"Okay. Thanks see you in the morning." He nodded and went back to his room. I started singing, to get myself to go to sleep. "And then a hero comes along, with the strength to carry on, and you cast your fears aside, and you know you can survive." I sung going to sleep.
I woke up to someone jumping on my bed. "Ryan, leave me alone. Get off my bed." I said.
"Good morning to you too! I'm not Ryan, but I'll take that as a compliment." He said.
I recognized the voice and jumped up. "Michael!" I hugged him.
"It's like you haven't seen me in weeks." He said laughing, and then he tackled me down. I started laughing like crazy. "Michael!" I said laughing.
"We need to talk Mike." I said.
He instantly stopped and looked at me.
"The night you came and got me I was nearly raped." He choked on his own breath and said, "Danni, oh lord, are you alright?" he asked.
"I'm terrified he will come back looking for me." I said, with tears nearly in my eyes.
"Who?" he asked.
"My ex-boyfriend Drew. The day he moved into my house he started to abuse me and beat me. I kept making up excuses and covering for him. My mom called the cops on him and when the police came they heard me screaming, busted my door down, and caught him in the act of throwing a lamp at my face. Left me with a black eye, and busted lip. He went to prison for 6 years, and he said when he got out he would come looking for me, and that's exactly what he did. He was waiting at my house, tried to rape me but I got away and called you." I said. Crying like a baby.
"Oh, well thank god your alright. It's okay your safe now, don't even worry about him hurting you, I've got you, and as long as you're my friend, you're protected." He said.
"Thank you." I said and he nodded.
"Oh and Lisa and I are getting a divorce. She's signing the papers right now as we speak. She's also packing her stuff." I jumped up and down. "Thank you. She was no good anyway." I said.
"Tell me something I don't know." He said. And I started laughing.
"Breakfast is ready." He said. I got up and put my hair in a bun, and walked into the kitchen with Michael, and there was Lisa giving me an evil glare.
"Back off." I said. She just turned around and walked away.
I saw Michael smile from ear to ear. It made me smile to see him happy.
"Mr. Jackson, everything is settled. You keep what is yours, she keeps what was hers." The lawyer said.
"When is she going to be gone for good?" I asked.
"In about five minutes ma'am." He said.
"Please don't call me ma'am you make feel old. Call me Danyelle or Danni. That way I feel as young as I am." I said.
"Yes, Danyelle." I said.
"That's more like it." I said and winked.
We ate breakfast and headed down to record some of my songs, starting with Hero.
I recorded it and I asked Michael if I could do a few more songs.
"Mike, next let's do Concrete Angel." He nodded and I started to sing.
"She walks to school with the lunch she packed
Nobody knows what she's holding back
Wearing the same dress she wore yesterday
She hides the bruises with the linen and lace, oh
The teacher wonders but she doesn't ask
It's hard to see the pain behind the mask
Bearing the burden of a secret storm
Sometimes she wishes she was never born
Through the wind and the rain she stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings and she flies to a place
Where she's loved concrete angel
Somebody cries in the middle of the night
The neighbors hear but they turn out the light
A fragile soul caught in the hands of fate
When morning comes it will be too late
Through the wind and the rain she stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings and she flies to a place
Where she's loved concrete angel
A statue stands in a shaded place
An angel girl with an upturned face
A name is written on a polished rock
A broken heart that the world forgot
Through the wind and the rain she stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings and she flies to a place
Where she's loved concrete angel"
By the end of this song Michael and I both had tears in our eyes.
"Choose one more for me please Danni." I nodded my head.
"How about Best Thing I never had?" I asked.
"Great. Sing away." He said.
"What goes around comes back around (hey my baby)
What goes around comes back around (hey my baby)
What goes around comes back around (hey my baby)
What goes around comes back around (hey my baby)
There was a time
I thought, that you did everything right
No lies, no wrong
Boy I, must've been outta my mind
So when I think of the time that I almost loved you
You showed your ass and I saw the real you
Thank God you blew it
Thank God I dodged the bullet
I'm so over you
So baby good lookin' out
I wanted you bad
I'm so through with it
Cuz honestly you turned out to be the best thing I never had
You turned out to be the best thing I never had
And I'm gon' always be the best thing you never had
I bet it sucks to be you right now
So sad, you're hurt
Boo hoo, oh, did you expect me to care?
You don't deserve my tears
I guess that's why they ain't there
When I think that there was a time that I almost loved you
You showed your ass and I saw the real you
Thank God you blew it
Thank God I dodged the bullet
I'm so over you
Baby good lookin' out
I wanted you bad
I'm so through with it
Cuz honestly you turned out to be the best thing I never had
I said, you turned out to be the best thing I never had
And I'll never be the best thing you never had
Oh baby I bet sucks to be you right now
I know you want me back
It's time to face the facts
That I'm the one that's got away
Lord knows that it would take another place, another time, another world, another life
Thank God I found the good in goodbye
I used to want you so bad
I'm so through it that
Cuz honestly you turned out to be the best thing I never had
You turned out to be the best thing I never had
And I will always be the, best thing you never had.
Best thing you never had!
I used to want you so bad
I'm so through it that
Cause honestly you turned out to be the best thing I never had
Oh you turned out to be the best thing I never had
Oh I will never be the best thing you never had
Oh baby, I bet it sucks to be you right now
Goes around, comes back around
Goes around, comes back around
Bet it sucks to be you right now
Goes around, comes back around
Bet it sucks to be you right now
Goes around, comes back around
Bet it sucks to be you right now"
"Great. I'll send this to a few people and get everything started. You will be a millionaire with these songs." He said and kissed my cheek.
I picked up my phone and called my mom.
"Hello." She said.
"Guess what?" I said.
"What?"
"Michael is sending off a few songs I wrote to producers, and if they are good enough I will be a singer." I said, happier than happy.
"That's great. You are with Michael." She said.
"Yep. Well I have to go clear some things; I'll call you later okay mom. Bye love you." I said.
"Love you too." She said and hung up.
I went exploring around the house, and ended up outside with the animals. Marie told me about each animal, and one of the giraffes was named Danyelle. Could you believe that?
"Want to go shopping?" someone asked from behind me.
"Don't scare me like that Michael. And only if you want to." I said.
"I want to. Let's go." He said.
"Wait a minute, let me freshen up." I said. I ran upstairs and brushed my hair and teeth. I put my red hair up in a ponytail, and threw a on a red hoodie.
"Okay. I'm ready." I said.
We walked outside and got into the limo. We were soon at a mall.
"Where to?" I asked.
"Let's just walk and see." he said.
He held my hand and intertwined our fingers together, and we started walking in the mall. Soon I heard my song Hero playing in the mall.
"Michael, this is me singing. They did it already."I said.
"They gave you 25 million for these songs and I signed a contract saying that you would have to make at least three more songs and one tour. Sound good?" He asked.
"Sounds great. Oh thank you Michael." I said, hugging him.
"LOOK! It's Danyelle White. The girl who sung this song. She is great!" People came rushing up to me and Michael. "And she's with Michael !" The girl said.
I signed a few autographs and Michael did too. I went to this one dress shop and Michael bought me like 6 dresses and shoes. I really didn't want him spending his money on me.
Then I got a few pairs of pajamas and some regular jeans and shirts, mostly dresses, shoes, and jewelry.
"Thanks Michael." I said.
"No problem anytime." He said.
Soon we arrived back at his house and I was exhausted.
We crashed in his room.