Don't Forget Me

Chapter Seventeen

Tom looked over at the clock again, the light being the only thing seeming to show in this dark room.

4:41 AM.

The room was still dark, the only exception being from the clock. The voices that swarmed his thoughts and overwhelmed his head, were all white noise now. He couldn't even hear what they were saying. Sometimes he asked himself if they were even there. Maybe it was all the same voice, telling him the same thing, over and over again, until he went crazy.

Maybe.

All of a sudden, the darkness lifted, showing the light peaking in through the window. The voices all went silent. He heard Tord groan on the floor, and he looked down at him. He hadn't moved much since Tom last checked on him, however, now he was waking up.

I'm surprised he's alive.

There it was. There was the voice that grew above the rest, always getting louder and louder, until his own was drowned out. But, what did it mean? Why wouldn't Tord be alive?

You could have killed him.

What does that mean? What did Tom do?

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"He's done a lot of things, Ringo. Even things I'm not aware of."

"Well, tell me what you know."

The air was still and quiet, while Susan thought of what to say. She could tell her everything she knew, or she could tell her what she wanted to know. She could leave out bits and pieces, or she could spill it all. She could tell her everything. But, should she?

"Where do I start?" She paused, "How should I put this? Well, first off, Tom used to be...dangerous." Ringo tilted her head, confused. How could Tom be so dangerous? Sensing her confusion, Susan continued, "He used to be normal. The size of the others. Normal." She trailed off.

"And, that changed because of what you did?" Susan nodded.

"Well, this island was created by Edd a while ago, but no one really remembers why. It was originally created to keep Tom contained."

"But what did he do?" She was getting the feeling that Susan was purposely ignoring the question. And, indeed, she was.

"Children went missing in towns hundreds of miles apart, all in the same night. They never came back." She looked down, and Ringo froze.

"No. Tom didn't- he wouldn't do that!"

"You're right, he wouldn't. But he did. He spread sicknesses, killing of millions of people." Ringo was backing away, refusing to believe her.

"Youre lying. I know you are. He would never do that!"

"But he did! And there's nothing we can do about it! I tried to at least help him forget, okay?! I tried to help all of them forget!" Susan snapped.

"Hes done worse things! He would shred humans to bits in his monster form!"

"No he wouldn't!"

"He would murder people in a cold blood!" Ringo tried interrupting her again, but, she just continued, "What happened to the God of the Tides?"

"He went missing all those years ago..." The dragon knew she was wrong, the moment she said it.

"Hes dead."

Ringo sat in silence, trying to think of proof against Sudan's claims. However, she knew whatever she thought of could be easily countered. She shook her head. No. No, Tom wasn't cruel. He wouldn't do this. He wouldn't.

"Youre lying. Stop lying."

"I'm not!"

Ringo paused, "What else has he done..."

"A lot of things... I can't list them all." She shook her head.

"Fine. If you can't tell me that, at least tell me why you're so scared to tell me all of this." Susan froze.

"Because of what he's done. I'm scared because I thought the wall was broken. I'm scared because I've seen what he was capable of. I'm scared because...I'm scared of him."

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You could have killed him.

What does that mean? He wasn't going to kill anyone.

You can't keep acting dumb. You cant keep pretending it didn't happen.

However, Tom had no idea what the voice was talking about. What happened? What happened that reminded his mind of this moment? Why would he hurt Tord? Who is speaking?

You can't keep trying to pretend you have no idea what's happening.

But, I really have no idea!

I blame the wall.

What wall?

The wall in your mind.

Tom sat, trying to think for a while, just to figure out what it was taking about.

The other three have one too. But, theirs is a different kind. You're hiding what you're capable of. They're hiding what they know.

Then, why were the voices so loud recently?

Your wall is cracking.

[Okay

So

There's a reason that this is out so late

So, first off, I ended up having to end a friendship...yeah...

Then, later I find out that one of my friends parents is fucking blackmailing me. Wonderful.

aaaaaand turns out I'm gayer than I thought. And so is my best friend.

•not so subtle winking• Yeah, we aren't saying that we're girlfriends yet because she's trying to get over her previous relationship. Toxic. Toxic I tell you. But. I found love guys!!!]