Chapter 29: Peace
*Inside of Wayne Manor*
After the little talk I had with Damian, I decided to leave and head back to my room, but, while I was walking, I bumped into Alfred.
"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!" I told him.
"No need to say sorry, Miss Talia." Alfred told me.
"Are you sure?" I asked him.
"Yes, I'm sure." Alfred told me.
Before Alfred walked away, I said, "Alfred, may I ask you something?"
"Is something wrong, Miss Talia?" Alfred asked.
"Does Damian have any friends?" I asked him.
"Yes, he does. May I know why you ask?"
I got closer to Alfred and whispered, "I was thinking of throwing Damian a surprise birthday party."
I took some steps back and said, "If you agree, can you keep this a secret between us?"
Alfred looked at me with a genuine surprise expression and nodded.
I smiled and thanked him.
*Inside of Wayne Industries*
"And, that'll be all is there any questions?" I asked.
The members of the board of directors said that they had no questions.
"Then, these meeting is officially over." I said.
When the members of the board of directors left, I went directly to Bruce Wayne's office and said, "Hi, Bruce."
"Hello, Lucius." Bruce said.
Bruce and I began discussing about how Wayne Industries was going until I said, "Bruce, how are you doing?"
"I'm doing fine, Lucius." Bruce told me.
I accepted his answer and didn't want to press the situation any further because I knew that Bruce would tell me that he was fine.
*Inside of Wayne Manor*
For the rest of the day, Miss Talia and I were busy secretly planning how Damian's birthday was going to be and who was going to be invited. But, what surprised me the most was the effort and dedication that Miss Talia did.
"Alright, so I think that's all, right?" Miss Talia said.
"Yes, Miss Talia. That's all." I told her.
"What are you doing?" Master Damian asked us, which scared us.
"M-Master Damian! We- I was teaching Miss Talia some recipes that she could cook!" I said.
Miss Talia quickly nodded.
"OK." Master Damian said, then he walked away.
When Miss Talia and I no longer heard his footsteps, Miss Talia said, "That was close."
I had a feeling that Master Damian had already discovered what we were up to, but I said, "Yes, it was."
Then, I realized that it was night already and I was surprised that there was no Bat signal in the sky.
*Inside of Gotham City*
The night was quiet… Too quiet.
There were no criminals in the street and so far the Bat signal wasn't turned on. I went to the GCPD several times to see if something was wrong, but there was nothing wrong. I went around Gotham City, but there was nothing wrong.
"Strange." I thought.
"Master Bruce, is something wrong with GCPD?" Alfred asked me.
"No, why do you ask, Alfred?" I asked him.
"It's just that the Bat signal isn't on." Alfred told me.
"I already checked on it, Alfred. And, there is nothing to be worry about." I told him.
"If that's the case, then would you mind returning to the Manor?" Alfred told me.
"Is something wrong?" I asked.
"No, there is nothing wrong, Master Bruce. I just think that it's a good idea for you to return considering that these is a very weird night." Alfred said.
*Inside of Damian's Room*
The night was peaceful, there was no Bat signal in the sky and so far there was nothing about murder or crimes on the news. But, what was weirder was that my father hadn't come back.
While I was still watching the boring news, my mother opened the door and asked me, "Damian, what are you watching?"
"The news." I told her.
"Oh, I see." She told me.
"Why are you here?" I asked her.
"Alfred wanted me to tell you that dinner was ready and if you would like to eat the food in your room." She said.
"I would like to eat my dinner here." I told her.
She nodded then closed the door.
It didn't take long for her to come back with dinner and, when she gave me my dinner, she began looking at my room.
"Is something wrong?" I asked her.
"I was wondering why your room was so… Um… Plain." She told me.
"What do you mean by 'plain'?" I asked her.
"Don't take this personally, but, as far as I have seen, your room is very different from the rest of the place. Everything is so expensive, but your room is just… Simple" She told me.
I gave a quick glance at my room and I quickly compared it to the rest of the Manor. Then, I said, "Now that you mention it… I think you're right."
"Anyway, I think that you should start eating your dinner." She said.
I looked at my dinner and, at first glance, it was obvious that Alfred didn't cook which only left one candidate left.
"You cooked it?" I asked, but it came more like a fact rather than a question.
"Yes… Was it obvious?" She asked me.
I looked at it and saw the overcooked broccoli and the almost mushed overcooked carrots along with the smashed potatoes. Then, I said, "A little bit."
I started to eat my dinner and realized that it was not as good as Alfred's cooking, but it wasn't bad either.
"Is it good?" She asked me.
"It's OK." I told her.
She sighed and said, "I'm glad."
While I continued to eat, I realized that this was the first time that my mother had cooked something for me. And, without realizing it, tears began escaping from my eyes.
"Is something? Are you hurt?" She asked me.
I quickly wiped off the tears and told her that I was not hurt. But, I could see that she was worried about me so I began talking about her about how she cooked and, before I knew it, both of us began to laugh. Then, we heard the door open.
Author's Note
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