Chapter 21
"The funeral"
I managed to find a cloak early that morning. I skipped practice to pay my respects. I ran out of the layer to find the nearest manhole cover. I lifted the cover and found myself a block away from the Funeral home. I ran there after buying two single yellow and white roses. I got there in the middle of the viewing. I walked in and prayed that Alex was in a better place. Kept my face covered. I couldn't allow anyone to see me.
"I'm glad Linnea isn't here to see this," I heard someone say.
"Yes, she would have been heart broken. After her suicide attempt four years ago, I would hate to know what could have happened," said a man's voice.
Suddenly, I knew who it was. It was my parents. I prayed that they wouldn't know who I was. I slowly made the move to put the roses in his hands. His hands were cold to the touch. I hated to see this but I cared for Alex as if he were a brother.
"Were you close to him?" I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Alex's mother.
"Yes, he helped me many times," I said.
"I see," she said.
"Mrs. Rason, how did he die?" I asked.
"He was out looking for his best friend Linnea Sakina when he wandered into an ally. He was attacked. Witnesses say he was attacked by a man with a metal mask," she said crying.
"I'm sorry, Mrs. Rason. I didn't mean to. I have been in China for so long so I didn't know," I lied.
"Thank you," she said.
I left the funeral home. I had a new found hatred for Shredder. He killed my best friend and he died because of me. I made my way back to the layer.
When I got back, Master Splinter was not too happy with me. May never told him. I took off my cloak and started my twenty flips I was sentenced to. I wanted to die. When I was done with them, I walked into the room and laid on my bed. When the girls came near me, I told them to go away.
Leonardo came into the room when the girls left. I hoped that he would pick up on my sadness but instead he lectured me on how he thought I was more responsible than I was.
"Leo, Shut the hell up! You don't know the situation! So go the hell away! A lecture is not what I need right now," I screamed.
I pushed Leo out of the room and slammed the door. I ate nothing that day. I rarely refused food. I just didn't care. I wanted my life to end. It didn't help when Nicole told me that Leonardo was still after her. I hated everything. Just then, I had an idea. I would do what I had failed to do years ago.
I managed to find a cloak early that morning. I skipped practice to pay my respects. I ran out of the layer to find the nearest manhole cover. I lifted the cover and found myself a block away from the Funeral home. I ran there after buying two single yellow and white roses. I got there in the middle of the viewing. I walked in and prayed that Alex was in a better place. Kept my face covered. I couldn't allow anyone to see me.
"I'm glad Linnea isn't here to see this," I heard someone say.
"Yes, she would have been heart broken. After her suicide attempt four years ago, I would hate to know what could have happened," said a man's voice.
Suddenly, I knew who it was. It was my parents. I prayed that they wouldn't know who I was. I slowly made the move to put the roses in his hands. His hands were cold to the touch. I hated to see this but I cared for Alex as if he were a brother.
"Were you close to him?" I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Alex's mother.
"Yes, he helped me many times," I said.
"I see," she said.
"Mrs. Rason, how did he die?" I asked.
"He was out looking for his best friend Linnea Sakina when he wandered into an ally. He was attacked. Witnesses say he was attacked by a man with a metal mask," she said crying.
"I'm sorry, Mrs. Rason. I didn't mean to. I have been in China for so long so I didn't know," I lied.
"Thank you," she said.
I left the funeral home. I had a new found hatred for Shredder. He killed my best friend and he died because of me. I made my way back to the layer.
When I got back, Master Splinter was not too happy with me. May never told him. I took off my cloak and started my twenty flips I was sentenced to. I wanted to die. When I was done with them, I walked into the room and laid on my bed. When the girls came near me, I told them to go away.
Leonardo came into the room when the girls left. I hoped that he would pick up on my sadness but instead he lectured me on how he thought I was more responsible than I was.
"Leo, Shut the hell up! You don't know the situation! So go the hell away! A lecture is not what I need right now," I screamed.
I pushed Leo out of the room and slammed the door. I ate nothing that day. I rarely refused food. I just didn't care. I wanted my life to end. It didn't help when Nicole told me that Leonardo was still after her. I hated everything. Just then, I had an idea. I would do what I had failed to do years ago.