Secrets

The next day, Louis rolled over on the couch making a loud thud as something fell on the ground. Louis woke up in surprise and looked on the ground to see Harry lying on the ground looking up at Louis with a glare as he rubbed his head.

“I’m so sorry Harry, don’t hurt me,” Louis said trying not to laugh.

Harry looked at Louis with a smirk then pulled him on the ground as they wrestled to see who would be top. Harry was on top Louis most of the time.

Man Lou you're losing to a young kid, old man ;P

“I, Louis William Tomlinson, am not an old man!” Louis lifted his head up to face Harry.

Yeah you are! Try to get up then…

“Fine I will!” Louis protested.

Louis fought, pulled and struggled to get up from underneath Harry but Harry would not budge. Harry laughed at Louis as he tried to push him off but then an idea came to his head.

“Harreh! I got to pee!” Louis whined like a little child.

Harry shook his head with a smile and sat up more on Louis’s waist.

As the two boys continued their little fight, Jay walked down in the living room, smiling about the fact this was the happiest Louis has been.

“Are you boys just going to stay there and fight or actually go to school?” Jay said staring the boys.

“Um I got the answer to that, stay here and not go to school,” Louis said with a smile on his face.

“Louis, I was kidding you both better get ready for school. You have thirty minutes so you better get a move on it,” Jay said as she walked into the kitchen.

Louis pushed Harry off, putting Louis on top, “I win!” Then Louis jumped off of Harry as he ran to his room. Harry sat up from the floor with a smile then walked to the kitchen with Jay.

“How are you feeling today?” Jay asked as she looked at Harry’s face.

Harry gave Jay a huge smile and his thumbs up saying, ‘I feel great!” Jay handed Harry a plate of eggs and waffles with a laugh, “That’s great! Although you do have a couple bruises on your face, I think your hair could cover up so Anne won’t see.”

Harry nodded his head as he took a huge bite out of his eggs. Louis then ran down the stairs, “Your turn Styles!” Harry and Jay looked at Louis with a surprise. Instead of wearing black clothing, piercings, Louis wore a white fitted shirt with blue stripes, dark blue skinnies with a pair of blue TOMs.

“Why are you guys staring at me?” Louis asked with a laugh.

“I never- I’m just surprised that’s all Lou,” Jay said as she handed Louis his plate.
Harry started to walked up the stairs until Louis stopped him in his tracks, “I got you some clothes to wear for today, it’s on the bed.” Harrys smile at Louis as he walked to Louis room, shutting the door.

“You care about this boy, don’t you?” Jay placed her arms on Louis’s shoulder.

Louis looked at Jay with a smile, “There is a reason why he is mute and why he moved here, and by the look of it the results were horrible.”

While Louis and Jay were talking, Harry walked over to Louis’s bed grabbing his clothed then into the bathroom. Harry took off his shirt, revealing the scars on his stomach and his arms. Harry touched the scars, bringing shivers down his spine. Harry quickly put on the black shirt and jeans and just as he was about to walk out of Louis’s room, he heard the voice.

“I know why Louis wants to be friends with you,” The voice told Harry. Harry tried to shake out the voice.

“He only wants to be friends with you because of your past. He didn’t care that you got the shit beaten out of you, he only cared that he could take you to his house and to know about the past,” The voice continued. “One day when you need his help, he won’t be able to be there because you can’t talk and you’ll never will!”

Harry sat up against the wall, making a loud thud, as he curled his knees up to his face trying to calm down.

“You should know that you can’t ever get rid of me, I’m part of you!” The voice grew louder. “I am always right! I was right about your dad, your mother, and your brother! Your brother said that he would write to you every day, which was a lie. Your mother left you with your dad for that man which she promised you that she would never leave lies again. Your dad beat you nonstop when he said that he loved you. Would someone that love you beat you like he did. And now you got Louis. Louis said that he would never let anyone hurt you but he left you and someone beat the shit out of you so why are you still with him!”

Harry grabbed his hair and start pulling it as the voice continued to kill Harry, “Answer me Harry why are you still with him? Answer Me!”

Harry let out a blood curling cry, Louis ran up the stairs to see Harry broken down. This was ten times worse than what he saw at the school. Louis sat down next Harry and wrapped his arms around the boy, “Shh…it’s okay…everything it okay Haz.”

Harrys cried harder. Louis didn’t know what to do but then he remembered the last time Harry calmed down was when he sang.

“When you try your best, but you don't succeed.
When you get what you want, but not what you need.
When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep.
Stuck in reverse.
And the tears come streaming down your face.

When you lose something you can't replace.
When you love someone, but it goes to waste.
Could it be worse?

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you.”

Jay ran up the stairs to see Louis holding Harry in his arms, singing the song he used to sing to his sister.

After Louis’s sister, Lottie, fought the illness their father took Lottie away to live with him, leaving Louis with Jay. Louis tried to get Lottie by running away but always got caught by his father. Lottie would call Louis and ask him to sing her song whenever she was scared. Lottie never called back and tore Louis to pieces.

Harry heard Louis voice over the other voice and he pulled his hands out of his hair looked up at Louis with a smile then he grabbed Louis’s arms. Louis looked down at the smiling boy as he held him tighter. Jay came around from the corner, wiping the tears off her face,
"B-boys it's time or school, you're going to be late."

Louis and Harry got up from the floor and walked down the stair, grabbed their food and Louis's keys as they drove to the school.

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