《Hollywood! It is...》 Death Death! Damn, Finally it''s over.God! It was a torture to live.A boy around 26 old thought.The boy was thin and sickly.As he thought about his life, he knew it sucked.Parents dead while still young even before they were not much of a parents.He suffered from a disease which made his heart weak and legs paralysed.So he kind of became a shut in.Tv,video games,books were his only entertainment.But his IQ was off the charts ,his doctors had it tested.Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation. Money was not a problem. Though his parents did not care much but enough to leave considerable money to live a life without worry. Well nothing much to worry about now.Dying kind of does it to you .My conscious is just on a edge and then there is bright light. I can hear rain drops.I feel the cold.Wait! How the hell can I feel and can someone shut up that baby. Rebirth Rebirth! Yeah it happened to me. I do not know why or how but it happened. I was happy at first.But being a baby,damn it''s hard.You have no control of what you want to do.You have no control over pee or shit. Even if you can control, no one notices it in a orphanage. Until they smell it. Now, I am 3 yr old child.My name is Michael Collins.As soon as i could to crawl,i started gathering information.Well looks like i am in hollywood and i am blond.Not to be bragging when i first saw myself in mirror i thought the name Michael suits me.I also found that my body was different than other kids.I was stronger,could see and smell better.The first two were cool but the third one is a pain in a ass sometimes.When surrounded by kids who can poop whenever they want it is awful.At first i could not control it but now i am better at it.The caretaker of the orphanage liked me because of my looks well and that i gave them less trouble.The head of the orphanage was called Mrs.Higgins.She was a lovely lady.She saw how how i was always quiet and surrounded by books.She noted how intelligent i was.I don''t know if it was good or bad but no one adopted me i guess it was due to my behaviour which was quiet like.She helped my first work being published which of course was pliagrised.They were mostly short stories and fiction.She had a friend in magazine who published it. I got a sizable amount of money for it which was kept in my bank account. Mrs Higgins helped me with all of it as she became my guardian for the accounts.Life was good but something happened which changed me and my world.Support the creativity of authors by visiting the original site for this novel and more. Torture 1980,early winter season,today i had a good and a bad news for me.Jurassic Park "my novel" yes i understand sarcasm entered first top ten ranks of United States best seller ranking.Earlier i wrote Home Alone and Toy Stories in short stories but they never entered top 10.Well this was the good part.Sad part was Mrs.Higgins was retiring.And the new lady well you can say i did not like her. As my senses were better than normal human i could see changes in her face when Mrs.Higgins mentioned my bank account to her.The pigish looking face of her gave me the creeps .She did not take much action in front of Mrs.Higgins.But later she begin to give me extra care ,food,candies and told me how i was like son to her.This went on for weeks.But she was not fooling me.That fat ass pig was not getting anything.She then told me to make her incharge of my bank account instead of Mrs.Higgins.I looked at her without any expression on my face and gave her the middle finger.That obese face of her got so red that i thought it may explode.Then she threatened me saying ''Boy,if you do not do it i will show you hell''.This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. That is when the torture began.No food,no light sometimes water or sickly looking gruel.This went on for month.Then came the belts.She did not hit my face but my back was bruised.If i was not an adult in my mind and stronger than normal kids i would have died.But there was a part of which was getting cold.The kid in me was hurt and ny emotions were going haywire.I knew i was an adult but fear makes you do crazy things.Something snapped in me when she branded me with hot iron on my back.It was triangular in shape.I literally peed myself when she came towards me with it. I knew sooner or later i was gonna die if i did not do something. Run! The day came,may be it was because she thought everything was under her control or what can a kid do.I somehow got out of the room.I tip toed to search for a exit.Then i heard her talking to someone. How long will it take you? The man said. You know you are behind your date.The boss do not want more of your excuses. The pig lady was nervous.I just need the kid to sign a paper and i can return all the money.Just few more days.You might be reading a pirated copy. Look for the official release to support the author. It has been months you keep on blabbering about this kid but still can''t break him. The bastard is a tough one.I do not know how the hell he is alive.But sometimes when he looks at me with ice cold blue eyes of his it gives me chills. Look here bitch! All i want is the money. Tommorow if the money is not ready well than boss already gave order of what to do next.And i promise you,You won''t like it. I did not want to hear more. I knew this was my only chance. I ran. I did not where or how i just ran. My feets were hurt and wet with blood. But i ran as far as i can and suddenly ''bam!'' Everything is black. Hospital! "Doctor how is he?".The woman was afraid. She was in a hurry,but out of nowhere bang. She did not how she came to the hospital. The only thought on her mind was " God! Please let him be ok." As soon as they reached the hospital the staff took the charge. I waited outside the room. But whenever one of the staff came out or go inside the room they would look at me as if i was a monster. She felt so bad. Only now did the doctor came to her. "Mam are you the kid''s mother?" The doctor asked "No! No! He just came out of nowhere in front of my car. I don''t know how it all just happened so fast. And i was not drinking and driving. God! Please just tell me he is alright." I just rambled on. Oh! Mam looks like there has been a mistake we thought you were the child''s mother. And no mam he is not alright. The kid is in a bad shape. This is case of child abuse. Child abuse? What do you mean by that? The boy''s back is covered in bruises and it has also been burnt. We do not know when he ate the last time or what did he eat. His legs are all cut up due to running. You know it was probably good that he met you when he did. God! But he is just a child. Well,mam the police will be here shortly you will have to give a statement. Sure.If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. Please report it. I opened my eyes. Shit! Everything hurt. I saw doctor. He said something. I could tell what at first. But i think he asked how i was feeling. I managed a nod. Then he smiled. It was filled with pity. I knew my condition was bad. Then he did some checkups and asked if police asked me some questions. I nodded. I told them everything of course not the part where i was a writer,just that i have money in my name in a bank and i was tortured to give to her. They were angry. Don''t worry kid she will not be able to hurt you again. Who brought me here? I asked. There is this lady called Maureen Harper. You nearly came under her car. Can i meet her? Sure we will send her in. They left. Soon afterwards came in a lady. Around 40 yrs in age beautiful yet not too much. She looked worried and sad. I smiled at her. Hello! Hello! Thank you for helping me. My name is Michael Collins. I saw the kid smiling at me and when he spoke it was not like a kid at all. It was like a grown man talking to me. It''s okay and sorry for hitting you with my car. You can call me Maureen. I nodded. If you don''t mind how old are you. 4-5 give or take. I do not know exactly. I am an orphan. Yeah i heard. Don''t worry she will not be able to hurt you again. Then she sat and told me she owned a publishing house. Coincidentaly it was the one which published my books. As i was talking to the kid i noticed how he was smarter than other kids of his age. Than out of nowhere i said "Would like to come with me to my home"? Adoption! It has been 3 days since Maureen asked me to live with her. I liked her. She was a good woman. And today we were going to her home. I was being discharged. The doctor told to come in for regular checkups. When Maureen saw my burnt brand mark on my back she cried a lot. It was an odd seen a kid consoling an adult that it was alright. They even sent for a psychiatrist for consultation. Well that did not go well he said the due to the incident i have become a little unsociable. And my intelligence which is above my peers add more to that. This made Maureen worried. Now good news was that the pig lady was arrested and after the judge and jury saw the photos of mine of burnt mark and bruises. She was sentenced to not so good neighbourhood. The Jail!This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. Before leaving hospital i borrowed a camera from one of the doctors. I then asked Maureen to sit. "You know it is uncanny when you talk it is not how a kid talks"She said. Thank you, i replied now i want to tell you something. Then i told her how i was the writer of the books her company had published. Her face was hilarious and i clicked a photo of it. When she heard the click she turned red. Give me the camera No way, this is good. And i ran and she came in running behind me. In the end i had her promise she will help me turn it into a photo. Well we arrived at her home. It was good. It had a lawn,swimming pool and everything. Guess her buisness was doing good. As i entered the house i thought "It''s a beginning". Maureen and me! The sunlight on the face was really soothing as we came out of the court house. I could finally breathe. I thought it would be easy to adopt Michael but Boy have i ever be so wrong. The problem was i was divorced and then they asked why ? I had to tell them because of some medical condition i could never have my own kids and that my husband cheated on me. Well there you go all the shame of Maureen Harper. But in the we got through it. So where do you want to celebrate? I asked Michael. He looked at me. He was shirt and pant. Neatly combed blond hair and clear blue eyes. Still thin better than we first met. He looked good like a little man. He was with his locket which wore around his neck. It was something that Mrs. Higgins gave him. Apparantly it was with him when he was dropped at the orphanage. It was made of silver in the shape of two wings. Looked antique. Looked special,which made me ponder about his real parents. "You know it does''nt matter" he said What? I said it does''nt matter who they were or are. They left me and that''s the end. You know it is uncanny how you read me. Well it is quiet easy when your face express it clearly. Really. Yeah! I could not tell her that i had stronger senses than normal people. It was like being a Mentalist you can not ignore a single detail. So moving on to where are we gonna eat? You choose i have never been out of the orphanage.This story has been unlawfully obtained without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. We then went to a restaurant of her choice. The food was good. As we were eating. She stared at me. What? You know you should wear some bright clothes. Oh God not again. I am not wearing those kids like clothes. Well you should, you are one. May be in physical sense but my mind is more mature. May be. But come on it would look cute on you. Come on Maureen cute is not the word i expect to be told when i dress myself. Cool, handsome i can live with that Oh! Really my cool and handsome little man. It was good if you could just remove the "little" word. You do know that i am 40 yr old lady and you a 5 yr old kid. Really because the only time i feel you are older than me is when i have to look up to talk to you. So you mean i am dumb. No. It means i am smart. Ok smarty pants you know what you still have not told me which school you want to join. I gave you a list. Maureen, do i really have to go to school? You know you can home school me? As much as i would like to keep you at home my little prince you have to learn to mix in with people of your age? You know socialise. You know i won''t learn anything there. I beg to differ you will learn how to be kid and not always sound like an adult. Ok but on one condition. What? We go to london first for a vacation. Why? Because i have a new idea on a book and it will help. Book? You are going to write again? Yes. You know that you don''t have to worry about money. Right. Well it is good to hear it but i like doing it helps me clear my mind. Ok so tell me about this book of yours. No, not until it is completed. All i can tell is it is filled with magic. Two years! Michael ! Michael ! Can you tell me 4 president name on Mount Rushmore? Sure! George washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt. Miss. Lily looked at me and sighed. She knew i never paid attention in class but still manage to answer her. Really sitting in a class was a real pain in the ass. The two years of attending school made me obnoxious kid who knew everything and did not respect his teachers. Or atleast that''s everyone think of me as. Maureen was called so often in the principal office that i lost count. But they could not say much because all i did was not pay attention or told other kids to mind their own buisness which made them cry. Many kids tried to be my friend but hey they were kids and i in mind atleast 30 yr old. No way there were gonna be friends to be made. Suddenly the bell rang and i ran out of the class. Today was a important day for me as my first script is to be sold. When Maureen first knew that i wanted to enter show buisness she was not good with it. You know that lot of child actors get into drugs and alcohol, so she was worried. But after a long conversation and sweet words i convinced her. And today i was meeting Harvey Weinstein, the owner of Miramax. As soon as i reached home i saw a car parked outside. I then entered the house. Maureen saw me.Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site. Hey! you came. I nodded. Harvey, this is Michael, my son. He is the one who wrote the script. Harvey could not hide the surprise on his face. Hello! Michael Hello! Mr. Weinstein Oh! Call me Harvey. I should tell you Michael when Maureen first came to me with the script. I never would have imagined it was written by 7yrs old boy. And when she told me about your books. Well you can say gobsmacked is the right word use for my face. Thank you Harvey. As i watch the kid i was still having a hard time believing that a kid could write such a script. "The Sixth Sense" was a good script. It had suspense,emotions and view of world in a different sense. As i was staring at the kid he looked calm and a suddenly a thought ran through me. Maureen, Michael the script is splendid Miramax has decided to shoot this movie. Therefore we hope to buy this script as soon as possible. As it is Michael first work we offer 50,000 us dollars and let me tell you this the highest a new screenwriter gets. I knew Harvey was telling the truth. So i said "It''s all good Harvey we accept the offer." Michael i have one more request i want you to play the role of Cole. So what do you say. Thank you Harvey. Actually i wanted to play that role. But did not know how to ask you. Harvey smiled and left saying the rest of the details can be discussed on a later date. As soon as he left i turned towards Maureen who never said a word during the conversation. Thank you for letting me do this. It''s okay Michael. You should follow your heart. Money! Hello Harvey. Yes! Mary gave me the contract. Yes I am satisfied with it. Harvey where is location of shooting? Philadelphia. And who is the director? David Fincher. Any problem Michael? No! No! Just curious. Thank you Harvey. I am gonna hang up. Mary can you bring the contract Harvey sent. Sure,Michael. A lady came in the room. She was okay,wore a buisness attire. She was Mary Kutcher,my secretary/manager. Maureen hired her for me. The script price is 50,000 us dollars and your actors pay is 1,50,000 us dollars,as you are new to the industry it''s all okay. The contract also mentions the condition you put that if North American Box office goes upto the mentioned amount you will have 2% dividend. Unauthorized usage: this tale is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings. Oh! I was happy. They may not know the value of this movie. But i know what it can do. So 2% is sure to come by. The shooting will start a month later. So i prepared for the role. We hired a acting teacher. Harvey helped us with that. Maureen, come on we are gonna be late. It''s okay we are not that late. In a small conference room, 2 white men are waiting. One of them is my attorney Mr.Cook and other is my investment broker Mr. Knight. Hello Mr.Cook and Mr. Knight Hello Michael, Maureen. Though we talked before on phone i must say you are a tall man Mr. Knight. Ha! Ha! And i must say when i heard about my client i thought he would be atleast above my waist. Everyone laughed. On to the buisness, you told me to buy some stocks for you and i did. But the Cisco you told me about has not yet gone to the market. Thank you Mr. Knight. Please call me Ian. I nodded. But please buy it as soon as it is on the market. Don''t worry it will be done. Now Microsoft is tough one to crack. But we bought some,as to apple.... Then he gave me a detailed report. Thank you Ian you have done wonderfull job. No big deal. It is my job. Then we all left. Shooting! David Fincher was not happy. He was on the shooting set. Waiting for Michael Collins. Harvey made the decision of giving him the role of Cole even before he asked for his opinion. This kid was a newbie. We do not know if or how his acting skills were.Suddenly somebody him that Michael was here. As soon as I saw him i thought Harvey was right. He was perfect for the role. A kid wise who had a different air around him. Hello! Mr. Fincher. I apologise for the delay, the traffic was bit more than usual. It''s okay and call me David. Why don''t you go and get ready. The makeup artist is waiting for you. Sure. I went towards the place the actors were getting ready. But then i saw "Al fucking Pacino." I did not know that Harvey had signed Al Pacino for the role of Doctor Crowe. Looks like this one of the butterfly effect.Unauthorized tale usage: if you spot this story on Amazon, report the violation. I went upto him Mr.Pacino can i have your autograph. Sure kid! You are... I am Michael Collins. I am in for the role of Cole. Oh! Good and call me Al. Then he signed a autograph. We then talked. I don''t know what it was but we sort of became friends. May be it was due to my maturity despite my age that made him relax around me. The shooting began. It was fun. It was not much of a problem i had my role my down. But there was a problem during the scene between mother and child. As i never had experience before of a mother''s love it was difficult for me. Al and David help me get into it. Though i could see they were looking at me with pity. One time they even saw the burnt brand mark on my back. Then i had to tell them the story of my life. There faces were fun to watch as they changed from shock, disgust to jaw dropping. They thought the script writer was someone else and had the same name as me. And when i told them about my books. Damn, it is always priceless to see people reaction to that. Promotions! Good evening! Ladies and gentlemen, today we have 2 men here 1 of them you all know and love one of the finest actor, Al Pacino Clap! Clap! Clap! And the second one. Let me tell you we all have been his fan without even knowing. And when i came to know who he was well i thought what the hell have i been doing with my life. Everyone please welcome the very young author of "Jurassic Park", "Harry Potter". Michael Collins. As i entered the room the audience was surprised. I just walked over to my place. Well Michael how does it feel being on a live interview for the first time? It''s good John. So why now? We all know you have always been a anonymous writer and let me tell you no one would have guessed a 7yr old kid as the author of those books you wrote. Thank you John. Well as you know my film "The Sixth Sense" will be releasing soon. So i am here to promote it and after the release of movie well you know reporters would have found everything about me so i thought why give them the trouble so here i am. So Al can you tell me what the film is about? Oh! Thank you John for noticing me. Everyone laughed. I tell you this kid is a attention hogger. Everywhere you go no one gives a damn even if you are a king. They learn about him and there you go on the background. Ha! Ha! Ha! Well John it would be better if you ask Michael this question. He can explain it better as it is his script while also playing a role in the movie. Really so Michael tell us what''s this movie about. Well it is a story how a kid can see dead people. His family tries to understand him but can''t. So they call in a doctor which is played by Al. And then the story about how doctor and kid interact. Oh! This looks deep. So Michael how did you come by the idea for this story.The story has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. Actually it is something how i feel. You know that i am actually quite smart. So sometime i zone out in my world of thoughts and kind of shut people out. It kind of separate me with people. So you don''t get along with people. No! No! I can get along with people but not my age. Really so what do you do in school you know everyone there is around your age. I know and let me confess God! I know This is not good but i don''t have any friends. Oh no, but why? You know you are cool and writer all that the chicks must dig you. Well no knew that i was the writer of those books. And kind of make them cry whenever they speak to me. Ha! Ha! Ha! Why do they cry? I don''t know they are kids. All they do is shout and cry. Ha! Ha! You know one time i made this girl cry because... oh i don''t remember the reason it was probably something stupid.. so she is crying and i am begging her to stop but she won''t so i did this coin disappearing and appearing trick and finally she stopped. So you can do magic? Did you learn it at Hogwarts? Ha! Ha! You have read my books. Of course. So Al how was it working with this child genius? I will tell you how it was A Pain in the ass. How would you if he was doing your job and better than you? You know we all thought he would have problem but no he just went into the role and did it. So Michael i heard you were 3-4 yrs old when you started writing. Yes! Mrs. Higgins the head of orphanage helped me publish my work. You were adopted 2 yrs ago right? Yes. We also discovered there were some unpleasant things happened to you which led to your adoption with Maureen Harper who is also your publisher. Yes. Then i had to tell them everything. The people had tears in their eyes. Then Al spoke. You know me and David saw it during shooting it is like a triangle. And when he told us everything... well it made us feel bad for him. But you know what he said "Oh come on guys don''t worry. The things which does not kill you only makes you stronger.Right? Everyone clapped at that. It was very brave of you Michael. Thank you John. So how is life with Maureen? It is good. She is so patient with me, i don''t know how. I can be difficult and when i told her i wanted to be an actor. She just told me to follow my heart. That''s sweet of her. Yeah. So ladies and gentlemen we come to end of this conversation and do not miss "The Sixth Sense" movie with views of child genius Michael Collins and with him our beloved Al Pacino. Aftermath! Several things happened after the interview.First of all sales of my books increased. People were surprised that a kid was writer of these books. Second the government had to take some actions. After hearing about the child abuse in the orphanage,they had to something. It was not because they were sympathetic but because it happened to a person who mattered. To satisfy public, there were number of interviews held by several politicians claiming that necessary actions have been taken so something like this won''t happen again. And then there were people who claimed to be my long lost parents. They disgusted me. Few of them went on tv with their stories. Some of them even came to our home. We had to move to a hotel. A couple even came to my school. The man was drunk and the woman looked like a drug addict. The men tried to force me into coming with him. I kicked him in the balls. The security came. It was a good thing there were some reporters so they saw the whole thing. If the man filed a complain there won''t be much of a problem. My lawyers had to work hard. There were many claim law suits. But they won and even got us compensation or jail time for people who filed lawsuits. After few people went to jail, everyone came to their senses. Important part, i started calling Maureen ''mom''. When i first called her that she cried a lot. I don''t even know how long it took her to stop crying. It happened at the school. There was something like a competition. Everyone would be given a topic on the spot and they had to speak about it. I did not want to do it but was made compulsory by the school. Everyone''s parents were there. I had to sign many autographs. Maureen came too, she even bought a video recorder.The author''s content has been appropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. When my turn came i went on the stage, took the slip. My topic "Mother". Now as you know being a adult as i was it should have been easy. But this topic always made me stumble. I don''t know what "Mother" was. Never had any experience. When people saw me just standing there, they started murmuring. Mrs. Lily announced my name again. ''Well my topic is Mother. I don''t know what to say. I don''t what a mother is. Is she the one who gives you birth? And then never care. Or is she the one who saves you when you are in trouble. Is she the one who feeds you with her own hands even when it''s embarassing? Is she the one who makes you feel like a even when you are not? Is she the one who makes you embarass by kissing you in front of other kids? There are many little things such as these which makes me remember a person. Her name is Maureen Harper. My Mother. Everyone stood and gave a warm applause. Some had there eyes wet.Maureen came on the stage and hugged me. This all happened before we had to shift in a hotel. Right now we were getting ready for the first show of "The Sixth Sense". Mom come on. How long? Just a sec Michael. She looked beautiful. Not like a model or actress. Yet beautiful. We arrived at the venue. We saw David and Al. I greeted them. Then we entered theatre. Inside were many bigshots of Hollywood. Arnold, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks. Harvey introduced me to all of them. Then we all took our seats,the movie started... As the lights came back on after the end you could still hear the applause. Many people even came personally to congratulate the team. Harvey looked if he smiled anymore he would hurt his face. In the end everyone went thereways and to wait for the result of box office.