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Donnie
I arrived back at the house just in time to help set up breakfast.
"Perfect timing Don. Can you start making the twin's plates and getting the Orange juice out please?" Ms. Adams asked me.
"Sure," I said and pulled out the plates and cups from the cabinets.
"Thanks. Did you go and see Mr. Hamato again today?" she asked.
"Yeah. He was telling me how he just came from Japan, and his father was even a master of a ninja clan! Leo would have loved talking with him," I said, and I went silent for a moment. "Has there been anything from Leo or Mr. Saki?" I asked.
"Not yet. Leo's not in my care anymore so I'm not allowed to do or know anything about him, but you might. You could call Mr. Saki or sent him an email," she suggested.
"Yeah, I've been thinking about sending Leo a letter or something today," I said. "What about Raph and Mikey?"
"Still missing. I heard on the news this morning that Raph and Mikey's foster mother was released from the hospital last night though."
"Did they say how badly she was hurt?" I asked, beginning to pour the juice into the cups.
"They just showed a picture of her face with a big bump on her forehead, but not much else."
"Oh," I said.
"But anyway. Today I was thinking if the weather holds up, that we could all head over to Brooklyn Bridge Park; just to get out of the house for a bit. You up for that?" she asked, and I just shrugged my shoulders.
"I think I'll pass," I said.
"Why?"
"I just….I don't feel like doing anything." I said, but Ms. Adams just looked at me with a raised eyebrow.
"Well, then you shouldn't have gone out to visit Mr. Hamato this morning if you didn't feel like doing anything. I know it's been a rough few days, but I refuse to let you be miserable for the rest of your summer Donatello Laird!"
"Fine," I said emotionless and rolling my eyes.
"Thank you. And for that sass, you'll have to help look after the younger children while we are there," she said grinning. I sighed and brought the filled cups into the dining room.
"Breakfast time! Everybody up and at um!" Ms. Adams shouted. Then, loud stomps were heard as the twins and our two other companions ran down the steps like animals. I guess this is how Leo felt when he was the oldest one here.
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Mikey
"I think we're lost," I said, eating a Granola Bar.
"We're not lost. We just need to find a map so we can start planning our way out of the city without attracting too much attention," Raph said.
"So…lost," I said.
"It's not my fault! We can't just start walkin' down Rockefeller," he said.
"Why not? At least we'll figure out where we are easier," I said. Raph then started knocking his knuckles on my head hard.
"Why do you think, moron? Rockefeller means tourists, and tourists mean more police! Remember, we gotta lay low," he said.
"Oh. Right," I said, trying to block out Ms. Mary's dead body on the ground. We kept walking down different alleyways and trying to avoid the ones with people sitting in them. All of a sudden, we heard thunder in the sky.
"Uh oh," I said grabbing Raph's arm.
"A storm's not gonna kill ya kid," he said.
"No, but the thunder and lightning might," I said, staring at the sky.
"Get over it! We gotta keep movin'," Raph said, dragging me across another back way through a neighborhood. Suddenly, another flash and the sound of thunder occurred scaring the heck out of me.
"AHHHH!" I screamed like a girl.
"SHUSH!" Raph shrieked, covering my mouth.
"Don't blame me! It's the stupid thunder and lightning's fault for scaring me," I whispered after he took his hand off my mouth.
"You're such a wimp," he muttered.
"Am not!" I yelled. Then, we heard another sound, but it wasn't thunder. This one was a lot softer.
"Meow…" something cried.
'A cat?' I thought.
"Let's go, Mike," Raph said.
"Wait a minute," I said, and started searching the alleyway for the cat. I looked through the tossed boxes and even in the sewer drain; still no cat. Then, another flash happened, and I braced myself for the 'boom', covering my ears. It was just a little 'boom' this time, but the cat started to cry again. I followed the cries until I saw a little orange tail behind an old trashcan. I took a closer look and saw a small, orange kitten with his belly, paws, and part of his face white. "Awwwwww. Raph, I found a kitten," I said. Raph came over to join me as I held out my hand towards the little guy. The poor kitty was thin and filthy.
"Yeah, that's a kitten alright," Raph said. "Let's go, Mikey."
"Come on little guy. Come to Uncle Mikey," I said, still holding out my hand. The cat attempted to come out but was startled back by more thunder. "Awww, he's scared of the storm. That's one thing you have in common with 'The Mikester' little guy. I hate storms! Cause they're loud and scary, and I can't ride my skateboard," I commented. "Come on! You can be scared with me."
"Mikey!" Raph yelled louder.
"Hang on, I trying to make the kitty come out," I said.
"Forget the cat! He's not comin' with us," he said.
"But he's scared, and he'll get all wet!"
"Not my problem. Besides, he's filthy, and we got enough things to worry about."
"I can take care of him! Or her! I can give him his baths, and look for food for him, and change his newspapers. Pleeeeeeeeeaaaaaaasssseeeeee? Did I mention that you're my hero and favorite brother?" I asked, bringing out the baby blues.
"Yes, Mikey, you have; every time you want somethin' stupid," Raph said.
"This isn't stupid! This is a matter of kitty life and death! You can't be responsible for killing off one of this kitty's lives," I said. Raph crossed his arms and rolled his eyes.
"Yeah? Well, he's got eight more lives to work with! Move it!" he said, and grabbed my arm, pulling me away.
"Raph!" I whined, and then looked back at the kitten. "Sorry little guy. But you can have part of my granola bar to distract you for a little while!" I broke off a small piece of my bar and tossed it towards where the kitten was hiding. With that, we were off in another direction of the city.
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"Oh crap!" Raph said, freezing.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"Few things. I finally know where we are, but we're in East Harlem," he said. I could see his eyes start to scan every inch of the area we were in.
"Okay? Isn't that great though? Now we can find a map better," I said.
"Mikey! East Harlem's kinda gotten dangerous over the last few years; especially at night! We gotta get out of here!" he said, but then it started to drizzle on us.
"Raph, can't we find somewhere to hide just until the storm goes away?" I asked when I suddenly saw a huge lightning bolt flash across the sky. I covered my ears just before the 'BOOM' was heard.
"No! Not here!" Raph snapped, and then his eyes went wide. "Okay, okay. Umm….," he said. His eyes seemed like they were bouncing off every building and then looked back at me. "We…we can't take the alleyways here. We'll have to try and find a map somewhere else in the open. Put your hood up," he said, putting my hood over my head and squeezing the strings as tight as they would go.
"Why do we even need a map anyway? We live here," I asked, as Raph put his hood up.
"I told you, it's to make our plan of getting out of here easier without being spotted by the cops. We still gotta spring Donnie out of Ms. Adams's place," Raph said.
"Won't Ms. Adams be worried?" I asked. Ms. Adams was sometimes strict, but she still cared about all of us. "It's not fair for her to worry when all of us go missing,"
"I know, but it's the only way we can all stay together. She'll have to get over it," he said. "Maybe you can send her a postcard or letter when we get upstate or something. Let's go, and try to keep your head down as much as you can when we're out in the open."
Raph and I ran into the open for the first time as the rain continued to pick up with most people scrambling for cover, or putting up their umbrellas. In no time at all, both of us were completely soaked.
"RAPH!" I yelled over the sound of the rain hitting the ground hard. We could barely see where we were going anymore. He looked back at me and then we saw an old boarded up Movie Theater.
"That's gonna have to do for now. Come on!" he said, and we both ran over to it. The big letters saying the name of the theater had since been taken down, but we could still see that it was once been called 'Seascape Theater.' The doors had been boarded up as were most of the windows. Raph and I ran over to the side and saw a window not boarded up, that had once been broken.
"Perfect. Okay, I'm gonna lift you up, and I just want you to take a quick peek inside for anyone in there," Raph told me. I nodded, and he cupped his hands for me to climb on. When I caught my balance, he boasted me up to the window. Inside was mostly dark, but I could make out a snack counter and where the front door was. All of a sudden, we heard an ambulance and some police sirens heading our way.
"Dammit! Go in! Go in! Be careful of the glass!" he ordered and boasted me up as high as he could go. I climbed inside and jumped down into the darkness. I looked up at the window and waited for Raph. But nothing happened. The sirens got closer and closer until I heard them right outside the theater. I covered my ears and squeezed my eyes shut while shivering. Whether it was from the cold or not, I couldn't tell you. A few moments went by and the sirens were gone, but Raph still hadn't come in after me.
"Raph?" I whispered.
No answer
That's when I got butterflies in my chest and stared into the darkness. My eyes went wide, and my breathing became heavy.
"R-Raph," I whimpered.
Still nothing
Then it felt like the room was enclosing on me. I was all by myself now with no home and no family.
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"Raph!" I screamed and heard someone land behind me. I turned around and saw Raph standing their dripping water everywhere.
"You alright little brother?" he asked, putting his hand on my shoulder. I took a deep breath and nodded my head. "Alright. Take your jacket off so you won't freeze to death," he ordered, as he did the same and pulled out 'Celia'.
"Are you trying to teach me Kung Fu or something? You keep asking me to put my jacket on and off," I asked.
"I ain't askin' ya to do anything. I'm telling ya, so you don't catch pneumonia on me. The last thing I need is to drag your sick butt everywhere. I got enough to carry around."
"You think this place will have any popcorn around?" I asked.
"Doubtful," Raph answered.
"That's okay. I can just eat the candy," I said cheerfully, and Raph just groaned.
"Don't get too comfy here kiddo. As soon as the rain lets up a little, we're out of here."
"Yeah, yeah," I said, dropping my bag near the window and pulling out my sketchbook.
"Hey, Mike? You mind if I borrow a piece of paper from your book?" Raph asked.
"Are you gonna draw our new house too?" I asked.
"Hell no. That's your job. I'm gonna write down the stuff around Chelsea so we can start preparing to get Donnie," he explained.
"Is Leo still in Chelsea too?" I asked.
"How should I know?"
"Then how are we going to get Leo?"
"Mikey, right now, my only concern is getting you and Donnie outta here. As soon as we get upstate and have a place, I'll come back down here to spring Leo. Okay?"
"Okay," I mumbled and started to draw to try and get my mind off of things.
Won't Mr. Saki be sad if we take Leo though? Will he be worried about us too?
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Back to Donnie
It had poured all morning and well into the afternoon. I was stuck inside trying to figure out what to write to Leo. It finally stopped raining around two o'clock and turned into a clear, sunny day.
"Ms. Adams! Ms. Adams! Can we go now?! It stopped raining," I heard Hannah ask.
"Ooh, it has! Alright everyone, let's get ourselves together and I can start packing a bag for us. Remember, if you wanna bring it, you have to carry it," Ms. Adams reminded everyone. I rolled my eyes as I waited for the inevitable question.
"…5…4…3…2…"
"Don, I need your help getting ready," she told me.
'Well, not exactly a question, but it still meant the same thing I was thinking she'd ask.'
"Fine," I grunted.
"Come on Don. Cheer up!" she said. I put my pencil down and walked past her without saying a word. We got the first-aid/ diaper/snack bag packed up as well as got all the kids sun-screened up. I also grabbed my notebook and Raph's knife and headed for the mini-van with Jake and the twins.
"Did everyone go to the bathroom?" I asked.
"Uh-huh!" Sophie said.
"I did!" Stella said.
"Jakey did too!" Jake said.
"No you didn't Jake; you're still in a diaper," I said. I first went over to start the car to turn the air on, and then strapped Jake into his car seat while the twins got in their booster seat.
"Donnie, can we do the bingo game?" Stella asked. I got a folder out that was sticking out of the seat organizer thing, and handed it to the girls. Inside were laminated bingo cards and dry-erase markers. On the card were things that we might see on the way to wherever we were going, like firetrucks or a red car. That goodness Ms. Adams invented that game, or I might have gone crazy long ago with Mikey and the others' never-ending questions or the 'are we there yets.' When I got Jake strapped in, Ms. Adams came out with Hannah and put the bag in the trunk. With that, I got in the front with Ms. Adams, and we were off. I toned out everyone, and just stared out the window as we drove through southern Manhattan.
Twenty minutes later, we were coming up on the Manhattan Bridge. Crossing the Manhattan Bridge was a lot less crowded then crossing the Brooklyn, and we also didn't have to worry about stupid bikers cutting us off. While we were sitting at a light, I looked up and saw two people talking to each other in front of a boarded-up building. One man was older than the other, and also had a walking cane for the blind. I looked at the other man and I gasped.
The other man was Mr. Yoshi! He had a notebook in his hand and was writing something down that the other man was saying. I let off a smile without realizing it as I continued to watch the two. Just as the light turned green, Mr. Yoshi just happened to look over at us and saw me. He gave off a light smile and waved at me. My smile grew wider and waved back at him just as we drove away.
Not too bad of a chapter huh? What do you guys think? Let me know.
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