Chapter 2
An Odd Surprise
1993 Neverland
Michael had woke up with a small smile on his face.
Quite a rarity for that to happen these days.
He slowly walked around his tahanan in his magsuot ng bata and decided to go for a walk outside sine the weather was nice.
As usual he headed for the Giving Tree. His usual sanctuary for peace and songwriting.
But something was different this time. He stopped dead in his tracks at what he saw.
He was staring at a beautiful white Arabian horse, sleeping under the Giving Tree.
He had wondered how it had got there at first, then secondly, why it was just lying there.
He slowly made his way to the horse and got on his knees, closer to the majestic being.
It looked like it had been running for a long time then just collapsed in the night.
Suddenly, it's eyes flew open and stared right at him.
He was taken aback sa pamamagitan ng the magical beauty of it's big, sky blue eyes.
It didn't seem like it was startled, just tired and a bit curious.
He gently put his hand on it's neck and stroked it carefully.
It seemed soothed as it's eyes slid shut, taking a deep breath to relax.
He was surprised at how gentle and calm it was.
He stood up and went back toward the house to call a vet. He knew that the horse was in need of help.
About an oras later the vet showed up and Michael led him to the tired horse.
He left him with the horse so that he could concentrate.
Later the vet returned and explained to Michael the condition of the horse.
"Well, first off it's female. segundo she seems to have been running for what seems like years!! Which is highly impossible for a horse of that stature. But she seems to have been going for a long time, nonstop. Result is, her legs are very strained. She had to of collapsed last night from exhaustion and lack of food. I suggest you watch her for awhile, and make sure she stays off of her legs as much as possible. Good day, Mr. Jackson." The vet sinabi and left afterwards.
Michael was pondering over what he had said. 'Running for years?' He thought to himself. 'Impossible.'
He just shrugged it off and headed back out to the horse.
She was still lying there, the only thing that was moving was the rise and fall of her large chest.
"Now what should I name you??" He asked mainly himself.
She looked up at him with curiosity.
"I guess you are interested yes??" He sinabi to her chuckling.
She made a little nay, agreeing in her own way.
He lifted up his hand slightly, but hesitated a bit.
He wondered if she would let him pet her nose or not.
She seemed to have sensed his slight fear and slowly put her nose in his hand and closed her eyes.
He was astonished at the amazing behavior of this horse. He had never witnessed anything like it before.
Of course, he had had horses before, but none like this.
He sighed out of relief and started patting her nose as he brushed her mane off her face.
"And I thought that you were going to hurt me.." He said.
"Your such a beautiful being. I am going to take good care of you. I promise...."
He kissed the tip of her nose, she raised her head and looked to the side. Avoiding looking at him. It seemed that she was embarrassed.
"A horse, embarrassed?? Man, even horses get shy around me!!" Michael sinabi a little confused but a amused sa pamamagitan ng the actions of the horse.
"Now, back to that name..." He pondered for a few moments, while she looked at him intently.
He snapped his fingers. "Saronia!!" He exclaimed happily.
"You are my Saronia." He sinabi as he petted her. "Now, lets get you to the barn."
He eased her onto her feet, she stumbled a bit but then stood tall, hovering over Michael. "Wow.." He sinabi in amazement.
She was a very gorgeous horse. Solid white, with a little black on her nose, long white mane and tail. Flowing, yet slightly curly hair. Thick neck, broad shoulders, and muscular legs. And big blue eyes with long eyelashes.
A horse like this would cost upwards of 20,000 dollars!!
And the thought that he had found her on his property thrilled him.
He led her to the stables, where she followed his every order.
She walked into her stall and turned around to face him.
"Here's a treat before I go." He sinabi as he handed her an apple.
She took it carefully from his hand, making sure that she didn't nip him any.
"Now, you need to lye down and rest. Vet's orders." He sinabi to her.
He didn't expect her to listen. But right when he sinabi that she laid down and closed her eyes, slowly drifting to sleep.
He thought that he was dreaming because of how obedient this horse was.
"I will come and check on you later Saronia." He whispered and closed the door to the barn.
'What a horse.' He thought to himself.
He walked back to the main house, now smiling widely.
Little did he know what kind of mysteries were now lying in that barn........
An Odd Surprise
1993 Neverland
Michael had woke up with a small smile on his face.
Quite a rarity for that to happen these days.
He slowly walked around his tahanan in his magsuot ng bata and decided to go for a walk outside sine the weather was nice.
As usual he headed for the Giving Tree. His usual sanctuary for peace and songwriting.
But something was different this time. He stopped dead in his tracks at what he saw.
He was staring at a beautiful white Arabian horse, sleeping under the Giving Tree.
He had wondered how it had got there at first, then secondly, why it was just lying there.
He slowly made his way to the horse and got on his knees, closer to the majestic being.
It looked like it had been running for a long time then just collapsed in the night.
Suddenly, it's eyes flew open and stared right at him.
He was taken aback sa pamamagitan ng the magical beauty of it's big, sky blue eyes.
It didn't seem like it was startled, just tired and a bit curious.
He gently put his hand on it's neck and stroked it carefully.
It seemed soothed as it's eyes slid shut, taking a deep breath to relax.
He was surprised at how gentle and calm it was.
He stood up and went back toward the house to call a vet. He knew that the horse was in need of help.
About an oras later the vet showed up and Michael led him to the tired horse.
He left him with the horse so that he could concentrate.
Later the vet returned and explained to Michael the condition of the horse.
"Well, first off it's female. segundo she seems to have been running for what seems like years!! Which is highly impossible for a horse of that stature. But she seems to have been going for a long time, nonstop. Result is, her legs are very strained. She had to of collapsed last night from exhaustion and lack of food. I suggest you watch her for awhile, and make sure she stays off of her legs as much as possible. Good day, Mr. Jackson." The vet sinabi and left afterwards.
Michael was pondering over what he had said. 'Running for years?' He thought to himself. 'Impossible.'
He just shrugged it off and headed back out to the horse.
She was still lying there, the only thing that was moving was the rise and fall of her large chest.
"Now what should I name you??" He asked mainly himself.
She looked up at him with curiosity.
"I guess you are interested yes??" He sinabi to her chuckling.
She made a little nay, agreeing in her own way.
He lifted up his hand slightly, but hesitated a bit.
He wondered if she would let him pet her nose or not.
She seemed to have sensed his slight fear and slowly put her nose in his hand and closed her eyes.
He was astonished at the amazing behavior of this horse. He had never witnessed anything like it before.
Of course, he had had horses before, but none like this.
He sighed out of relief and started patting her nose as he brushed her mane off her face.
"And I thought that you were going to hurt me.." He said.
"Your such a beautiful being. I am going to take good care of you. I promise...."
He kissed the tip of her nose, she raised her head and looked to the side. Avoiding looking at him. It seemed that she was embarrassed.
"A horse, embarrassed?? Man, even horses get shy around me!!" Michael sinabi a little confused but a amused sa pamamagitan ng the actions of the horse.
"Now, back to that name..." He pondered for a few moments, while she looked at him intently.
He snapped his fingers. "Saronia!!" He exclaimed happily.
"You are my Saronia." He sinabi as he petted her. "Now, lets get you to the barn."
He eased her onto her feet, she stumbled a bit but then stood tall, hovering over Michael. "Wow.." He sinabi in amazement.
She was a very gorgeous horse. Solid white, with a little black on her nose, long white mane and tail. Flowing, yet slightly curly hair. Thick neck, broad shoulders, and muscular legs. And big blue eyes with long eyelashes.
A horse like this would cost upwards of 20,000 dollars!!
And the thought that he had found her on his property thrilled him.
He led her to the stables, where she followed his every order.
She walked into her stall and turned around to face him.
"Here's a treat before I go." He sinabi as he handed her an apple.
She took it carefully from his hand, making sure that she didn't nip him any.
"Now, you need to lye down and rest. Vet's orders." He sinabi to her.
He didn't expect her to listen. But right when he sinabi that she laid down and closed her eyes, slowly drifting to sleep.
He thought that he was dreaming because of how obedient this horse was.
"I will come and check on you later Saronia." He whispered and closed the door to the barn.
'What a horse.' He thought to himself.
He walked back to the main house, now smiling widely.
Little did he know what kind of mysteries were now lying in that barn........
The Michael Jackson estate is tired of waiting for Lloyd's of London to pay out on the $17.5 million "This Is it" insurance policy -- so they're going after Lloyd's in court ... demanding they pay up, stat.
Lloyd's of London originally issued the policy to cover potential losses for MJ's 2009 "This Is It" concerts -- but earlier this year, the company asked an L.A. court to declare the policy null and void ... claiming MJ lied about his medical history and drug addiction.
Lloyd's insists the policy "was restricted to losses resulting from accident only" -- pointing out Michael's official cause of death was "homicide."
But the estate is now on the offensive -- filing a cross-complaint, claiming MJ never intended to die, whether sa pamamagitan ng homicide or not, so his death still qualifies as an accident.
But the estate isn't just settling for the original $17.5 million -- they also want punitive damages. FYI, suing for punitive damages often scares the crap out of insurance companies.
Lloyd's of London originally issued the policy to cover potential losses for MJ's 2009 "This Is It" concerts -- but earlier this year, the company asked an L.A. court to declare the policy null and void ... claiming MJ lied about his medical history and drug addiction.
Lloyd's insists the policy "was restricted to losses resulting from accident only" -- pointing out Michael's official cause of death was "homicide."
But the estate is now on the offensive -- filing a cross-complaint, claiming MJ never intended to die, whether sa pamamagitan ng homicide or not, so his death still qualifies as an accident.
But the estate isn't just settling for the original $17.5 million -- they also want punitive damages. FYI, suing for punitive damages often scares the crap out of insurance companies.
Today is the two-year anniversary of Michael Jackson's death -- and the saga has played out like a soap opera about betrayal, jealousy, love, greed and redemption.
When TMZ broke the news, it triggered a flood of stories about Jackson's struggles with drugs, the doctors who enabled him, the mystery surrounding his death, a little known drug called propofol, a family war against Michael's estate, a full court press to erase Michael's debt, and a posthumous marketing campaign to rival Elvis.
Take a look at TMZ's timeline from the moment we found something was terribly wrong with Michael.
When TMZ broke the news, it triggered a flood of stories about Jackson's struggles with drugs, the doctors who enabled him, the mystery surrounding his death, a little known drug called propofol, a family war against Michael's estate, a full court press to erase Michael's debt, and a posthumous marketing campaign to rival Elvis.
Take a look at TMZ's timeline from the moment we found something was terribly wrong with Michael.
In a Nawawala world
I hear your voice
Calling for heaven
Cast away
Caught in memories
You must believe
pag-ibig will come through
I’ll be your angel
In your darkest night
I’ll be your destiny
Waiting sa pamamagitan ng your side
I’ll be the sunshine
When you’re feeling blue
I’m always here
For you
Comes a day
puso on fire
When all your faith
Seems to be missing
Go your way
And you’ll find there
A land of hope
A land of dreams
I’ll be your angel
In your darkest night
I’ll be your destiny
Waiting sa pamamagitan ng your side
I’ll be the sunshine
When you’re feeling blue
I’m always here
For you
And when you lose it all
And nothing seems right
Just keep holding on to me
I’ll be your angel
In your darkest night
I’ll be your destiny
Waiting sa pamamagitan ng your side
I’ll be the sunshine
When you’re feeling blue
I’m always here
For you
Lloyd's of London has gone to court ... asking a judge to let the company off the financial hook, claiming it doesn't owe the Michael Jackson Estate $17.5 million on grounds MJ was a fraud.
The company issued the muilti-million dollar policy to cover the doomed "This Is It" tour for losses.
But Lloyd's claims it doesn't have to honor the policy for 2 primary reasons:
1. Michael Jackson and AEG allegedly lied about Michael's medical history -- specifically, MJ sinabi he had not seen a doctor other than a cosmetic MD since June, 2005.
2. Michael did not disclose he was taking prescription drugs prior to and at the time of his death -- including Propofol.
Lloyd's is asking the court for a declaration that the policy is null and void as a result of the alleged fraud.
Howard Weitzman, the lawyer for the Estate, tells TMZ, "This legal action is nothing madami than an insurance company trying to avoid paying a legitimate claim sa pamamagitan ng the insured."
The company issued the muilti-million dollar policy to cover the doomed "This Is It" tour for losses.
But Lloyd's claims it doesn't have to honor the policy for 2 primary reasons:
1. Michael Jackson and AEG allegedly lied about Michael's medical history -- specifically, MJ sinabi he had not seen a doctor other than a cosmetic MD since June, 2005.
2. Michael did not disclose he was taking prescription drugs prior to and at the time of his death -- including Propofol.
Lloyd's is asking the court for a declaration that the policy is null and void as a result of the alleged fraud.
Howard Weitzman, the lawyer for the Estate, tells TMZ, "This legal action is nothing madami than an insurance company trying to avoid paying a legitimate claim sa pamamagitan ng the insured."
Katherine Jackson is still ADAMANT her son never molested any children ... including MJ's 1993 accuser -- and insists MJ only paid the kid off because his lawyers gave him bad advice.
Katherine appeared on "Today" this morning ... where Matt Lauer asked if there was anything she wanted to clear up about her son's life.
Katherine responded, "As far as Michael being a child molester ... that's the biggest lie ever been told."
MJ's mom sinabi she read an artikulo after MJ died -- in which the 1993 accuser allegedly admitted he made up the story against Michael.
When Lauer asked why MJ forked over a settlement with the boy ... Katherine said, "His lawyers told him he should just pay the money .. they thought that just paying the money and shut the people up would be the right thing to do."
Katherine sinabi she asked MJ why he made the ilipat -- and MJ told
her, "I didn't want to do it either mother, I wanted to fight it because I knew it wasn't the truth."
Katherine appeared on "Today" this morning ... where Matt Lauer asked if there was anything she wanted to clear up about her son's life.
Katherine responded, "As far as Michael being a child molester ... that's the biggest lie ever been told."
MJ's mom sinabi she read an artikulo after MJ died -- in which the 1993 accuser allegedly admitted he made up the story against Michael.
When Lauer asked why MJ forked over a settlement with the boy ... Katherine said, "His lawyers told him he should just pay the money .. they thought that just paying the money and shut the people up would be the right thing to do."
Katherine sinabi she asked MJ why he made the ilipat -- and MJ told
her, "I didn't want to do it either mother, I wanted to fight it because I knew it wasn't the truth."