[Warning: this chapter might make toi cry.]
The Following Day
I woke up in the recovery room in the hospital. I looked around and I saw balloons and cards right suivant to my bed. I reached over and grabbed one of the cards and silently read it to myself. Soon, my nurse came in.
"Hey Rebecca, toi alright this morning?" She asked.
I looked over at her and nodded a bit. "Yeah. I'm still in a bit of pain and I have a slight headache, but I'm good. Who dropped these off?" I asked, pointing to the cards and balloons.
"Oh, right. Your parents and brothers came and dropped them off while toi were still asleep. They seemed to be in a bit of a rush."
'Just like my family to be in a rush...' I thought.
"Well, I'll leave toi so toi can have some privacy. I'll let in your suivant visitor once he shows up."
I nodded and she left. I continued looking through the cards and when I got to Ricky's card, I read it out loud to myself.
"Becky,
Look, I'm sorry for jouer la comédie the way I did. Since I could clearly see toi and Michael are a couple, I have no reason to be this way toward him. Tell him, when toi see him again, that I'm sorry for jouer la comédie like that and for not trusting him at first. Hope toi get better soon.
-Ricky."
I had a tear fall down my cheek when I finished lire it. I went to wipe it, but I felt someone wipe it away for me. I looked and saw Michael, smiling at me.
"Oh my gosh...Michael!"
I put the card down and hugged him and he hugged back with one arm, his other arm hiding something behind his back. He released the hug and gave me a kiss.
"How are toi feeling, Rebecca?" He asked.
"I'm getting better, thank goodness."
"That's good. I brought toi something."
"What did toi bring me?"
He smiled and took out a bouquet of red and yellow roses. My eyes went wide and my jaw dropped a bit. He handed me the roses and I took them in my hands and looked through them.
"Oh my gosh...you got me roses?" I looked at him. "You are the sweetest boyfriend ever."
He giggled. "Freshly picked from the fleur garden I had growing in the front of the house. Just for you."
I smiled and put the roses par my bed. "Come here, Michael. toi deserve a hug and a kiss."
Michael leaned down and I hugged and kissed him. He hugged and kissed me back. He stayed par my side for about 2 hours and soon left, knowing that Ricky now accepted him dating me. The nurse came in, after he had left, and told me that it was time to sleep. So, I let a song play in my head and I fell asleep.
3 Days Later
I was getting out of the hospital today. I was thinking I'd go crazy if I had stayed here any longer. Alex knocked on the door and came into the room.
"Ready to go, Beck?" He asked.
I nodded and he helped me up since I was still a bit dizzy. I got my balloons, cards and the bouquet of roses and checked out. Alex saw the roses and smirked.
"Let me guess...Michael gave toi those roses?"
I smiled and nodded. "Yeah, he did. He's the sweetest boyfriend I ever had." I said.
"He's the only boyfriend toi ever had." Alex joked.
(Me: Actually, that's true. I never actually had a boyfriend before. Literally.) I punched his shoulder and chuckled. "Whatever, Alex."
We then exited the hospital and got into the car and headed home. We talked about the rehearsals and such. He told me that they postponed the rehearsals because of me being in the hospital. I, personally, thought they could've done it, but pretend I was there. On the other hand, it was sweet of them to do that. When we got home, Alex stopped the car and we got out. He helped me with my things and we headed inside. I was surprised to have a "welcome back from the hospital" party and we all partied until midnight, me being extremely careful because of my stitches.
3 Weeks Later
I just got accueil from an early release from work. I was lucky enough to have Megan bring me accueil on her break. I had offered to give her some of my tips, but she kindly declined. I thanked her and she drove off back to work. I wasn't feeling alright last week ou the week before. I went to the canapé and laid down.
I sighed. "What's wrong with me?" I asked myself.
My mom was in the cuisine and knew what was going on...kinda. She didn't know what Michael and I did, which is sorta good. She knew I asked myself that question last week and the week before, right before I went to bed. She came out of the cuisine and went over to me.
"Come on. Let's go." She said.
I looked at her, a bit confused. "Where to, mom?"
"The hospital. Since you're complaining and have been complaining since 2 weeks il y a about this same problem, toi need a check-up. First...tell me what's happened."
She wasn't a nurse, but she knew what to ask because she was asked the same thing. I told her that I've had headaches, a bit of morning sickness and fevers. She got me to the car and we headed to the hospital.
At The Hospital
My mom and I got to the front bureau and the nurse looked up.
"May I help you?" She asked.
My mom elbowed me and I sighed. "Could I get a check-up?" I asked.
"Sure. Come with me."
She stood up and walked to a room with me and my mom following. Once we got into the room, I sat on the lit and she asked me a bunch of questions, even the same question my mom asked earlier. I had donné her the same response I gave my own mother.
"Well, there is one possibility, but we'll need to give toi an ultrasound to be sure. So, hold on while I get the ultrasound and get it ready."
Then she walked out of the room. My mom looked at me, curiosity going through her and I could tell. I shrugged my shoulders, not really knowing what was going on. In fact, I was a bit scared to find out what was wrong with me. The nurse came back in with the ultrasound machine and the jelly.
"Okay, Rebecca. Could toi lift your shirt?"
I nervously lifted my chemise and laid back and she put the gelée on my stomach and started scanning. Whatever came up on the screen...scared my mom...well, ou at least made her gasp, being shocked.
"Rebecca...you may wanna take a look at this." The nurse suggested, being shocked herself.
I sat up and looked at the picture on the ultrasound machine. My eyes went wide and I gasped. I...was pregnant.
'Oh gosh...how am I gonna tell Michael?' I thought.
The nurse looked at my mom and saw that she was disappointed. "Well, I'll let toi two talk things out." Then she walked out.
My mom looked at me with the 'I'm disappointed in you' look. I sighed, hoping she wasn't gonna throw me out on the street. (Me: ou as we all know this as being kicked out of the house.)
"How did this happen? How did toi get pregnant, Rebecca?" She asked.
At first, I couldn't tell her...but I was afraid she'd find out another way. So, I told her everything that happened. From the 1st kiss...to making l’amour at Michael's house. My mom couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"Oh my gosh..."
"I'm sorry, mom, but I am 18. I can make my own decisions. This was really unexpected. I swear, Michael and I didn't expect this to happen. I'm really, really sorry." I said.
"Does he know?"
"No he doesn't. I wasn't aware until now that I was pregnant."
"When do toi plan on telling him?"
"I'm not sure...I don't even think I should."
She sighed. "Okay. It's your choice."
We then got out of the hospital and left. My mom was still disappointed in me, I could tell. I was just afraid of how Michael would react if I tell him I'm pregnant.
1 Week Later
I arrived at rehearsals and Michael was excited to see me. How could I tell? He ran up to me and hugged and kissed me like he hasn't seen me in years. I giggled and Kelly, Sean and Brandon ran up to me as well. They hugged me and I hugged them back.
"How are you, Rebecca? It's been quite a while." Kelly asked.
"I'm fine, thanks for asking, Kelly. Yeah, it has been a while, huh?" I a dit with a small smile, giggling a little.
"Let's go on into rehearsing! We film this suivant month!" Frank called out.
It was exciting to get back into rehearsing. To be truthfully honest, I missed rehearsing and I missed all the hectic-ness that went around the set. If I ever needed a laugh, I would think back on the times where Michael got on everyone's cases for making him laugh during the rehearsals. But...it's what happened afterwards that I'd have to tell Michael what I've kept hidden from him the past few weeks.
After Rehearsals
I just got accueil and I had gotten a sharp pain in the back of my neck. I grabbed my neck and my stomach and fell on my knees. My mom stopped the car right when she got home, saw me and got me into the car. The pain in my neck caused something to happen in my stomach, but I didn't know what happened. My mom quickly got me to the hospital and to the ER. The doctors removed the stitches and replaced them and they did another ultrasound scan to be sure I was still pregnant...and if the baby was alright.
After An Hour
I was back in my old recovery room, just now starting to wake up. My mom, my nurse and the doctor seemed a bit down about something. I opened my eyes and sat up and looked over at them.
"What's going on?" I asked, a bit worried.
No one a dit anything. I got even plus worried. Something was wrong.
"Rebecca...I'm afraid we have some bad news..." The doctor said.
He came over to me and whispered what happened in my ear. What he told me...made me cry. I cried so much from the bad news. Now I definitely had to tell Michael.
Later That Day
I met up with Michael at the park. He and I played on the swings, a little one-on-one tag, just about everything that kids would do. Until what the doctor a dit to me came back into my mind. It made me cry again and I put my hand over my stomach, closing my eyes, letting the tears fall. Michael saw and heard me crying and came over to me, putting his hand on my back.
"Are toi alright, Rebecca?" He asked, worried.
I shook my head. "No, I'm not alright. I've hid something from you, Michael." I said, wiping my tears away and drying my eyes.
"What is it?"
I sighed. "Michael...I'm pregnant."
His eyes went wide. "Are toi serious?"
"Well...I was..."
"Was?"
I looked down and a tear fell down my cheek again. "I'm sorry, Michael...we Lost the baby. I suffered a miscarriage. Stupid stitches..."
"Oh my God..."
It left him in shock. He couldn't believe an injury, like the one I have, that had to have stitches replaced, could cause me to have a miscarriage. He held me close, assuring me that it would be alright and that we'd try again later...once the stitches are out and the wound is fully healed...which could take a while. Give ou take a couple weeks...or maybe a month.
The Following Day
I woke up in the recovery room in the hospital. I looked around and I saw balloons and cards right suivant to my bed. I reached over and grabbed one of the cards and silently read it to myself. Soon, my nurse came in.
"Hey Rebecca, toi alright this morning?" She asked.
I looked over at her and nodded a bit. "Yeah. I'm still in a bit of pain and I have a slight headache, but I'm good. Who dropped these off?" I asked, pointing to the cards and balloons.
"Oh, right. Your parents and brothers came and dropped them off while toi were still asleep. They seemed to be in a bit of a rush."
'Just like my family to be in a rush...' I thought.
"Well, I'll leave toi so toi can have some privacy. I'll let in your suivant visitor once he shows up."
I nodded and she left. I continued looking through the cards and when I got to Ricky's card, I read it out loud to myself.
"Becky,
Look, I'm sorry for jouer la comédie the way I did. Since I could clearly see toi and Michael are a couple, I have no reason to be this way toward him. Tell him, when toi see him again, that I'm sorry for jouer la comédie like that and for not trusting him at first. Hope toi get better soon.
-Ricky."
I had a tear fall down my cheek when I finished lire it. I went to wipe it, but I felt someone wipe it away for me. I looked and saw Michael, smiling at me.
"Oh my gosh...Michael!"
I put the card down and hugged him and he hugged back with one arm, his other arm hiding something behind his back. He released the hug and gave me a kiss.
"How are toi feeling, Rebecca?" He asked.
"I'm getting better, thank goodness."
"That's good. I brought toi something."
"What did toi bring me?"
He smiled and took out a bouquet of red and yellow roses. My eyes went wide and my jaw dropped a bit. He handed me the roses and I took them in my hands and looked through them.
"Oh my gosh...you got me roses?" I looked at him. "You are the sweetest boyfriend ever."
He giggled. "Freshly picked from the fleur garden I had growing in the front of the house. Just for you."
I smiled and put the roses par my bed. "Come here, Michael. toi deserve a hug and a kiss."
Michael leaned down and I hugged and kissed him. He hugged and kissed me back. He stayed par my side for about 2 hours and soon left, knowing that Ricky now accepted him dating me. The nurse came in, after he had left, and told me that it was time to sleep. So, I let a song play in my head and I fell asleep.
3 Days Later
I was getting out of the hospital today. I was thinking I'd go crazy if I had stayed here any longer. Alex knocked on the door and came into the room.
"Ready to go, Beck?" He asked.
I nodded and he helped me up since I was still a bit dizzy. I got my balloons, cards and the bouquet of roses and checked out. Alex saw the roses and smirked.
"Let me guess...Michael gave toi those roses?"
I smiled and nodded. "Yeah, he did. He's the sweetest boyfriend I ever had." I said.
"He's the only boyfriend toi ever had." Alex joked.
(Me: Actually, that's true. I never actually had a boyfriend before. Literally.) I punched his shoulder and chuckled. "Whatever, Alex."
We then exited the hospital and got into the car and headed home. We talked about the rehearsals and such. He told me that they postponed the rehearsals because of me being in the hospital. I, personally, thought they could've done it, but pretend I was there. On the other hand, it was sweet of them to do that. When we got home, Alex stopped the car and we got out. He helped me with my things and we headed inside. I was surprised to have a "welcome back from the hospital" party and we all partied until midnight, me being extremely careful because of my stitches.
3 Weeks Later
I just got accueil from an early release from work. I was lucky enough to have Megan bring me accueil on her break. I had offered to give her some of my tips, but she kindly declined. I thanked her and she drove off back to work. I wasn't feeling alright last week ou the week before. I went to the canapé and laid down.
I sighed. "What's wrong with me?" I asked myself.
My mom was in the cuisine and knew what was going on...kinda. She didn't know what Michael and I did, which is sorta good. She knew I asked myself that question last week and the week before, right before I went to bed. She came out of the cuisine and went over to me.
"Come on. Let's go." She said.
I looked at her, a bit confused. "Where to, mom?"
"The hospital. Since you're complaining and have been complaining since 2 weeks il y a about this same problem, toi need a check-up. First...tell me what's happened."
She wasn't a nurse, but she knew what to ask because she was asked the same thing. I told her that I've had headaches, a bit of morning sickness and fevers. She got me to the car and we headed to the hospital.
At The Hospital
My mom and I got to the front bureau and the nurse looked up.
"May I help you?" She asked.
My mom elbowed me and I sighed. "Could I get a check-up?" I asked.
"Sure. Come with me."
She stood up and walked to a room with me and my mom following. Once we got into the room, I sat on the lit and she asked me a bunch of questions, even the same question my mom asked earlier. I had donné her the same response I gave my own mother.
"Well, there is one possibility, but we'll need to give toi an ultrasound to be sure. So, hold on while I get the ultrasound and get it ready."
Then she walked out of the room. My mom looked at me, curiosity going through her and I could tell. I shrugged my shoulders, not really knowing what was going on. In fact, I was a bit scared to find out what was wrong with me. The nurse came back in with the ultrasound machine and the jelly.
"Okay, Rebecca. Could toi lift your shirt?"
I nervously lifted my chemise and laid back and she put the gelée on my stomach and started scanning. Whatever came up on the screen...scared my mom...well, ou at least made her gasp, being shocked.
"Rebecca...you may wanna take a look at this." The nurse suggested, being shocked herself.
I sat up and looked at the picture on the ultrasound machine. My eyes went wide and I gasped. I...was pregnant.
'Oh gosh...how am I gonna tell Michael?' I thought.
The nurse looked at my mom and saw that she was disappointed. "Well, I'll let toi two talk things out." Then she walked out.
My mom looked at me with the 'I'm disappointed in you' look. I sighed, hoping she wasn't gonna throw me out on the street. (Me: ou as we all know this as being kicked out of the house.)
"How did this happen? How did toi get pregnant, Rebecca?" She asked.
At first, I couldn't tell her...but I was afraid she'd find out another way. So, I told her everything that happened. From the 1st kiss...to making l’amour at Michael's house. My mom couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"Oh my gosh..."
"I'm sorry, mom, but I am 18. I can make my own decisions. This was really unexpected. I swear, Michael and I didn't expect this to happen. I'm really, really sorry." I said.
"Does he know?"
"No he doesn't. I wasn't aware until now that I was pregnant."
"When do toi plan on telling him?"
"I'm not sure...I don't even think I should."
She sighed. "Okay. It's your choice."
We then got out of the hospital and left. My mom was still disappointed in me, I could tell. I was just afraid of how Michael would react if I tell him I'm pregnant.
1 Week Later
I arrived at rehearsals and Michael was excited to see me. How could I tell? He ran up to me and hugged and kissed me like he hasn't seen me in years. I giggled and Kelly, Sean and Brandon ran up to me as well. They hugged me and I hugged them back.
"How are you, Rebecca? It's been quite a while." Kelly asked.
"I'm fine, thanks for asking, Kelly. Yeah, it has been a while, huh?" I a dit with a small smile, giggling a little.
"Let's go on into rehearsing! We film this suivant month!" Frank called out.
It was exciting to get back into rehearsing. To be truthfully honest, I missed rehearsing and I missed all the hectic-ness that went around the set. If I ever needed a laugh, I would think back on the times where Michael got on everyone's cases for making him laugh during the rehearsals. But...it's what happened afterwards that I'd have to tell Michael what I've kept hidden from him the past few weeks.
After Rehearsals
I just got accueil and I had gotten a sharp pain in the back of my neck. I grabbed my neck and my stomach and fell on my knees. My mom stopped the car right when she got home, saw me and got me into the car. The pain in my neck caused something to happen in my stomach, but I didn't know what happened. My mom quickly got me to the hospital and to the ER. The doctors removed the stitches and replaced them and they did another ultrasound scan to be sure I was still pregnant...and if the baby was alright.
After An Hour
I was back in my old recovery room, just now starting to wake up. My mom, my nurse and the doctor seemed a bit down about something. I opened my eyes and sat up and looked over at them.
"What's going on?" I asked, a bit worried.
No one a dit anything. I got even plus worried. Something was wrong.
"Rebecca...I'm afraid we have some bad news..." The doctor said.
He came over to me and whispered what happened in my ear. What he told me...made me cry. I cried so much from the bad news. Now I definitely had to tell Michael.
Later That Day
I met up with Michael at the park. He and I played on the swings, a little one-on-one tag, just about everything that kids would do. Until what the doctor a dit to me came back into my mind. It made me cry again and I put my hand over my stomach, closing my eyes, letting the tears fall. Michael saw and heard me crying and came over to me, putting his hand on my back.
"Are toi alright, Rebecca?" He asked, worried.
I shook my head. "No, I'm not alright. I've hid something from you, Michael." I said, wiping my tears away and drying my eyes.
"What is it?"
I sighed. "Michael...I'm pregnant."
His eyes went wide. "Are toi serious?"
"Well...I was..."
"Was?"
I looked down and a tear fell down my cheek again. "I'm sorry, Michael...we Lost the baby. I suffered a miscarriage. Stupid stitches..."
"Oh my God..."
It left him in shock. He couldn't believe an injury, like the one I have, that had to have stitches replaced, could cause me to have a miscarriage. He held me close, assuring me that it would be alright and that we'd try again later...once the stitches are out and the wound is fully healed...which could take a while. Give ou take a couple weeks...or maybe a month.
Good news for the fans of the king of pop – link, toi can now sleep on Jackson’s lit in the Irish country mansion which was once the accueil of the late étoile, star and his kids, but, is now open to public. The estate owner Paddy Dunning is offering the holiday makers and the fans of Jackson to live life like the king of pop. Jackson’s fans can now stay at the Coolatore House for a weekend ou so and sleep in Jackson’s lit for upwards of $1,500.
The film deals with the life of Jackson from his childhood until the death of large stars. The Katherine, in fact, intends to offer hundreds of hours of family vidéos to Howard Mann, who wrote the album with her. These include hardware since the family moved from Gary Indiana to Los Angeles as soon as the Jackson 5 signed with the label Motown.
a dit even, that the Howard has paid richly-digit amount to the former partner of Michael, Marc Schaffel, for 26 additional hours of video material with the king of pop. The Katherine Howard and planning a series of films for Michael. The documentary "This is it in the preparation of the king of pop for the comeback, earned profits of 400 million U.S. dollars to the family.
toi know i think Michael really wanted to change the world. toi can tell because of his songs like man in the mirror,heal the heal world,earth song,black ou white,and they don't care about us. and it is so sad that he pasted and when i looked at the video they don't care about us i really started to cry becuase is was so happy to see all the people that loved him and saw him. i mean he was and still the king of pop. i mean Michael had kids,family, and fans and Michael song toi are not alone in so meaningful atfer his death. :( I l’amour toi MICHAEL!!!
There were no albums bigger than Thriller and Bad, and Jackson seemed to be just entering his prime as an artist.
In hindsight, considering the astonishing heights he hit in the 1980s, maybe there was nowhere to go but down. On haut, retour au début of the world profeessionally, his persional affairs increasingly came under the microscope and seemed to gradually bleed the life and vibrancy out of the mercurial artist.
The new decade sarted off with Jackson in the studio, recording his new album, Dangerous. Jackson had recently signed a 15-years, six-record deal with sony, and if the singer was able to deliver sales numbers comparable to what he posté in the 1980s, the deal was estimated to have an earing power of up to $1 billion.
Dangerous got off to a great start-it debuted at number one and quickly outpaced the sales of Bad.
There comes a time when we heed a certain call
When the world must come together as one
There are people dying
And it's time to lend a hand to life
The greatest gift of all
We can't go on pretending jour par day
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change
We are all a part of God's great big family
And the truth, toi know,
l’amour is all we need
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day
Just toi and me
Send them your cœur, coeur so they'll know that someone cares
And their lives will be stronger and free
As God has shown us par turning stones to bread
So we all must lend a helping hand
When you're down and out, there seems no hope at all
But if toi just believe there's no way we can fall
Let us realize that a change can only come
When we stand together as one
When the world must come together as one
There are people dying
And it's time to lend a hand to life
The greatest gift of all
We can't go on pretending jour par day
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change
We are all a part of God's great big family
And the truth, toi know,
l’amour is all we need
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day
Just toi and me
Send them your cœur, coeur so they'll know that someone cares
And their lives will be stronger and free
As God has shown us par turning stones to bread
So we all must lend a helping hand
When you're down and out, there seems no hope at all
But if toi just believe there's no way we can fall
Let us realize that a change can only come
When we stand together as one