It All Started With The Texts [Miniduty]

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Lachlan's POV

I walk to The sidemen house to go hang out with Simon.

Its weird because we actually live like close but it takes what seems like forever to get here.

I finally make it and walk over to the blonde who was sitting on the steps of his house.

"Hey Si." I smile smiling. His head shoots up and eyes go wide.

Surprisingly that's not the first thing i noticed.

What almost looked like fake skin covered the skin over his eye, which of course i assumed to be make-up.

"Make-up?" I questioned rubbing his cheek. He looked around as if someone was watching and nodded.

"Com'on." I said turning around and walking into his house.

He followed beside me constantly looking around and not making eye contact.

He opened the door letting me in ahead of him.

"Hey guys! Lachlan is here!" He called out to the others who were home, which was only JJ and Vikk.

Josh was out with his girlfriend Freya,at least that's what Simon told me.

"Go to your room yeah?" I ask Simon. He only nodded in response.

I walked up the stairs, past Vikk's room and into his.

After he closed his door i looked right at him.

He avoids my stare by looking down.

"Can i see?" I asked getting him to sit on the bed as i sat next to him.

He has a sweater on and long pants so he has no visible skin showing other than his face and fingers.

He slips off his sweater, under it having a sleeveless shirt covering some bruises.

His arms are littered with bruises as was the part of his chest that i could see.

"Who did this?" I asked looking at his arms.

"My-my best friend." He stuttered.

"Who is your best friend?" I asked.

No best friend, no matter how good of a friend, should ever do this.

"J-josh." He looked down.

Wait, Josh lives here.Maybe that's why he is out

"Doesn't he live here" I asked confused.

When ever they recorded with him he always seemed so sweet and kind to the others.

"Yeah." He says putting his sweater back on with some difficulty.

"I'm gonna go get you some pain meds. Just lay down." I smile.

"I-I'm good." He said with a small smile.

"Just lay down." I sigh and he does just that.

He lays down on his bed and i leave to get some meds for him.

I jump down the stairs to see Vikk sitting on one of the bar stools near the island eating cereal.

"Do you know where the pain killers are?" I ask searching for them.

"Top shelf." He mumbles with food still in his mouth.

"Thanks." I reach up and grab the bottle, grabbing the wrong one.

I put that one back and grab the right one.

"So you came over?" He questioned. "Yeah." I said reading the bottle.

"Why do you need pain killers?" He said.

"Simon. He's not feeling well." I somewhat lied.

He nodded so i left and went to my room with the amount of pills it said to take and a bottle of water.

"Here" I said to Simon giving him the pills and an opened water bottle.

He sat up and took them.

"Do you need anything else?" I asked again sitting next to him.

"No thanks." He yawned. "Tired?" I asked, him nodding in reply.

"Why don't you just sleep here.I can go home" I offered.

"I'll be fine. I want to hang out with you." He denied politely.

"You sure?" I asked. He nodded. "Stay a little longer?' He asked.

I nodded slightly. I got in the bed beside him, carefully wrapping my arm around his waist.

"T.V.?" I asked picking up the remote. "Sure" He said.

I turned on the T.V. bringing up Netflix. "Do you care what we watch?' I ask.

"No." He responded. "Just close your eyes love." I smiled kissing his forehead.

He closes his eyes and leans his head on my shoulder.

I put on a random show and sit there listening to the soft snoring of Simon.