This chapter is going to focus strictly on Leo. That's all I have to say.
Some say your life's memories all come back to you in one instant when you're about to die.
It hits you, like a car, and you see your whole life in that one second. All of those memories, all of those moments that were bottled up inside of you come out and reveal themselves, once again.
It's like your body's way of telling you that you're never going to see these things again, ever, and in that one instant, the world gives you all of those moments so you could re-live them, one last time.
This is not what Leo experienced. He experienced something, quite different.
He chose what to see. He chose what he wanted to see before he lived his last moments on earth.
His brothers.
That is what he chose to see. He saw Mikey, Donnie, and Raph.
Leo now realized why his Sensei picked him to be leader...it was because he chose. He chose to raise his hand that day to be leader. He chose to take on that responsibility of protecting and guiding his brothers, even if that meant dying for them all.
He chose, just like he chose to see his brothers before he was going to die.
You see, life offers you choices, which Leo realized. People might not notice them yet, but there are so many you can make...especially when you're about to die.
Now, Leo knew people have said that your life flashes right before your eyes when you're sinking into oblivion. He even thought that would happen to him, too.
However, Leo realized in those few seconds under the water, that he had a choice.
The world didn't decide what he was going to see...he decided what he wanted to see. And if the world didn't like that he chose, then whatever. Just blow it off, because he thought it was important to see his brothers in his last moments. He loved them...
It's clear to see that love never fails. It never perishes. It is never beaten down by the world, and what it wants you to do. His brothers meant that to Leo.
The world just isn't prepared for love, especially the love that Leo shared with his brothers. The world just has to suck it up and let Leo see what he wanted to.
You can't get everything you want, world. You can't control what people see, especially not Leonardo. You have to live with some decisions that people make, like Leo just did.
His brothers. That's what he wanted to see, and that's what he was going to see. The world couldn't take that away from him, not when he was dying.
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