Never Again (Discontinued)

Chapter 8

Date: November 5, 1993

Shayne's POV

So, the past three months have been.......really hectic After Michael got out of the hospital, Julie decided to cancel the rest of the tour Me and Elizabeth convinced Michael into going to rehab and that's where he's been since the middle of September

That's all changing, though, because he's coming home to Neverland today I was waiting for him to get back when the phone rang

Shayne: Hello.?

Elizabeth: Hi sweetie

Shayne: Hey Lizzy

Elizabeth: Is he there yet.?

Shayne: No Jerry called a while ago and said that they'd be here soon

Elizabeth: Oh OK I was just calling to see Im sorry I couldn't be there

Shayne: It's fine You've been putting off that commercial shoot for months He'll understand

Elizabeth: Yes......Well, after he gets home and gets settled in, you tell him to call me, OK.?

Shayne: Will do

(All of a sudden, I heard a car outside. I walked to the window and saw the truck.)

Shayne: Lizzy, they're here.!!!

Elizabeth: Alright darling Talk to you later

Shayne: Alright Bye

Elizabeth: Bye bye

(I hung up the phone and I heard the door open. I walked out of the kitchen and there he was, standing in the living room.)

Michael:(Smiles) Shayne.!

(I don't know what came over me but I started crying. I ran to him and jumped in his arms, hugging him. He wrapped his arms around me and hugged me tighter.)

Michael:(Whisper) Why are you crying, baby girl.?

Shayne:(Whispers) I missed you so much

Michael: I missed you too

(He set me down but he kept his arms around me. I looked him over. His face had filled out a little but it was still kinda thin. His eyes had that familiar sparkle in them. I haven't seen that sparkle since June.)

Michael: What, what's wrong.?

Shayne:(Smiles) Your eyes..... The sparkle's back

(He smiled widely.)

Michael: What can I say.? I feel a lot better

Shayne: That's great

(I sighed and grabbed his hands.)

Shayne: You must be hungry from that long flight from Switzerland

Michael: You know it.!

(We walked into the kitchen and saw that George was already preparing something. He hugged George and we sat at the table.)

Shayne: So,... tell me about the facility I wanna know what happened

Michael:(Smiles) Well, when I first got there, I was scared because of course, I had never been anywhere like that but by the next week, I felt as though they were my family

Shayne: That's good What did they teach you.?

Michael: Everyone had a therapy session at least 3 times a week so my therapist helped me to see that this is not the end of the world, You know.? He told me to think about the positives and to be thankful for the people that are on my side and that love me