Smile

Chapter 28

November 3rd 1990 | 7:34 pm

Mariah was thinking about song lyrics as she stared down at the blank white paper. She had already written 5 songs for her new album Emotions, Can't Let Go, You're So Cold, If It's Over, And And You Don't Remember. Tommy was rushing her to complete a sophomore album which she didn't understand, her first album had only come out a few months ago and most artists wait a while. Still Mariah followed Tommy's orders and was writing for her next album that she'd already decided to call Emotions.

"Hey baby, what are you doing?" Michael asked her as he walked into they're master suite to use the bathroom.

Mariah looked at him and grinned.
"I'm just trying to write a song." She replied.

"Do you have anything so far?" He asked.

She shook her head. "No, I'm having a hard time coming up with anything... I can't believe Tommy is making me do another album this quickly,"

Michael sighed and sat down next to her on the bed. "When a label sees a artist is successful they want you to have more success so they can get more money." He explained.

"Have you heard the new rumor they made up?" Mariah asked him.

"What?" He questioned.

"Apparently my voice is not real and it's 'computer generated'.... isn't that the stupidest thing you ever heard?" Mariah asked him frustratedly

Michael chuckled. "Yeah it's pretty stupid, but the papers just make up anything... most people aren't dumb enough to believe it so don't even worry." He assured her.

November 5th 1990 | 3:21 pm

Smack!

"Are you kidding me Michael?" Mariah screamed at the very top of her lungs. Her hits weren't really doing any damage but she just saw bright red.
"I don't depend on you no more you know... I can just leave!"

Michael tried to restrain her and despite her anger she made a game out of it. She moved her limbs very swiftly so he couldn't catch her hands. "You can't catch me!" She teased as she jumped on the top of the couch and then stuck her tongue out at him aggressively.

"Why are you even mad? I didn't do anything." Michael said and put his hands where she could see them.

Mariah widened her eyes at him. "Oh so you're just gonna pretend-" she interrupted herself. "Yeah cause you totally didn't make a pros and cons list about me!" She yelled and then pulled a folded piece of paper out of her waistband. When he tried to snatch it she moved her hand away and then ran to the other side of the living room and started reading it loudly. "Mariah's Pros: Shes hot, she's nice most of the time, and she can sing... Cons: she's crazy, she has massive family problems, she's aggressive, without me she'd probably be just a waitress, and shes very young." She read aloud and then went over to Michael, shoved the paper in his face and then ran into the bathroom angrily.

Michael ran over to the bathroom to try to explain himself the best he could but how could he explain this? He softly knocked on the bathroom door. "Go Away Michael." She said softly as she sat on the floor on the other side of the door. "Mariah open the door." He begged.

"How could you say all that stuff about me? I thought you loved me!" She yelled.

"I do! I really do and I made that list a long time ago!" Michael lies. Really he had just gotten drunk a few nights before and forgot to throw the paper away.

"That makes it okay?" She asked. "No it doesn't, I know I said I would be nice to you like before but it's kind of hard when you insist on hurting my feelings... and without you I'd probably still have a record deal for your information!" She explained to him as she continued to sit down at the other side of the door.

Michael sighed and then walked away. I guess this is what you get when your fiancé is a 20 year old... god why does she have to be so childish? He thought.