Two Different Animals, One Close Bond
Chapter 6: Fears and Comfort
That morning, Maurice looked out at where the Lemur Habitat was. He had to wonder if Julien had any idea of what was going on; he had that thought running through his head the entire night. In fact, he found himself not able to sleep through most of the night.
"Maurice, are you all right?" Marlene asked. Maurice turned around to see her coming over to him. He could see that she looked very concerned; she must have noticed that he looked considerably worried about something.
"Marlene, there's something that bothers me. Do you think Julien has any idea of what's been happening?" Maurice asked. "What do you mean?" Marlene asked, confused. Maurice sighed and looked back up to the outside again.
"Well, I'm sure that he doesn't know that I've been away for a while, and that he doesn't know about what's been happening so far. I just have to wonder what he thinks right now." Maurice explained. Marlene could understand why Maurice was worried; he had known Julien for quite some time and knew what he was like. So there was no wonder why Maurice would be worried that Julien didn't know where he was.
"Why don't you check how he's doing? It might be a bit of help." Marlene said. Maurice however shook his head to her surprise. "I don't know, Marlene. He might figure out what's been happening, and things won't turn out well if that happens. I might not be able to see you again." Maurice explained, worry showing in his voice.
Marlene was confused at first by why that was, but then she understood what Maurice was talking about. Since Julien believed that he was the one for her, he would feel betrayed and things wouldn't be so good. She didn't want that to happen, but she knew that Maurice couldn't be away for too long.
"Maurice, I'm sure Julien would just be happy for you to come see him again. I don't think he would know about what's been happening so far; I'm sure he wouldn't have any idea about it." Marlene explained. Maurice had a bit of thought to himself, and then figured that maybe Marlene was right. He knew Julien very well, so he was sure that there wasn't any way that Julien could know about what was happening between him and Marlene right now.
"You're right, Marlene. I'm sure things will be all right. Besides, how could Julien know about what happened last night?" Maurice asked, smiling almost immediately. "Well, I can think of only one way. He had to have been there, and I didn't see him the entire time." Marlene smiled.
Maurice couldn't help but laugh; it was true that Marlene would say something like that. With that, he headed off to see Julien. But he was unaware of the fact that Marlene would be more right than he expected her to be, and that this would be something that could go wrong.