I woke up the next day at some time in the morning, probably around 9 or 10. My head was on Liam's lap, and his head was on my stomach. I was lying on my back, Liam was slightly tilted. He looked cute when he was sleeping. I got my phone out, but the volume on full, and played Gangnam Style with the phone right next to his right ear, waking him up in shock
"What that for Titch?" he asked me, sitting up.
"I was waking you up. By the way it's 10." I said, checking my phone
We both stood up. My side was killing me. I caught a glimpse of myself in the window, my hair was messed up and my foundation was smudged. I brushed my hair as quickly as I could, and put on some more foundation.
"I still don't get how this bus stayed here for the night at 9, and it's still here by 10." I said, as we both got off the train. My stomach was growling so loud that I was worried that everyone else could hear.
"I'm starving too, wanna look for a café?" Liam offered
"Sure, as we went up the escalator, and up to the busy, crowded city otherwise known as Oxford Street.
"Shit, 'ow are we gonna find ya dad?" said Liam as he looked around.
"Easy, I tracked him, He works at Sports Direct here, problem is Oxford Street is a mile and a half long. We might have to walk for a while. But let's worry about that later, let's go to the chip shop first." I said, walking with Liam
Dumping Ground,
Car Journey
"Are we there yet?" Harry asked
"No." replied Mike
"What about now" He asked again after a while
"No."
"Now?"
"Not yet Harry! Now please stop asking?" Mike answered, getting slightly agitated.
"…Jeff wants to know if we're there yet." Harry asked a fourth time, after putting Jeff's head to his ear.
"Harry… and Jeff.. It's 11.30, the GPS says that we'll be there by 1 or 2." Mike told Harry.
Tess and Liam
Tess' POV
Liam and I were at the nearest fish and chip shop we could find, I got a small fish and chips, whilst Liam just got large chips
"What time is it now?" I asked
"12, Sport's Direct will definitely be open, but how are we going to get to your dad?" answered Liam.
"Umm… I'm just going to have to ask to see the manager" I said, cramming a few chips in my mouth.
"I'll just use my phone to get us to Sports Direct, I can't be arsed to check every store 'ere." Said Liam as he finished the last of his chips. "Shit, it's on the other side of the street." He said as I finished my fish and chips.
"Great," I said sarcastically. "If it's so far away, then let's get a move on." I say, standing up and putting the empty bags in the bin. We walk along Oxford Street for what seems like forever, and I feel tired. I hate walking.
"Why does this street have to take so long?" I sighed
"Does Titch want another piggyback ride?" asked Liam
"Hell yeah!" I said a bit too loudly as I climbed on Liam's back. He walks down Oxford Street, while I almost burst out laughing from the looks I'm getting from people, and the looks Liam's getting from random girls.
Minivan
"How long to go now?" Carmen asked
"Well we're caught in traffic so it's going to be about another hour, now where exactly did Tess go?"
"I can't say, I've already snitched." Said Carmen, dishearteningly.
"Look, I could tell her I checked the browser history, and realised?" said Mike
"Fine, Sports Direct." Carmen said, quietly.
"What?"
"I said Sport's Direct!" Carmen said louder.
"Maybe we should've taken the train." Said Mike
"With this lot? Not a good Idea." Gina pointed out. Electra was yelling at Tyler, Gus was screaming that they were late, and Tyler was throwing spitballs at everyone, Electra was the only person who realized that it was him
Back with Tess and Liam
"There it is!" I say, pointing. It's still a couple stores away, though. Liam puts me down and we walk up to the store.
"This place looks massive!" said Liam, as we stood outside the store.
"I can't believe my dad might be in there." I say, feeling nervous. What if he isn't my dad? What if he is my dad, but he doesn't believe me? What if the website was wrong? What if he actually lives in another country? What if… he's dead? I tried to ignore the thoughts in my head as we went into Sports Direct. The store was massive, as in, you could easily get lost. We walked for what seemed like forever, until we managed to get in front of the manager's office. I was pondering on the thought of taking out my colored contacts, but I thought it would just make more sense to just wear them, he would find out sooner or later
"Thanks Liam, I really owe you one." I said genuinely.
"Well, I know 'ow ya can make it up to me." Said Liam, as he grinned at me.
"Which is?" I asked, raising an eyebrow
"Well… look I know I've only known ya for 2 weeks, but… I really like ya Tess, and I know that I should've told ya before I stole ya first kiss." Said Liam, his face had become tinted with red, as he looked straight into my eyes
"Liam…" I started to say, but as soon as I did I saw a man leave the office. He had dark skin, which was the same as mine. He had brown eyes and black afro hair, which was shaved short, like Kanye West. And his name tag said Blake. It had to be him, if not; this was a waste of time. I nervously walked up to him, suddenly I felt like I was sweating buckets.
"Um.. Excuse me-" I asked the man quietly, as if I was struggling to find my voice.
"Yes can I help you? The man answered back
"I was wondering, is your name Blake Morgan?
"Yes why?"
"Do you know someone called Renee Evitt-Riley?" I asked him, quoting my mum's name.
"Yes?" He answered again, seeming confused.
"I think I'm your daughter." I blurted out, the man who was supposedly my father looked shocked, as his eyes went as wide as saucers.