Just Good Friends! [Michael Jackson]

Chapter 4

We set up an interview. News spread really fast that Michael Jackson was going to marry. We were on the tv set waiting to go on to talk with Oprah Winfrey. Michael stops me before we head on the set. They had already done our hair and our makeup. Michael takes my hand in his. He smiles at me with his eyes and his lips.

"You can not go out there without this!" he declares as he takes a small box out of his pocket.

He opens the little box showing me the most beautiful ring that I ever laid my eyes on. He has my right hand in his them he slides the ring on my finger. The ring was so huge! A princess cut diamond.

White diamond's!

I gasp as tears water in my eyes. So badly I found myself wishing this was really real. "Michael you knew I wanted white diamonds one day" I giggle.

He nods as he smiles at me. "You told me what kind of wedding you dreamt up and everything. I never forget anything you say" he replies.

His words touch my very heart. I beam happily. "Let's get on with the interview, shall we?" he asks me. I nod. He offers me his arm. I take his arm. He smiles at me.

They are ready to tape as we sit there on the set with Oprah. She smiles and then sits up shaking our hands. "Welcome" she says to us as we all sit down at the same time. "Let's begin by saying congratulations! You snagged one of the world's most eligible bachelor's" she laughs.

I feel my cheeks blush with pleasure as Michael holds my hand there as we sit beside one another. "I know!" I laugh. "I am so lucky"

"Let's start Renee by you telling us how you met Michael! You have been working for him, but you have know him longer that working for him correct!" she asks me. I nod.

I cross my legs as I feel a jumble of nerves begin to flutter in my stomach. "Yes, I met Michael back in school. High school when he and his family moved out here to California" I announce. "He is my very best friend. Has been for years" I tell her.

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We get into how I met him in the halls of the school. And how I came to work for Michael. Then she was getting into the deeper issues. Cindy. We knew that was coming. That was what she wanted to know. Michael was answering the questions on Cindy. How he met Cindy. And about the date Cindy wanted him to take her on.

"So, you were asking Renee to marry you when Cindy assumed, she had a date with you?" Oprah asks him.

Michael nods then smiles as he glances over at me. We already talked over our story a dozen times. And we were on the same page. "Yes, we were together at Neverland. I asked Renee to marry me" he says to her. "Most of my workers had gone home for the night. It was Renee and myself. Renee is my main witness" he tells Oprah.

"I think Cindy was confused. She thinks Michael attacked her because she thought they were going to get together. Someone else did it. It is not in Michael's nature. He was not with Cindy that night. He was with me. He would never ever do something like that!" I heatedly tell Oprah. She nods as she has a serious look on her face.

She smiles at Michael. "I agree. I do not think you could do something like that my friend. When you called to set this up, I was more than happy to help prove you were innocent" she says to Michael.

"I really do not understand how anyone could believe Michael would do something like that. It hurts my heart to think that" I tell Oprah.

"Whoever did it is going to pay. We know the attacker is still at large. And we are going to help Cindy find him and get her justice!" Michael vows on camera. "Someone else will get hurt if we do not find the real attacker. And he is trying to ruin my good name. It will not happen! I will not stand for this!" Michael declares.

I nod as I smile at him. "We pray for justice" I say to her.

After it was over, we take photos with Oprah then we are on the next set of People Magazine that is near by the set. They interview us and also do a photo shoot. I was famished by lunch time.

Michael stops by a little sushi bar that I love, and we grab a bite to eat and take it back to Neverland. I knew I had to find a way to get to Cindy. I had to talk to her. Find out anything I could about her attack. But would Cindy be willing to see me? Michael would not like it if I interfered. I was sure of that.

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"Thank you so much Renee for helping me today! For all you have done" Michael sighs as he sips his drink and I set out all the yummy food that he had bought for us to enjoy.

I shoot a smile his way. "I told you that I will do whatever we have to, so that we clear your name" I promise him.

"Promise me not to go to Cindy. I know you Renee. You are going to meddle" he warns me. He knew me well. I laugh.

"I promise Michael that I am not going to meddle. I swear!" I say defensively.

"I know you Renee. Promise me" he warns me again.

He shakes his head and laughs. "You are not Nancy Drew" he jokes.

"I promise!" I huff. I help myself to some sushi. Popping a piece into my mouth.

He chuckles. "Something tells me not to believe you" he jokes.

"Aw come on Mike" I laugh.

"I do know you have my best interest at heart. I just to not want you to get harmed in all of this" he warns me. He looks stern.

"I know, I know" I say. I smirk at him.

"I do thank you. I mean you are here putting your life on hold for me. Pretending to marry me. You did not have to agree to. I am so thankful for you" he gushes. I get up and I hug him.

I smile as I rest my head on his shoulder. "You are my best friend. You would do anything for me. And I will for you. That is what best friends are for"

"I do not know what I would do without you" he sighs as we pull apart.

Later that week I talked with Cindy's mother over the phone. Cindy agreed to meet with me. I did not tell Michael that I was going to meet up with Cindy to ask her questions. I did not tell him because I knew he would not let me and did not approve of me asking her anything. But I had to. I could not idly stand by and wait for the cops to do their job. They did nothing to help Michael. I had to step up.

Michael was out with Kendall working on things for the tour that day. He had no idea what I had planned. I get to the hospital. I go to Cindy's room. She was out of intensive care now.

I see her mother waiting there by the door for me. "Hello, Mrs. Crawford. Thank you for meeting with me. I was so worried about Cindy" I tell her. She shakes my hand.

"I know who you are. And why you are here. Do not do anything to upset my daughter. Understand?" she sternly says to me with a cold hatred look in her eyes.

I nod. "Yes, I understand. I wanted to talk with her. See how she is. She is a friend of mine"

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Mrs. Crawford nods then allows me to come in her daughter's hospital room. I follow her inside. Cindy was resting. She had a black eye. Some minor bruises. She looked awful. Whoever did that to her needed to pay. He was trying to frame Michael. Whoever did this.

"Cindy dear. Someone is here to see you. A friend" her mother softly wakes her daughter.

Cindy's eyes flutter open as she glances at me when she wakes. "Renee?!" she hoarsely calls out to me. I set some flowers down at her besides that I bought there in the gift shop there. "Thanks for coming to see me" she says to me.

Her mother leaves the room. "I could not believe what happened. I tried to see you as soon as I could" I tell her.

"I am so so sorry for what happened to you" I say as I sit in a chair beside her.

"They said I have a few scars. Everything is a blur" she mentions to me.

"What all happened that night? If you want to share with me, please do. But I do not want to push you" I tell her. "I am here for you"

"I had a date that night with Michael. He was the last person that I was supposed to see that night. You were there remember? He said he was going to try to meet up with me" she says to me. I nod.

"Yes, I remember that. But he was with me that night" I argue with her. "We are going to get married"

She glances down at my ring. "I heard. But he was the only one to meet up with me that night"

"Did you see your attacker?" I ask her. She shakes her head. Tears water in her eyes.

"No, not really. It was all a blur. It was awful, a night that I never want to remember" she whispers out.

"Cindy you need to remember. Michael would never do something like that. He would never rape you" I point out to her. "someone else had and we need to find out who that was" I tell her. "Before he attacks someone else"

Tears water in her eyes. "I wish I could see the face clearly. But I can't. I am sorry. Michael was the last one who was supposed to meet up with me" she argues.

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Tears are in her sad eyes. I smile sadly. She was confused. Michael was with me that night. He did not rape her. She did not know who did. She could not pin the blame on him. It was not fair. But I got it that she was not sure and thought he had because they were supposed to meet up that night.

"Please leave! You have upset Cindy. My daughter needs rest" her mother comes briskly entering in the room. I get up then nod.

"Thank you for meeting with me, Cindy. I hope you feel better and can go home real soon" I say to her.

"You may think that man is innocent. He attacked my daughter and he is going to pay for what he did" her mother announces sternly as her cold eyes look right at me. Glaring into my soul.

"Michael was not with your daughter that night. He was with me. She will figure things out. Michael would never do anything to hurt her. You all will see!" I warn them before heading out of the room.

Michael was right. Maybe I should not have come here today. But I had to. It was clear Cindy assumed it was Michael. Only for the fact that she was supposed to meet up with him that night.

We had to prove that he was not there with her. Find her real attacker then maybe Cindy could piece the crime together and the real attacker would be behind bars where he belonged.

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