After that first meeting, there were many more. Diane felt for Maurice, because he wasn't able to explore the outside world, but he was also a very interesting person. He was well read, and he was a genius with computers. He also had a twisted sense of humor. And he was a good friend.
Diane made her best to go visit him at least once a week. If she wasn't able to go one week, she would make up for the lost time during the following. When she spoke to him, she wished he could join her in her quest to explore the world. Sometimes, Maurice seemed to resent her showing him how real life was. He became specially jealous when she spoke about her friends, even though she had told him that she would introduce them to him any time he wanted. However, Maurice always declined, to him Diane was his and his alone.
Diane took his negative as shyness, and didn't insist on it anymore, maybe he would be ready some day. For that reason she also didn't have any problem at telling him about a boy she liked. Diane told Maurice about him, as she had told about him to all her friends. She expected him to be happy for her, but she only found negativity. Maurice asked her whether she was sure he was a good boy. Diane found his negativity unnerving, but she guessed he only worried about her and that it was natural. However, when, the next time she went to his home, he started telling her about the boy's life, all her alarms went off. That was not normal. She confronted him, and asked Maurice whether he had been spying on that boy, or on her. At that point Maurice went pale, and next burning red.
Diane couldn't believe it. He had been spying on her, that was the reason they shared so much. She stormed out of his house after telling him to never talk to her again. And Maurice was alone once more.
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