TRIXIE CHAPTER 32

"Don, you told me to tell Alan." Megan said innocently.

"I want you to spin a yarn to dad." Don said, "…Oops!"

"Spin a yarn? Donny?" Alan stared at him.

Giggles were heard beside Don and he used his good hand to give her a poke in the side.

"Don wanted to tell you a story; he doesn't want you to know what he's actually doing." Trixie added in her two cents worth.

"Pixie! You're supposed to be on my side! Did my dad win you over?"

Trixie was giggling non stop as Don was tickling her sides with his good hand.

Trixie suddenly turned round and hugged Don's waist, Don stopped tickling her and he heard her sobbing.

'Oh, oh.' He looked at his dad for help.

Alan shook his head, 'I don't know.' he mouthed.

Megan went to her side and put a hand on her shoulder, "Hi, sweetie, what's the matter, Don is only playing with you."

"mfph.. I know."

"Then why are you crying?"

"Ivv dunn fwant Don Thoo lure Logon out."

Don looked at Megan over Trixie's head, he shook his head.

"Hey, Pixie, it may not come to that, we are just planning it. Hey, come on, don't be a cry baby…" Don said in a sing song tone.

"Am not."

"Yes, you are, you see four pairs of eyes are looking at you now."

"OK." She said in a muffled tone.

She lifted her head and asked Don, "but you are going to get Logan ain't you?"

"Yes, Pixie, we have to, before he hurts anyone else, or kidnaps any other child. You don't want that do you?" Don said looking at her.

"Do you have anything to tell us?' Don prompted her.

"I…." her mouth was quivering...

"Hey, it's OK, it's OK." Don hugged her to him.

Megan got an idea, she got us and went to take her file, and she took out the ID that Charlie picked up.

"Sweetie, do you know this guy?"

Trixie looked at the photo that Megan held out to her.

She looked at it, stared at Megan with fear in her eyes and she started screaming. The scream made Don jump and shocked the others.

She start flailing about, Don quickly caught hold of her and started to calm her,
"Pixie! Pixie, look at me, look at me now."

David quickly went to the door, and it was yanked opened as Grace dashed in.

David held out his badge, "It's OK, it's OK, she's remembering something bad. We showed her a picture and she started screaming."

"Anything I can do?" she asked.

"No, thanks, we will handle it."

Grace nodded and said she would be outside if they needed her.

Don kept on calling her name, her hand flailed about and it hit Don twice on his shoulder. He had to press his lips together to prevent a cry of pain.

Alan came near and tried to take Trixie away, but then she clung to Don, burrowing her face into his shirt, sobbing now and saying over and over again, "I donn wan, I donn wan, I donn wan."

'Call Clara or Kassie." Don said urgently to his dad.

"I'll go." Colby ran out.

Megan looked with worried eyes, "Sorry.' She said.

"Don put out his hand, "It's OK; she's remembering something bad. We'll talk to her later."

Alan went out to see why it was taking so long. Sometime later Clara came in with them.

She had an injection in her hand. "I've talked to Dr. Stewart; he said to give her a mild sedative. Let her rest."

She still clung to Don, not letting go. Clara nodded to Megan and with her help she managed to give her a jab in her hip.

Clara said, "In a few minutes, she will be out for two hours."

"Thanks." Don said and hugged Trixie to him, not caring about the sudden throbbing pain in his shoulder, "You poor baby, I think we should give the father a call."

Megan nodded and jotted something in her file.

She made a move to David and Colby. They took their chairs and went to a corner where they began to talk quietly.

"Are you guys thinking what I am thinking?"

"Yes, her violent reaction to that photo meant she recognized Logan. That happened four years ago, she would have been around five.
It must have traumatized her badly for that reaction. She was kidnapped; wonder if he did anything else to her, the poor girl." Megan said.

"She's very attached to Don." David said.
"Yeah, my niece and nephew are very much attached to me too. It's like you give them the attention they crave and they sort of come and stick to you. It's a lovely feeling each time I visit them. You become their best friend.
And. and they tell you everything… " Megan said.

"Um.. Wonder if Don can get her to open up and tell him everything" Colby said.

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'Donny, what happened here?" Alan had been surprised by Trixie's reaction to the photo Megan had shown her.

"Dad, I think that Logan had something to do with her kidnapping some four years ago."

"You think so?"

"Yes, Dad, you saw her reaction to the photo? It must have jogged her memory somewhat."

"And what photo was that?" Alan asked.

"Er… a photo of Logan when he was younger. OK, I think she's out, hey guys, need some help here." Don called out to David and Colby.

"Hey, let me." Colby said and he tried to move a sleeping Trixie who was still clinging to Don.

Alan helped by extricating her hands from Don's waist and Colby carried her back to her bed.

Alan tucked her in, "You poor dear. I wonder if your parents know about your fears."

"She must have kept it all to herself. What were her parents doing, why is this girl all alone? I just don't understand," Colby said.

"That's why she clung to Don. Don is very good with her. Don talks to her and listens to her. "Alan said.

Alan went back to Don, "You OK? I saw her hand hit your shoulder."

"Yea, she hit the correct spot it was painful for a moment, I'm sure its nothing."

"Do you need Clara to look at it? It was a heavy blow and she was thrashing about." Alan said.

"I'll help you back to bed. I am reminding you, Dr. Stewart said bed rest."

"Its Ok dad, I like to have a talk with my team before I rest. Megan." Don called out to her.

The team came back to sit with Don and Alan took his papers and went to sit near Trixie's bed.

"So what do you think?" Don asked them.

"Well, everyone's opinion's the same. She recognized Logan. Logan was younger in that photo, no wonder she recognized him, if he was the one that kidnapped her."

"She said 'I don wan', wonder what she didn't want. Maybe she didn't want to go with him. If you could talk to her, later Don?"

"Not sure she will open up to me."

"You kidding? She clung to you like a lifeline. I'm sure she will open up to you." Megan said.

"OK, I can try. About the other thing, maybe if you come with another plan that does not involve Charlie or my father, you let me know."

"OK Don, you take a rest now, maybe one of us can come back this afternoon or early evening."

"Thank you guys, thanks for breakfast. See you this evening."

"OK, Don we'll see you, take care. Goodbye Alan, see you later." Megan said.

Don rested on the sofa but was coaxed by Alan to go and sleep on the bed.

Alan stood up and stretched, it was almost 12 noon and the two sleeping beauties were still sleeping.
Lunch came and Alan told them to bring it back later and he waited for Charlie.

Charlie had called up earlier to say he would bring lunch for him. Alan told him to go to their favorite bakery and get two chocolate cakes for the nursing staff.

Charlie arrived around 12.30 armed with two boxes and a brown paper bag.

He gave the boxes to his father to give the nurses and he went to sit by Don's bedside.

"Hey brother, still sleeping in the afternoon?" Charlie said peering into Don's face but jumped back when Don opened his eyes and gave him a snarl.

Tbc..

Thanks to Miki