Rico came closer towards me.
"
No!" I screamed, curling up into a ball.
Rico ran past me and up the stairs.
I looked back up and he was gone. I stood up and got out of there as fast as I could. When I was outside, I ran quickly to the Lemur Habitat. I ran inside the Stone den and hopped in my bed. I looked around to see everyone sleeping. Jamie and Jaydah were knocked out in their beds. My Mom and Dad were asleep in their bed aswell.
What if Rico went to tell the penguins he saw me kill that rat...What if all the penguins are murderers? What If they are going to kill me? I don't wanna die!
I curled up on my bed and put my paws under my belly, the tip of my tail covering my nose.
I kept waking up from nightmares of Rico killing everyone in the zoo as I sat by and watched. But soon, When I woke up, I couldn't fall back asleep. I hate it when that happens!
I saw my parents about to walk out of the den. I perked my ears and raised my head.
"Mom? Dad? Where are you guys going?" I asked. The two jumped in surprise and looked at me.
"J.J.? What are you doing up?" My mom replied.
"I can't sleep..." I said, sadly.
I saw my Mom turn to my Dad and whisper something to him. He nodded and walked out of the den. My mom walked over to me and sat next to me. "Why can't you sleep?"
"Because...I had nightmares..." I said quietly. She petted my head and kissed my ear. "About what?" she asked.
"I don't wanna talk about it..." I replied.
"You sure?"
I nodded my head. She nodded and petted my back. "Alright," she said. "I have to go now, J.J." She said.
"Please don't go!" I said quietly, grabbing her tail and hugging it.
"I have to, J." she said.
"O-Okay..." I said weakly. She looked at me and kissed my forehead. "I'll be back soon." she said.
I nodded and let go of her tail. She walked to the den entrance and turned to wave good-bye at me. I waved back, lazily.
Then she walked out. I let out a long sigh. I closed my eyes and tried to sleep when I felt something land on my head.
I opened my eyes to see Jaydah's tail resting on my head. I moved it away and then her tail fell on Jamie's face. I giggled and covered my mouth. It was funny to see her tail blocking Jamie's eyes.
I sat there in my bed thinking...
You know what? I'm going to tell the penguins that Rico killed that rat! I got up and ran out of my den. I climbed over the fence and ran to the penguins habitat.
I hopped down and saw that no one was there. No one was in their beds. I looked through the door in Kowalski's lab. He was the only one in there. He was writing something down on his clipboard while he watched his experiment. I kept going until I reached a room that said, "Top Secret DO NOT ENTER". I opened the door and went in anyways. I found myself walking down a long hallway. I finally reached the end of the hall to a big door. I walked through and found...
