I stare back up at the clock
Shit already 9?!
I force myself Off the couch and into the shower.. the last thing on my mind was going to work.
And the first? of course was the night before. That had happened less than 12 hours ago. I spaced out thinking of the figure, who had attacked me and where they could've had gone.
"AYE. GET OUTTA THE SHOWER"
I jump a little leaving the trance I was in.
turning off the water I step out wrapping myself in a towel then continue to exiting the bathroom.
"God. Now I have no hot water" Emily nags before storming into the bathroom then soon after, gets in the shower.
I sit still on my bed, trying to mentally prepare myself for an another day of work.
finally, I got the motivation to get dressed. I put on the same kind of dress that i had on yesterday. A quote on quote 'vintage' waitress apron upon a draggy blue dress. Within my mind and everyone else's, must have been the worst thing I and other employees could ever wear.
After getting dressed and fixing my hair to a decent style I feed my dog and kiss him on the forehead
"Bye chancy, momma will be home earlier tonight I promise."
Chancy tilted his head as if he was trying to understand me.
I grab my bag and leave making my way to the diner.
I wasn't as scared walking alone in the daytime there, being people and witnesses. No one would ever try anything like that in the daylight, well they wouldn't in any other state. But the Big Apple was a..uhh.. different. It felt safer with people around.
without thinking I found myself walking past the place where it had happened, I notice something different about the surroundings. I walk past every day, I stop for a second.
After staring awhile I finally figures it out.
Stupid teens tagging everything.
The tag had been a strange symbol that I could not recognize.
I forget about it and continue on to work.
I enter the diner and suddenly remember, a long sigh of relief.
"Payday!" I clock in, you being a good mood because of, well because of money! And because it was Friday. Duh of course.
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Closing time and I make sure everything is clean so I do not have stay late. Again.
I happily prance over to Kira, her handing me my paycheck.
I look at the amount and are rather okay with it. I look outside seeing I still had sunlight left. I wave goodbye to Kira and rush home.
So relieved that I would make it home before the sunset, I again, wasn't paying attention to where I was going running into yet another tall man, making me fall and yet had no effect on the man. He had a trench coat on.. and it's summer? He also had a hunch back or some kind of bump.
He freaks out helping me up
"Are you okay?" The stranger panics
"I'm fine.." I rub my head
I didn't hit my head very hard but... As I looked at the man's hands I saw them being rather green?...
"I must have hit my head pretty hard. I could've sworn your hands were green"
I chuckle a little while the stranger laughs nervously he picks up all my stuff and hands it to me
"Oh hey you didn't have to do that..." you smile
" its no problem really"
"Well have a nice night. sir?"
"Its uh michelan-" he scoffs
"Mikey.."
"Well. Have a nice night Mikey.. you should probably be going. The city isn't the best at night"
"Oh believe Me I know" he laughs and walks away.
Before I turn to go inside "Hey THANKS!!!"
"HEY...YOU'RE WELCOME DUDE!"
I froze in my tracks. you're welcome.
The voice...
it's only been seconds I spin back around "WAI-" he was gone.
"It was him.." I look around pondering.
spastic, I go inside and run quickly up the stairs to my apartment, pulling out my keys on the way and was ready to unlock the door when I got there.
I unlock the door and Chancy as happy as ever jumps on me in a baby voice I talk to the dog,
"I met him!!! Or what I think is him.. maybe.." I kiss the hyper dog on the forehead, taking off my jacket then feeding him.
I hear Emily get up and walk down the hallway. Knowing my ass was going to be chewed I pay my attention towards food.
"Can you PLEASE be quiet? I really Need my sleep" Emily pouts rubbing her temple
I roll my eyes fixing mu own dinner, and start to talk to myself
"You're welcome..dude...you're .....welcome...d-"
"I'm serious! Be quite!!!" Emily storms off slamming her door.
I laugh mocking her. "I'm serious mleh be quite mleh" I take my food out of the microwave, go and sit on the couch, then starts watching reruns of Big Bang Theory.
My roommate and I are living on the top floor had a pretty decent view. The only problem was we can hear everyone and everything that made a noise up there. But the plus side was, no one lived above us and I just so happen to go up there occasionally.
"It's a really nice night chancy.."
The dog replied with growls and squeaks
" you know what? I will go up there..."
I walk over to the window opening it and smelling the fresh air.
I climb up and lay looking up at the stars. And silence falls around me
While admiring the stars, I thought over the last few days.
The air outside felt nice, people were asleep so not much noise coming from inside of the building. Or surrounding ones. A couple of cars every once and while, and maybe some footsteps from the sidewalk below.
I had lived in this city for a few years now. Not wanting to remember much before I had moved here. Graduated last year, and thought of college. But never had the money.
Now a lonely waitress, living with a 24-year old that treats me like trash. I thought it all over.. then thought of the man in a trench coat and what he had said
"Green hands.." rubbing my eyes and laughing once more "He was lizard oooo" continuing the laughing letting it slowly die out. "Maybe I am going crazy" I close my eyes and try to fall asleep. it fell quiet.
"YOU LOST MIKEY?" A deep grungy voice yelled.
Shocked and a little unsettled I shot up and quickly slid behind one of the vents that I was sitting nearby.
Mikey... I thought to myself .
Mikey from the street?
"I turned around for one minute! And poof, gone!!" This voice was somewhat higher than the other one
"sorry, Raph... you know how Mikey is.."
"Raph...?" I quietly whisper to myself...
A third voice joins in "hey, don't blame Donnie. He shouldn't have gone far"
"Donnie?.." I spoke far too loud
Silence. A deadly silence.
"Fucking idiot" I whisper facepalming myself , I cover my mouth and attempt to control my breathing. They begin to whisper among themselves;
"Did you hear that?"
"What was that?"
"A person you dummy"
"Shhh"
"You Shh"
"It can hear you!!" I take a chance and begin to slide to where I had come from.
"By my calculations... its a girl.." the higher-voiced one said.
"Well, she can hear you." The grungy one replied.
Then a bang followed by, "ayyyeee guys I'M BACK."
"Mikey!" One growls
now's my chance. I start to sneak away. Climbing down to my window ceil. Taking light and short breaths.
"Don't ever leave on your own again! You hear?!"
"Yea yea sure!"
I got about five feet down and my other foot near the balcony when something grabbed me and pulled me near the middle of the rooftop.
"LET ME GO!" I yell struggling to the object that had grabbed me
The rough and low voice speaks
"What are you doing up here?" He or it says in a rather angry manner.
"minding my own business and suggest you'd do the same!" I look around but can't see anyone.
"You were doing more than that!!"
"Well no shit" I snap. Making him or it realized that wasn't frightened
"SPEAK." He yells
" it might be easier if I had a face to speak to." I try to calm myself down. I finally managed to pull off the thing that had pulled me near them. Throwing it off to the side I stand back up.
A tall dark figure steps out in front of me, but not near any light to see his face clearly.
"Well" I say "if you must know I was looking at the stars," I say trying to sound nice and sweet not looking at the figure.
"You're lying" he growls
I snap my head toward the dark shadow "excuse me?"
He leans in closer. "You're. Lying."
I never really had to defend myself like this from a complete stranger.
"I AM NOT" I yell back.
"BREAK IT UP. We help people. Not argue with them". My head turns to the other figure coming out the dark.
"Sorry about that miss." He was green... and had a mask of a blue hue. Wait why just focused on the mask?! They're green people!
More scared then threatened I tried to act cool.. or casual
"what...what are you?..who are you... "
My head was rushing with all sorts of thoughts. While another came forth from the shadows. A bit Skinner but had a bunch of machines on his back.
"Oh God...you're all like... That.." I start to breathe heavy backing away from them running into something hard. I close your eyes tight and turn around opening them, I try to scream but my mouth gets covered... I burrow my eyebrows trying to push him away.
"Whats with you things and all this touching..and grabbing" I saw when he takes his hand off my mouth
"Whats up with you hanging out on rooftops in the middle of the night."
"Valid point " I snarl at the figure repeating my question from before. "What are you."
"Mam, we're turtles," the one in blue said.
"And! And teenagers!!" Another one said jumping out of the dark.
"Well, technically mutants" Mr. Machine spits.
"And ninjas" the angry one growls
I take a deep breath as I look at all of them.
" I See" Ispeak not trying to freak out.
They all look at each other shrugging.
"Well nice to meet you turtle..teenage..mutant.. ninjas.." pausing a second "but I have to go!"
"Aw you can't say it like that it sounds lame!" The one in orange growls to himself.
"Wait mam" one grabs my shoulder as I try to walk away. I spin around
"What!"
"What were you doing up here?..asking for an explanation is all"
I laugh sarcastically, pointing to the sky and he looks confused.
"Stars" I snarl. Dropping my hand. "I wasn't lying like your angry..hot headed friend over here told you."
He looks over at Raph.
"Now if you don't mind I probably shouldn't be seen with... mutant ninja teenage...freaks.." whispering the last word to myself.
"Well," the one in red says crossing his arms."Maybe it will help if you knew the names of these mutant ninjas."
My head Flashes back to his
"well then. go ahead." I fold my arms mocking him.
He points at himself. "Names Raphael." He looks away from me
I look over to next one raising an eyebrow.
"And you," I say in more of a sweet tone
"Oh uh Donatello..but please call me Donnie." I smile and he waves awkwardly. "Hi Donnie"
I turn again with a sweet look still on my face "I'm Leonardo" I smile at him "nice to meet you, Leo."
I turn one last time towards the one with the orange mask
"Mikey" I laugh a little at him trying to be cool.
"Well, hi there Mikey."
"Well. My names y/n Chester. And thank you for deciding not to kill me" I giggle to myself. it felt like some dream I knew I were going to wake up soon.
"Okay well.. you better go.. before other people see you.." I wave turning around.
"Oh wait!"
Great I roll your eyes before Turning around
"Yes?" I say innocently.
"You cannot tell anyone about us. We're kinda secret. So...Shh" Leo puts his fingers to his lips
"Lips are sealed," I say while motioning to my mouth and zipping it.
They jump off the building along with the other two
finally get to leave. Bumping into the angry one making your way to the ledge. He looks back at you thinking you would be scared or intimidated.
"Excuse you" I hiss before jumping back down to my window Ceil(balcony or whatever you call it) he had no chance to reply, I hop back into my living room shutting the window and curtains fall to the floor. As I slide down the wall planting myself on the cold wood floor. Chancy walks over and lays next to me .
"How was it you ask?" I lift an eyebrow. Chancy lays his head on my lap and i stroke him from his ears to halfway down his back.
"Interesting, Very interesting." I peer outside the window once more Before falling asleep against the wall.