I woke up again at 9am. Michael was still fast asleep, and I managed to walk out of my bed without making any noise. I tip-toed to the bathroom, took a quick shower, burshed my teeth and left a note on the kitchen table for Michael which read:
“I'm at the hospital, I didn't want to bother you with this. I'll be back soon, June xx”
It broke my heart to let Michael alone, but I had to go to check on my dad. Going without Michael is a good thing, after all. I'll have to take his good advice about what happened this morning. He always know what to do in these cases.
I took my car and drove to the hospital. I couldn't stop thinking about Michael, and I feel guilty about it, because I should be focused on my dad's health at the moment. Why did I kiss him, in the first place ? Well, you wanted it, June. Very badly.
When I arrived in the hospital, I went straight in my father's room. Good, both of my parents were awoken.
“Here's my little girl!” said my father, like everthing was just fine.
“Hey dad, hey mom.” I gave them both a tight hug, and stayed by my father's bed side, holding his hand.
“Has Michael already left?” asked my father, with compassion in his voice.
“No, he is at my place, sleeping. He was really tired last night.”
“Tired doing what, exactly?” asked my father, raising an eyebrow.
“Antoine!” yelled my mother, punching his arm playfully.
“What? I have the right to know what my daughter does at night!”
“Actually, there's something I have to tell you about...”
“What is it, darling?”
“Well...” I lowered my face as I looked at the ground. “I kind of... Kissed him this morning.”
“Ok, I'll get some breakfast, I don't want to hear that...” said my mother, walking out the door with a confised look which made my father and I rolling our eyes.
“Why did you do that, honey? You told me you wasn't in love with him.”
“Yeah, I know... But I'm afraid I'm falling for him.”
“Why are you afraid? Love is the most beautiful thing, believe me, honey.”
“Well... I don't know, there's something weird.”
“What's weird? Didn't he kissed you back or somethin'?”
“No, no! He did kiss me back, and he was saying all these words that I was dying to hear from him, like he wanted to be my other half, like he wanted to be the one I tell everything to...”
“So, what's the matter, sweatheart? I don't understand right now...”
“The thing is, when I kissed him, I apologize and he didn't say anything. He just said “There's nothing weird here, girl”, and he hugged me and I fell asleep in his arms.”
“That's pretty cute, ho-... Wait, did you sleep with him?”
“Yeah-I mean no ! We slept in the same bed, that's all. I didn't want to sleep alone, you know...” I admitted.
“Thank God...” my dad whispered.
“Wait, I thought you liked him?”
“I do, but I just don't want to think that you actually slept with someone.” he began, serious. “I.just.can't.” he finished with a funny attitude.
I laughed at his words. Michael told me last night that I was normally full of life, and I know I took this after my dad. He is so funny!
“So, what's you advice?”
“Be happy. That's my advice for you, honey. Michael will make you happy, for sure. He is really a great guy, and you've become a wonderful woman. It feels like you two were made for each other. Even if I would be no longer here to see it, I'm sure you'll have an amazing life together. I've known you for 25 years, and I've never seen this happy since he walked into your life, honey. Remember how you felt when he left you for his tour? You have to tell him, sweetie. You have to tell him how you feel about him. I wanna see you completely happy before I leave this world.”
“I couldn't be completely happy if you're not in this world anymore, dad...” my voice was shaking when I said that.
“So show me how you're happy while I'm still here. Go ahead, go and tell him how you feel, honey. Do it for me.”
“You can't just say that everytime you want me to do something, you know that right?” I softly laugh.
“Dot it, girl !” he sternly said, but smiled at me then. “Go!” he loudly said.
I smiled. I have to go, I have to tell Michael I'm falling for him. I want to kiss him again, I want to hug him again. I want to feel him. I need him, really bad.
I kissed my dad's forehead and told him I loved him before I go. I ran across the hospital and hopped into my car.
Michael's point of view
I woke up around 10am, and I was alone. I called serveral times for June, but she seemed to be out. I looked by the window, and her car was no longer here. She must be at the hospital, I guess, I thought.
I made my way to the kitchen, and found June's note, which comfirmed what I thought. So she thinks it's bothering for me to come at the hospital with her to see her dad? It's not. Not at all. Well, it broke my heart yesterday when I saw her crying, but it felt like I needed to be there, and nowhere else on this planet. She's become so important to me through the weeks. It's unbelievable how attached to her I am. I was so lonely before I met her. Of course I have a few friends, like Liz Taylor , Diana Ross, and of course I have my siblings, but with June, I felt different since the beginning. She made me feel different, actually. In a good way. I'm am less shy now, and I feel comfortable when she's around me. Jeez... I'm seriously falling for her.
I took a glass of orange juice, and turned the TV on as I sat on the couch, waiting for June to come home. Tom & Jerry, great! I told myself. I love this cartoon!
As half an hour gone by, I was now fresh and clean from the shower I took. I put on a white V-neck t-shirt with black jeans. Basic, but comfy.
A couple of minutes later, I heard June's car approching the flat, and a smile directly appeared on my face, and my heart began to race. I missed her. Why is she running in the stairs? What the hell happened?
“Michael!” June yelled through the appartement. She seemed to be breathless.
“June, what's going on? What happ-...”
“Shut up” she said, cuttin me off. “Please.”
“Um... Okay.”
“I need to talk to you, and you need to listen to me carefully.”
I nodded.
“You're caring, you're loving, you're touching, you're funny.” she said, making her way up to me. “You have the most angelic voice in the world, and when you whisper something to me, I have chills running across my entire body. Your smile... Damn, your smile is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my entire life. You always know what to say, and when to say it, you know how to make me feel important, you know how to cheer me up when I'm feeling low. And...” she marked a pause in order to breathe. She was now next to me, taking my hand in hers. “And I think I'm falling in love with you, Michael Jackson.”
My eyes widened. What did she just say ? She's falling in love with me ? I can't wait any longer, I have to tell her, I have to tell her how I feel for her.
“June... I-I..” I stuttered. “I'm falling in love with you too.” I confessed, pulling her closer to me by her waist. She wrapped her hands around my neck, and I gave her my most passionate kiss. Jeez... How good this felt. I've waited for this so long, and now I have her, I won't ever let her go. I felt butterflies in my stomach while kissing her. I broke the kiss and looked deep into her eyes.
“I've waited for this for weeks” I admitted, my arms still around her waist.
“Really? You should have done it before, I was dying for you to do this.” she said, smiling.
“God, I missed this smile so much...”
I softly kissed her again, pulling her even closer to me now. I felt her hands running through my curls. She loves it. The first time we met, when we had this “sleepover” here, as she called it, she played with my curls for a long time, and I loved it. I enjoy feeling her hands on me.
“How's your dad?” I asked, caressing her cheek.
“He looks fine... We should return to the hospital.”
“But you just got there, why?”
“I want him to see that I did it. I did tell you how I feel about you. He's the one who told me to come and tell you right away.”
“Well, let's go then. I would like to thank him for this. Lemme put my disguise on before leaving.”
“Okay”, she said, looking at me with sparkles in her eyes.
I pecked her lips once, then twice... And I lost count. I kissed her jaw, her nose, her eyes, her lips all over again, which made her laugh hard. Her laugh is everything. It's like a melody to me ears. When I turned my back to go in the bedroom, she slapped my ass, which made me and her laugh.
At the hospital
June's point of view
Why is there some much people in my dad's room ? Why is my mother outside, crying and screaming ?
“Mom, what the hell ?” I said, worried.
“Y-Your dad, h-his he-heart s-s-stopped.” she said, hugging me and crying even more.
I felt my knees go weak, my hands start to shake, and tears began to fall down my cheeks.
“N-no, he can't. Not now, he has to fight, he... He, NO! Dad!” I yelled.
It's taking too much time. He should be back by now. What is wrong? I can't lose him, I didn't say goodbye to him. It's too soon, no. I can't stay here, watching my dad. I bursted into my dad's room where three doctors and a nurse were standing beside him. One of them was practicing CPR, and the other one was holding the defibrilator, but he didn't respond to it. The nurse was now standing next to me, pulling me outside the room. I was shocked to see how my father was there, lifeless on his hospital bed.
Through the window, I saw one of the doctor looking at the clock. I then heard him say:
“Time of death, 12:02”.