They Don't Know About Us

Secret's Unfolded

*Harry's P.O.V.*

"Well, Harry what do you have to say?" Louis asked, angrily, still holding the magazine. I bit my lip nervously. What should I say?

"U-Um, the paparazzi edited that to make it look like we were kissing," I lied. Liam frowned, "Great lie, Harry. Now tell us what really happened!"

I sighed, I guess now it's time to tell the truth, "I-It's true. Nicole and I kissed."

They all stared at me with wide eyes in silence. Zayn was the first to speak up, "Why did you kiss her?!" He asked angrily.

"U-Um because... We are in... love," I replied, nervously.

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?!" Louis yelled, "I don't care if you two are 'in love'! The paparazzi and fans will kill Nicole! They already hate her enough! Now it looks like she's cheating on Niall..." Louis trailed off in the end, and we all looked at Niall. He stood there, with a blank expression on his face.

"U-Uh, Niall you okay?" Liam asked, scared to know how Niall would react. I'm scared, too. He might go all out and beat me up. And, I don't even know if I'll fight back. I'm the one who stole the one he loves right from under him. The worst part is I kept it all a secret from him. I feel horrible about it now, but dating Nicole was absolutely amazing. She is perfect in every way, and I love her; even if she doesn't want to date me. I saw Niall's fist clench for a second, then unclench, "It doesn't matter..." He mumbled. Louis frowned, "What do you mean by 'it doesn't matter'?"

"I already knew," Niall replied. My eyes grew wide, "H-How did you know?"

"I saw you and Nicole kissing in her room last night," Niall answered. He must've been that one noise, "O-Oh..." I muttered, trailing of at the end. I gained some courage, and said, "Look, Niall, I'm really sorry. I shouldn't have dated Nicole. I know that you love-" Niall interrupted me, "It doesn't matter, okay? She doesn't love me anymore. She's happier with you, Harry."

I can't keep this up. I need to get out of this storm of lies. I keep trying to cover up everything, but I need to let it all out, "That's not true," I said. I pulled out the note Nicole wrote us from my pocket. I unwrinkled it, and handed it to Niall. He grabbed it, and read Nicole's small handwriting. I saw his eyes grow wide as he wrote it.

"What does it say?" Liam asked curiously. Niall's eyes grew wide when Liam spoke, "U-Um, nothing."

Oh shit! It has the thing about Niall kissing Meredith! If Liam finds out, he'll be extremely pissed! I quickly grabbed the note from Niall.

"Oh, it just says about how Nicole ran away to get away from everything. She can't deal with all the love issues. She does love me, but she also loves Niall," I explained. Liam glared at me, "Harry, I know you're lying. Just give me the damn note."

"Come on, Liam!" I begged, "You don't want to read this!"

Liam snatched the note from my hands, and began reading. Niall tried to yank it away, but Liam pushed him away. I saw his eyes grow wide when he read the part about Niall and Meredith.

"What... the... hell...?" Liam mumbled. He looked up at Niall, with a pissed look in his eyes.

"Liam, you've got this all wrong!" Niall exclaimed.

"Nicole clearly wrote that you kissed Meredith!" Liam yelled.

"No, she made me do it!" Niall argued.

"Liam, he's telling the truth!" I yelled. Niall looked at me confused.

"I was downstairs last night, and Meredith force you to kiss her. She told Niall that if he didn't kiss her, then she'd tell you that Niall was kissing her when she didn't want him to," I explained. Liam started to pace back and forth. He stopped, and turned towards Niall and I, "You are lying!" Liam yelled, "You are trying to make Meredith look like the bad guy, but she's not! She would never do that! I can't believe you'd kiss her, Niall!"

Niall and I looked at Liam shocked. Does he really not believe us?

"Liam, we're telling the truth!" I argued.

"Just don't talk to me!" Liam yelled, and then stomped up the stairs. We heard the door to his room slam behind him.

"Shit..." Niall mumbled, "What the hell are we going to do?"

"Was all that you said true?" Zayn asked. I nodded, "Yeah, Meredith is evil."

"How do we know you're not lying?" Louis challenged.

"I'm not!" I protested.

"Then, until you have proof, Zayn and I can't believe you," Louis replied, "Sorry..."

Zayn and Louis went upstairs, probably to try to comfort Liam. I turned to Niall, "What are we going to do?" Niall sighed, "I don't know...."
*


*Nicole's P.O.V.*


"Y-You cut?" I asked. She lifted up part of her shirt, exposing a few cuts on her side.

"I don't mean to be rude, but why did you cut?" I asked.

"I guess I should tell someone my past," Aislinn replied, sighing, "I was abused as a child, by my Dad. The police found out about it, and he was arrested. As for me, I was sent to a foster home, because I had no one else to stay with. I hated it there. My siblings were mean, and I wanted to get out. I started cutting because I was so depressed. My foster parents found out about it, and didn't like it. They thought it was creepy that I did, that and kicked me out. I was sent to a new foster home. Just because I was kicked out, doesn't mean that I would stop my bad habit. I continued cutting, and each time, they would kick me out, because of it. I changed foster homes every two months since I was twelve. I hated my life so much. I was counting the days until I turned eighteen, so I could live on my own. And, that was two weeks ago. I am now trying to earn money to get an apartment."

"We are a lot alike," I replied. Aislinn frowned, "What do you mean?"

"I was abused by my Father for two years, after my Mom and brother died in a car crash," I explained, "He was arrested later. I was able to get away from him since I was sixteen, and now I'm eighteen."

"Where did you stay?" Aislinn asked.

"With some friends," I replied, vaguely.

"Oh, okay," Aislinn replied, "Well, I better go. See you later?"

"Sure, bye, Aislinn," I said. She waved goodbye, and left. I'm not ready to tell her I used to live with One Direction. I don't know if I can trust her. I sighed, and walked over to my chair, and sat down. I remembered the day when the boys found out I used to cut.
*


"Sorry, Nicole, but it's all we got, and there's no way to prevent Louis from getting what he wants," Liam said laughing. I took the box and walked into our room. Niall was currently in the bathroom. When he stepped out, he had swim trunks and a shirt on. Liam was next, and he had swim trunks and a t-shirt on. I walked in and locked the door. I slipped my clothes off and put on this . I looked at my stomach. I had scars covering my stomach. I can't let the others see this. Especially since some of them are new, like the ones on my arms. I threw a T-shirt over me. I walked out.

"Ready?" Niall asked. I nodded. I cannot let the others find out about this. We all walked onto the elevator. I heard the ding and the door opened. Louis ran to the pool door and pressed his face against it. Fortanutely, it was empty. Liam pulled out the card and unlocked the door. Louis was already shirtless, so he jumped in, cannonball style, soaking us.

"LOUIS!" Zayn yelled. He threw off his shirt and shoes and jumped in. Niall, Harry, and Liam laughed, I smiled. Then, the others joined Louis and Zayn. I sat at a chair and watched. Soon, Harry noticed.

"Nicole, come in!" Harry exclaimed. I shook my head.

"Come on, the bikini can't look that bad!" Louis joked. I shook my head. Zayn shrugged and continued messing around, the others joined him. In a few minutes, Zayn and Louis came out and walked towards me.

"Nicole, I want to show you something," Zayn said. I nodded,"Do what I say. First, look at the ceiling."

I did that.

"Now, lift both your arms straight up," Zayn commanded. I did that. Suddenly, Louis snuck up behind me and pulled my T-shirt off. Exposing all my cuts and scars to all of them.
*


I remember all the times they tried to stop me from cutting, but I've never truly given up the habit. I always end up going back to it. I don't know if I'll ever stop. I walked over to the edge of the pool, and jumped into the warm water. I dove under, swimming around. After about thirty minutes, I grew bored, and got out. I dried myself off with a towel, and then slipped the T-shirt back over my bikini. I put my flip flops on, and grabbed my key. I walked out of the pool room, and started to walk down the hallway. I turned the corner, when I heard Aislinn yelling my name. I turned around to see her running towards me.

"What is it?" I asked, when she reached me.

"You never told me you are famous!" She exclaimed.

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So, watcha think? LONG CHAPTER! HOPE YOU ALL ARE HAPPY CAUSE I AM! I might update later today. Well, comment, follow, and fave! Bye lovelies! -Madison