Chapter 7
Mr. Carson never considered himself and emotional man, but even he felt bad for Thomas. Thomas, he didn't even like Thomas Carson thought to himself. "Doctor Clarkson, could you at least tell us the extent of the damage Thomas is enduring at this moment?" asked the Butler somberly. "Yes, yes I can. He has multiple broken ribs, his left knee in completely broken, so is his right arm, he has multiple stab wounds some very deep, He won't be eating solid foods for a while either there was some damage to his stomach, all of the fingers on his right hand are broken. These are all horrible things but I'm almost positive that he is physiologically affected as well." said the Doctor. "Are you positive about the last part?" asked Carson. "If all of this happened to you Mr. Carson don't you think you would be traumatized." said Clarkson. "Forgive me if I sound mean, I was just questioning his wellbeing as." said Carson with deep concern. "Thomas will have to stay here, at the hospital for tonight; he'll be awake in the morning." said the Doctor. "Come then, Alfred, Ember, we are doing Mr. Barrow no good just sitting here." Mr. Carson said. Everyone left the hospital straight away back to Downton.
"Poor lad, who would do such a thing?" said Lord Grantham sadly. "I'm not sure my Lordship, but I shall yet you know if I find out who it was." replied Mr. Carson. The rest of the night passes as usual as could be expected when one of the servants has been attacked. The servants hall and at dinner there was no end to the talk about what had happened. Ember and Alfred were constantly asked what had happened. Alfred did not respond when asked, thinking about what did happen to Thomas. Ember after being asked about fifteen, telling them nothing, times finally ran out of the room and went outside. Alfred slipped out of the room and followed her. Alfred sat next to Ember on the bench outside the servant's kitchen. "I know he was you friend" said Alfred in a confronting tone of voice. "They just don't understand Alfred all the things he has been through. I can't stand to think of someone hurting Thomas more." said Ember with tears streaming down her face. Alfred put his arm around her shoulder and they both just sat there in the gathering darkness.
The next morning Robert was still drinking his tea when Ember walked in. "Forgive me your Lordship I had no idea that you were still in here." said ember. "No the fault is mine, I woke late this morning. Ember I take it you were a friend of Barrows." said Lord Grantham. "Yes Sir I am." said looking up from her work clearing the table. "Go down to the hospital, he may need a friend when he wakes up. Carson told me it would be this morning. I'll let Mrs. Hughes know I've sent you there. I'm going to have him sent back to Downton today. Stay with him." said Robert with a sad expression on his face. "Thank you your Lordship I shall go right away." said Ember as she gave a small curtsy and departed. Robert was thinking about Thomas, he had stolen, and was always sneaking about, and yet he could think only how much he wanted him back up on his feet making questionable remarks. It just didn't feel like Downton unless everyone was there to play their respected parts.
Thomas was very pale and was lying on the bed at the far end of the hospital, set apart from the rest of the patients so that no noise or bustling of people would jostle his frayed nerves. Ember was sitting on a chair on the edge of her seat as he woke up. His eyes met hers and he said one small thing "Stay". "Of course I'm going to stay." said Ember in a hushed voice. She took his unharmed arm and rubbed soothing circles on it with her fingers. That afternoon Mr. Carson helped Doctor Clarkson as they moved Thomas into his room in the servant's quarters. After they did what they could do to make Thomas comfortable and Ember took her spot by his side as he lay sleeping there Doctor Clarkson pulled Carson outside of the room. "Try your best to keep him warm. He is in shock but it may not seem like it right now but I can assure you he is. Ember, Thomas friend, let her be by him, it's the best thing for Thomas, she may help him get over the trauma of it all." said Clarkson. "I shall do just that." said Carson nodding his head a little. The doctor gave Carson Thomas pain medication and left.
It had been one week and there had been no improvement to Thomas condition physically or mentally, Mr. Carson and Mrs. Hughes lightened Embers load of work considerably so that she could be with Thomas. She spent all of her free time with him. Mrs. O'Brian was tending to her Ladyship and she had had just about enough of her. Cora had after all promised her that she would be promoted to a higher rank and instead Her High and Mighty Lady Cora had promoted Anna. Cora was talking about some stupid thing and she could hardly take it any longer. She could hardly keep from slapping her. Finally Cora left. That night after everyone upstairs and downstairs had gone to bed O'Brian got up and went outside.
Mathew and Mary woke up to enveloping smoke, gagging and coughing at the air they breathed in they both ran out into the hallway and shouted "FIRE!"
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