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PAINFUL MISTAKES
CHAPTER TWO
Mort was sobbing uncontrollably, Marlene was both sad and scared at the situation. The poor little lemur made one mistake and Julian went off on him for that. She was looking at two situations. And one of them was in her habitat, afraid and confused.
Marlene went to the little lemur hiding under the covers, wet from tears. Marlene then gave Mort a hug to calm him down. It didn't work much, he was still crying, Marlene was a little confused on what to do.
Mort was unresponsive, was he traumatized? "Mort? Are you okay?" Marlene asked in a concerned tone. Mort looked at her, his big yellow eyes pouring with tears. This gave Marlene the urge to shed a tear, but she didn't want to shed one.
"I'm scared…" Mort stammered. "Please help me…" Mort said while bawling uncontrollably. Marlene held the little lemur, who was wrapped in a blanket, in her arms. She looked down at the little lemur, he was still crying, with the covers wet from tears.
She then gave him a big hug after that. Mort felt the otters warm fur, he felt safe. Mort didn't want her to let go. He felt safe in the otters arms, it was the only thing protecting him.
Mort was still crying, but not as much as before, "Shhhhhh……don't cry…I'll protect you…" Marlene whispered into Mort's ear. Her voice was comforting. Mort began to think of her as a guardian angel. He was safe with her.
Mort then stopped crying. He was now silent. "By the way, what did happen that made Julian angry?" Marlene asked. Mort just froze. He was petrified when he heard the name 'Julian'.
When he thought of Julian it send chills down his spine. All he could think of was the crazed lemur king running at him with a nail filer. The image struck his little mind as he heard the name. It'll probably give him nightmares.
Marlene knew about the unanswered question, it'll probably be best if Mort would not hear about the crazed lemur. Marlene still heard the sounds of struggle outside. Mort was still scared. It was like a nightmare to the little lemur.
Mort had spend so much time in the Lemur Habitat. Now he can't go back there for safety reasons. Although Marlene was sad, she was also scared. What if Julian had got to Mort? What if Julian had got to her? Those two questions rang in her head like a tattoo in her skull.
Mort was still in shock. Her bed covers were covered in tears from before. It was a sad picture for her to see Mort in that state of shock. Marlene wanted to also make sure that the penguins would protect both of them.
Then a thought raced her mind. They were still fighting Julian, although she had two things to take care of. "Mort…Skipper's gonna protect us…" Marlene said reassuringly. No response from Mort still, he was still paralyzed in fear.
This was unlike the time when Julian banished Maurice and Mort into a tiny corner. This was a much darker time. The poor lemur was still under her bed covers. He was shivering and breathing heavily. He was traumatized.
Marlene was worried for Skipper, and at the same time for Mort. The poor lemur didn't deserve Julian's angry wrath. Marlene stood by Mort's side, hoping that the penguins would be okay. She still wanted to have Mort safe in her habitat. She then thought of an idea.
"Hey Mort! Wanna sleep here for the night?" Marlene asked with a smile trying to lighten up the mood. Mort looked at her with a depressed look. He then nodded. Marlene wanted him to be safe even if it meant for him staying a whole life time.
Marlene took a cautious look outside the cave to find Julian already in the habitat. He had a angry look on his face, and he also had a nail filer in his hand. Then the penguins ran up to the lemur. "Hold it ringtail!"
Skipper shouted.