Smile

Chapter 30

January 30th 1991 | 8:30 am

"They say we're young and we don't know, won't find out till we grow." The song played from the radio and Mariah listened to it as she boredly braided her long light brown curls. "I got you babe." Mariah started to sing along, Cher had always been one of her favorite singers.

Michael was away in another country and things were getting better. They talked on the phone almost everyday which ended the whole silent treatment they'd been giving each other for awhile.

"Anne?" Mariah yelled.

"Yes?" Anne yelled back from downstairs.

"Can you go to the store and get me some cigarettes when it opens? And don't tell Michael." She told her.

By the time Mariah was finished with her sentence, Anne had already came into her room. "Are you sure that's a good idea?"

"Listen, I haven't had a cigarette in what? Two years? So I can have them, it's not like I'm some chain smoker." Mariah replied.

Anne sighed. "Alright, I'll go pick some up for you."

Mariah smiled and continued to listen to her music. "It's gonna be pretty embarrassing when I don't win any of the Grammys I'm nominated for." Mariah said to herself out loud.

"Maybe I'll win one." She said trying to lose her self doubt.

After awhile Anne came back with her cigarettes. "Oh thank god." Mariah said and then snatched the carton from her. She turned on the stove and lit one of the cigarettes with it.

She inhaled the smoke. "I haven't done this in so long."

Once Mariah had a cigarette it was like all her stress was just gone. That's how it was when she was younger too, she knew it wasn't good that she started smoking at 12 but who could blame her? Her life wasn't the best at that time and she needed a way to cope.

Now she just did it because it'd become a bad habit.

After she was done with the first one she decided it'd be okay to have just one more. She took another one out of the carton and started smoking it.

February 2nd 1991 | 3:30 pm

Mariah ran to the phone as it rang loudly. "Hello?" She asked, knowing it was Michael.

"Hey baby, guess what?" Michael asked.

"What?" Mariah responded.

"I'm gonna be back there in an hour, as a surprise for you!" Michael yelled excitedly.

Mariah eyes widened. "Oh b-babe that's great." She replied. "Well I gotta go love you bye." She continued quickly and then slammed the phone down.

"Fuck!" She yelled.

Mariah had smoked 5 cartons of cigarettes in the past 3 days and the living room smelled like straight smoke. Mariah grabbed the cinnamon febreze and started spraying it everywhere. She didn't want Michael to know she smoked.

She thought she'd gotten the smell out of the house so she sat in the living room and acted cool.

I wonder what Jada's doing right now Mariah thought. Jada was her best friend but she hadn't talk to her since she met Michael. I miss her.

After awhile Michael arrived right on time. "Go get ready, I planned a special dinner for us." He said as soon as he walked inside.

"Oh that's great." Mariah replied and then walked upstairs quickly to get dressed. She decided to wear a skin tight purple dress that was a little below her ankles, matching heels and a diamond necklace.

She put extra vanilla perfume on herself just in case the smell hasn't gone away.

She went back downstairs and they got in a limo. She didn't understand why they always rode in limos, she was perfectly capable of driving herself places but Michael always insisted they ride in limos.

"Michael I love you-"

Crash!

(End of Smile Book 1)