All Hidden Away

“Okay, kids –” mum started as she walked into the room. Her smile took up her whole face as she took in the sight of her children smiling and laughing together after so long. “I’m finished, and going to go to bed. Boy’s, please don’t destroy the house?” mum says walking towards me and planting a kiss on my forehead while hugging me.
“Come on mum, trust us. It’s not like we rowdy boys.” Said Harry. We all turn to look at him with raised eyebrows.
“Really? You sure about that?” asks Liam with a smile.
“Shut up, Li.” He says walking over to hug mum good night and kiss her cheek.
“Sleep well my babies. See you all in the morning.” She says waving at us all as she walks out of the room being met with a chorus of ‘Night Anne’.

The conversations picks back up after mum goes to bed and I realise my head is starting to get sore again and that I am really tired.
“So what’s the plan boys… and Tasha?” asks Niall heading to the kitchen to grab a packet of crisps or something. He comes back and sits down next to me.
“Sleep…” I mumble resting my head on the back of the couch. I was met with a group of gasps.
“We haven’t seen you in forever and you just want to go to sleep on our first night together?” Louis sounds distraught. He is so over dramatic.
“Come one guys, the Little Baby Girl Child is concussed remember?” he says teasingly. I throw him a middle figure.
“Im not a baby anymore…” I mumble standing up and moving to sit in front of Louis with my back resting against his legs.
“It’s not even ten yet… sounds like a little girl to me.” Liam responds as I shoot him a glare.

Stuart and Jared come back from having a smoke outside.
“What’s going on?” he asks seeing my resting head against Louis’ legs with my eyes closed.
“Big brothers don’t want to believe Im an adult now.” I say opening my eyes and looking at him as he comes and sits next to me.
“You feeling okay?” he asks quietly not wanting the others to hear. I nod in response.

“Well to prove to us you’re grown up we could always-” Niall starts with a smirk on his face.
“Oi! Niller! She’s my sister you twat!” I hear Harry get up and smack the back of his head and sit back down.
“No no… nothing like that, was just going to suggest we play Never Have I Ever.” He says looking gobsmacked.
“Alcohol and a concussion don’t really go well together, Niall.” Jared says.
“He’s doing med.” I say sitting up and looking around the room. The lights seemed a little brighter causing me to blink a couple of times before my eyes adjusted properly. “But it could be fun if we don’t overdo it?” I suggested looking at Harry.

“I’ll grab the beers. Lou, come help me?” Harry says standing up and walking towards the kitchen. I sit up and feel Lou get up from behind me.
“you sure you okay?” asks Liam coming over and sitting next to me on the other side.
“Yes, fine.” I lie again. “Anything to prove im not a kid anymore.” I say looking at him with a smile on my face.
Harry and Lou come back from the kitchen with fourteen beers.
“Two each and then bed.” He says looking at me in particular.

“hey- im meant to be the responsible one!” says Liam taking mine and his beers off Harry and coming to sit next to me again.”
“Not when she’s around.” Said Harry indicating at me with a smile.
“He suffers this really horrible disease: OPBS.” Louis starts laughing as I’ve told him this before. “Over Protective Brother Syndrome. Also gets it with Gem.” I explain. Everyone starts to laugh as Jared opens my beer for me. We move closer together in a circular shape in the centre.

“Okay, Jared. You’re the Newbie, so you start off at your own pace and we’ll follow.” Explains Liam.
“Alright. Do I just start?” he asks no one in particular. We all nod our heads.
“umm… okay. Never have I ever slept with someone older than me.” We all look at Harry as he, Niall, Louis and Liam take a sip of beer. They then turn to Jared.
“Cradle Snatcher.” Says Louis with a smile on his face. Jared just shrugs his shoulders.
“Never have I hooked up with a friends brother or sister.” Says Niall. I took a sip of my beer.
“Nor will you ever.” Says Harry, he then turns to me. “Really?”
“Not one of my proudest moments okay?” I say dropping my head into my hands while Liam gently rubs my back to stop me from blushing.
“To be fair, you didn’t know he was my brother… and it was dark in the club.” Says Stu. The room bursts into laughter and my face is heating up in a strong blush.
“Wow… my little sister may not be so little anymore.” I hear Hazza mumble to Louis who is sitting next to him. I smile and look up to see Louis winking at me.
Stuart looks at me and it’s obvious that he was trying to get me drunk.
“Never have I ever cried in public because of a song.”
“I hate this game…” I mumble and take a sip of my beer. The boys look at me with raised eye brows. “Hey! I actually blame you lot!” I say looking at the band.
Niall laughs. “Why us?”
“I was on my phone in some clothing place and got a message on my phone saying Harry was dead, so I tried calling mum and she didn’t pick up. So I started panicking. Then I called every single one of your phones and none of you picked up and then Modest! messaged me saying I needed to come see them and then the stupid shop’s radio started playing You and I and I just lost it…” I mumble not meeting anyone’s eyes.
I felt Liam wrap his arms around me while the others were laughing. I rested my head on his shoulder as we waited for the other boys to stop laughing at me. Niall made eye contact and I shot him a middle figure. “Next.” I say looking at Hazza.
He smiled sympathetically at me. I sat up and smiled back at my older brother.
“Never have I ever been in an embarrassing video that was uploaded to YouTube.” He was trying to get at me but all six people just turned to him as he realised what they were on about. Louis hit him on the back of the head and we all just told him to down his beer for being so bloody stupid. After downing his drink he looked really mad at himself.
“Sorry that was really stupid.” He mumbles as he looks at me.
“Yes… yes it was.” I say as I start laughing again.
“Please stop trying to get me drunk and let’s rather play the game correctly.” I say still giggling at how stupid my brother can be.
“Guess it’s me next…Never have I ever had sex with someone I wasn’t attracted to because I wanted to get laid that badly.” Louis looked around as Stu and Harry took a sip of their drinks. “Well at least we know she’s not a slut.” Says Louis referring to me.
“Gee, thanks!” I say
“What? So im a slut now Lou?” says Harry with a huge smile on his face.
“Pretty sure.” He says pulling him in for a hug.
“Okay, my turn… time to get some dirt on the not so little, little sister.” Says Liam rubbing his hands together while looking at me like he was evil. I sat patiently waiting for him.
“Never have I ever had a threesome.” He looked at me expectantly and I just shook my head as I watched Louis, Jared, Stu, Harry and Niall take sip of their drink.
“But Liam… wasn’t there that time that-” Niall started looking at him really confused. Liam chugged down his entire beer.
“It was worth it to prove she was really not all that grown up.” He said winking at me. I push him slightly and he pretends to look hurt.
“Your turn, little sis.” Says Lou as I shake my head and try to think.
“Ummm.” I tried thinking but couldn’t think of anything. “Never have I ever had sex.” I finally say. Everyone’s mouths drop open as they stare at me.
“No…” says Louis. Shock written across his face. He sat next to a very proud looking Harry.
“Never?” asks Liam who has turned completely to face me.
“Not even with that guy you dated for three years?” asks Stuart who looked the most surprised. I shake my head.
“No fucking way…” mumbles Harry.
“I don’t see anyone drinking.” I say looking at everyone. They still just sat there looking at me like I was some messed up creature. “Is it that bad?” I asked finally feeling the blush hitting me cheeks. I looked down at my bear.
“I feel like im sitting next to an angel…” says Jared as there is still silence in the room.
Everyone finally took their eyes off of me and agreed I couldn’t say anymore but just had to drink. I was expecting questions to come flying at me at any moment but they just never came.

We carried on playing for a bit, and eventually I catch up to everyone and am on my second beer. Harry has about a quarter of his beer left and we can see he isn’t one hundred percent sober from having to chug his first beer. And neither is Liam.
“Stu, you’re up.” Says Lou. Stu looks me in the eye and I know exactly what he is going to say. But what he was about to say will really hurt Harry and the others. I look him in the eye and shake my head my eyes begging but he was tipsy now and didn’t get the message.
“Never have I ever lied about my surname and family.” I look at him as everyone goes deadly quite. As soon as it’s out of his mouth he realises. “Tasha, wait.” I stand and chug the rest of my beer before I hear Jared mumble something about a “low blow.”

I grab my jacket and head outside. It’s raining and large puddles are forming all around me. My face is getting wet, my tears mixing with the rain. I stepped in a large puddle and am thankful I didn’t take off my shoes

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