CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Megan stared up at the mutant, speechless. When she finally found her voice she asked, " Who are you?"
The turtle smiled bashfully, " My name is Glaze. I've been…noticing you." Megan studied him carefully. He looked like her father except he was smaller, about her height and his skin was a darker shade of green.
" Where'd you come from?" Megan asked him.
Glaze hesitated, " I'm not supposed to tell you," he replied.
" Oh, a mystery turtle. Never mind…do you live in the woods?"
" Something like that." Glaze nodded, " Do you mind if I joined you?"
Megan knew she should be wary of this turtle, but she wasn't afraid. He seemed harmless.
" Go ahead," she invited and Glaze plopped down onto the grass next to her. If Master finds you here, you're in big trouble! Glaze told himself. He had broken one of his Master's rules, never, EVER speak to the humans. Glaze couldn't help himself, he had to talk to this pretty girl.
" My father's a mutant turtle, just like you." Megan told him when a thought crossed her mind, " You're not related to him are you?"
" What's his name?" Glaze asked. Be careful, he cautioned himself, don't give away any information.
" Raphael. He has three brothers and you could be a cousin."
" Never heard of 'im," Glaze said, " I don't have any cousins either." Why was it so easy to lie?
" Oh. Well, there are several species of mutants in the world and Dad once told me there could be other mutant turtles like him and my uncles. They would have been in hiding before the new law was passed down in the year two thousand and eight. I guess you're one of those other turtles."
Glaze nodded, going along with her theory.
" Anyway, I'm glad I've met you." Megan smiled at him, " you don't seem dangerous."
" Believe me, I'm not." Glaze assured her, " I was thinking…could we be friends?"
" Sure! I'd love for you to meet my father."
Glaze's eyes went wide and quickly shook her head, " No…it's better if you kept me a secret. I'm still getting used to my freedom of living amongst you humans."
" I guess…" Megan trailed off when another thought crossed her mind. What if this turtle had been the one who attacked her? He might not seem harmless but looks can be deceiving.
" Were you in the words yesterday?"
" Yes, why?"
" I was attacked by an animal and-"
" You think it was me?" Glaze feigned shock. It HAD been him that attacked the girl and he regretted it.
" I knew it wasn't you, I'm sorry to accuse you." Megan smiled at him.
" I better be going," Glaze stood up.
" Can we meet again tomorrow?" Megan called after him as he ran off.
Glaze turned around and nodded before he disappeared.
Megan headed back to the house. Another mutant turtle! She thought it was weird that Glaze didn't want anyone to know about him. But it was understandable she supposed, he was used to hiding all those years. Maybe he had lived here his whole life.
This is really his home, not Dad's. he could have been living in the house before we showed up. What if he really did attack me because he was angry that we invaded his home? It made sense.
Megan stared up at the mutant, speechless. When she finally found her voice she asked, " Who are you?"
The turtle smiled bashfully, " My name is Glaze. I've been…noticing you." Megan studied him carefully. He looked like her father except he was smaller, about her height and his skin was a darker shade of green.
" Where'd you come from?" Megan asked him.
Glaze hesitated, " I'm not supposed to tell you," he replied.
" Oh, a mystery turtle. Never mind…do you live in the woods?"
" Something like that." Glaze nodded, " Do you mind if I joined you?"
Megan knew she should be wary of this turtle, but she wasn't afraid. He seemed harmless.
" Go ahead," she invited and Glaze plopped down onto the grass next to her. If Master finds you here, you're in big trouble! Glaze told himself. He had broken one of his Master's rules, never, EVER speak to the humans. Glaze couldn't help himself, he had to talk to this pretty girl.
" My father's a mutant turtle, just like you." Megan told him when a thought crossed her mind, " You're not related to him are you?"
" What's his name?" Glaze asked. Be careful, he cautioned himself, don't give away any information.
" Raphael. He has three brothers and you could be a cousin."
" Never heard of 'im," Glaze said, " I don't have any cousins either." Why was it so easy to lie?
" Oh. Well, there are several species of mutants in the world and Dad once told me there could be other mutant turtles like him and my uncles. They would have been in hiding before the new law was passed down in the year two thousand and eight. I guess you're one of those other turtles."
Glaze nodded, going along with her theory.
" Anyway, I'm glad I've met you." Megan smiled at him, " you don't seem dangerous."
" Believe me, I'm not." Glaze assured her, " I was thinking…could we be friends?"
" Sure! I'd love for you to meet my father."
Glaze's eyes went wide and quickly shook her head, " No…it's better if you kept me a secret. I'm still getting used to my freedom of living amongst you humans."
" I guess…" Megan trailed off when another thought crossed her mind. What if this turtle had been the one who attacked her? He might not seem harmless but looks can be deceiving.
" Were you in the words yesterday?"
" Yes, why?"
" I was attacked by an animal and-"
" You think it was me?" Glaze feigned shock. It HAD been him that attacked the girl and he regretted it.
" I knew it wasn't you, I'm sorry to accuse you." Megan smiled at him.
" I better be going," Glaze stood up.
" Can we meet again tomorrow?" Megan called after him as he ran off.
Glaze turned around and nodded before he disappeared.
Megan headed back to the house. Another mutant turtle! She thought it was weird that Glaze didn't want anyone to know about him. But it was understandable she supposed, he was used to hiding all those years. Maybe he had lived here his whole life.
This is really his home, not Dad's. he could have been living in the house before we showed up. What if he really did attack me because he was angry that we invaded his home? It made sense.