Coffee
"Hey." April stands in the doorway, a steaming mug in each hand. "Thought you might need this."
"Thanks." The two girls sit side by side on the sofa.
After a moment, Taylor asks: "What are you going to do now? About your job, I mean. Will you ask Bernadette to take you back?"
"I don't know. I guess I could - it's worth a try."
"I'm sorry about your dad," Taylor says softly. April nods at her, smiling.
It doesn't take long for them to talk about the four large green elephants in the room.
"I'm guessing you met them the night you were acting weird?"
"Yeah. The Foot were taking hostages in the subway..."
Taylor sits up. "You were caught up in that hostage situation? You didn't tell me that!"
Now April looks a little sheepish. "I wasn't exactly caught up in it."
"You went into it." Taylor had known April was desperate for a scoop that would make her career, but seriously, what was she thinking? No scoop is worth your life.
"After the turtles stopped the Foot, I followed them and...kind of took their picture."
"You what?"
April grimaces. "I know. Probably not my best idea."
Taylor's stomach curdles when she imagines the turtles' reaction. Then a deeper horror sinks in.
They could have killed April. In fact, she's honestly shocked they didn't.