Hey, hey, [Raph half-stands to put his hands on Leo's shoulders, gently pushing him back down. Don't crack that plaster, bro.
Raph sits back down but he doesn't take Leo's hand again, leaning forward and resting his elbows on his knees, hunched. He stares down at his toes, at the locked wheels of Leo's cot.]
...what Donnie said...about givin' up. [Raphael clenches his fists tight, pressing them together between his knees. His throat burns, mouth tastes sour just remembering it. Remembering how he-] I didn't know...didn't know how to get you back. I didn't know how we could get you back, and I-
If Mikey hadn't been so determined...if Mikey hadn't tried, we might've- [Reaches up and wipes at his mouth, sniffs hard. Passes the hand over his head and sniffs again, against the tears gathering.] You might'a gotten left there. I don't- I don't wanna- [No, he can't.]
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Raph sits back down but he doesn't take Leo's hand again, leaning forward and resting his elbows on his knees, hunched. He stares down at his toes, at the locked wheels of Leo's cot.]
...what Donnie said...about givin' up. [Raphael clenches his fists tight, pressing them together between his knees. His throat burns, mouth tastes sour just remembering it. Remembering how he-] I didn't know...didn't know how to get you back. I didn't know how we could get you back, and I-
If Mikey hadn't been so determined...if Mikey hadn't tried, we might've- [Reaches up and wipes at his mouth, sniffs hard. Passes the hand over his head and sniffs again, against the tears gathering.] You might'a gotten left there. I don't- I don't wanna- [No, he can't.]