My Faults

Zayn’s P.O.V.

What on earth.. I felt my face and smeared the thin substance off. Paint. My eyes widened. PAINT?! “ARGH MY FACE!” I yelled out. I whipped my head around but looked in confusion. My vision blurred slightly. I felt for my face again. Ugh, they took my glasses. Although I felt somewhat irked, I realised that this was all fun and play. I see how it is. I heard their footsteps thud on the stairs. Smart. Real smart. I bolted after them, not placing my feet fully on the ground to make my footsteps silent. I crept low right when I got close enough to see them. They looked around frantically then opened the storage closet at the end of the corridor. I smiled wide as Valerie’s skirt got stuck when the door closed. And… they didn’t even notice. I walked slowly and quietly towards the closet. As I got real close, I heard Valerie curse, “Crap, my skirt’s stuck. Zayn might see.” She opened the door and gasped in fright as I stood there with a smirk on my face.

I cleared my throat then asked, “Going somewhere?” Louis popped out from behind with a guilty look on his face. I watched as the two looked at my face again then hid their smiles. “I think you guys did well with this prank. Well done,” I praised. They looked at each other confused then smiled. “So.. I think you both need a hug.” As I said so, I pulled them close and rubbed my cheeks on Louis’ before letting him go. Keeping Valerie close, I planted wet kisses everywhere so the paint would mix and make it all the more worse. They both yelled in protest before laughing soon after. “Payback? I think I’m good,” I said smugly.


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By the time the clock struck 11, we had all finished cleaning up and taken showers. As we sat down around the coffee table on the floor with a mug of milk each and a plate of cookies in the middle, things started to get serious.


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Louis’ P.O.V.

I told them. I told them all of last night’s experience. Of Robbie and his nephew. Max. The bastard of our lives. I looked at Valerie uneasily as she set her mug down. “So he’s related to our Robbie?” she asked quietly. I nodded breaking eye contact with her. “And we can’t do anything?” Zayn asked in desperation. I sighed heavily and replied, “Well.. at least Max is coming off his post and Robbie’s back today.” Zayn nodded then looked at Valerie. “Val?” he asked. She looked up at him and pursed her lips. “I suppose..” she began. “I suppose it won’t hurt to visit Robbie today like he said… but…” she trailed off, sighing and covering her face with her hands. “I feel most horrible knowing.. that I’m not.. that I don’t have a girl’s most sacred possession. To know that..” She took a deep breath before continuing. “That I’m not.. innocent anymore because of him… I just don’t know what to do.. or what to say.. or how to feel.. I only know that everything.. every feeling, thought or word.. is just a jumbled mess.. and it scares me that I’ll have to live with this every day left in my life… to know that I am not whole but an incomplete mess…” I swallowed, my throat feeling dry. Valerie rarely confessed these sorts of things to the both of us at the same time.

“But really… what can I do?” I watched her remove her hands from her face. Her eyes rimmed with tears as she tried to stop her lips from quivering. “What’s done is done and no matter how many times I feel like reversing time.. the truth is there in front of me. I have to learn to move on.” She grabbed her mug and chugged down the rest of her milk. I felt hopeless watching her struggle in her fight. Whatever runs through her mind is unimaginable to Zayn and I. She set her mug down once again, before looking down. It took me some time to notice that Zayn was already by her side and hugging her close. I must be the worst brother in history. I don’t know what to do. Zayn looked up at me and gave me a confused yet sad look. “Lou, why’re you crying?” I returned his expression then felt my face, wet with tears.


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Max’s P.O.V.

I lounged lazily in Robbie’s computer chair. Today was a lazy day. Not many patients for me either since I wasn’t “The Robbie” they all wanted. Psh, like they knew anything. In honesty, I never wanted to be here in a doctor’s clinic. Yes, good pay but this is boring. I wanted my old life back; the life where I was thrown on the streets by my mother after she found out what I really was. I played around with the pendulum on the desk when the door opened with no warning. “Excuse m-“ I cut myself off when Robbie strolled in before closing the door again. Why was he here? I smirked as he gave me a look. Hehe, must be from yesterday. “Idiot Louis didn’t know I was upstairs did he?” Robbie laughed then replied, “No, he didn’t. I thought he would’ve asked about your whereabouts but he really is daft. Or perhaps he thought you were living in your own little place? Whatever.” I scoffed and returned back to playing with the pendulum. Before I could continue, Robbie picked it up and held it close.

“Now listen, Max. You heard me yesterday, I need you off the job,” he said seriously. “I have to leave your post for that lousy oaf of an idiot? You’ve got to be kidding me.” Inside, I was cheering but it still pissed me off that I had to do what the sassy bitch requested. Before he could snap, I put my hands up in defence and said, “Believe me, I will leave because I hate sitting here all day. I only had one fun time.” I smirked lightly as Robbie shook his head. “Max, I know you know that I’d do anything to ruin the Tomlinsons’ but I think you went a little overboard. And you didn’t give her the heavy sedative. She’s never been a deep sleeper, I thought you’d know that she’s need a strong dose to knock her out and not have her waking in the middle of your rape fest.” I scoffed again then stood up. “I don’t give a fuck on how she is right now because her stupid brother interrupted and I couldn’t find my release, damn it.” Robbie rolled his eyes at me and said, “Just go before they arrive today and stay out of trouble. I don’t give two damns about what you do so long as you don’t get the both of us arrested.” I opened the door and called out, “Alrighty uncle.”

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