Dark secrets

Hunting

Louis' POV

We all left in the morning so we could change and get a shower. My mum wasn't home so I decided to go back over there. Gemma said she didn't mind. Harry wasn't up when we left.

I was almost there i was just passing the park. Me and Gemma never did get to talk but hopefully we will later. We were going to play football later maybe. For now until the rest of the boys got there we'd probably talk.

I got up to the door but something stopped me from knocking. It was...

Music.

Not a radio.

It was a piano. And someone singing. I went to the window. When I looked through I saw someone I didn't expect to be there...

Harry. And Gemma was sitting next to him. She looked shocked. I was too I couldn't blame her. He's really good.

I decided to knock so I could ask about it. The piano playing and singing stopped. Gemma opened the door but Harry was gone.

"Hey, where's Harry?" I said. "In the kitchen." She said smiling. I started to walk in there when Gemma stopped me. "I don't even get a hi?" She said. I turned around and smiled sheepishly.

"Hi Gemma." I said then turned back around and walked off into the kitchen. I saw Harry sat at the island bent over looking at his phone. He looked like he was about to cry.

"Harry I heard the piano through the window. You're very good." I said. He looked up at me letting the first tear fall. He smiled. "Thanks." He said. He looked back down and it was then I noticed he was shirtless.

And then I noticed. bruises and cuts. Even a cut on his forehead! How did I not see those?! "Harry why are you crying?" Gemma said from next to me.

He got off the stool he was sitting on and walked by us sitting down his phone on the way. He turned around after he got a few feet away from us and crossed his arms. He motioned for Gemma to pick up the phone and look at it.

Gemma looked at the phone. She looked at it for a few seconds before she couldn't any longer she set the phone down and sat down at the stool that harry just got off of.

What was it? What was so bad that it got both of them crying? I looked at Harry and pointed to the phone signaling I wanted to see. He looked down then back at me.

"Wait until Niall, Liam and Zayn get here." He said. "Please." I nodded understanding.

I tried to change the subject. "Harry where did you learn to play piano like that?" He looked slightly nervous then answered. "I have one at my house." As soon as he said that It hit me.

"Wait if you're only staying here for a week then why do you go to our school?"

Harry's POV

"Wait, if you're only staying for a week then why do you go to our school?" He said. Oh, no.

What do I say? Gemma had her head down like she wasn't worried about it. Or maybe she was just crying too hard. I feel bad for ever showing her that picture.

Oh louis was talking to me. "I'll explain when they get here." I said. Nice! Got away with that easily.

He looked down. As if on cue, I heard a knock on the door. Gemma got up to answer it since I cant. One day it might be the wrong person and they can't see me. Not like I'd want them messing with her but its my only choice. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. What he did to me just tramatized the hell out of me.

"Harry! What's up?" I heard Zayn say. Oh no. I just realized what I did. I told louis I'd explain it. I wouldn't do that. Why would I say that? Louis knew about the picture. He never saw it but he knew. Ill have to come up with something. I wouldn't tell them. I kept that secret for 14 years no way in hell would I tell now.

"Hi. Uh Gemma come here for a minute." I said dragging her into the bathroom.

She looked at me curiously.

"I can't tell them Gemma. I've kept that from everybody for 14 years I'm not telling now." I siad. "Ok well you've already told him you would explain so now we have to figure out something to say." She told me.

"Uh, we could say... Ok we could say that your dad died along with your mum so you came to live with us. They died in a car crash but you didn't want to tell anyone." Gemma said.

Ugh, she is a life saver. "Yes! Gemma that's perfect." I said and left the bathroom. Louis was standing at the island waiting. Uh oh. I left my phone on the island. He knows. He hates me I already see it.

I walked over and grabbed my phone. I tried to turn it on but it was dead. Yes thank god! "Ok Louis come here." I said. "Wait I got to get the boys." He said. We walked to the living room.

"Woah Harry what happened to you?" Liam asked looking at my back, shoulders, head, and stomach. He was talking about the cuts and bruises.

Football

Fight

I fell

"Football." I said. "But that's off the subject. Louis wanted to know why I came here. the answer is... My parents died in a at crash. I didn't want to tell you because I was really close to them." I lied. They looked to believe it. now I felt guilty for lying.

"Oh Harry I'm sorry, I shouldn't have pushed you to tell us." Louis said, guilt in his eyes. he walked up to me and hugged me. I looked straight to Gemma who had an unreadable expression on her face.

I wanted to tell them but what would they think? They probably wouldn't want to see me or Gemma anymore. I couldn't live with the fact that I'm the one who made her lose her friends. Its my fault

Louis pulled away. Liam mumbled something under his breath but I didn't catch it. "Well what should we do today? I'm a little tired of football." Zayn said.

"We could go get something to eat." Niall suggested. Typical Niall. "That sounds great, I'm starving!" louis said.

And off we went, to Nandos. then later came back to watch movies for the rest of the day and fell asleep on the floor.