Ghost (AHS: Freak Show)

Chapter 16

The wedding night had only made Naya more anxious, but luckily, they consummated their marriage in the dark. While Dandy was excessively proud of his appearance in the nude, Naya was deeply mortified. It did not last for a very long period of time—there had barely been any foreplay, and when he finally entered her, she couldn't help but cry out in pain. It was far from enjoyable, and she found herself whimpering with tears in her eyes more than moaning in pleasure. She had even bled on the sheets. As their intimate moments drew to a close, her new husband had issues finishing and pulled out before he could potentially do so. He did not even think to hold her in his arms to keep her warm in the cool bed they became one in. Naya wrapped herself up tightly on her side of the bed while Dandy sprawled out and smiled maniacally, his arms sprawled out to show off his toned arms before he fell asleep.

The following morning, Dandy woke up with Naya still wrapped underneath the comforter and sheets and ordered his maid to bring him a new set of clothing and to draw him a bath. He put on his bathrobe without tying the front before making his way to the bathroom, where he freshened up and got dressed in a white dress shirt with a black vest and matching slacks. He slicked back his wet, dark hair with a comb while his blue eyes penetrated the mirror that cast off his clear reflection.

When he made his way down the stairs and down the hall through the parlor, he heard a voice in the room down the hall. Dandy walked slowly as to not impair his hearing with the sound of his shoes against the floor.

"Oh, goodness, no. Dandy may seem durable, but he's actually quite fragile." It was his mother's voice. Just hearing her sent chills of fury through his body.

"Thank you, doctor."

Dandy opened the door, but made it creak by mistake, startling his mother as she stammered into the phone.

"Your services are no longer needed." That is when she hung up the phone, seeing the horrified look on Dandy's face that was mingled with anger and resentment. "Dear, you startled me."

"You think I'm sick, mother?" he sneered, walking toward her. "Defective? Unbalanced?! Fragile?!"

"No, no, I was only trying to placate the doctor, Dandy," Gloria said nervously. "You are spirited."

"I told you I didn't need a doctor, mother. You're a horrible liar! I can see through every one of your fabricated schemes with the words you say," Dandy hissed.

"I did not want him to get proactive about potential treatment for you," Gloria said.

"Well, if I am unbalanced, it's your fault!" her son shouted, almost a hoarse scream. "Dora told me everything when I was five. Your father was wiped out by the big crash of 1929, and you would have done anything to get back to a home like this! Even marrying your second cousin! You disgust me!"

"I loved your father!" Gloria cried.

"I was born of deadly sin, mother!" Dandy said with gritted teeth. I wish you could be inside my body for one minute to know what it feels like to be me! It's like when I had tuberculosis, and you took me out to the Utah desert, and there was nothing but dry open space for hundreds of miles around us!" He felt angry tears form from the blue pools of his eyes. "You knew what father had done to those little girls. You knew the risks of breeding with your cousin. You're no better than the Roosevelt family!"

Gloria was now angry with her son, biting her thin lower lip as her lazy eye seemed to straighten itself.

"Don't you dare say that name in this house, young man!" she said emphatically.

"What are you going to do about it, mother? Nothing. Absolutely nothing, just like you have all these years!" Dandy screamed.

"Can't you see you have a sickness, dear?!" Gloria cried tearfully, tears rolling down her cheeks as her heart went from angry red to sad blue. "Your father wasn't the love of my life. You were. From the second you came out and looked at me with that furrowed brow, I loved all of you, Dandy. Even the madness."