TRIXIE CHAPTER 33

" Woh! Hey you're awake!"

"There's nothing to do and I am supposed to rest."
"Was awake for sometime, staying in bed to please you know who."

"Why is she still sleeping?" Charlie said pointing to Trixie.

"The poor dear had an episode." Don said.

"What episode?"

"She had traumatic experience this morning. She recognized her kidnapper from four years back." Don said.

"Huh? How?"

"Megan showed her the ID you've picked up, and by the way, why didn't you tell us you've picked up an ID?" Don asked Charlie.

Charlie gotten pale, he stammered, "Don, I'm so sorry, I know that if I'd said earlier about the ID, then maybe you won't be attacked. Megan would have launched a search for that Logan."

"Charlie, I am not blaming you, it's just that if you had told Megan earlier we would have caught him.
Now we have to plan on how to trap him, catch him before he harms anyone else."

'I don't want you and dad in danger' Don thought to himself looking at Charlie, whose hand is still red and bandaged.

"Charlie, you need to get your hand checked in case there's an infection." Don reminded Charlie.

"Er.. Yes, OK later."

"Do it now, please?" Don insisted.

"Later."

'Dad? Where's dad?" Don asked.

"Here, Dad's here." Alan said as he came into the room.

"What's up? I'm going to eat my lunch now. I'm not asking you because you'll get yours in a while. I told the nurses that they can send in your lunch now."

"Dad, please accompany Charlie to the Clinic to get his hand look at, after lunch. It looks red."

"Yes, it's due for a check today." Alan agreed.

"No, dad it's 'two day, one time check', remember? So it's due for checking tomorrow.

"Yes, but since you're here and your brother said to get it check, then we get it check, don't want to argue with your brother, do we?" asked Alan.

"Yes, yes." said Charlie.

"Don? Don?"

"Hey, sleeping beauty. Charlie please go to her."

"Hello there little princess, how are you now? Heard you were not so good this morning."

"No, I was scared."

"What happened?" Charlie asked her but looked at Don who nodded his head.

"I saw the bad man."

"What bad man."

"No! I don't want to talk." She was angry.

"OK, OK, not asking. You want to get out of bed?" Charlie asked her.

"Yes please. I am hungry." She said going over to Don's bed.

"Why do you go over to Don's bed, when you said you're hungry, Don don't have food in his bed, you know." Charlie asked her.

She giggle and she said, " I want to ask Don something." she went up to Don and asked, "Why are you still in bed?"

"My daddy wants to me to rest in bed." Don said looking at Charlie.

"Is that true, Alan? You really want Don to rest in bed?" she went and asked Alan.

Alan was drinking his coffee and he said in a very serious tone.
"Yes, Donny has been very ill yesterday and Dr. Stewart wanted him to rest as much as possible by staying on the bed. You heard our conversation this morning? Do you remember what I've said?" Alan asked her.

"Um…hm… you've said."

"She was eavesdropping this morning!" Don replied.

"No, but I was awake when you two were talking, so I can't help but to listen to what you were saying, Alan."

"So what was I saying? Or rather what have you heard?"

Trixie pulled herself up and in a very childish adult voice she repeated what Alan said in the morning.

"You've said, 'Dr. Stewart said you must be in bed in order for ALL your injuries to get better. No more arguments there Donny. You had high fever off and on yesterday. It did get better only after 3.30am this morning and now you want to get out of bed. No way, even if I have to sit on you.' "

Before Trixie could finish, Don and Charlie were laughing and Alan was amused.

"Hey , I think she's got it. I think she's got it. By George, she's got it" Alan said imitating Proffessor Higgins.

Then it started another round of laughter. Charlie laughed so much that he had to cling on to Don's bed and Don had to use the blanket to wipe his tears.

"Dad, that was almost word for word?' Charlie asked.

"No, it was not almost, it was really word for word. That was what I told Don this morning. My goodness, she has a good memory." Alan hugging Trixie to him.

"You are very good, your memory is very good, my dear girl."

"Pixie, Can I talk to you please?" Don called out to her.

"Yes, Don?"

She was standing in front of Don's bed, Don got up and put his legs down.
Charlie helped him out and Trixie exclaimed, "No, No, you got to be in bed. Your daddy said you've got to rest. If you don't your daddy will sit on you."

Don and Charlie laughed and Don said, "It's Ok, I am going to rest by the sofa there, my daddy will understand. And moreover, we're going to eat our lunch.
There it's coming."

A man familiar to Don pushed the lunch cart in.

"Good Afternoon Agent Eppes, How are you. Hope you are getting better?'
I'm sorry about the attack the other day. I was jumped from behind."

"Thank you Wilber, I'm getting better. How are you, heard you suffered a concussion and you're working now?"

"It OK, don't like to rest in bed, gotta work. Headaches almost gone. "

"That's good. What's for lunch?"

"That's good today, you've got grilled chicken and girlie has pan friend fish.
Both with salad and potatoes. And we added a chicken soup. You need some nourishment. You have not been eating." Wilbur said.

"Oh yes, I think my last good meal was with Trixie and we swapped our meals. Isn't it correct Pixie?"

"Yes, it was two days ago, we both had the same thing and we both decided to swap.
Then I asked you if you have any girlfriends and you said you don't have any now but last time you had."

"Pixie, you can stop now, let's eat our lunch." Don said.

"Err. Trixie what else do you remember about Don's girlfriends?" Charlie asked smiling at Don.

"Err.. Oh no, I asked," "Don, you have many girlfriends?" and you corrected me and you've said,
"No, you should ask 'do you have any girlfriend?' No I don't have anyone now, last time yes." And then I said, "You're so good looking, how come no girls come after you, I would, you know.""

At this point Charlie chortled and Alan smiled and Don was mighty embarrassed.

He tried to stop her from continuing but Charlie insisted the she continue.

"And then you've said, "Please no more talk about girlfriends. OK?" And then I said,
"OK, I'm sorry."" Trixie looked triumphantly at Don.

'Oh, dear she's a rememberer!" Don said.

"Oh, what's rememberer?"

"One who remembers." Don replied.

"There is no such word Don, you're making it up." Charlie said.

"There is such a word, Charlie, go look in your laptop, go to Rememberer is a noun.

"Ok Trixie, do you want to swap or you just eat your grill fish?" Don asked.

They swapped and Charlie brought a chair to watch them eat much to their disgust.

Don said softly to Trixie, "He wants to eat our food."

Trixie whispered back, "Do you think we should share with him?"

Don replied, "Nah.. unless you cannot finish yours, I'm going to eat all of mine, he can have my salad if he wants."

"Charlie, do you want our salads?"

"Nah.. I've eaten with Mita, I'm watching to see that Don finished all his food." Charlie said.

"Why?" Trixie asked.

"Whadaya mean 'Why?'" Charlie asked.

"Why do you want to watch Don eat all his food." Trixie asked him slowly thinking why he can't understand her question.

"Because Don has not been eating for the past two days, he needs food else he will faint with lack of food inside him and it wall also deter his recovery if he doesn't eat."

"Hey, that's rude talking about me like I'm not here."

Trixie giggled.

"You are here." She patted his arm, " it's just that I want to know why Charlie said that. Why have you not been eating?" Trixie looked at Don.

"Well, I've been … you were here, you know what happened." Don said looking at her.

"Yes, but in between?"

"In between what?"

"Oh dear you two seemed to have difficulties in understanding simple questions." Trixie sighed and shook her head.

This got Alan interested, he was amused that the little girl can confuse the FBI and Professor, oh he's gonna like this. He stopped and listened.

"You have not been eating the main meals , what about breakfast and teatime, you skipped those too?" Trixe asked.

"Hey, I was sleeping most of the time and …and … well you know. Hey I want to ask you something. You tell me if you want to if not it's OK, tell me when you feel like telling. OK.
Charlie and my dad are here, they will help you.
But first of all , have you visited your mother? How is she?"

"I saw her just now, Kassie took me. Kassie said she is doing well, but still in great deal of pain because of her broken ribs.
Kassie said she will be moved to a regular room in a day or two. Then its good, I can stay with her."
She looked at Don.

Don smiled and said," That's very good news, Pixie. Your mom is on the way to getting better and very soon she could go home with you."

"But I also like to stay here with you."

Don looked at his father for help, Alan just shrugged his shoulders and Charlie was looking at him not helping at all.

"Look, its better you stay with your mom. This way you can also look after her and she will have you for company. Now isn't that better?"

"Yes, but I like to keep you company too."

Tbc

Thanks to Miki.