adopted by my idol (#wattys2015)

chapter 7

June 3rd 1992

I met this kid from daddy's heal the world foundation called Jordan yesterday, he's been here before but I've always been with a girl my age called Daisy. I didn't speak to him long before making an excuse to walk away, I know it's mean cause he's been sick and I have avoided only him but it's because he scares me. he has this look and his father is extremely scary looking and he gives daddy these funny looks and smiles which makes me think he's planning something. speaking to him yesterday he said some things that confused me, he asked how I feel about going back to care again cause that's where I'm going and that I will never see daddy again and he said I better not tell daddy what he has said to me and to make sure rhat when he leaves for tour to make sure I say goodbye cause it will be the last. I was up so late last night thinking about it but we're meeting family today which should help keep my mind off it.

"daddy will there be anyone my age?"

"yeah, there's a few around your age" daddy smiles and we arrive at a big set of gates and we drive up the lane and pull up by a beautiful water fountain,  daddy gets out and holds my hand and a really friendly women answers the door and hugs daddy

"sweetie this is your grandmother" daddy smiles

"hello" I smile shyly

"hello Lucy,  I like your top"

"thanks" I smile brightly,  I like my thriller top too and this person is so friendly. we walk inside and we get to a big room which is full of people, I hold daddy's hand tighter and half hide behind him

"everyone this is Lucy" daddy smiles and moves a little to the side to show the full me, Janet comes over and I instantly hug her

"hi Janet" I smile

"hey Lucy, I know it's a lot of people and it can be overwhelming but I promise they are all friendly, especially Jermaine he's a bigger kid than your daddy"

"no one is a bigger kid than my daddy"

"I'm a pretty big kid" a man says smiling walking towards me

"but daddy is a really big kid, he filled the swimming pool with bubbles last week" I smile and everyone looks at daddy and he grins

"he did that at my house before but it was the bathroom and the whole room was covered in bubbles when you opened the door"

"you did?" I ask looking at daddy and he giggled and nodded yes

"so what have you done to be a bigger kid than daddy?" I ask who is now definitely Jermaine

"I once bought a kids toy electronic car and drove it to the store with Jeremy"

"seriously?"

"yeah, he was too big for it so was mostly kneeling in it and the thing ran out of battery once he arrived" a kid who looks around my age says

"that's funny" I smile

"and when we would tour as kids he would sneak onto the carts and scare people" a man says

"daddy told me about that last night"

"that's cause he gave Jermaine the idea"

"and throwing water balloons off the balcony"

"oh that was our favourite" another man says

"Lucy those are Tito and Marlon" daddy says pointing at them and he carry on to introduce me to everyone.

3:30pm

I was sat by the fireplace talking to my cousins and the front door slams shut causing many people to jump, I was one of the few who didn't jump I guess it's cause I'm used to it from the past. I hear footsteps and they're loud so I go over and sits by daddy and in walks a man and it's Joseph,  I know about him from books I read in school but I can't judge him cause it's very controversial of people's opinions. ok I seen daddy's interview and yes I do feel bad for daddy, it must've hurt and it does affect him and his siblings cause as soon as the door slammed they jumped a mile and they look like they're trying not to be scared once he entered the room. He is there father, my grandfather at the end of the day and Imagine if they didn't get with Motown or moved to California I could've still been in that care home and not have the best daddy ever.