For All Time

Chapter 3

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I stood  in front of the Michael's room tapping my foot impatiently, Michael door was locked which was odd because he always kept his door unlock, His family usually respected his privacy. But then again After what happened the last time I was there, I doubt he would ever leave his door unlocked again.

I knocked on the door again for the sixth time."Michael!"I called."Open the door, it me Liyah!"

"Go Away,"I heard him say. he sounded so miserable."I don't want you to see me like this."

I put my hands on my hips."Michael if you don't open this door right now I swear i will kick this door down myself."

It went quiet for a moment, I hated waiting on him, I get very impatient when it came to him. I don't know why but it had always been like that, ever sens e the day we met.

I heard him unlock the door."It's Open." he said. I opened the door and the room was completely dark. The lights were turned off, all the curtains were closed and I couldn't see a thing, It was so bright outside the sun was shinning and everything but when I stepped into Michael's room it was like the sun had vanished from the sky. I didn't step any farther into his room because i was afraid that I was gonna end up tripping over something. Knowing Michael he always had something on the floor. Always.

"Michael why is it so dark in here?"I asked.

I could here is foot steps walking towards the door."Because," He said, his voice was almost in a whisper."I'm to embarrassed to look at myself." He closed the door which made the room even more dark. I hated the dark.

"Michael It's just acne, it'll go away."i said, He walked up behind and grabbed my arm and started leading me through the room.

"It's easy for you to say, you don't have to deal with it anymore."

"i have to deal with it sometimes Michael, I Don't have perfect skin."I said in truth.I had my hair covering up a huge zit at that very moment."Michael why are you making a big deal out of nothing?"I asked as i sat down in what i guess was one of Michael's chairs in his room.

"Aaliyah!"He growled. I knew he had gotten mad because he never called me Aaliyah, I was always Liyah to him."It's bad enough that I have to deal with Joseph and my brother talking about my big nose and on top I have to deal with this to, I haven't even spoken one word to him because I'm afraid of what he is gonna say about it." his last words were broken up by his own tears."These pimples just makes me look..................uglier."

My Mouth dropped, My eyes started to feel with tears. I couldn't believe that he would even say that about himself, He was one of the most sexiest man I had ever layed my eyes on. How dare he say that about himself?"Wha-, Huh?, WHAT?" I stammered. I was so shocked."Michael! You are not ugly."

"Oh your just saying that Aaliyah."

I shook my head."I am not just saying that, Michael."I was getting really angry with him."Michael you are a beautiful person inside and out and i don't you to let anyone tell you any different."I stood and walk toward his bed and sat down next to him.He was bent over with his face in his hands. Sobbing quietly."I don't want Joseph, your brother your tabloids your fans not even your own insecurities to tell you anything different, you understand me Michael, You should love yourself, the way that I love you."I never thought I'd tell him that but the words just came slurring out my mouth and I didn't regret it when I said that either, he deserved to know that somebody loves him.

He slowly lifted his head up."W-wha-what did you say?" He asked.

"I said that you should love yourself, the way that I love you,Michael."I said as I hugged him.He started sobbing in my arms. I began robbing his back in circular motions. I never thought I would ever be able to comfort him the way I was at that very moment.

"Can you help me?"He asked in between his tears.

"I'm doing that now." I said.

I held him in my arms for another ten minutes as he cried his eyes out on my shoulder. He finally lifted his head up."I'm sorry Liyah, I'm such a mess." he said

"No, Michael, there no need to apoligize, You should be glad to have gotten all that stuff out of your system it's not good to have all that emotion balled up inside you."I said.

"I know it's not, but I practically die of loneliness in here."He said."I mean, i have a wonderful family but i feel like I need more then that, I'm always so cold inside when your not around, It's like my life don't mean nothing to me anymore and this, this just make everything much worse, because I don't want you to see me like this." He said. He paused for a moment."i guess I'm just afraid that you would stop talking to me if you saw how bad it is."

"Michael, I would never stop talking to you if my whole life depended on it. Your My best friend."

"Yeah I know, But these pimples, they just mess my whole personality up, Like i don't even want to have fun anymore because I'm afraid of what somebody might think, I Look down when I talk to people I look away when somebody is trying to talk to me.It's hard Liyah, it really is."

"I know I know." I said as i started rubbing his back again."But you know Michael, You can trust me , i will never ever hurt you. You can show them to me."I said. Hinting the fact that i wanted to see his face.

"No, Liyah." He said, insecurely.

"Please?" I asked in a faint whisper.

I could sense the fear in his eyes, even though I couldn't see him, I could sense it. He stood up and walked over to his desk where a lamp was. I heard him pull the string and in an instant the whole room was bright. It had hurt my eyes because my eyes had already adjusted to the darkness.

Michael stood there quietly he didn't turn around. For a moment, but then finally after about thirty seconds he turned around.

My mouth opened just a slight. It was like ever blemish had a pimple for it.every part of his face had atleast for or five of them on it. The were all in different sizes, it was like they were having a party on his face. Some how I still saw the same Michael I've always been in love with, the same beautiful chocolate brown eyes the same beautiful smile, the same medium brown skin. He looked at me like he was waiting for me to say something about him. But i just walked up to him and wrapped my arm around his waist. hugging him tightly."I still think your beautiful and there isn't anything that will ever, ever change that"

He didn't say anything, I looked up at him and he just smiled. he leaned in and Kissed the tip of my nose, then he kissed my cheek. I loved the way he those soft lips felt against my skin, then he kissed the corner of my mouth. I wanted so badly for him to kiss me, but he looked at me like he wasn't sure if he should. Like he was hesitating or something. So then I pulled up on my tip toes and pressed my lips up against his.

My whole body went warm all over, and it was like i was floating high up on a cloud or something. I vever felt so high in my life.

"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON IN HERE?" A voice roared that made Michael and I both jump. We pulled away from each other.

It was Joseph, Michael's father. He stood in the door way with his arms crossed over his chest.

"we were just.........I mean...........I.............she..........and."Michael stammered.

Joseph had his eyes on me and only on me."You, get the hell out of my house!"

"Don't talk to her like that!"Michael said, walked over to Joseph."She didn't do anything wrong."

"Michael you stay out of this go do something with your face."he told him. I stood there my moth dropped, i couldn't believe he would actually tell him that to his face i mean seriously he had enough deal with and wasn't making it no better.

Michael looked down at his feet.

"You get out! NOw!" he said grabbing my arm brutally and pulling me out of michael's room. I tryed to turn and to tell him goodbye but Joseph had already had me down the hall way. i looked back and watched as I was being pulled away from the only person i've loved.