TRIXIE CHAPTER 34

"Err… Trixie, yes you can keep Don company when your mother rests in the daytime, OK?
But I think Don will be discharged sooner than your mother so you must be prepared for that." Alan said, looking at Don.

Trixie looked at them and then at Don, "Yes, I know but till then I would like to come and visit you."
"Oh, that's should be OK."

Don was thinking that it was a piece of good news, Trixie could go back to stay with her mother in their room with their bodyguard.
This way, they could start to prepare to set a trap for Logan.
His mind was already thinking of ways and means to get Logan. Suddenly someone shouted his name.

"Don!"

He jerked and looked at Charlie, "What's the matter?"

"You were zonked out for a while, what's on your mind?"

"Nothing, just thinking."

"Donny…….." Alan looked at him.

"Later, dad. OK Trixie now that's all fixed, when your mother's back in a regular room, you go back and stay with her. You gotta look after her, you dad's not back yet. You're in charge of your mother. Correct?"

"Y…es, but what about you?" she asked him.

"I've got these two jokers….."

"Hey, that's rude,"
"Donny I can still spank you," came from Charlie and Alan.

This got Trixie giggling.

"Really, then you'll be laughing at their jokes all day long."

"Trixie…" Charlie came after her with salad leaf.

She started laughing and hid her face behind Don's back.

After fooling around for a while, Don pulled Trixie back to face him, "Trixie, I want to ask you something, I said just now that if you don't want to tell me, it's OK, Ok?"

Alan and Charlie took their cue and sat near to them, listening to what Don was going to ask.

"Yes, you can ask me." Trixie said quietly.

"Did you know that man in the ID that Megan showed you?"

Her lips quivered, she looked at Don. Don can't help but pulled her close to him and he hugged her.
"Don't worry, you don't have to talk now, you can tell me later."

"No, I wamf to talf now."

"You want to talk now?"

"Yes." Trixie said looking at Don.

"Ok Sit down here and tell me who was that man and what he did."

Trixie looked at Don and then at Charlie and Alan, she said quietly, "That was the man that grabbed me from the Supermarket.

My mother was paying and talking to the lady at the counter and I went to look at the candy shelves, wanting to choose the candy that I wanted my mother to buy.
My mom said I could choose two. I took a long time.
Suddenly a hand covered my mouth….." at this point her lips quivered again.

Don quickly hugged her close to him, "then he took you away still with the hand covering your mouth?"

"Yesssss.I couldn't call out to my mother and…and…he made me drink something.
I thought it was water and I drank it and then and then I don't know what happened."

Don knew than that she had been drugged.

'Then what happened? That is after you woke up?"

"I am not sure, I don't remember. Don, I don't remember." She looked at Don in panic.

"It's OK, shhh. It's OK." Don held her to him rubbing her back.

"It's Ok Pixie, but I want to ask you again, you recognized the man that took you away?"

"Yes, Don, it was the same guy on the photo that Megan showed me."

"OK, then, have you finished your lunch? Yes, then go and read your book, I need to talk to Megan."

"Er... Trixie, do you want to solve some math problems?" Charlie asked her.

"Don, can I take her out to the garden? I'll make sure her bodyguard follows." Charlie asked.

"Yes, please make sure Grace or Chandler follow. Thanks Charlie."

"So I'll go and sit over there?" Alan asked Don.

"Dad, if you will please…."

"Yes, yes, I'll go and see that the bodyguard followed them."

"Thanks, Dad."

Don took out his cell and saw that his Dad had already charged it for him before handling it to him.

He called Megan and told her what Trixie said and confirmed that Logan was the one that kidnapped her four years ago. It happened in the supermarket and she didn't remember much after she was drugged.

Don told her to check how the uncle was involved. Was he the one that took the ransom money to Logan, if there was any paid?

Megan told Don she would get to it and told him that David would be there tonight around 10pm.

Don thanked her and said that it was not necessary and she said it was no problem. David wanted to visit him anyway and what time he left would be up to him.

Don laughed, thanked her, and signed off.

He was feeling tired after the short time he spent out of bed and thought he better get to bed and rest before the warden papa could come after him.

He was lucky for after a short spell in bed, Dr. Stewart came to give him a thorough checkup.
After a few minutes of checking his heartbeat, blood pressure, and looking at his injuries, with a few ums and ahs, the good doctor said that he was healing nicely and as long as there were no other setbacks, he was on the way to full recovery.

Don asked hopefully about when he would be released. The doctor smiled and said that he could check with him again tomorrow but for now he still wanted him to stay in bed as much as possible.

He gave some instructions to the nurses standing by and he gave another word of advice to Don," Your fever is not really down, it's still at 101◦F. Try to bring it down by tomorrow, and we'll be ready to talk about discharge. He smiled at him and then went off.

The nurses cleaned the injuries and Don looked at his shoulder and noticed that it was not so red and this time the nurse gave Don a lighter bandage. He no longer had it tied round his neck.

They also cleaned the head wound and covered it with a smaller bandage.

Don was given pills to take, he thanked them and they smiled at him prettily and left.

"Tomorrow." Don thought disgustingly.

"Donny? Everything's OK?" Alan said coming into the room. He met Dr. Stewart while coming back and he stayed outside while the doctor was checking Don.

"Alright, Dad, Temp's still 101 and Doc's not talking about discharge yet, maybe tomorrow if the temp's down." Don said with a grimace.

"What can I do to bring it down? I have no idea since I'm already in bed doing nothing." He complained again.

"You have to rest, don't think about work. You were talking to Megan? Can't that wait a bit until you're discharged? If you want to get out early you have to do it yourself. I can't help you much, Donny, if you're stubborn." Alan said sitting down on the chair and picking up his book.

Don said nothing. Dad was correct, he was anxious to get out. He closed his eyes and tried to sleep, again.

After a while, Alan peered over his book, looked at his son, and smiled. Don was sleeping. It could be the medication doing its job.

He got up and saw that he had a smaller bandage on his forehead. He lifted the shirt that partially covered his shoulder; the heavy bandage was gone and a lighter one had replaced it.

He went over to the comfortable sofa and dozed off.

Trixie and Charlie came back and found both of them sleeping nicely. They noticed that Don was now supporting a smaller bandage on his head.

"Shhh…" Trixie said.

Soon evening came and Alan and Charlie were persuaded by Don to go home.
Charlie said they wanted to stay and keep them company.
Don reminded them that David would be coming in later and Trixie had a bodyguard.
Alan told Don not look at work but get some rest after dinner.
Don said, "Yes, Sir, will do Sir," that got Charlie sniggering.

Don narrowed his eyes at Charlie and he said, "Dad, please accompany Charlie to get his hand looked at?'

"Yes, we'll do that on our way out. Thanks for reminding me. Come on Charlie, maybe we'll meet up with Dr. Chan."

"No dad, he's off until tomorrow. Thanks Donny boy for reminding Dad." He shook his finger at Don.

"Not at all, Chuckie ducky, must take care of your hand, now don't get it wet, you hear?"

"Am not the ducky you are the duck, Donald."

"Yea but Chuckie ducky is nicer, isn't it Pixie?' Don asked Trixie who was giggling all the time.

"Now you two boys, you want me to smack both of you?" Alan said threatening to Charlie and Don.

"Duckies! " Trixie yelled, "Both of you are duckies! Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha."

Charlie threatened Trixie with a scowling face and she ran to Don's bed.
"CHUCKIE! Ah… Charlie!" Alan said.

"Ha ha ... Papa Bear called you Chuckie…. Finally!" Don triumphed.

"Chuckie!" Trixie called out again.

"Now, now no more names calling. Charlie, come on let's go. Donny take care?' Alan said and went up to Don and gave him a kiss near the bandage.
He then bend down and kiss Trixie, 'you'll be good and I'll come with muffins for breakfast tomorrow. Look after Ducky for me?"

Trixie put her arms round Alan's neck and kiss him and said, "Yes, you know I will."

Alan looked at her and was surprised at her reply. 'Such an adult like reply,' he looked at Don and wondered if he heard her.

Charlie came round and hugged his brother. "See you bro, take care. I may be late tomorrow, say afternoon or evening, gotta teach sometimes."

"Chuc…Charlie, no need to come tomorrow if you have classes. I'm OK; don't need baby sitters, got one baby here." Pointing to Trixie, with his hand covered so that she could not see.

"I saw that! Am not a baby!" she pouted.

"Well, now you look like one." Charlie said and gave her a kiss.

Alan and Charlie soon went off and Trixie sat by Don's bed with her legs dangling, she was reading a book.

She looked at Don and said, "You want me to read to you?"

"If you like." Don replied.

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thanks to Miki