Unknown Child

part 7.6

Michael
Jermaine blackmailed me onto the plane so we arrived in Newark early this morning. The August wind was picking up and we sat in front of the mama Cissy house.

"So you ready for this?" He asked me as we sat in the car. I gave him a look.

"You set this up and you're asking me am I ready." I sarcastically laughed.

We sat in the car a little while longer. Then I saw Gary coming out the house. He knocked on the window for us to let him in.

"So i was sent out here, but i understand if you need your minute Mike?" He said as he took a seat in the truck.

"I don't know what your talking about." I said to him.

"Yeah sure. Oh hey how's it going, Jermaine right?" He asked my brother shaking his hand.

"Yeah that's me. So who's in there." Jermaine asked.

"Uh my mom and wife. And uh--" He said looking at me.

"Oh it's okay I found out yesterday about Michael's daughter." Jermaine said.

"Oh well yeah my niece is in there and eager to see her dad again." He said looking at me.

"Does she even remember me?" I asked him.

"Of course you know mama is not like that." Gary said.

"Come on Mike get out." Jermaine said as he got out the truck followed by Gary.

I got out behind them and walked up the walkway into mama Cissy house. I stayed by the door just looking around.

"Michael is that you?" I heard Ms Cissy say as she came toward the door with open arms.

She hugged me and patted my back and whispered "She's waiting for you" we pulled back from each other and I looked into her eyes.

"Gone in there." She told me.

I followed her into her den and Jermaine followed me.

"Michaela look, who is that?" She asked her as she sat down in her chair.

"Damn Mike she is beautiful." Jermaine said aloud.

My baby had two ponytails with a colorful skirt and a matching top and little pants underneath.

I squatted down a little away from her.

"Hi Michaela. Do you remember me?" I asked her as I finally had the courage to talk to my daughter.

She nodded. I went up to her and sat in front of her.

"Who am I baby?" I asked her.

She looked up at Gary, then Jermaine and mama Cissy.

" You my daddy." She said to me.

"Yes I am Mya."I told her.

"How you know thats me?" She said with a frown on her face.

"I called you that when you were a baby." I told her. She jumped up and hugged me tight around my neck.

"Aww I get a hug." I said then she looked in my eyes and smoothed my hair down.

"Pretty." She told me. I kissed her cheek then her hands. She then ran to her grandma.

"Grandma my daddy is here." She told mama Cissy.

"I see him baby, why don't you go show him your toys." She told Michaela as she patted her butt.

She came back over to me and held her little hand out for me to grab a hold.