When I Say, I Love You...

Chapter 16

I ranged the door bell like twice, or more then twice, I really don't remember, I just know I rung it more then was necessary. I stood there and waited for what felt like hours, for someone toanswer the door. Finally after a good five minutes Mrs. JJackson was the one who answered the door. A smile.stretches across her glowing face when she saw me."Hey baby, how are.you today."

"I'm great Katty,"I lied. Really I was aggravated and tired."How are you?"

"Never been better." She sAId, her chocolate Brown eyes glistening in the sun. I could see where Michael got his beautiful eyes from.

"Ummm, is-"

"He's in the studio."she said as she opened the door wide enough for me to walk in.

"Thankyou." I said as I started down the hallway.

When I made it to the studio I could Michael's song Beat It blasting from the studio. I opened the door and stood there for ten.seconds but he didn't even notice I was there. I cleared my throat loudly. He stared at blankly."we need to talk." I said. As I closed the door.

What is there to talk about, Liyah?"he asked still turning the knobs and pressing buttons.

I.walked.over to him and turned off the music. He looked at me as if he couldn't believe I did what i did."now I said we need to talk." I said with an attitude.

"What's wrong with you?" He asked.

"No what's wrong with you; you cant pick up the phone and call anybody?"I asked.

" I don't call people who lie to me, Liyah."

"What did I lie to you.about?" I asked. My accelerating to a higher level.

he gave me his 'you know what you did' look."I specifically told you not to go to New York and you did anyway."

I rolled my eyes." I'm sorry Michael but the last time I checked I was twenty five and not fifteen." I said sarcastically.

Michael gave me a disgusted look. He hated it when I got sarcastic with him." Must you be so sarcastic?"

"Must you be so dramatic?" I shot back.

"I am not being dramatic."

I laughed a little."Oh you are so being dramatic, if you weren't you would've called me and told how you felt about me going to New York, instead of not answering my phone calls." I said with an attitude and a little sarcasm all at the same time.

"Well if you wouldn't have gone in the first place, I wouldn't be so dramatic." He said, quoting on the word, dramatic.

"Look, I don't know what makes you think you can tell me what to do, but I'm old enough to make my decisions and I don't need my boyfriend telling me what I can or cannot do."

"I'm not-"

"Yes you are Michael, it's been like,this for years!" I said, raisingmy voice.

"What are you talking about.Aaliyah?!"

"You being so over protective of me, you trying to tell me what to do. You've been,like that ever since that stupid plane crash I don't understand why."

"You don't understand why?" He asked, shockingly.

"No I don't understand why. And you seem to not want to tell me, your just like, don't do this, don't go there, I don't want you on that plane, and blah blah blah blah blah!!!"I said sarcastically."I'm just tired of it."

"Look Aaliyah, I don't want anything to happen to you, thats why I act the way I do." He said.

"What do you think will happen?" I asked. " huh? What, you think,ima end up in plane crash forreal? Because if you do thats just completely messed up."

" How is that messed up?"

"You shouldn't think that, I wasn't meant to die then and I'm not gonna,die anytime sooner." I said.

"You don't know that Aaliyah." He said.

"Well you don't know if I'm gonna die either." I said sarcastically.

" You know what Aaliyah, your sarcasm is really getting on my last nerves."

" Well maybe if you answered me straight just once, I wouldn't be so same sarcastic!"

"Aaliyah!"

"Don't Aaliyah me!" I said threw my death." I want the real reason why, no beating around the Bush, no giving me half the answer or whatever the well else it is you do. I want full reasoning as to why your being so over protective."

He just,stared at me.

"I'm,waiting."

"Okay, fine!"he growled." When I thought you were dead I thought I was gonna die, I thought that I wasn't gonna be able to live through another second. And now I know that i cant bare to see you leave me."

"Michael I'm not gonna leave you." I said. He shook his head."Your not understanding me Aaliyah."

"Yes, I am."

Aaliyah you gotta know that when i tell you not to go some place it's for your own good."

"Michael, I understand that your worried about me, but I don't need your protection."

"Yes, yes you do. You might not know it but you need you do."

I rolled my eyes."There you go again! You telling me what it is I need! The,last time I checked you were not Susanne, Anthony, and your definitely not my mother!."

"Well good, cause I wouldn't want to be her anyway!!!!!!!!" He yelled.

my mouth dropped in an instant. I could not believe he just said that to me. I could feel all the blood rush to my face. My eyes began to sting with tears. I shook my head and picked up my jacket and my bag and began to storm out the room.

"Wait Liyah I didn't mean it like that." He said as he tried to stop me.

"No, shut up, just shut up!"I said angrily."I don't even know who you are anymore."I tried to open the door but it wouldn't open. I threw my hands up angrily."open this same door." I said through myteeth.

"Liyah I -"

"I said open this door!"

He turned the knob and the door clicked open in ab instant.

Without looking,at him or saying anything, Istormed out the studio. Heartbroken