Just Good Friends! [Michael Jackson]

Chapter 7

Later in the week, news hit that Cindy made it home from the hospital. And more news was coming that a lot of people suspected that Michael would rape a woman like Cindy. It was not right of any of them to think that way when they did not know the whole entire story here. I text Cindy when she was home.

Asking her if we could meet up. She said it was fine. I planned to meet over at her home today. I had to sneak out of here before Michael saw me leaving Neverland and would want to know where I was headed off to. I knew if he found out then he would try to stop me from going. He would not want me to risk myself to get in trouble with the press in anyway. But I had to do this for him.

I rush out of the house and hop into my car. I speed off to go see Cindy. I wondered how she was recovering. I did hope she was feeling better now that she was at home. She did not live to far from us. Before she was staying at a hotel here in town to do the video shoot. Cindy lived about an hour away from me... I hop on the high way and I am off.

Thankfully when I got to her place Cindy's mother was not home. Cindy lived with her mother and her sister. I could not ask Cindy what I needed to with her mother or sister there.

I knew they would try to stop me from pestering Cindy about what happened with Michael. I park my car there in her drive way. Then lock my car up. I walk up the walk way to her place. I ring the doorbell. Cindy allows me to come inside.

"Hi there Renee, thank you for coming to meet with me" she warmly greets me as I walk past her.

I hug her. "Thanks for having me. I was worried about you. I wanted to know how you are doing" I admit.

"For Michael?" she wonders.

I shake my head no. "For you. I had to know if you were doing better and if you were safe here" I tell her.

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She leads me into her living room. We sit down. I did not know where to begin here. I had so many questions to ask her. I had to remember them all because they were so important. I had to be of help. There was no way Michael could come here and do this. He would get bashed for it.

"I am doing much better now that I am home" Cindy begins to tell me. "I hated being at the hospital. So many watching over me. Making me feel nervous" she sighs. "Now I can get better here"

I nod. "Good, can you talk about that night? I would like to know what happened. You know before I get married. I need to know" I say softly to her.

I had to make her think that I was on her side. Maybe this would work. "I mean how can I marry a man if I do not know everything about him? Is there things that he will not tell me?" I say out loud.

She smiles. "I get that. I was surprised to see Michael asked you to marry him. You guys did not look like you were in love or dating" she says to me. "I mean he had agreed to go out on a date with me that night" she brags. "Then next thing I know you two are married" she sighs.

"Well we have been best friends since high school. I was afraid of telling Michael how I felt about him. I feared if I had then he would not feel the same and we would lose our friendship. He is important to me" I tell her. "Then when Toby asked me out and I turned him down then Michael was worried about me then later that night it all came out. We talked all night. And he asked me to marry him. He felt the same" I lie to her.

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Part of me wishes so badly that it was all true. That he wanted to marry me. And he was in love with me. But the sad truth was he did not love me in the way I loved him. He never would. Flash backs of that kiss we shared the other day. My heart flutters thinking about it.

She winces. "Congrats. What would you like to ask me about that night?" she wonders.

"Well, what happened that night. Do not leave anything out" I say to her.

She crosses her legs as she looks deep in thought. "After I saw you guys Toby asked me out on a date. I turned him down because he is not my type of guy. You know? I was hoping to start dating Michael but that did not pan out for me. I was back at the hotel. I take a shower. Got dressed up for him. Then I waited around for him. The phone was ringing there in the room. I ignored it because someone knocked on the door. I remember greeting someone. It is all kind of fuzzy. Then I do not remember anything else. I do have bit and pieces come to me. Where the attacker hurts me. I woke the next morning in pain. The hotel owner found me. I was supposed to check out the next day. I was not checked out. He came to kick me out. And found me lying there bleeding and hurt. You see, I had been a virgin. That attacker took my virginity that night" she whispers softly. Tears shine in her eyes. "I was humiliated. And in pain"

I gulp. "But you did not see Michael doing that? Attacking you?" I ask her.

She looks deep in thought. "Who else could it be? I mean Michael was the only one who was supposed to meet up with me that night. No one else. Everything is so fuzzy to me. I am sorry that is all I can tell you until more comes up" she sighs. "Really sorry. I wish he was not the one. I adored Michael"

"He did not...." I go to say. My phone rings. It was Kendall. I answer it. "Hi there" I say to her.

"Where are you?" she demands to know.

I smile at Cindy. She smiles back. "I am with a friend. Catching up. Why?" I ask her.

"Down at the studio today a woman was raped. Michael had come in for his paycheck. Now this other woman claims Michael raped her to. You have to get down here. I am here with him at the police station" announces Kendall.

I gasp. "OMG. I will be right there" I tell her.

"What is wrong?" Cindy wonders.

I toss my phone into my purse. "I can't say. I better go" I ramble.

Then I head off to the local police station. I meet Kendall there in the lobby. She looked worried.

"He would never do that" I tell her.

She winces. "I know that. He is innocent" she agrees.

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Suddenly Michael comes out. With a cop at his side. I rush over and hug him. Feeling an overwhelmed worry hit me hard. He hugs tight. Unfortunate thing. So much crap going on. So many trying to bring an innocent man down.

"Michael are they taking you in custody?" worries Kendall. "Do I need to get your lawyer?" she asks him. He shakes his head. He grins.

"No, I am free to go. A woman was raped. She admitted to lying about me raping her to get money. She was embarrassed that she got raped. She would not say who it was who raped her. She said she did not really see his face. He wore a mask" Michael tells me. "But she cleared my name and apologized. I am free to go"

"Awful women. Awful all around. So, he struck again. Maybe now others will see that you are innocent" I tell Michael. He shakes his head sadly.

"No. News spread. They think I struck again" he grimly remarks.

"We need to move this wedding up. Getting so much awful news is going to be bad for your image Michael. If the wedding hits the press things will move the focus on this until they find the rapist. We need to have a wedding" Kendall announces.

"I agree. Clever idea. Renee what do you think?" Michael asks me softly. He smiles sadly at me.

I take his hand in mine. I squeeze it. "I will do whatever you need me to do. I am here for you" I vow. "That is what best friends are for"

He squeezes my hand. "Thank you, Renee. What would I ever do without you?" he sighs. I hug him again. We had to find this guy. Whoever was doing this was trying to frame Michael for his crimes. But why? And who?? He made sure women could not see who their attacker was. And was making them think it was poor Michael. I had to stop this man before he struck again.

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