Lover Of My Mutated Heart

Chapter 28 (Recovery Room) Raph p.o.v.

I woke up ta pain in my leg and chest. Burning and intense pain. I groaned loudly in the dark room. I looked down and saw day I wasn't in my bed. I scanned the area and saw dat I was surrounded by a long curtain. "Where am I?" I whispered ta myself. Something' ain't right, the last thing day I remembered was listening ta music with Casey next ta meah. I was too tired ta think about anythin' else. I fell right back ta sleep.
I woke ta crying and screaming. "Casey?" I groaned be cause my head was spinning and the pain in my chest was getting was get tin' worse. I saw Hope open the curtain and I saw Casey being held down and a needle in his arm. I couldn't see who was doing dat ta him. So I tried ta yell, "Stop it ya hurtin' him!" The people stopped and looked at meah. I growled as someone held meah down. "Raph, calm down. He is fine, he just-" I yelled, "Then why is he chained up like dat? Why are you doin' dat ta him?" She sighed and sat on the bed. "Casey went crazy because we made him leave during the surgery," she looked back at him and continued. "Your heart... stopped for a few seconds and we had to open you up. He couldnt watch that, so I made sure he got out of there before Donnie could open you up." I stared at her, then at Casey and looked the other way. "He looks bad, Hope," I muttered. Suddenly my stomach growled and I had ta used the bathroom. I tried ta sit up but I fell back in pain. I bit my lip and held in the tears. Hope looked at me before she shooed everyone out. "Are you hungry? Do you need to use the restroom?" I nodded twice and tried ta sit up again. She moved ta the nightstand on the left side of my bed and crouched down. She got back up with a jellybean shaped pan. "You can't get up to use the restroom, so you need to use this bedpan." I stared at her, then at the pan and shook my head. I bit my lip because I really needed ta go. "How long have I been out?" I asked her to take my mind off of the topic. She looked at my leg and sighed heavily, "You've been out for two and a half weeks." I nodded and wriggled in my place. "You really have use the restroom don't you?" I nodded quickly and looked away. She sighed and pulled the blanket off of my torso. "Can you lay on your side. I tried and managed ta actually stay in dat position. I felt a cold metal under my thigh and very, uncomfortably close ta my ass. I craned my neck ta look at her, but she was focused on getting the thing under meah. She gently pulled my shoulder down and laid meah back down on my back. "There, now you can go. I'll give you some privacy but press this button when your done." She closed the curtain and I heard another curtain close, then the door. I blushed and looked around. I really didn't want ta piss in a pan and have her come take care of it. I tried ta hold it for a little longer, but I couldn't. I did the most embarrassin' thing ever by pissing in a pan on my bed. I pressed the button for Hope and stared at the wall with a deep blush on my face. She came two minutes later and took it out and replaced it with a new one. She left my curtain open and she opened Casey's. I stared at him and admired his features. He had light freckles on his face neck and chest. His hair covered his brown eyes from me. His nose was small and a little crooked. I could see big, bright red rings around his wrists and ankles. He had cotton balls on both of the inside his elbows. His head was leaning towards meah and he barely snored. I could also see new features, like bags and dark circles under his eyes and he looked like someone put skin on a fake skeleton. A tear escaped my right eye and I let it. "I kept my promise, Casey," I whispered as my eyes dropped down and closed, making meah fall back ta sleep again.
"I wan to see him, please," someone yelled. "Okay." "You're going to let go near our brother?" "Hope is right, he should know that he's okay, Leo." "Dudes can I take the restraints off of him. "No." "Yes." "Yes." "I said no." "We said yes." "Leo, it will be good for both of them." "It's his fault this happened!" "Leo, he didn't cause the cancer!" "Ca..can..cancer. Raph has cancer?" The room went silent. "I didn't do this to him?" "It's still all your fault, Casey!" "I'm sorry! I just want to see him, please. I need to." "My son, I know that you care for your brother, but Casey did not cause your brother's illness. Let him see Raphael, Leonardo." "But, Sensei he sti-" "Leonardo, that is enough. Come to the dojo and Michaelangelo, when you are done here join us." I heard a grumble and then a door close. "There you dude!" I heard a voice shout and the door open and close again. "Casey, I love you," another voice said and I heard a kiss. A tear fell from my eyes and wiped it away. I thought that he was my boyfriend and that he loved me, but I guess not. I didn't have the energy to be mad or angry, not even ta be sad. I heard the door open and close again. I knew everyone was gone because Hope say bye to Donnie already. "Casey, are you sure?" "I miss him, I want to see him." "Okay." I turned my head as the curtain opened. I heard quiet sobs and I felt Casey hug me. "I'm so sorry, Raph. I didn't mean to hurt you. I'm so sorry," I heard him whisper and I felt tears fall onta my right arm. I heard him cry even harder and then he hugged me and his face in the crook of my neck. I turned ta face him and hugged him back. He held on tighter and I pulled him into my lap. "I'll leave, but please don't.....just keep it PG-13, okay guys?" I nodded and she left. Casey was straddling me and hands were on his hips. He was in a hospital gown dat hung on him. He pulled his head back and stared at me. "Is this real, or is it another dream?" His voice breaking with every word. "It's real, babe," I whispered.