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Chapter 7: Secret
Leo's POV
I'm not sure how long I've been here, but my head is slowly healing; it still hurts, a lot, though. The room that I'm in is kept dark, when Anna turned the light on before it felt like my head was exploding and as if someone had put red-hot pokers into my eyes. Trust me it hurt. I glance toward the door, Anna is peeking around the corner. She grins when she sees me and rushes in. She's clutching a fluffy black kitten to her, its eyes are yellow and it looks annoyed. she drops it in front of me.
"Who's this," I whisper, gently stroking the ruffled kitten. It "mews" and starts purring, curling up to me and eyeing Anna nervously.
"I named 'im Sha'ow,"she giggles," Don't tell Sarah...shhh! he's a se'ret." I raise an eye ridge and smile a little. I've found out I'm currently another resident of the New Hope Orphanage and pets aren't allowed. Anna and the other kids are constantly attempting to sneek animals in to which Sarah and Jeff, one of Sarah's coworkers, are forced to remove the animal and endure many tears. Anna isn't supposed to be in here anyway, she's supposed to be with the other kids.
"Hmmm well..I guess he can stay with me for now," I whisper. The kitten is sound asleep against me, purring quietly. I'm propped up on two pillows and wrapped in blankets...last time I tried to sit up...I passed out. Anna plops down next to me and hugs me. She heard me crying the first night and came in and hugged me...she taken it upon herself that I need a friend and that she was going to be it. I smile and find myself hugging her back...it feels good to be hugged. Before April got me the Meds for my depression I despretly sought Master Splinter's arms as comfort. He would hold me close as I wept...not even sure why most times...a lot of the time it was after a bad fight with Raph, like the fight just shattered my heart and I needed support. Master Splinter, helped me "keep my head above the waves" so to speak...he was my life preserver...when he died...even with the Meds I was taking...I couldn't...it was like I wasn't on them again...
"You better get back," I whisper. she nods gets up. I shake my head as she skips off humming happily. I glance at the kitten, he growls when I try to move him but scoots over. I miss my brothers...even if they don't miss me...Mikey never knew it but he always lifted my spirit with his pranks on Raph, most of the time it made me want to smile a little. Donnie...he always...just how calm he always was...it was comfort enough. Raph...his strength...I wish I had it...the strength to face myself...
Something rough brushes my cheek and I open my eyes. The kitten is purring and licking my tears away.
"What?" I ask softly. He purrs and rubbs his face against mine, cuddling closer after he comes under the covers. I doze off to the sound of his purrs.
I wake to the kitten's "mew" of protest.
"No," I beg. Sarah stops, holding the kitten. I look at her, pleading. she sighs and sets the kitten down. I wrap an arm around him and pull him close.
"All right, but he stays in this room," she orders," you're too old to be in an orphanage anyway...so technically the rules don't apply to you." I smile.
"Don't tell Anna that, I'll have a room full of cats," I chuckle then wince, as a flash of pain tears across my head. Sarah smiles.
"Oh trust me it's out secret, how's your head Leo?" she asks as she tips my head to the left gently, examining the bandages that cover a four inch wide by nearly six inch long gash. I wince.
"Hurts," I mutter.
"Well we'll change the bandages later and see how its healing ok?" she says softly. I nod a little and rest my head back on the pillow.
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