《Tears of Joy:Michael Jackson and Tatiana Thumbtzen Story Continues》Chapter 11:The Struggle
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Michael, Tatiana, and her daughters Amanda and Latasha are finally back home after two hour long exhausted fly back from Arizona. They are tired for all that flying. They are headed to the house now. The girls are running.
"YAYY we are finally home."
"Yess home sweet home hey girls don't run now."
"Sorry mom." The girls says in unison."
"OK ladies. Let's go changes your clothes."
"Yeah we need a lot of rest. Its been a long flight and we are tired."
"Me too." Amanda sits down on the couch
"Me three." Latasha is also sit down on the couch.
"You said it girls."
Michael is sit down and relax on the couch. Michael is ready to talk. He is been quiet all day after they came home.
Tatiana is concern about Michael now his grandmother finally lay to rest.
The maid Julie is welcome them home.
"Hello Mike, Tati. Welcome home."
"Thanks Julie. Is everything going alright while we're gone?"
"Everything is going good, oh and by the way Michael, You got a lot of letters from the fans. I didn't open."
Michael's eyes are watery as he see the letters that fans.
"They are soo sweet of them. I'm gonna read them later."
He wipe his tears so it won't fall down his face.
"Hey Julie, Can you take my daughters up their rooms and change their clothes? I'm going to talk to Michael about something."
"Yes Mrs. Thumbtzen, I will get on to it I just finish watch your clothes now you all back home."
"OK Thank you. Come on girls. Julie is gonna help put your clothes on and Latasha is time for your nap."
She is not in the mood and not sleepy."
"But mom, I'm not sleepy."
"Yes you are. It's been a long flight after two hours. Now go with her."
"Yeah Latasha, stop been a baby."
"I'm not a baby much long. I will be 5 next year."
"You still a baby."
"Am not."
Are too."
Tatiana stop her two daughters are arguing.
"OK girls enough. Now go upstairs."
"OK."
Now the girls are upstairs now it's time for her to talk about this what's going on.
"OK Mike, Now its you and me. Michael, what you want to talk about?"
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"Tati, You remember when Quincy Jones making a demo tape for before you did the song.?"
"The one with Prince made it for me? Michael, I want to tell you about it ,but its too much going on after you came back from Ryan White's funeral, You'll been struggle the death of two grandmothers, and death of Sammy Davis Jr. It's been so hard for you."
"I want to know why you didn't tell me about Quincy Jones invited you and when I didn't know he invited Prince to the studio. I didn't know he was coming. I was shocked."
"Tati, there is something that you should know about Prince."
"I know that you and Prince are supposed to do a duet with Prince-"
"But we are rivals back its friendly rival."
"Oh OK I was wonder if you have issues with Prince."
"No we didnt have a feud."
Michael is finally clears up the situation about whats going on.
"I was at James Brown concert when he invited me on stage. I was influence by him. I admire him. The crowd went wild when I sing his song, and then I dance and everybody cheering me on."
"Woww you are amazing on that stage."
"Yeah and then James Brown invited Prince on stage and I went to stay backstage and watch his performance. He play guitar. Everybody watch his performance. Everybody thinks he is weird and he couldn't sing song. Then, it got bizarre when he almost fall off stage. The crowd catch him ,And I was laughing hysterical."
"Oh Michael, that is not funny."
"I know Tati, I felt bad for him. He is OK."
"I know but years later Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie and myself about to recording We Are The World for USA For Africa."
Oh Mike, It's been my favorite .I heard on the radio when I was stop modeling and then I was pregnant with your daughter Amanda. I was looking at my belly talking to her and says "Amanda, Your dad Michael wrote that song with Lionel Riche and Quincy Jones and all the stars nailed it."
Tatiana got emotional while she talk about it that moment she is going thru. It got Michael eyes watery.
"Oh Mike, I was try to process how am I gonna explain to my daughter that you are the father of Latasha. Prince is already find out who I was."
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"Oh no, Did Quincy told Prince-
"No no Mike, he didn't tell him that. Prince already find out about it, but he didn't find out about you, me and our children."
"That is good."
He wipe his tear.
"Quincy and Lionel are invited Prince to be part of all stars together. We had a great time recording and raise a lot of money for Africa."
"That is wonderful job you all doing for a good cause."
"Thanks, I'm thinking about children around the world they are struggling now. The abuse they are suffering a lot. I'm thinking about Katie. that I miss her."
"Oh we forgot about her now she is in the orphanage."
"I wonder where orphanage is and why are they taking from her aunt and uncle?"
"Thats I was wondering."
Telephone rings.
"Hey Julie, Can you get that please?"
"Sure Michael."
She pick up the phone.
"Hello?"
"Yes they are there. Hold on. Tati.
"Yes Julie?"
"Its a girl name Whitley Gilbert."
"Oh Lord, Thanks Julie."
Tatiana grab the phone.
"Hello, Whitley?"
"Hey, I try to call you guys. Where the hell you been?"
"I was busy in the studio recording new song."
"What? You mean that you sign to record label? Congratulations ."
"Thank you, Now How many times you called?"
"Since you and your family got back from Arizona, How they are doing?"
"They are doing OK. His grandmother is with the angels now."
"Now about that, I got to something to tell you."
"It better not be too long. It's been a long night."
"It's Mike here by you."
Tatiana rolls her eyes.
"Yes why you wanna talk to us about? Because he can't accept any phone calls right now. He is struggling now."
"It's important."
"What is it?"
"It's about Katie."
"Katie? Where is she? Is she a OK? How is she doing?"
"It's not good."
Michael came down stairs when he heard Tatiana is on the phone.
"Hey Tati, Who is that? It better not be my dad Joe and my brothers. Because I can't talk to them now."
"No Its not them. It's my best friend Whitley that I went to college with."
"Oh oh tell her I say hello."
"She wants to talk to us. It's about Katie."
"What? Katie? Put her on the speaker now."
She put her on the speaker so they can hear her.
"Hey its Michael Jackson."
"AHHH Hey Michael, How are you?"
"I'm fine You are sounded too loud. Keep it down my daughters are up there sleeping."
"I'm sorry."
"OK tell me what's going on? Where is she?"
"She is orphanage in Oklahoma."
"OKLAHOMA?"
They say in unison.
Michael and Tatiana are in shocked about where they took her.
"Why would someone bring her into Oklahoma?"
"How could her aunt and uncle abandon her like this?"
"They explain they can't care for them. They were on drugs. They are out of control.
"Oh my gosh, That is why they are like this?"
"What about her dad? Is she heard from him?"
Whitley is try to fight back tears.
"Whitley? What is it?"
'Umm Her aunt just called when she got the devastated news. Her father Greg Tanner died in prison."
Michael cover his mouth. Close his eyes. Tatiana is in shocked. Both of them are in shocked.
"What? NO!"
"Oh no this is so sad. How is she holding up?"
"She is not doing well. She is been crying a lot. She is broken and can't stop crying."
"How did her father died?"
"He commit suicide."
Michael broke down in tears.
"Oh no poor Katie. Are they already contact his family?"
"Yeah they are gonna sent her back to Los Angeles, CA and then she will be at funeral home now before they are ready to bury him.
Where is it gonna be at I want to see Katie."
"It will be at Angelus Funeral Home."
"OK thank you so much Whitley."
"You welcome, listen I'm gonna get back to dorm room."
"OK Whitley, thank you for tell us about Katie."
"Thats what I do. I love the kids."
'We talk later. Bye Whitley."
"Bye ."
They hang up as they begin to sobbing. Tatiana comfort Michael as he continue to cry for Katie.
"Oh Tati, I can't believe .Her dad took his own life in prison"
His tears rolling down his face. She wipe his tears.
"I know honey. He is suffer a long enough dont have to suffer anymore."
"I'm gonna get ready to headed to LA tomorrow."
"OK but I will be taking the girls to school before I headed to the studio. My demos are set and ready."
"Alright Tati, Good luck for tomorrow. Let's get some sleep. It's almost 10."
"I love you apple head."
"I love you buttercup."
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