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Once Mike broke the news to me, he looked at me warily, like I was a ticking time bomb, or a firework which hadn't detonated properly. I took a deep breath in counting to ten like Elaine.
"Wait what? You mean Elaine said yes?!" I questioned, getting increasingly frustrated
"'Fraid so." replied Mike
"Does she even know what happened the last time?" I asked
"Yes, and be both think that it's about time that you talked to him, you know what happened wasn't his fault." said Mike. I groaned in defeat, knowing that he had a point
"I know, but the person to blame is dead." I replied.
"Look, we won't make you do anything you don't want to do, just consider it, okay?"
"If I say yes, when will it be?" I asked
"Tomorrow. Don't worry Tess, I know that you'll make the right decision." He said. I nodded and left the office. I was slightly unsure about how to react to what he just said, as he was either reassuring me, or trying to guilt trip me into agreeing. I climbed up the stairs and went into my room,grunting in frustration. I was startled when I saw Beth sitting on a bed listening to music on her phone.
"Hey Beth, why are you in my room?" I asked
"My room isn't ready so I was put in here for the night." Beth replied, I sighed, fetched my stress ball from under my bed and left. I went up into the attic and plonked myself down leaning against a box filled with god-knows-what. I threw the stress ball against the wall, caught it and threw it again. This mindless process calms me down for some reason.
"Tess, I know you're in here." I heard Rick call out from the bottom of the stairs.
"What is it?" I sighed
"I heard about your dad." Rick said as he came up the stairs. I continued throwing the ball against the wall.
"Nothing in this place stays secret for long." I muttered.
"I know, but despite that it's not too bad here." said Rick
"Yeah, at most care homes it's basically anarchy, yet here, people seem to genuinely care for each other, like a family. Pretty ironic, don't you think?"
"How?" asked Rick
"Well, we're here because our real family's are either dead, ill or just terrible. Yet, we find a better community, which is like a big family, and to be honest, that's all I need." I explained.
"True, but are you going to agree with the visit?" asked Rick
"I-I have no clue. What do you think I should do?" I asked
"Say yes, if he turns out to be a prick then you don't have to see him ever again, but if he turns out to be a nice guy, then I guess you'll miss out." said Rick. "Just think about it, ok?" He said.
"Cheers Rick." I said, hugging him. He jumped to his feet and went back down the stairs, leaving me with my own thoughts for company. Sometimes being alone is just what someone needs, but often people fail to see that. After around about 20 to 25 minutes of peaceful thinking, and throwing stress balls against walls, I still had no clue about what to say. I scrambled to my feet and left the attic, looking for Tracy. I eventually found her in the kitchen, where she was making dinner.
"I'm not even going to ask what the hell that is." I said.
"Thanks!" she replied sarcastically
"Hey Tracy, can I ask you something?" I asked
"Um, sure, go ahead." she replied
"My dad's visiting, and it's been approved, should I say yes?"
"I can't decide for you, but If I were you I'd say yes."
"Did your mum ever visit when you were in care?" I asked
"Yeah, every time she said that she was going to visit, I said yes."
"You make it sound like sometimes she didn't turn up."
"Sometimes she didn't, but at least if I said yes, it wasn't my fault." She said, with a smile that showed on her mouth, but not on her eyes. I was guessing that I'd accidentally reminded her about her mum and triggered all these thoughts.
"Thanks Tracy, I think I know what I'm going to do." I said, Tracy smiled at me, and I smiled back. I still don't know what the hell Tracy was cooking.
" 'ey Titch, fancy goin' ta the cafe with me, Frank and Beth?" Liam offered
"I'll pass. Can you bring me a hot chocolate?" I asked
"Fine." sighed Liam
"Cheers, by the way have you seen Mike?"
"Uh, I think that he's in ta office." said Liam
"Thanks, see you." I replied, planting a quick peck on his lips and strolling to Mike's office. I banged on the door 3 times, and stood waiting at the door. I figured that he wasn't in there as he didn't reply.
"Come in." He said just as I had turned around as was about to walk off.
"Mike, I'm going to agree to the visit." I said quietly, as I opened the door.
"That's great! I'll call Elaine straight away."
"Please do before I change my mind." I groaned
"Ok, I told you that you'd make the right decision" He said, patting my on the shoulder. Now I'm almost certain that he was guilt tripping me into saying yes.
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