Leonardo and his friend and ally were sleeping soundly in her small apartment, the calm of the night covering them like a blanket. The lights of the city barely filtered through the closed curtains. Everything was silent until, suddenly, she woke up with a start when she heard the apartment door softly open. Her heart skipped a beat as she recognized the footsteps: it was her boyfriend.

"Leo, wake up," she whispered urgently as she pushed Leonardo. At first, the turtle leader barely reacted, still deep in sleep. But when she pushed him harder and muttered, "Wake up, quick! My boyfriend is here," Leonardo shot his eyes open.

With his mind still dazed from sleep, Leonardo got out of bed, but he wasn't fast enough. She pushed him again, this time causing him to fall to the floor with a thud. "Hide!" she whispered to him, almost in panic, as she pointed to a dark corner of the room.

Leonardo, understanding the gravity of the situation, immediately stood up and hid behind the couch, his shell barely fitting into the cramped space. From his hiding spot, he could hear the apartment door open wider and his boyfriend walk in.

“Hello? Are you here?” Her boyfriend’s voice sounded nonchalant, but there was a slight suspicion in his tone.

She tried to remain calm, sitting down on the bed and answering with a nervous smile, “Yeah, I was just resting. You came early.”

The boyfriend, however, was no fool. He looked around the apartment, his gaze falling on the small details: a strange lump on the couch, the feeling that someone else was present. “Are you sure you’re alone?” he asked, a hint of doubt in his voice.

Leonardo remained absolutely silent, his heart pounding as he hoped he wouldn’t be discovered.