One reason he's afraid of staying is because of Curly was aggressive. Here's a quote: Curly lashed his body around. "By Christ, he's gotta talk when he's spoke to. What the hell are you gettin' into it for?" Now, how I imagine it is Curly has an irritated tone of voice and can't stand the fact that Lennie won't talk to him. Lennie might be worried that Curly will find him and pick a fight with him, so he's worried about that. He wouldn't want to get in trouble with the law again. Because last time he got George and himself in trouble, they were both in a ditch until sundown and then they hit the road. But, more problems may arise because now Lennie might try to hit on Curly's wife. Too bad Larry and Moe aren't there to help out.
Another reason is because he might not like the people or the place itself. Here's another quote: "Le's go go, George. Le's get outta here. It's mean here." He never said who or what. I'm almost sure he would be fine if Curly and his wife wasn't there, but there could be several reasons. Perhaps the boss is mad at them for being late, perhaps he likes Curly's wife, which won't bring him any good at all. Or, maybe he's worried about messing up again and have to be on the run from the law again, and he was thinking if he left sooner rather than later, less trouble would come to him and George. But, I think it's Curly that contributes the most to his fear of that place. And now he's having to watch his back for Curly to avoid him.
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