'm known for around California?! A druggie, who occasionally drinks and has attempted suicide! Nobody would believe that!" She cried. Michael just shook his head. "Then riddle me this, why didn't you tell me about Delano? I would've believed that." He sat up. Maria's eyes widened. She had completely forgot that she had wrote about Delano in her diary! She just shrugged her shoulders and sighed.

"You don't you don't have to answer, but there is something I just wanna tell you." Michael said as he smiled and bit his lip. "What Michael?" Maria asked. "Well, upon finding out that you had a younger brother, that you didn't tell me about for two years, I sat here and thought about you. I feel like you need someone to be with in during this time of you being pregnant and all, so I took it upon myself to invite Delano to join our tour crew..." Maria didn't know what to say. She was speechless. "What? How did you even get in contact with him?! Does he even believe you?!" Maria said with mild excitement. "I'm Michael Joseph Jackson...I have my ways...and of course he believed me! I spoke to him directly!" Michael laughed.

"He'll be joining us when we get to Australia, he's already on a fully paid, first class flight to Australia. By the time we get there, he should be there, waiting for us! Isn't the exciting!?" Michael clapped. Maria gave him a half smile. "What? Did I do something wrong Maria?" Michael asked concerned. "Noooooo...it's just that, I don't know how I feel about Delano! I mean, if you do the math, he was conceived while my mom and dad were still married! He was the offspring of a JUMP OFF! And not to mention, he looks EXACTLY like my dad! I don't think I take that Michael...but at the same time, I've longed to have a sibling. Someone I could talk to and confide in, and I finally have that. But hey, I might as well take what I can get...it's not like my life is going my way anyway!" Maria giggled. "Maria, even though this tour hasn't been a great experience, I think through all of this, you are really beginning to find yourself." Michael smiled. He placed his hand softly on Maria's thigh. "And I wouldn't be doing as well as I am if it wasn't for you...Thank you." Maria smiled. "Well, we leave in the morning. We should really get some sleep." Michael smirked. He rolled over and turned out the lamp that was on his side of the bed. "Goodnight Michael...and thank you so much for all you've done for me." Maria said in a voice a little above a whisper.

"No problem Maria...sleep tight."

~ Maria has a BROTHER

~ Michael's getting sick again?

~Maria has been through ALOT.

~Now that Michael knows everything, can he help Maria?

~Will allowing Delano to join the tour crew be what Maria needs?

~What are they gonna do with Lamar?!