Louis-18
Zayn-18
Harry-17
Niall-17
Liam-16

December 2010 Liam's pov

The day that I was meant to be picked up by my dad and sisters they got into a car accident and they all passed away on the scene. I have been devastated. All the boys have tried to contact me but I have been ignoring them not wanting to talk about what happened. My mum has not spoken to me since the accident. She probably blames me. I know I blame myself. I feel a tear slip down my face but I wipe it away furiously. I am not allowed to cry I killed them it is my fault they are gone. Before I know it I am sobbing. I curl into myself hiding under the duvet "Why why did you have to leave me?"

I hear my door open but I don't move from under my duvet "Stop crying. You don't deserve to cry. You killed them if you didn't go on the X-factor then they would still be here" I hear my mum say coldly. That makes me cry more knowing my mum blames me. I feel the duvet getting ripped off me and my mum glaring down at me. I back up into the corner of the room scared of my own mother with tears falling silently "Come here don't try backing away you are trapped" I feel my mum grab my arm roughly and she throws me on the bed "You killed them. It is all your fault" she punches me and I lost count of how many punches she threw at me. I know I did boxing but I don't have the energy to fight back and I think to myself 'I deserve this beating' she soon left me and I grab my duvet and cover myself with it and sob silently. Soon I fall asleep.

January 2011 still Liam's pov

I have been beaten every day and now I feel really sore. Last night she was the hardest on me. She kept on telling me that if I told anyone then I would be sorry. There is a knock at the door and I know it is going to be one of the boys. I look out of the peep hole and see Niall. I open the door and Niall instantly hugs me tight. I hug back wincing slightly and trying not to cry. Niall pulls back and says "How you feeling Li?" I shrug not wanting to talk. I turn away from Niall not wanting to let him see me cry.

I quickly grab my stuff and leave the house. Niall says to me "Arn't you going to say bye to your mum?" I shake my head and say "She's at work. I said bye to her last night" I put my bags in the boot and I go to the front door and lock it using the spare key under the mat. I get in the car and I lean my head on the window trying not to cry. But soon I have silent tears falling down my face.

Niall's pov

It is odd that his mum didn't want to wave him off today. When I hugged him he felt a lot skinnier than before we went home for Christmas. We are now in the car and I look at Liam and see he has got silent tears falling. I gently rub his back hoping to provide some comfort to him Liam looks at me but then rests his forehead on the window again with multiple tears falling. Soon he cried himself to sleep. "He's fallen asleep" Harry responds "How is he?" I shrug and say "Don't know but he has just cried himself to sleep" Louis responds "Poor Li, it must be so hard loosing a parent and sisters just before Christmas" we all nod and fall into a comfortable silence. I go on my phone.

After a couple of minutes I look over at Liam feeling him shift around and hearing him muttering in his sleep. I see his face scrunched in pain. I gently shake Liam and soon he is up and he says "M sorry don't hurt me" I gently rub his back and say "No one will hurt you Liam" Liam looks around and he buries his face in my shoulder and I feel his tears soak through my top. I gently rub his back and I whisper some comforting words. Soon Liam calms down and leans on me. "Shall we get some lunch? The others has already gone in" Liam shakes his head "M not hungry" I sigh "I am come in with me" Liam says "Only of you don't make me eat. M not hungry" I nod and say "Ok Li"

We go into the services and we sit down with the boys "Lunch is on the way" I nod and glance at Liam and see he has tears in his eyes. I give him a small smile which he tries to return but it disappears quickly. Louis brings over the food and we all start eating apart from Liam.

Liam's pov

I really don't want to be here me and my dad used to come here all the time. It is bringing back memories. I see Louis talking to me but I can't hear I am too lost in my thoughts. I feel Niall tap me on the shoulder and I look at him "Are you sure that you don't want anything to eat? We have all finished" I nod "Can you try?" I shake my head with tears welling up in my eyes "Ok Li but you have to try and eat something when we get to London" I nod and we go back to the car I instantly rest my head on the window with tears threatening to fall. Before I know it I have tears falling again. Soon I cry myself to sleep.

October 2011 Liam's pov

I am home with my mum again. We are having a couple of weeks off just before the album comes out and it is the last day. My mum has told me to stay up in my room and the only reason that I come out is if I meet the toilet. My mum comes in drunk and starts yelling at me and she starts beating me up. She continues to punch and kick me until she stops and leaves the room. I go over to the mirror and see my nose is bleeding. I need to make up an excuse for why my face is bruised.

The next morning still Liam's pov

My mum beat me again before she left for work and I am in so much pain. I can't get off the floor. It feels like my leg is broken. I try to stand up but I can't. I text Niall saying 'Walk into my house. I can't get up. I fell down the stairs' I carefully crawl over to the bottom of the stairs to make my lie more believable. I hear the front door open and Niall's voice "Li where are you" I say "By the stairs" I see Niall come round the corner "What happened Liam?" I look at Niall and say "I fell downstairs" Niall sighs and helps me up "Are you going to tell me the truth?" I look at Niall and say "That is the truth" Niall responds "I'm sure your mum would have helped you up if you called" I respond "Ummm" Niall says "Liam you know you can trust me. I won't tell anyone"

Niall's pov

I carefully take Liam into the living room and I see Liam's eyes welling up with tears and I say to him "Li what's wrong buddy?" Liam whispers in my ear "Do you have your phone on you?" I nod and he gets his phone out and messages me. I look on my phone and read 'My mum hurts me. She has hurt me ever since my dad and sisters got killed. I think she broke my leg now. Please don't tell anyone she'll kill me' my heart breaks at what I have just read. I pull him into a gentle hug. I frown feeling how skinny the boy actually is. I whisper to him "Why didn't you tell anyone? We could have helped you" I feel him shrug and he whispers back "Please don't tell anyone. Can we just go. I don't want to be here anymore." I nod and support Liam out to the car.

Once we get to the car Zayn immediately comes over to help and Harry asks Liam "Liam what happened?" Liam responds "I fell downstairs. I think I have broken my leg" Louis responds "Let's have a look Li" Liam shakes his head "It will hurt" Harry responds "I know it will Liam but we need to make sure that you don't need to go to the hospital" Liam nods and I say to him "Where's your stuff Liam?" He whimpers "In my room" I go to go up to Liam's room but he stops me "Niall don't leave" I go back over to Liam and hold his hand "I'll go and get your stuff Liam" I smile at Zayn thankfully and he goes to Liam's room to get his things. Louis says "Li, I'm just going to pull up your trouser leg ok" Liam nods and grips onto my hand and Louis carefully lifts up Liam's trouser leg. We all gasp the bone is sticking out "Once Zayn gets back we are going to the hospital. Liam you might be more comfortable in the front you will have more leg room" Harry and I help Liam up and Louis opens the front passenger door. We carefully slide Liam in and I help him to strap in. Zayn comes out and puts Liam's luggage in the boot of the car. We all get in the car and Harry calls the local hospital to let them know we are on the way.

Once we get to the hospital Harry and I help Liam out of the car. Louis goes in front of Liam and Zayn goes behind Liam. We go and check Liam in and we wait for Liam's name to be called. Once his name is called Liam looks at me and I help him up "Are you ok going?" I nod and help Liam to the doctor. "This way please" I nod and the doctor takes us to the room "Ok, I am doctor smith, what happened to your leg Liam?" Liam curls next to me and says quietly "Fell down the stairs" the doctor nods not looking like he is believing Liam. "Right we are going to take you for an x-ray then we can put a cast on you" Liam nods and I support Liam to the x-ray room. I gently place Liam on the bed making sure not to move his bad leg too much "If you stand behind this screen" I nod and stand behind the screen. The doctor says to Liam "Have you had an x-ray before?" Liam shakes his head the doctor says "The x-ray machine will take a picture of your bone I your leg to see how bad your broken bone is" Liam nods and the doctor takes pictures of Liam's leg in different positions.

We go back into the original room and the doctor says "Could I speak to Liam alone whilst we wait for the x-rays to come back." I look at Liam and he grips onto my top and whispers loud enough so that only I hear "Don't leave me" I say back to him "I'll be right back" I carefully pry Liam's hands off my top and go into the waiting room.

Liam's pov

I don't want to be alone with the doctor. "Liam, I want to ask some questions if that is alright" I shake my head and say "Niall" the doctor says "Niall can come back in a minute, can you answer this question. Does anyone in you house abuse you?" I panic and start hyperventilating. "Niall I want Niall. I need Niall" I start sobbing "NIALL" after a couple of minutes I feel arms around me and I smell Niall. I slowly start to calm down. Niall gently wipes the remaining tears off my face and he asks me "Why were you freaking out buddy?" I whisper loud enough for Niall to hear "They asked about abuse" Niall rubs my back.

Niall's pov a couple of minutes before

I hear Liam calling for me and my heart breaks. I go up to another doctor that was with Liam earlier as well "Can I go and see Liam? He is calling for me" the doctor shakes her head "We are worried about abuse. We are not blaming you but when we are worried about abuse we have to talk to the patient alone." I sigh and say "Liam is calling me, he wouldn't be calling for me sounding so upset if I was abusing him. Please, he won't answer any questions otherwise" the doctor sighs and says "Wait out here I will ask doctor smith" I nod and she goes into the room Liam is in. After one minute the doctor comes back out and says "You can go in doctor smith can't calm him down"

I walk into the room and sit behind Liam on the bed and I gently pull him to my chest and slowly he starts to calm down. I ask him "Why were you freaking out buddy?" He responds in a whisper that only I can hear "They asked about abuse" I respond to him in a whisper "why don't you tell them? They will be able to get the police involved and you won't have to see your mum again and I will protect you" Liam nods and says loud enough for the doctor "My mum hurts me" I feel tears hit my skin and look down at him "She has hurt me since my dad and sisters got killed in December last year" I gently rub his back and say to him "I am so proud of you. That can't of been easy" doctor smith nods and says "That was very brave of you. Don't worry the police will arrest your mum. What's her name and where does she work?" Liam says "Margret Payne and she works at Tesco in Wolverhampton town centre" doctor smith smiles and says "We will get the police involved. Do you have any other family that can be your legal guardian?" Liam shakes his head and I say "I am sure that one of our mum's will love to become your legal guardian" Liam nods. The doctor says "I will go and see if your x-rays are back" we both nod and Liam curls into me as much as he can with his bad leg. I gently kiss his forehead in a brotherly way.

The doctor comes back in and says "you need a cast on. You can choose a colour of your cast if you want" Liam smiles the first real smile I have seen from him since before his dad and sisters got killed. I smile back at him and say "What colour do you want bud?" Liam looks at the colours they have and say "Purple please" the doctor puts on the cast and then puts on the purple colour on. Once the doctor finishes he says to Liam "You'll need to go back to a hospital in six weeks to see if your leg is healed" Liam nods and the doctor hands Liam some crutches and Liam tries to stand up but he almost falls back on the bed. I put a steadying hand on Liam's back and we slowly make our way to the rest of the boys we see them all asleep. Liam whispers to me "Let's prank them" I nod and whisper back "How are we going to do it?" Liam slowly makes his way to the seats behind where the boys are sitting. Liam whispers to me "Can you support me?" I nod and put both my hands on Liam. He lifts up one of his crutches and taps Louis on the shoulder. He jolts awake and looks over at the other boys then over to his other side. Liam taps Harry on the shoulder with his crutch. Harry also wakes up and says "Lou did you poke me?" Louis shakes his head and say "Did you poke me" Harry shakes his head and Liam can't hold his laughter in anymore and he laughs. Harry and Louis turns around and sees Liam on crutches "Did you tap us?" Liam nods and Louis says "We haven't heard that sound in a long time" Liam responds "I know I've got something to tell you when we get back to London" Harry and Louis glances at each other and I shake Zayn awake.

Once they get back to their house in London Liam's pov

I am getting really nervous about telling the other boys but I can't back out. Niall puts a pillow on the coffee table and says to me "Rest your foot up there" I nod and I carefully with Niall's help lift my foot up onto the coffee table. Harry asks "Li what did you want to tell us?" Niall puts a comforting arm around my shoulders "Ever since my dad and sisters got killed in the car accident my mum has been hurting me. That is how I broke my leg. She broke it"

No one's pov

Liam has nightmares every night of what happened and one of the boys is always there to comfort Liam. Liam went to the doctor six weeks later and his leg was healed. Liam's mum gets put in prison for 25 years and Liam splits his time when they are having some time off at Zayn's, Harry's, Louis', and Niall's. With all of the boys support Liam soon stops getting nightmares.

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A/N- I know Liam's mum is called Karen but for this one shot I wanted to change her name. I don't think that she would do that to Liam.