TMNT FanFic: My Little Secret

Pity

Nicole's POV

It's been about 3 days since I woke up, and I've been under constant surveillance by both the guys and April.

After I fell asleep a couple days ago, I woke up in the my room in the lair.

Every hour, except at night, someone is always checking on me.

I think it's awesome they're so concerned, but it's getting a little annoying.

I heard a knock on the door.

"Come in." I said.

The door opened, and Raph came in.

"Hey, Nicole." he said.

"Hey." I said.

"How are you feeling?"

"The same as an hour ago. And the hour before that." I said.

He sighed.

"Look, we're just worried about you. You were in a coma, for Pete's sake! So excuse us for not wanting anything else to happen to you." he said.

I looked down.

"But I feel fine! I haven't walked around in almost 6 days and my legs feel numb from not moving around. I feel so... useless like this." I said.

His face softened and he sat down on the bed next to me.

He put a hand on my leg, over the blanket.

"You're not useless, Nicole. As soon as you're healthy, things'll be normal again. I promise."

"But what am I supposed to do until then?"

He didn't say anything.

"See. I'm useless like this." I said.

He thought for a minute, then he helped me sit up.

"What're you doing?" I asked.

"Helping you heal." he said.

"But Donnie said-"

"What Donnie doesn't understand is that him waiting for you to be stronger isn't helping you mentally. I'm helping you. Now, c'mon, before I change my mind."

I smiled in thanks.

I started to stand, but my legs were wobbley.

He held on to me as I tried to regain balance.

After a couple minutes, I was able to stand without supporting my weight onto Raph.

"See? You'll be better in no time." Raph said.

"Thanks, Raph, this means a lot to me." I said.

"You're welcome. Do you wanna try walking?"

I nodded.

He put his arm around me again, and I took a step forward.

"I... I did it!" I said.

I smiled widely.

"You wanna try alone?"

I nodded.

He let go and stepped back a little.

I tried to take another step, but did it too quickly.

My leg went limp and I fell forward.

Thankfully, Raph caught me before I hit the ground.

My smile was gone.

"You were so close! Let's try-" Raph started.

"No. I... I don't wanna do this anymore." I said.