Chapter 11: Two Worlds By Phil Collins
"A world in capable of change is a world without hope."
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Marius was walking back home when he heard the yelling. He arrived to break up the fight just in time.
"What are you trying to do? Kill him?" He disentangled Gavroche and Azelma. Azelma stood up to catch her breath and Gavroche ran crying of the streets. Marius demanded an answer for Azelma. If he hadn't arrived in time, Gavroche could have been killed.
Azelma stared after Gavroche with fire in her eyes. She looked at Marius coldly. "You heard what he said, didn't you? If I get my hands on that devil again, I'll twist his little neck!" She swore and breathed heavily. Soon, she caught the sight of Marius looking at her. "Why do you look at me that way?" Marius didn't reply. "I said why do you look at me that way?"
"What's wrong with the way I look at you?" He asked.
"You look at me as is... As if..." Azelma stared at the pavement.
"As if what?" Marius asked menacingly.
"As if you believe everything that liar said." She was so mad she kicked the bench and it fell over. "You believe him don't you? Don't you?" Marius didn't answer; he simply looked at the pavement. "Alright, if you want to, believe him. I don't care. It's not true." She said and walked away.
Marius called after her. "Where are you going?"
Azelma turned to look at him. "Where do you think I'm going?"
"You're still going to that cabaret? After all this?" Marius asked.
"After all what?" Azelma walked closer to him and folded her arms across her chest.
"Don't play dumb with me. You know what I'm talking about." Marius put his hands on his waist.
Azelma stared at him coldly. "See! You believe him!"
"Any reason why I should not?" He asked menacingly.
"You know very well that he's lying!" She yelled.
"Why should he lie against his own sister? He was so fond of you before, wasn't he?" Azelma didn't answer. She looked at the pavement. Marius' cold stare softened and he held her hands. "Azelma, let's forget about what happened and what was said here. Please..."
Azelma shook him off. "I hate you. I hate you! I HATE YOU!" She angrily marched in the house.
Thenardier held her hand. "Azelma!"
Azelma shook him off. "Let me go." Then, she went inside.
"Stop her." Marius pleaded.
"Don't be foolish." Thenardier said sternly.
"Did you hear what Gavroche just said?" he asked.
"Yes."
"And you'll still let her go to that cabaret?"
"Don't mind the boy. He's only making up stories. He has a wild imagination, you know." He said convincingly.
"Imagination? You call that imagination?" Marius looked at him menacingly. Azelma stepped out and marched away without looking at Marius or her father and saying goodbye.
Thenardier called his daughter. "Azelma, wait."
Azelma looked at him. "Don't try and stop me father."
"I'm not stopping you. It's your mother. She won't let anyone sleep a wink tonight if you go alone." Thenardier said softly.
Azelma's voice turned into a sermon. "If you think I'll have the little devil go with me again..."
Thenardier cut her off. "But you can't go alone." He saw Eponine walking back to the house. Azelma turned to walk away. "Wait, here comes your sister. She'll accompany you."
Thenardier called. "EPONINE!"
"What are you trying to do?" Marius put his hands on his waist.
"Yes father?" Eponine walked to him with a smile and an apple on her hand.
"Get dressed and hurry up." Thenardier ordered.
"Why father? Where am I going?" Eponine asked curiously.
"You can't do this." Marius said aloud.
Thenardier looked at him. "Be quiet." He turned to look at Eponine. "You'll go with Azelma tonight."
Eponine was hesitant to obey. "Where's Gavroche?"
"He's not well. Go on, it's getting late." Thenardier explained flatly. Marius held her hand. At first, Eponine wanted to obey her father but Marius held her back. She had to obey him.
"Don't go Eponine." Marius pulled her.
"But father- Marius..." Eponine looked at both of them. She was confused.
Thenardier pulled her again. "I'm your father, not he. So obey me. Hurry up." He pushed her into the house. Azelma went in after her and left her father and Marius to talk.
"A world in capable of change is a world without hope."
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Marius was walking back home when he heard the yelling. He arrived to break up the fight just in time.
"What are you trying to do? Kill him?" He disentangled Gavroche and Azelma. Azelma stood up to catch her breath and Gavroche ran crying of the streets. Marius demanded an answer for Azelma. If he hadn't arrived in time, Gavroche could have been killed.
Azelma stared after Gavroche with fire in her eyes. She looked at Marius coldly. "You heard what he said, didn't you? If I get my hands on that devil again, I'll twist his little neck!" She swore and breathed heavily. Soon, she caught the sight of Marius looking at her. "Why do you look at me that way?" Marius didn't reply. "I said why do you look at me that way?"
"What's wrong with the way I look at you?" He asked.
"You look at me as is... As if..." Azelma stared at the pavement.
"As if what?" Marius asked menacingly.
"As if you believe everything that liar said." She was so mad she kicked the bench and it fell over. "You believe him don't you? Don't you?" Marius didn't answer; he simply looked at the pavement. "Alright, if you want to, believe him. I don't care. It's not true." She said and walked away.
Marius called after her. "Where are you going?"
Azelma turned to look at him. "Where do you think I'm going?"
"You're still going to that cabaret? After all this?" Marius asked.
"After all what?" Azelma walked closer to him and folded her arms across her chest.
"Don't play dumb with me. You know what I'm talking about." Marius put his hands on his waist.
Azelma stared at him coldly. "See! You believe him!"
"Any reason why I should not?" He asked menacingly.
"You know very well that he's lying!" She yelled.
"Why should he lie against his own sister? He was so fond of you before, wasn't he?" Azelma didn't answer. She looked at the pavement. Marius' cold stare softened and he held her hands. "Azelma, let's forget about what happened and what was said here. Please..."
Azelma shook him off. "I hate you. I hate you! I HATE YOU!" She angrily marched in the house.
Thenardier held her hand. "Azelma!"
Azelma shook him off. "Let me go." Then, she went inside.
"Stop her." Marius pleaded.
"Don't be foolish." Thenardier said sternly.
"Did you hear what Gavroche just said?" he asked.
"Yes."
"And you'll still let her go to that cabaret?"
"Don't mind the boy. He's only making up stories. He has a wild imagination, you know." He said convincingly.
"Imagination? You call that imagination?" Marius looked at him menacingly. Azelma stepped out and marched away without looking at Marius or her father and saying goodbye.
Thenardier called his daughter. "Azelma, wait."
Azelma looked at him. "Don't try and stop me father."
"I'm not stopping you. It's your mother. She won't let anyone sleep a wink tonight if you go alone." Thenardier said softly.
Azelma's voice turned into a sermon. "If you think I'll have the little devil go with me again..."
Thenardier cut her off. "But you can't go alone." He saw Eponine walking back to the house. Azelma turned to walk away. "Wait, here comes your sister. She'll accompany you."
Thenardier called. "EPONINE!"
"What are you trying to do?" Marius put his hands on his waist.
"Yes father?" Eponine walked to him with a smile and an apple on her hand.
"Get dressed and hurry up." Thenardier ordered.
"Why father? Where am I going?" Eponine asked curiously.
"You can't do this." Marius said aloud.
Thenardier looked at him. "Be quiet." He turned to look at Eponine. "You'll go with Azelma tonight."
Eponine was hesitant to obey. "Where's Gavroche?"
"He's not well. Go on, it's getting late." Thenardier explained flatly. Marius held her hand. At first, Eponine wanted to obey her father but Marius held her back. She had to obey him.
"Don't go Eponine." Marius pulled her.
"But father- Marius..." Eponine looked at both of them. She was confused.
Thenardier pulled her again. "I'm your father, not he. So obey me. Hurry up." He pushed her into the house. Azelma went in after her and left her father and Marius to talk.
