Don't Let The Darkness Consume You

Chapter 5

Raph's POV

I woke up to the smell of freshly made bacon. I hopped out of my bed, walking hesitantly to the the kitchen. Once I wandered through the entrance, everyone's eyes snapped in my direction. I walked to the table taking my seat and looking down. I could hear everyone scooting their chair farther away from me. No one talked to me, not even when Mikey brought me my plate of slightly burnt food. I ate my food in silence, finishing in mere seconds. I got up, put my dishes in the sink, and started walking back to my room. As I left the kitchen, I could hear them mumbling. I knew it wasn't right to listen, but I did anyway.

"I wish he would just leave." Leo said angrily.

"I know. All he ever does is screw everything up." Donnie agreed.

"We would be better off without him." Mikey added.

I had heard enough. I walked out of the lair and through sewers to the nearest manhole cover, climbing to the surface. I climbed up the side of a building and ran from rooftop to rooftop until I got to my safe place, an abandoned house near the park. I sat on the edge of the roof, grabbing my sai and undoing my wrappings. I examined the weapon carefully, looking over each blade and point. I put the weapon on my wrist and was about to start when I heard a small voice behind me.