Chapter 6
Judy
I could barely contain my excitement. I had wanted to visit several places since I got to Zootopia but between one thing and the other, it became impossible. It really felt like a reward to have a friend like Nick.
I could see he was still nervous about what was to come at the ZPA, so to ease his mind I told him I would test his knowledge so I could have an idea on what I was dealing with.
"I have to say, Mr. Wilde that I am very, pleasantly surprised." I stated in my 'teacher voice'. Then I continued with my 'regular voice'. "I don't know what you were worried about. You seem to have a very extensive knowledge on laws."
"Well, I guess I had to know some, so I could bend them a little." He said sheepishly and I just giggled at how 'shamed' he looked.
I gave him all my books and notes and he left before dinner. I insisted he took the pie all for himself as he had earned it. I suggested a couple of chapters for him to read and told him not to worry if he had any doubts since we were going to cover those topics the next day.
Once I was alone, I started to plan the whole week and all the topics I wanted to cover by day. He looked like he was taking his role as a student seriously so I wanted to meet his expectations as a teacher. I wanted to see him succeed.
I started to think about what we can possibly do during the afternoons. Maybe he didn't mean 'all' the afternoons of the week. I wondered if he had any friends besides Finnick and Flash or if he frequented them often. I didn't see any pictures at his apartment.
And why is he still single?
I took my phone and started to look for information on foxes behavior. I was surprised to read that, just like rabbits, foxes mate for life and if they lose their mates, they would likely stay alone.
What if he lost someone already?
My mind goes to my uncle Phil, who lost his mate when he was only forty years old and he stayed alone until he passed away more than thirty years later.
But then I remember Nick told me he hadn't dated anyone in ages and he didn't sound broken when he'd said it.
You should just go to sleep, Judy.
The next morning, I was walking to the subway station so I could head to Nick's place like we agreed. I was instructed to walk so my leg would get used to physical activity little by little.
I decided to stop for a smoothie. When I was still working, I always stopped at the same place to get a smoothie before work.
"Hey, Judy!" The young brown buck who owned the place sounded please to see me. "I haven't seen you since forever."
"Hello, John." I tried to sound polite. "I took a little vacation."
If it wasn't for the fact that his business was the only one close to my place or the precinct, I would probably avoid it. The smoothies were great but I had always had to decline his offers of asking me out on dates.
I ordered another smoothie for Nick plus some sandwiches that we could eat for lunch later.