"Timmy!" the round meerkat exclaimed, running toward him. "Oh honey! I'm so
glad to see you!"
"Hi Ma," Timon replied, opening his arms to her and hugging her.
"Someone said that they saw you in a hyena's mouth and I just couldn't believe it! I was worried sick!" she said, squeezing him.
"I'm okay."
Ma frowned and pulled away from him to inspect him. He gazed back at her, trying to rid his face of how miserable he felt, but failing. She finally asked, "Timmy, what's wrong?"
"My friends hate me."
The shorter meerkat furrowed her brow, staring at her offspring with confusion and concern. "I'm sure whatever it is, they will forgive you."
"No, she won't."
Ma blinked, repeating, "She?"
Timon's eyes widened slightly, surprising even him self for what he had said. He had just called her his friend... And what was worse, he missed her.
Timon slowly slid his eyes away from his mother's worried face to the horizon, staring off to where Shenzi had disappeared nearly fifteen minutes ago. He felt guilty for jumping to conclusions so quick—she didn't have to tell him. She could have gone through with it. But, of course, he had to be his usual self—he always had to be right.
Timon sighed heavily and dropped his gaze to his feet. "I think I'm going to go lie down."
"Honey, are you alright?" Ma asked, but did not get an answer as her son slowly made his way into the oasis. Ma took a deep breath and looked off toward the horizon, wondering what it was that had him so depressed.
Author Note: Okay, super-duper short and I'm sorry! But, I have a peace offering! Here's a picture I did that was inspired by the story: http:// www.deviantart.com/view/6804776/
"Hi Ma," Timon replied, opening his arms to her and hugging her.
"Someone said that they saw you in a hyena's mouth and I just couldn't believe it! I was worried sick!" she said, squeezing him.
"I'm okay."
Ma frowned and pulled away from him to inspect him. He gazed back at her, trying to rid his face of how miserable he felt, but failing. She finally asked, "Timmy, what's wrong?"
"My friends hate me."
The shorter meerkat furrowed her brow, staring at her offspring with confusion and concern. "I'm sure whatever it is, they will forgive you."
"No, she won't."
Ma blinked, repeating, "She?"
Timon's eyes widened slightly, surprising even him self for what he had said. He had just called her his friend... And what was worse, he missed her.
Timon slowly slid his eyes away from his mother's worried face to the horizon, staring off to where Shenzi had disappeared nearly fifteen minutes ago. He felt guilty for jumping to conclusions so quick—she didn't have to tell him. She could have gone through with it. But, of course, he had to be his usual self—he always had to be right.
Timon sighed heavily and dropped his gaze to his feet. "I think I'm going to go lie down."
"Honey, are you alright?" Ma asked, but did not get an answer as her son slowly made his way into the oasis. Ma took a deep breath and looked off toward the horizon, wondering what it was that had him so depressed.
Author Note: Okay, super-duper short and I'm sorry! But, I have a peace offering! Here's a picture I did that was inspired by the story: http:// www.deviantart.com/view/6804776/