Letter's Home (Sequel to Grace's Path)

Letter 2: July 15th 2009

Dear my lovely wife Sophie,

I am sorry, I haven't written to you in over six months. The Masters have been keeping us busy with training and it's exhausting, having to repeat the same thing every day until you get it to Quing-Ma's standard. Tahlya is a great Master but she is no Master Splinter.

I miss him dearly.

I still can't believe your four girls are all due around the same time, I just wish we could be there to help with the delivery. I hope April can help as best she can. Oh and Leatherhead too. I believe he knows a thing or two about delivering babies.

I am sorry for not giving you a return address for the letters, but I'm not allowed to let you know where we are. Masters' rules. Quing-Ma is the oldest of the four Masters and is a brilliant teacher when it comes to the group sessions for all eight of us to train together. She always has the same obstacle course set up and we all make it across except Mikey. He has only been able to make it to the halfway mark and Raph is getting annoyed with him.

I think Donnie is trying to stop him from beating Mikey to a pulp. Oh wait, Quing-Ma has arrived and is now sending Raph and Mikey to another part of the house. A part that is forbidden unless taken by one of the Masters themselves.

I think Mikey has mentioned it but all we eat it rice and I think the others are getting over it but at least we are getting fed.

I only have another few minutes of my free time left, but I want to you to know I think of you every day and I miss you more and more.

I love you to the moon and back,

Leonardo

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Grace,

I said it before and I'll say it again, I hate it here. I know my brothers are getting tired of me saying it but it's true. I need to see you again but I know that if I sneak out again, I'll get sent to the Forbidden Room again.

I know I'm not supposed to tell anyone what's in it but I need you to know just in case I come home with a broken arm or something. It's filled with bugs, broken gaming equipment, a broken lab and something else. I have been in that room at least twenty times since we got here.

I hope you girls are okay with the pregnancies. It'll be weird coming home and having another few mouths to feed. I just hope the babies can forgive us for not being there with them during the tough times. I know Don would be worried about his inventions, Mikey would go crazy if his comic book collection got ruined and Leo would be worrying about them getting into everything.

I'm sure April and Casey will help you all. You have, what, three months left? I can't wait to come home and meet them.

Sahara has suggested we keep individual journals to give to our children when we get back so they know why we couldn't be there. Mine is already half full and once it's full, I'll send it to you to keep safe.