Remember. [TMNT 2012]

Chapter 20; Elizabetta

Song: Better Off Dead - Sleeping With Sirens

I sit on my terrible excuse for a bed, fuming over what Leonardo said to me. Who does he think he is?! He must think he's something great if he goes around betraying whoever he wants.  I'm supposed to be able to rely on him!

   With my heart aching, I gather my pillow into my hands and bury my face in it. I scream until I can't anymore. Then, I lean against the wall behind me, ignoring the scratchy feeling in my throat.

   I stare around the beautiful room. The scenery is gorgeous, from the ceiling to the floor. It should calm me down, but not even soothing art can relax me. I'm too wound up.

   Why did I put my faith in an oversized turtle, anyway? Did I really think something good would come of it? Maybe I'm more naive than I thought.

   If my brother was here, he wouldn't have let me believe Leonardo. He would have convinced me to go home and never look back. If he was still alive, at least. But he isn't. And I have to accept the fact that I will never see him again.

   I jump when I hear a knock on the door and my thoughts scatter. "Go away, Leo!" I call. I am not in the mood for another lecture.

   But when the visitor pokes their head in, it isn't Leonardo. It's April. She has a sympathetic look on her face as she steps in.

   "I heard what happened," she says softly. She takes a seat beside me.

   "So now you've come to tell me Leo is right, I suppose?" I guess as I pull my knees to my chest uncomfortably. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind April being around. She's a teenage girl, so she is more likely to understand me than anyone in the lair. I just don't want her saying the same things Leonardo did.

   "No," April replies, and I can't help looking at her in surprise. "It will work out. Besides, it's not my place to talk about it," she explains further. "I just thought I'd ask if you're alright. Are you?"

   Relieved I'm not going to get my other ear chewed off, I nod. "I'm just angry."

"Would you like to go to the surface with me, then?" April offers with an encouraging smile. "It's sunrise, so it won't be dangerous. It might clear your head and make you feel better. I know it does that for me."

I give her a weak smile in return. I'm not too sure that a walk is going to help me get over my fight with Leonardo. Still, she's being nice, and I'm not going to turn her down. "Sure," I finally agree.

April and I stand up. She walks beside me as we head for the main room. On our way, she starts talking again, just so there won't be an awkward silence.

"Getting some fresh air will help you a lot," she says. "After being down her for so long, you'll think you've risen from the dead or something. Trust me."

"Mmhmm," I reply without really listening. I'm too distracted by my own thoughts. She has no idea how many times I've made a trip to the surface already.

"We just need to make sure no one sees us coming out of the manholes," she goes on, oblivious to my ignorance. "Otherwise they'll start asking questions and-" She gets interrupted by an annoyingly familiar voice.

"You're going to the surface?"

I see Casey making his way over to us. As usual, he has a hockey stick in his hand and he looks prepared to make some very self-centered remarks.

"It's not safe out there, Red," he adds, twirling his stick around. "Maybe I should tag along, just in case."

"It's daylight, Casey," April responds I don't understand how she can be amused when all he does is get on my nerves. "We're just going for a walk. We'll survive."