The Way You Make Me Feel - A Michael Jackson Love Story

Chapter 53- Michael, somebody she use to know...

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Tatiana's POV

"This is my bet to you....." Michael hisses. "If you lose, you will have to tell everyone the truth on you running around."

I try not to flinch, and I stare back at him; trying to find any trace of the Michael I use to know. How could he change?

"Michael! This is going too far!” Quincy shouts. I shake my head.

“Fine. It’s a deal.” I say. Michael’s lips curl in a smirk, which I could slap off.

“Also, you have to quit your “new career”.”  He says crossing his arms in satisfaction. 

“Fine.” I say my voice turning raspy. “This is my bet to you….”

He nods and leans against the wall. “I’m listening.”

I look at him straight in the eye. “If you lose, at 2:30 tonight………” I pause, as Michael and Quincy looks at me waiting for me to continue. “At 2:30 I ask that you hold me one more time, and kiss me…..” I say.

As soon as I say this, Michael almost jumped out of his seat in protest, and he sat back down slowly.

“Fine.” he says, “It’s a deal…”

Michael’s POV

As Tatiana walks out, Quincy tells me to sit down.

“Michael, what has gotten into you?” he says. “Everything about you has changed……”

“No, Quincy. Can you not see she is deceiving and conniving? She isn’t who you think she is….” I say.

“No, Michael. She isn’t who you think she is. You’re blinded by anger, that shouldn’t even be there. You let people get in the way—“

“Quincy, no. I’m done with her.” I say getting up. “And I’m not changing my mind about it either.”

I walk out and go back to join everyone else. As I walk in the room everyone turns around to look; but yet my eyes only see Tatiana. Suddenly the thought of her bet, brings terror in me. What if I lose and I have to kiss her? What if I give in to her? What if I fall in love with her? Again?

“Are you ready?” she asks calmly. I nod and pick up the pool stick, taking off my jacket and handing it to Rachel.

Paul’s POV

They have been playing for 45 minutes, and the tense feeling in the room hasn’t left. The game is so close, and you can tell they don’t want to lose. They haven’t said what the bet would be; but…….whatever it is everyone knows it’s harsh.

I look at Tatiana and can tell she is worried, and she looks exhausted emotionally. She hasn’t said one word when she walked out after negotiating a bet with Michael. 

“Tatiana, you’re up….” Michael says calmly. I look at the pool table. If Tatiana makes this shot, then she wins. If not…her fate is in Michael’s hands. Literately.

Tatiana walks up to the pool table and looks up at me and Michael.  She takes a breathe and leans down, as we watch as she flicks the pool stick it hitting the ball. God, please let her win……….

Tatiana’s POV

“NO!” everyone yells. I feel my heart crumble, and break on the floor.