The Perry Brothers - Ch. 11
Terri and Terry, 17 years old
The floor is covered with clothes and all the school books are in a messy pile on a chair. The dark turqoise walls are filled with posters, half of them are posters of jazz bands and half of pop stars. The brothers are on the bottom bed of the bunkbed, the same one they had as kids. They're video chatting with Samantha. After middle school, they haven't seen her much. "Yeah, Lily and I are planning on going to the same college. She means the world to me, so I really hope it's possible." Terri looks down and tries to breathe naturally. He still hasn't quite gotten over Emily. "Terri, are you okay? I'm sorry I shouldn't hav-" "No, it's okay, Sam. I really should have forgotten about it now..." Samantha gives a comforting smile. "It's okay. You have the permission to be sad, just like anyone else. Even though it would've been a while ago." Terri returns the smile through the camera. Samantha let's the moment calm down and then continues the conversation. "Have you thought about college? Any plans?" Terry looks over to the desk, filled with college leaflets and unfinished applications. "Yeah, we've got a lot of ideas, though all of them are a bit unsure." "Except Monsters University." Terri adds. "Well, yeah. We both would want to go there the most, to become scarers. But to be honest, it's pretty high class. They probably won't accept us." Terri hits his brother's head slightly. "Come on! Get some positivity. Be optimistic." "I think you bring more than enough of that. If I were to add any more, the result wouldn't be as nice as you'd think." "But, hey, what if they only accept one of you? What would you do then?" The brothers look over to each other. "Uh, we haven't actually thought about that. Perhaps we should write on the applications, that we're conjoined twins, huh?" Samantha laughs "Yeah, perhaps."
After some talking, the brothers go watch TV and the news are on. "Once again, we have sad news of conjoined mons-" Terry changes the channel quickly. Terri looks at him, confused. "Okay, that's it! Ever since we were kids, mom and dad have been hiding something from us. Then suddenly, you start hiding it from me!" "But, Terri..." "I've had enough of this hiding. Come on. Even Sam won't tell me anything! I'm almost grown up already. What ever it is, I can handle it." Terri grabs the remote and changes the channel back. "... The rest of the family is devastated. A shocking amount of conjoined monsters, born in the last two decades have ended up killing each other. Psychiatrists and the police are trying to reduce the amount of "twin murders", but there isn't much anyone can do." Terri is now even more confused. Terry is looking away, breathing heavily. "Wh-what?" Terry is trying very hard not to say 'I told you so'. "You okay?" "Yeah! But... Seriously, this happens? People do this?" Terri starts thinking. Thoughts of him and Terry ending up in such a serious fight gives him the chills, which Terry gets scared by. Terri is surprised and shocked, though when he looks at his brother, he realizes that Terry is much more affected and scared by the news. Should Terri be as worried? This won't affect their life, will it?
The floor is covered with clothes and all the school books are in a messy pile on a chair. The dark turqoise walls are filled with posters, half of them are posters of jazz bands and half of pop stars. The brothers are on the bottom bed of the bunkbed, the same one they had as kids. They're video chatting with Samantha. After middle school, they haven't seen her much. "Yeah, Lily and I are planning on going to the same college. She means the world to me, so I really hope it's possible." Terri looks down and tries to breathe naturally. He still hasn't quite gotten over Emily. "Terri, are you okay? I'm sorry I shouldn't hav-" "No, it's okay, Sam. I really should have forgotten about it now..." Samantha gives a comforting smile. "It's okay. You have the permission to be sad, just like anyone else. Even though it would've been a while ago." Terri returns the smile through the camera. Samantha let's the moment calm down and then continues the conversation. "Have you thought about college? Any plans?" Terry looks over to the desk, filled with college leaflets and unfinished applications. "Yeah, we've got a lot of ideas, though all of them are a bit unsure." "Except Monsters University." Terri adds. "Well, yeah. We both would want to go there the most, to become scarers. But to be honest, it's pretty high class. They probably won't accept us." Terri hits his brother's head slightly. "Come on! Get some positivity. Be optimistic." "I think you bring more than enough of that. If I were to add any more, the result wouldn't be as nice as you'd think." "But, hey, what if they only accept one of you? What would you do then?" The brothers look over to each other. "Uh, we haven't actually thought about that. Perhaps we should write on the applications, that we're conjoined twins, huh?" Samantha laughs "Yeah, perhaps."
After some talking, the brothers go watch TV and the news are on. "Once again, we have sad news of conjoined mons-" Terry changes the channel quickly. Terri looks at him, confused. "Okay, that's it! Ever since we were kids, mom and dad have been hiding something from us. Then suddenly, you start hiding it from me!" "But, Terri..." "I've had enough of this hiding. Come on. Even Sam won't tell me anything! I'm almost grown up already. What ever it is, I can handle it." Terri grabs the remote and changes the channel back. "... The rest of the family is devastated. A shocking amount of conjoined monsters, born in the last two decades have ended up killing each other. Psychiatrists and the police are trying to reduce the amount of "twin murders", but there isn't much anyone can do." Terri is now even more confused. Terry is looking away, breathing heavily. "Wh-what?" Terry is trying very hard not to say 'I told you so'. "You okay?" "Yeah! But... Seriously, this happens? People do this?" Terri starts thinking. Thoughts of him and Terry ending up in such a serious fight gives him the chills, which Terry gets scared by. Terri is surprised and shocked, though when he looks at his brother, he realizes that Terry is much more affected and scared by the news. Should Terri be as worried? This won't affect their life, will it?
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