Family Ties

1958-Forever

Roberta's POV
These past few weeks have been a lot of talking . I'm currently leaving New York where I spent the past week in with all types of legal and executives handling business as I wrap up my 4 1/2 decade career that has changed my entire life and gave me the lovely life I have now . I've made my mark on this world using my god given talents and now I can peacefully retire and raise my children . This whole experience has been one I'll never forget from the beginning to the end . I'll forever be grateful for my American Beauties . They're the ones who made me the woman I am today . As I sit on my private jet that recently got upgraded thanks to Michael who wouldn't take no for an answer hahahaha speaking of which he's almost done with rehearsals and in about two weeks we are all going on tour . The Jackson's family of five is traveling around the world to celebrate the ending career of the phenomenon Michael Jackson. I can't wait . Speaking of which he's calling me now ..
Me:Hey babe
Michael: hey my love how was the conference ?
Me: bittersweet
Michael : I can imagine . So how about dinner? Me , you , and the children . We go out to our favorite restaurant and we have a good time ? How's that sound?
Me: that sounds wonderful ! I'll be home soon we can definitely do that !
Michael : ok I'll end rehearsals early and we can head to dinner say around 7?
Me: that is perfect babe ! I can't wait
Michael: ok great . Call me when you land !
Me: ok I will . I love you
Michael: I love you most

Ahh that sounds amazing dinner ! That's what goes through my mind as we takeoff and head to California... home

Michael's POV
After making dinner plans with my wife I'm soo excited I can barely sit still . She'll be home later on today so I'm going to try to get some rest when Dr.Murray leaves . He's been my private physician for a while now and he helps me sleep . This tour and rehearsing has been taking a toll on me I haven't toured since 1997 so this kinda feels new to me and it's messing my sleep up badly . He's been my only help and I've enjoyed his company . He's met the kids and everything . As it's time to sleep I say a prayer and close my eyes but unfortunately this isn't a regular type of sleep ... I think this is wrong . I need help .... Somebody please help me !!!

Roberta's POV
As the pilot lets me know that we are about to land and all that good stuff in soo excited to see my family . I strap up and close my eyes as I say a prayer . When we finally get cleared to get up I put my shoes on and get ready to call Michael when I see Ashleigh running to me like she just saw a ghost ... what the hell is wrong with her?
Me:what's wrong ?
Ash: *catches her breathe* Michael ... Michael was admitted to the hospital ... he collapsed !
Me: *struggling to breathe* ok let's go

As we make our way through the traffic and my heart is louder than sounds of car horns on the expressway. In my stomach I can feel that something is really wrong but I try to swallow it down but I feel like imma throw up. My phone is ringing back to back to back . I've been on the phone with everybody soo far and they just like me very confuse about what's going on . What feels like eternity I arrive at the hospital .... My work place ... I enter through the trama unit and I instantly smell his cologne... my heart sinks to the ground as I become really scared . I enter through the family room and before I can get inside I catch a glimpse of Dr.Murray speed out the hospital ... hmmmm weird .... But I focus on something else as I enter the family room and see most of the Jackson family . I kneeled in front of mother who looked soo worn out. She held my hand tightly and asked me what was going on. All I can say is ... I'm not sure

Michael's POV
As I'm traveling through this time tunnel I'm reliving everything from being in the Jackson 5 in Gary to Motown to thriller to meeting Roberta to our first engagement to marrying Lisa Marie to marrying Roberta to lyn being born to Rilley being born to going on tour to our loss of our child to Maddison being born to Roberta flatlined to my 30th anniversary to now and then I hear people telling me to pull through and I'm hear but my heart isn't . I wish I can speak and tell them that I'm trying to pull through and then I hear a voice that tells me to come home ... it's my grandmother .. but wait if I go as I travel into the family room I would leave them behind . My wife who is comforting my mother . I go into another room where our children waits and I just stand there as the three of them lean on each other for support . The type of support that me and Roberta has taught them to always have for each other because they only have each other . My heart breaks seeing the scenes in front of me and I can't be there to comfort them and tell them I'm ok . God who's in the form of my grandmother tells me it's time to go ... I told y'all that if the angels came for me I'll tell them no ...
Me: I can't leave them . They need me . Look at them !
Grandmother: it's your time to go Michael . Your job here is done my child . You have completed the task at hand .
Me: I can't leave . I have fans waiting for my tour I was suppose to grow old with my wife you gave her to me how can I just leave her like that ? Mother lost our brother Brandon she can't lose another child . My children that you gave to me as well I can't leave them I won't leave them . I'm sorry I can't go .
Grandmother: you also vowed til death do us apart . Is that correct ? This temple that you was blessed with isn't what it use to be Michael . That tour of yours would've killed you before this accident did . I know you don't want to go and believe me you'll always be there for them . Your soul is at freedom you can go wherever they are always . But you first have to see God .
Me: death do us apart came way too quickly .
Grandmother: I understand my child . Come

I guess that's it... that's the end of my life ... I Michael joe Jackson is now one with the clouds among soo many others that have been one with the clouds before me . This is a process I don't think I'll ever understand . I promise to always visit my family whichever way I can visits I'll always visit because im never leaving them . That's a promise ! I follow my grandmother into the light and take a final look back to my family and promise to come back .

Roberta's POV
After what felt like eternity two doctors come out ... a male and a female colleague of mines to be exact when they look at me they both have tears in they eyes but because I've learned that that can actually mean anything I don't say nothing ... then from behind them ... frank comes and tells us the news that we wasn't ready for ... thanks to mother .
Frank: um .. so he's not doing too good .
Mother : is my son dead?
Everyone takes a loud gasp before the female doctor says the typical speech we tell the families of patients that are no longer with us ...
Doctor #1 : we have tried everything we could to revive Mr. Jackson . Unfortunately through all of our best efforts Mr.Jackson passed away at 2:27 this afternoon
The loudest gasp came before mothers loud scream . I couldn't move ... time stood still and my mouth just hung open . My heart broke into shattered pieces with one of the pieces missing ... he took it with him .... When I realized that I wasn't breathing there was people around me telling me to breath and helping me sit down . When I came back I still couldn't process shit that just happened... the love of my life and the father of my children passed away ? That couldn't be right we literally was on the phone earlier with each other and talking about dinner plans tonight ... there has to be a mistake or something cause this wasn't right ..

Me: where are my children ?
Latoya:they're in the back room

She walked me into this room where we was told we can wait until Michael was ready to be seen . There was my children laying on each other for support . I sighed and they all looked up and ran to me and gave me the biggest hug ever and cried right along with me . We all calmed down and I told them that daddy went to sleep with the angels and that he's gonna visit y'all when y'all go to sleep. Madelyn and Rilley knew what I was saying but Maddie didn't she wanted to ask questions but she didn't speak ... we just sat there as they layed on me until Michael was ready to be seen . We was escorted to a room while jerm went to make the statement that would be remembered for the rest of our lives that Michael Jackson has passed away at the age of 50 years old . June 25,2009 to be exact ... four days before our youngest daughter birthday . When we got in the room my children ran to him and hugged him and layed on him . I was told that when a person dies they last sense to leave is their hearing . I know Michael can hear them .

Michael's POV
As I stand next to Roberta she tense up I think she can feel me standing next to her and also she doesn't do too well with deceased bodies . Surprisingly seeing that she is a pediatric surgeon. The sounds of my children call my name breaks my heart all over lyn is on my stomach. Rilley is on my chest . And Maddie is on my lap rather laying on it . She always went to sleep on my lap because I would rock her to sleep . When she realized I wasn't rocking she backed away soo far she bumped into jermaine. I looked at Roberta who held Maddie . The kids were escorted out the room and after my siblings all said their good byes and my parents said good bye as well there was one good bye I was waiting to hear before I completely leave ..
Roberta : Baby .. Michael!!! Why did you have to go ? Was you tired ? Why didn't you tell me you was tired and I would've canceled everything to make sure you got rest ! Baby this isn't the death do us apart I was hoping for . I love you endlessly babe ! I promise on both of our lives I will get to the bottom of what happened when I wasn't here. Get your rest babe . Your job here is done . Until we meet again . I love you !

I kiss her hair and hold her as she stands still feeling me wrap my arms around her again .. for the last time ...

I whisper I love you most my tiny dancer .
I guess my journey ends here is what I think as I continue to the light .. the afterlife awaits .