Is A Monster Really A Monster...?

Chapter 20

Uni's POV-
Honestly, this is awkward. Tommy is quiet, Jon seems lost in thought, Nick seems a bit on edge, Ashlie was polishing her strangely colored gun, Cory and Dawn were conversing quietly, and I was trying to draw. Finally, Jon broke the silence. "So, I was thinking that since some of you haven't met my sister, and it would be cool for all of you to get to know her... Maybe she can join us?" he asked. "I'm down, another girl would make this a bit more fun," Ashlie said, putting the gun away. "I'm cool with that, she's seems super fun so far," Nick responded. "Dawn and I would like to meet her," Cory said, Dawn nodded. "I mean, she seems nice." I answered. We all looked at Tommy, he sighed. "It looks like either way she would be coming, so why not just agree?" he said with a smirk. Jon smiled widely, taking out his phone to call her. "Hey, sis. Would you like to join our sleepover? ............. Perfect! I'll text you the address. See you in 5." He hung up. About 5 to 6 minutes later she got here. She was wearing a headset and had a notebook in her hand. In her other hand was a backpack that, I assume, has her stuff in it. She smiled and put her stuff beside Jon's, and then sat between Jon and Nick. "Hello, I'm Emma. I like the rain and long walks on the beach," she said, smiling. Some of us laughed at the comment, others were thinking of a comeback. "Hi, I'm Dawn and I like computers and long walks on a cybernetic beach," Dawn shot back, smirking. "I can stand that," she got up and sat beside him, "you're my boyfriend now." By now Jon was doubled over laughing with tears in his eyes. "Jon, you okay bud?" Nick asked. Jon took a breath and said, "Hi, I'm Jon and I like bunnies." "Hi, I'm Ashlie and I like Harry Potter." "Hi, I'm Nick and I like turtles." Emma stood up and pushed them together, so all three were all right next to each other, and then made them all hold hands, before sitting next to Dawn again. "I ship Jreshlie, it's my new BROTP," she said, smiling. They all laughed but we kept going. "Hey, I'm Uni and I like to draw and pugs." "Hi, I'm Cory and I think this is one of the weirdest things we have ever done." "Hello, I'm Tommy and I agree with Carl." Tommy smirked at Cory and Cory glared back. We were all laughing.

Tommy's POV-
I was laughing with the others and having a good time. Tommy. Yeah, what's up? It's time. I sighed. "Hey guys. Sorry to interrupt the happy mood. But I want to come clean." I said softly. Everyone stopped and looked at me. "What's wrong Tom?" Jon asked. "I... I'm sorry..." I said, starting to tear up. "What happened Tommy? Why should you be sorry?" Uni asked. "I hurt so many people. Just because I took the word of society I believed that they were monsters. I should have looked closer, yeah some of them deserved it, but others were just being themselves. I killed a kid because she had stepped in front of her friend, because I was aiming for that friend. I met a family and they helped me even though I could have killed them. I didn't know. I didn't know...." By now I was in tears. Just the thought of all that I had done is tearing me apart. I felt a hand on my shoulder, I looked up to see Emma. She hugged me. I heard her whisper faintly, "The child is fine. A man brought her to me and explained what happened. Don't worry, I'll help her." I nodded into her shoulder. After a few minutes I had stopped crying and Nick had gotten me a water. "Well.... I would also like to come clean." Cory said shyly. "I was experimented on at a young age by my parents and their coworkers." he said quickly. "What did they do?" Ashlie asked. He sighed and took off his hood. "Wow, Carl's a camera face." Ashlie punched my arm. "It's okay Cory, just because you look different doesn't mean anything." Uni put his hand on Cory's shoulder, "I think we should all come clean."Everyone seemed to agree.