A Forbidden Love ( Michael Jackson Fan Fic)

1962

In Honor Of Martin Luther King Jr. I will post a part.Rest In Peace

It's 1962, I sat in my Detroit home watching TV while everyone else was outside BQQed. I snuck inside to watch Dr.King speak on the Television. My father would kill me i he saw me watching this. As Dr.King spoke i heard the back door open. I hurriedly scrambled to shut off the TV.

" Ariel Scott! Get your behind out here and have some fun! Go swimmin with your sibling" my mother shouted in what i like to call a 60s-50s accent.

" Yes Ma!" i replied.

I got up heading to my room upstairs to change into my swim suit. I ran down my steps after changing. I walked out my back door with towel wrapped around my body. 

" These Negro's are asking for trouble im tellin yah Dave." my father spoke as i passed. I walked by quickly so i wouldnt have to hear the rest of his non-sense. I dont understand the hatred between the Blacks and Whites. I mean i've never spoke to a black but I dont think their bad people right?

" Ariel! Get in the dang pool!" my friend Lance shouted. He's my father's friend Dave son. Lance and I have known each other since diapers. 

" im coming!" i yelled. I dropped my towel running and jumping in the pool. 

" finally! what were you doing in the house?" Lance asked.

" oh nothing...." i said 

" Ariel....."

" Look i cant tell you alright?" i said 

" Ariel you can tell me anything just tell me!" he laughed.

" Fine, you promise not to tell a soul?" i asked in a serious tone.

" I Promise!" he said

" Okay, well i snuck inside to watch Dr.King on TV." i whisper

"WHAT!" he shouted shocked.

" Shhhh! keep your voice down! Now you promised to not tell a soul!" i said.

" Ariel! What were you doing watching that Negro! Your father would beat you senseless! You know how he feels about those Negro's! " He said in a hushed tone.

" i know i know! i just wanted to hear what he had to say thats all." i said innocently.

" You better be careful. Your dad is sheriff of the town, dont let Dr.King's words get to your head!" he said

" Lance, you havent even bothered to hear what Dr.King has to say. Hes a bright man." i replied.

" Whatever Ariel you better keep yourself out of trouble. " he said warning.

" i will..." i mumbled.

we swam,laughed and ate a good cooked home meal that night. Of course though the only thing father and Dave could talk about at the dinner table was about how terrible the blacks are.

" All i got to say is them negro's need to stay on their side of town. They're asking for a whole lot of trouble if they think they can walk over onto our side holding them signs." dave said.

Our town was basically split into two. one side was where the white lived and the other was where the blacks lived. We shared the town as in the markets but no blacks dared to move into our side.

" Yep i heard there was a negro boy killed and thrown in the river 5 miles out of town." ( that actually happened to. idk the name or location but there was a boy killed for looking at a white women and whistled and was tied to something and was thrown into the river. that was what really set off the civil rights movement.)