Its was night and also bedtime. Today had been a rather strange bad day for the Thorns. They did not attend the wedding or even sat for the priest sermons in the chapel, not after Damien ordeal with his mum.
Damien left his mum face with allot of bruises before he was separated from his mum by his dad. Not only that, it had called on the attention of allot of persons present, then Robert had ordered the driver for him and his family to be taken home at once. From which he will call on the family doctor to check on both his wife and child.
"He is perfectly fine Katherine." Robert who held on to Damien in the car told his wife. Damien seem very calm while they drove away from the church.
"What?" She was surprised. But his temperature was intense moments ago. She held on to her head as if it will fall off soon. Well Damien could have not only pull out all her hair but that of her heard too. Katherine was looking like a ghost of herself. Her hair dishevelled, her makeup a mess and the small of her dress at her bosom already torn. She hoped the propaganda didn't take pictures of her disfigured face or dress. She will have to stay in hiding if truly her state had been licked to the newspapers and many more.
Before Bedtime, Mrs Baylocks had fed Damien. She got him ready for bed in his room . In both Robert's and Katherine's room,
"Are you sure that you don't want me to call on the doctor to check?" That was concerned Robert. He asked suggestively while Katherine was attending to her wounds with the help of her hairdressing mirror. The wound was still a little bit fresh after today's episode. She was in her nighties and her hair was combed and back to normal.
While still at the mirror, she replied him. "No, No. Its just a couple of bruises. Am sure I will be alright in the morning."
"What about Damien?" Robert sat up from his bed.
"What about Damien? He is fine. You said it yourself in the car. Even while the children doctor came in, she said so herself. He is sound asleep."
"But just that, I really want to have him examined. Like what could have raised his body temperature. Not even a flu or fever. Or these children pox. Anything."
"But he is perfectly alright." Katherine assures Robert. Damien has always been a perfectly health boy since he was born. We have nothing to be worry about whether physical or otherwise." She finished attending her wounds and went to get a book from the bedside drawer. She sat down beside Robert and squeeze his palm with all the love, affection and care she could think of.
"Damien just had a bad moment. You know, like a fright. Hmmm, would you love to join me in bathtub. We can read ourselves there to sleep."
Robert smiled, he perked Katherine at her forehead. "I will just check on Damien. You go ahead." Katherine nods and left for the bathroom with her book.
Through Damien's room corridor, Roberts press the switch for light but it seem they were not working. He left the switch, walk towards Damien's door. Few paces from getting to the door he was greeted by a deep growling just at Damien's door. The animal growling had given Robert a scare, jolting him backward.
Mrs Baylocks who heard sounds right outside Damien's door went out to check. She switch on the light by the door which luckily came up for Robert's viewing. It was not wolf but a dog, a rottweiler that been growling at him. The same rottweiler Damien's late nanny had stared at before her death.
"Quiet down, don't you know he is the master of the house." Mrs Baylocks told the dog while she ruffle at his ears. The dog stopped growling.
"What is this?" Robert asked.
"Sir?"
"The dog Mrs Baylocks. Why is there a dog here." Words couldn't explain how angry he was. If he hadn't been lucky, that wild beast could have attacked him.
"Beautiful isn't it? We found it outside." Robert was surprised by their child's Nanny words of shenanigans. The boldness of her reply was yet striking.
"Who gave you permission to bring a dog into the house?"
"I thought we could use a watchdog sir. And Damien loves him. He gave you a fright didn't he sir?"
Had she expected him to be frightened by this animal. Was she trying to be seen as the master. Well those were just thoughts.
"Yes." He replied seething
"Well you see how good he is, as a watch dog I mean. I think he will be good when you are away on your trips."
"Mrs Baylocks, we don't need a watchdog and if we do, I will pick one up myself." Robert itched for this conversation to be over.
"Damien has taken quite a fancy for it sir. I don't think it will be wise if ...."
Now Robert has had enough of this conversation, Mrs Baylocks was questioning his motion as to why such a dog shouldn't be kept in this house. He cut her short, 'have the dog for yourself but not in this house or anywhere close to Damien. Or I will call the agency take it out Mrs Baylocks."
Mrs Baylocks surrendered with a low head bow. She lead the dog by neck while leaving. Robert's mind became calm. He went into Damien's room to check on his son. Damien was already fast asleep. Allot of thoughts chased one another while he sat by Damien grooming his hair. He did so calmly not to wake the little child. Allot of strange things has been going on recently. He prayed silently they are not linked to Damien.