Tatiana's POV
August 31,1990
9:23 pm
Another night in Gary, Indiana.
Its quite dangerous here.
Sometimes I hear shots.
I've seen people get stabbed.
The gangs that hang around the neighborhood.
I'm only 12.
But what can I say? What can I do?
Anyways, it's the last week of summer and I'm in my bedroom, writing in my journal. About trying to have a better year, in 7th grade.
The 6th grade was a sad time for me because my mother died in a hit-and-run. People say someone was supposed to give back money and ended up shooting my mother in the mist of it all.
They never caught the killer.
I was so angry and so hurt.
...I miss her so much...
I always think of her. The only thing I have left from her is a heart locket, with a picture of me and her inside.
On the back it said, " Forever in my heart, I love you, Tati."
I sigh an stare up at the starry night sky, "I love you too, mom."
I hear a knock on my door.
It's my dad.
"Come in."
He walks in, with a small smile on his face,"hey, babydoll. How's it going?"
I shrug my shoulders while still looking down at my journal.
"You okay?"
I sigh,"yeah...just thinking of mom, that's all..."
"I miss her too, sweetheart...she's in a better place. She's watching over us. She'll always be with us."
He walked over and pointed to my heart, gently,"...right there...forever."
I smiled slightly at my dad,"...forever."
We embrace in a hug.
"I love you, dad."
"I love you too, sweetheart."
We stop hugging and he kisses my forehead,"Goodnight, babydoll."
I smiled,"Goodnight, dad."
He closed my door and went to his bedroom.
After about 7 minutes, I finished writing in my journal, closed it and kissed the cover of it, before putting it away.
I felt myself getting sleepier, so I got under the covers.
My eyes began to fall heavier and heavier.
I looked at the starry night sky from my window and I whispered one more word before drifting off to sleep.
"...forever..."
Stay Tuned...
Michael Jackson and Tatiana Thumbtzen (The girl from The Way You Make Me Feel)