The Melaswen Paradox (Read 319,863 times)

[lumiforeverandalways]

This will be good for Allie.
What a cliffhanger.

[André DiMera]

Thanks for reading and commenting, everyone!

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Next week…

Last week, the storm made its way through Salem.
CHASE: Man, that was crazy!

This week, the fallout from the storm continues.
JETT: What?

What condition are Melanie and her unborn baby in?
PHILIP: What does that mean?

And will everyone survive?
JOY: He still alive?

All this and more next week on THE MELASWEN PARADOX!

[heroicmuse]

I wonder what fallout there still is from the storm! I'm especially concerned about Melanie and her baby. I hope Jett and Joy are okay, and the only people I hope are hurt are bad guys. LOL

Thanks for the previews André DiMera.

[Kpatch]

I am so nervous about what next week will bring! Thanks for the previews.

[tghca]

I wonder if this means Jett he and Steve are still trapped in the DiMera tunnels because of the tornado? Who even knows if the DiMera Mansion is still in one piece after this tornado

Chase I just hope he gets to Claire

I'm worried about the baby...because Melanie's pregnancy would be high risk right? I wonder if she lost the baby during all this tornado chaos?

Joy I have to wonder who she is asking about that is still alive?

[André DiMera]

Monday - 5/31

SALEM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
ADDIE: Come with me, please.
PHILIP: It’s bad news, isn’t it?
ADDIE: Just follow me.
PHILIP: You’d just tell us if it was good news, so it must be bad.
ADDIE: Philip, I would rather not have this conversation in the middle of a crowded waiting room because of doctor-patient confidentiality, so please, follow me.
Without another word, Addie turned and began walking down the hall. Philip and Maggie followed her. Once they were in her office, she shut the door behind them. Dr. Tanaka, Melanie’s OBGYN, was already there.
TANAKA: Hello Philip.
PHILIP: Dr. Tanaka.
Philip and the doctor shook hands.
MAGGIE: I’m Maggie Horton, Melanie’s grandmother.
PHILIP: Whatever you have to say, you can say to her.
TANAKA: Nice to meet you.
Dr. Tanaka shook hands with Maggie.
ADDIE: Please take a seat.
Philip and Maggie sat down, and Addie sat down behind her desk, across from them.
MAGGIE: So, what’s going on? Philip tells me that Melanie was at an appointment here when the storm hit, and she fell off the table.
TANAKA: That she did. Dr. Horton and I have been thoroughly examining her ever since and have come up with a diagnosis, both for her and the baby.
ADDIE: Melanie hit the ground pretty hard, and her left arm is broken. We fixed the arm, but she’ll need to be in a cast for a while.
MAGGIE: Thank goodness it wasn’t worse.
PHILIP: What about the baby?
TANAKA: We’ve done several scans and ultrasounds, and we have concluded that the baby has suffered a placental abruption.
PHILIP: What does that mean?
TANAKA: The placenta is the organ which gives nutrients to your baby during pregnancy. It is attached to the uterine wall, and detaches after a mother has given birth. A placental abruption happens when the placenta has detached, either slightly or completely, from the uterine wall too early. The most common symptom is bleeding, and we’re working to slow that down now. In Melanie’s case, it is a mild abruption, but even a mild abruption can be serious.
PHILIP: You mean, the baby’s not getting enough nutrients? Is it...it’s gonna survive, right?
TANAKA: Because of how early we caught it, and how aggressively we’re treating it, it is likely that your baby will survive, yes.
MAGGIE: How aggressively?
ADDIE: As Dr. Tanaka said, we’re attempting to stop the bleeding as best we can. We’re also giving Melanie medications to help the baby keep developing and speed up lung development.
PHILIP: Will she be able to come home soon?
TANAKA: That depends on how well the medication works, and if we can stop the bleeding. If we can, she should be able to go home. However, even a mild abruption can be quite serious, so she will have to be monitored closely. As the bleeding hasn’t slowed down yet, I recommend that she stays here. We will do all we can to make sure that the baby fully develops, but to prevent further complications, she may have to have a c-section. It is too early to tell yet, but we will keep you updated as soon as we know anything more.
MAGGIE: Thank you, doctors.
Philip nodded.
PHILIP: Can we see her?
ADDIE: She’s sleeping right now, but you’re welcome to sit with her. One at a time, though. She’s in Room 332.
PHILIP: Okay. Thanks.
TANAKA: We’ll let you know how her and baby’s progress is.
MAGGIE: Thank you. Nice to meet you.
Dr. Tanaka nodded. Philip and Maggie walked out of the office. Maggie hugged Philip.
MAGGIE: She’s going to be okay. She’s strong.
PHILIP: Yeah. Uh...Carly and Daniel will have to know.
MAGGIE: I’m sure they’re working right now, but I’ll tell them as soon as I see them. You go check in on Melanie.
PHILIP: Thanks, Maggie.
Maggie nodded. Philip sighed deeply and headed for Melanie’s room.

[heroicmuse]

Ooh Dr. Tanaka! I assume he is visiting from Australia.

Anyway, I'm glad that Melanie and the baby will most likely be okay. I hope Dr. Tanaka and Addie can stop the bleeding and that no more serious problems develop.

Great chapter André DiMera.

[tghca]

Placenta abruption is still pretty serious...so there is a chance she could still lose the baby. I mean this is horrible but this more or less means the pregnancy is considered high risk for Melanie at this point. She is going to have to be monitored very closely or hell she is going to have to be put on bedrest at least until the baby is born. Can't take any chances.

Carly and Daniel need to know what is going on but so do Victor and Kate.

[Kpatch]

Yikes.

Great job of research André DiMera. I hope Melanie and the baby will be okay.

[André DiMera]

Tuesday - 6/1

SALEM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Joey stood outside one of the hospital rooms. Alanis walked out.
JOEY: Hey, how’d it go?
ALANIS: My stitches from the incident are fine, and they bandaged up the cuts I got from the glass at the Hudson Street Diner.
JOEY: That’s good. How are you doing?
ALANIS: I’m okay. A little shaken, but otherwise okay. What about you?
JOEY: I’m good. I got checked out, too, but there’s no cuts or scrapes. I’ll just have a gnarly bruise tomorrow.
ALANIS: I’m glad you’re okay.
JOEY: I’m glad you are, too. Come on, let’s get out of here.
ALANIS: Yeah. Hopefully the apartment’s still standing.
Joey put his arm around Alanis, and they walked out together. Meanwhile, Tommy walked over to Cassie and Roman.
TOMMY: Cassie, Roman.
ROMAN: Tommy.
CASSIE: Do you have news about my brother?
TOMMY: I do. Please follow me.
Cassie and Roman followed Tommy to his office.
CASSIE: What’s going on?
TOMMY: We’ve got Rex breathing again. He was out for quite a while, but thankfully hasn’t suffered any permanent damage. He may, however, be a bit confused when he first wakes up. Also, we were able to reset his broken arm and, while it will take time, it should heal nicely.
CASSIE: Oh, thank goodness!
Roman put an arm around Cassie.
ROMAN: That is great news!
TOMMY: Yes. Unfortunately, there’s more. The table that fell on Rex has caused some damage to his spine, and the damage goes all the way down to his legs.
CASSIE: Does that mean...is he gonna be able to walk again?

DIMERA MANSION
Jett coughed and looked around. He was on the ground. Some earth from the roof of the tunnel had fallen, and there was dust everywhere. Jett felt himself all over, and thankfully, nothing was broken. He looked to his right and saw Mitch was also on the ground.
JETT: At least he’s still out. That tornado must’ve gone right by here. You good, Johnson?
Jett looked to the left and saw that Steve was on the ground, and partially under some rocks.
JETT: Johnson?
Jett ran over to Steve and started moving the rocks that had trapped Steve.
JETT: Come on, Johnson. Don’t do this to me, man! You gotta make it!
Once he got all the rocks off, Jett felt for a pulse.
JETT: Oh, thank god! He’s still breathing!
Jett tapped his ear piece.
JETT: This is Agent Carver requesting back up. I’m in the tunnels under Hudson Street that lead to the DiMera Mansion. We have an agent down. Repeat: an agent down. Someone please respond.
There was no response, at least not from the earpiece. Jett did, however, hear a groaning noise. He looked up to see Mitch sit up.
MITCH: What the hell…
Jett got up and walked over to Mitch, grabbing the spray can that he had used earlier and pointing it at him.
JETT: Stay down!
MITCH: Get that thing out of my face.
JETT: I don’t think so!
MITCH: Very well, if that’s the way you want it…
Mitch stood up and pulled a gun out of the holster on his belt.
JETT: You don’t wanna do this, man! You can make this a whole lot easier on yourself. Drop the weapon and come quietly!
MITCH: Never!
There was a click, and a gun went off.

[tghca]

I think Mitch is the one who got shot but who shot him? Either it had to be Steve or Joy showing up to save the day

Rex is paralyzed...he's going to have to be in a wheelchair...I wonder how Rex is going to react to the news that he may never walk again?

Better yet where is Kate or the rest of Rex's family like his brothers Lucas, Philip and Eric? Or his sisters Billie and Sami? I mean his brother Austin at least has an excuse for not being here as well as his sister Carrie

[heroicmuse]

Oh no! I hope that Steve is okay. I wonder if he managed to shoot Mitch while under a pile of rocks.

I hope Rex takes the news well. I'm interested in Cassie's reaction as well.

Great chapter André DiMera.

[Kpatch]

I didn't even think about the people in the tunnels. How horrific. I hope Jett will be okay and especially Steve!

[mae00]

Oh no! I sure hope they can stop Melanie's bleeding and her and the baby will be ok. How far along is she now?

Poor Rex! I hope he isn't paralyzed after this!

I hope Jett and Steve are ok!

[André DiMera]

Wednesday - 6/2

SALEM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
TOMMY: He will, it’s just a matter of when. Spinal injuries such as these take quite a bit of time for it to heal. However, we’re currently treating him as best as we can and, with time and physical therapy, I see no reason as to why Rex shouldn’t be able to walk again.
Cassie sighed with relief.
ROMAN: Thank you so much for everything, Tommy.
Tommy nodded.
CASSIE: Can we see him?
TOMMY: He’s resting, so one at a time, but yes you may. He’s in Room 391.
CASSIE: Thank you, Dr. Horton.
Cassie and Roman shook hands with Tommy.
ROMAN: Come on, let’s go see him.
Meanwhile, Philip sat by Melanie’s bedside, holding her hand. He gently rubbed his thumb along her knuckles.
PHILIP (softly): You’ve gotta be okay, Melanie. You and that baby of ours have got to be okay.
The door opened as Daniel walked in. He and Philip stared at each other.

DIMERA MANSION
Jett opened his eyes. Mitch fell to the ground. He was bleeding.
JETT: ...what?
Jett looked over and saw Joy, standing near the tunnel entrance, weapon in hand.
JETT: You shot him.
JOY: I did what had to be done. It was him or you. I got your distress call, and the text right before the tornado hit. I would’ve been here sooner but, you know, there was a funnel cloud plowing through Salem. Got here as fast as I could. Looks like I was just in time.
JETT: You can say that again. Is he…?
JOY: I doubt it. It’s a stun gun. Glad Assistant Director von Dyne gave it to me after our last mission.
Jett nodded.
JOY: Now, your call said there was an agent down.
JETT: Johnson got trapped by some rubble when the storm went through. I cleared it off, but then our buddy Mitch decided to try and attack again. Didn’t want to move him, ‘cause I wasn’t sure how much damage had been done.
JOY: Good call.
She tapped her watch a few times.
JOY: Okay. Emergency medical team is on its way. This is gonna be one hell of a night for hospital workers.

SAMI & LUCAS’ APARTMENT
Like much of Salem at the moment, Sami and Lucas’ apartment was a mess. However, at the moment, their main concern was their children, all of whom stood in the living room. Sami spread her arms as wide as she could and threw them around Will, Allie and Sydney. She looked over at Johnny.
SAMI: You get over here, too.
Johnny rolled his eyes, but joined in, as did Lucas.
SAMI: You all have no idea how worried I’ve been!
LUCAS: We both were. Thank god you’re all okay. You are all okay, right?
WILL: We’re fine, Dad. Sydney and I were at the Pub, and as soon as Max and Chelsea got word of the storm coming through, they had everyone shelter in the back. We’re fine, just a bit shaken.
Sydney nodded.
JOHNNY: I was with Meadow at her house. Her basement is huge, and we and her mom and sister hid down there.
ALLIE: And Ricky and I were at his mom’s nature center, but ran inside and sheltered in the basement of the main office.
SAMI: Good. I’m just so glad you’re all okay! When the storm came through, I was so worried about you four! It was all Lucas could do to convince me not to go looking for you in the storm.
LUCAS: I seem to recall you had to do a fair amount of convincing me not to go after them, as well. We both had the same idea but tried to talk each other out of it. We’re proud of all four of you for finding a way to take shelter from the storm so quickly.
WILL: Thanks, Dad.
SAMI: Have you heard from Sonny?
WILL: Yeah, he and Ari were with Justin and Adrienne. They’re fine, but Ari’s a little shaken.
LUCAS: That’s understandable.
WILL: I’m actually gonna head over and see them. Glad we’re all okay. I’ll see you guys later.
SYDNEY: Thanks for everything earlier.
WILL: No problem.
Will hugged Sydney, then Allie and Johnny, and finally Sami and Lucas.
SAMI: I love you so much, sweetheart!
WILL: I love you, too. I’ll let you know how Ari’s doing after I’ve reunited with her and Sonny.
LUCAS: Good. Be safe, kid.
WILL: I will. You too.