I closed the door to the apartment, ran out front and hoped into Jay's car and headed to the set. It was the first day of shooting for "The Wiz". I was beyond nervous, after finding out Michael was apart of the movie, I hadn't been able to stop thinking about him. Wondering if he remembers me or what he did to me. I kept trying to calm myself down. I might not even see him; it is a big set after all.
Jay and I arrive at the set and check in. We head to where the dancers are gathering and find out that it's going to be awhile before we start filming. I was actually relieved because I still needed time to calm down, the nerves were getting intense.
I found a spot to lie down and catch a nap. Just as I felt myself drifting away for some much needed sleep, I felt someone standing over me.
Jay: Shaking me, "Wait; come with me!"
Samarah: Sat up and yawned, "What? Where?"
Jay: Took my hand and stood me up, "I'm trying to get an autograph from Diana Ross"
Samarah: "Damn it, you don't need me for that. You're a big boy. I'm tired Jay."
Jay: Put his arm around me and we started walking, "Just come with me, we got plenty of time!"
I gave in, was too tired to fight him. I put my arm around his waist and we started to walk. We were walking through the hallway and stopped some guy with a walkie-talkie, he looked important. We asked him if he had seen Diana and he pointed us onto a set. We didn't see Diana; it was just the usual film crew, director and producers. I asked one of the boom men where she was and he told me that he saw Michael and Diana going into Michael's dressing room to practice lines. Then the man told me if I saw Diana, to remind her she has 5minutes before she is needed back on set.
Samarah: I walked over to Jay, "They said she is with Michael. Practicing lines or something."
Jay: "That's perfect!" He handed me his LP he wanted signed.
Samarah: "What?" I pushed the LP back at him, "What you want me to do with it?"
Jay: "You said you were cool with Mike. Go hook me up", he pushed the LP back to me and smiled.
Samarah: "Nooo, I said I met him before."
Jay: "Good enough! I'm sure he'll remember a face like yours." He rubbed my cheek.
I groaned and told him ok. He gave me this huge hug and kiss. As he walked away, he told me to meet him back in the dancer's room. So I started walking around looking for Michael's room. I got to the end of this hallway and saw a door with bright yellow letters reading: "Michael Jackson - Scarecrow"
I found myself standing outside the door, just staring at the knob. I could hear loud music coming from behind the door. I started primping myself, even though I was wearing my warm-up clothes, I tried my best to look as eye-catching as possible. I finally knocked on the door, but there was no answer.
After knocking the second time and still no response, I turned the knob to see if it was open and it was. I opened the door and as I walked in, I look over to the couch. I'm frozen in my footsteps, I want to turn around and run but I can't.
Diana Ross was sitting on Michael Jackson's lap and it looked as if they were kissing. I couldn't believe my eyes. I was never a huge Ross fan and now I despised her even more. What was a woman her age doing seducing a young man? As I stood there looking at them, they still didn't see me. So I turned to close the door behind me and slammed it.
Diana jumped up and turned to look at me. The look on both of their faces was priceless! I walked over to Diana and put my hand out with Jay's LP.
Samarah: "Hey, you're gonna be needed on set in about 5minutes.", I had a huge smile on my face, "I also need you to sign this"
