Chapter 4:

It's been almost a month since my rescue and I am still recovering. My broken bones are getting close to being completely healed. But the hand that Hun crushed still hurt a lot. My external injuries are healed, and I'm getting use to being blind. It kind on sucks though. I can't really do any experiments without help, even if my hand weren't still broken.

Master Splinter thought it would be good for all of us if we took a little vacation and go up to the farmhouse for a couple weeks. So I'm sitting in the battle shell, taking with Raph as we drive out of the city. I wish I had my sight; it's so strange being in darkness. Especially if we're going to the farmhouse everything is so beautiful up there in the spring.

"How ya feelin' Donnie?" asks Raph.

"Alright," I answer, "it still hurts sometimes, but not nearly as bad as before,"

"Ya know you are very strong bro, I know I woulda snapped and jus told em everything at a point,"

"I don't believe that," I said, "you are the toughest of everyone in this family,"

"Well yeah but that doesn't mean I can handle torture for long," said Raph.

We finally arrived at the farmhouse; Raph helped me out of the battle shell and laid me down on the couch when we got inside, Master Splinter and Mikey made lunch. As I lay on the couch I can feel the pain starting to come back. I moan a little.

"Donnie are you ok?" asked Leo. He sounded worried.

"Yeah," I said with some difficulty, "it just hurts a little,"

"Where?"

"My hands and…my chest," I feel Leo sit beside me he gently takes my wrist in his hands and starts massaging the pressure points. The pain starts to ease up. Then I hear the door to the kitchen open.

"Hey, dudes here's lunch," says Mikey. Leo helps me sit up and I feel a tray being placed on my lap. Leo has to feed me my hands are still weak, especially my left hand, the one that Hun crushed. I may not be able to use it for a very long time. It's so weird not being able to take care of myself anymore, everything I do I need help. I can barely do the things I like on my own; I'm still a little slow with reading Braille but I know I'll get the hang of it soon.

"Don? Are you alright?" asks Leo, "I mean besides your physical injuries, is any of this…haunting you or…"

"Leo, I'm fine," I say, I'm lying I'm not fine. I just don't want him to worry. But Master Splinter told me to talk to my brothers about this. I can't disobey him. "Well…actually… not so much. I'm having nightmares and I can't stop thinking about it. Did you have nightmares and whatever about that final battle with the Shredder?"

"Yeah, I did. I know this is difficult to do but you have just appreciated that you're alive and even though you could have died, you didn't. And that's because of your actions. I mean if you had given up and told him, he would have killed you after he got what he wanted, you kept yourself alive because you didn't give in."

I feel a little better, "I just want my sight back. I can handle my other injuries, but Hun really got to me when he blinded me,"

"If you want I can teach you some of the thing the Ancient One taught me?"

"I think that would help. Thanks Leo,"

I'm healing I can feel it. In time my nightmares and fear will fade away and I will be able to get around without help. And I know I can do it because my family will be by my side through all of it. I'm also pretty sure that Hun is looking for me; I'll be ready for him. When I think about it sight can be distracting, my other senses will heighten with the lose of one. I'll be ready when I have to face Hun again.

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