After the death of an aspiring writer's mother, she sends letters to her void address to cope. But what she doesn't know is the address is occupied and that her letters have been read by someone else until he writes back.
This Is It era
Black female...
Stripping the fame from me may be easier than you think, Elaine. Simply because I am as normal as you. I included some photos for you to reference to what I am discussing about.
Everything was not always glamorous. Before we became the famous family dynasty, we were a family that lived in the ghetto. In a two-bedroom home in Gary, Indiana, I grew up with eight siblings.
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You could imagine how tough it was to share a small household. But we did. My father was a crane operator at a steel mill and my mother a Sears retail associate. My father wasn't the warmest. No hugs, kisses, or any other sign of love. Then when we became a music group, he got even colder. We weren't his children. We were his employees. He treated everything like business. I didn't even get to call him Father or Dad. It was almost as if I never had a father at all.
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As much as I enjoyed the performing, I was very lonely. Terribly lonely. No one was there, besides my brothers. That bond was not enough to fulfill the loneliness. They were older and on a different wavelength I was on. I didn't have much say in anything during the Jackson Five years. I stayed very quiet and to this day, I still do. It is what I am used to.
Apart from performing, I love to draw, read, and write think pieces. I'd like to think if I didn't become a performer, I would be an author. Fictional stories are my favorite to write. I have hardcover books, but never published. I lock them in a safe. The public doesn't know about them and I intend to keep it that way.
I have two different sides to me. The man you see on stage is not the man you are talking to. I become something larger than life when I perform. I'm in a different world. But behind stage, I'm a regular person like you are. I can experience the same emotions as anyone else. I watch movies, walk around in my pajamas, normal things. I would hope that you can see that because I like you very much, Elaine. I would like to see you again and take you to all the places you have dreamed about. Think more about us before you think of running away.
