Minishaw - Misery Loves Company

Part 1 - Harry's Secret

    Harry POV:
A tap on my shoulder causes me to jump as my pill nearly goes down the drain, but I manage to catch it just in time. Simon's voice asks if I'm okay as I quickly swallow the pill with my water and turn to him. My nod is obviously not enough, so I say I'm fine and go to pick up my bag. He stops me as I sighed in frustration and listen to him say how pale I am. Of course, I did just throw up, but he can't know about that.
  "I took a massive shit." Yea, that sounds like a normal Harry thing.
  "What was that pill then?" Si really isn't going to let this go.
  "It helps my stomach?" Rule one of lying is don't make it obvious your lying but I'm a rule breaker.
  "Mmhmm" There's the yea sure hum.
  "I gotta get back to my flat..." I say as I try to push past him.
  "What was the drug? Tell me Harold or I'll make you." Jesus he sounds like an angry mother that's about to smack you.
  "Just a panic pill." I mean I'm not lying.
  "Are you prescribed it? I'm not letting you leave if you can't drive safely." Now he's just pissing me off.
  "Im not stupid enough to take something I can't handle! It's just Xanax to calm me down!" I pushed past him and he stopped me before I could reach the door.
  "Just wanted you to be safe. I used to take bennies (don't know if that's an international name sorry) and got real bad off from them. I was just worried is all." Simon tried to explain himself, but I didn't want him worried.
  "I'm fine, I promise you I just take enough to calm me down and I'm totally safe." He didn't need to know how this started when I was young and forced pills to steady my ADHD and now I take Xans and other downers instead to try and even out.
  "Yea, okay." He let go and I hurried back to my flat where my much stronger and better shit was waiting for me.

     ***Time Skip To Late Night***

 
    Simon's POV:
My editing was done and I still was thinking about Harry. Yea, he says he's fine, but I know how easy it is to lie. I stood and stretched as I decided I would have to tell someone. Josh was my first thought, so that's who I went to. I knocked on his door lightly trying not to wake anyone else in the house.
  "Just because I look like an amazing dad doesn't mean I am one. I can't help fix you or give you all knowing life advice. Also please be quiet I don't want to wake him again." I hear Josh say quietly as I open the door careful not to make noise.
  "Awe, and you say you aren't a good dad." I whisper as Vik shifts in his arms mumbling in his sleep.
  "He was having a panic attack again I heard him crying and went to check on him. He kept waking up everytime I tried to leave him so I brought him in here." Josh explained.
  "There's something I wanted to talk to you about." My throat suddenly became dry as I realized this was Harry's business and I wasn't supposed to be sharing it.
  "Are you using again?! Cutting, bruising?!" Josh panicked as I quickly shushed him.
  "Just bruising but that's not why I was here. Harry's using and I'm worried he wasn't honest about what it is." I explained.
  "Oh no, that's no good, is it pills or needles or sniff or what?" Josh asked quietly.
  "Just pills as far as I know. He was taking a Xanax to calm him down as he left earlier." I leaned my head against Josh's shoulder as memories of my overdose washed over me.
  "I have to tell one of the Cals just so they can keep a check on him." Josh said as I heard Vik protest after one of Josh's arms realeased him to go around me.
  "Thanks Dad." I said jokingly.
  "That's not my bloody name." He grumbled.