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Days of Our Lives
Wed., August 31, 2016
A very sad, emotional show today, as we see family & friends mourning Abigail. In the square, Claire & her mom have been on a shopping spree, sit on a bench, talk of Claire's potential career, her job with Chloe hopefully leading to getting on the charts in the next year. The talk turns to love troubles, with Claire talking of liking this boy, she thinks he likes her, but she is not sure he is over someone else. Belle is sympathetic, young love is often misguided, she makes a remark about Chloe, Claire refers to her mom calling her Ghoul Girl. Nope, that was Mimi, and thus a mention is made of when Mimi was married to Dad, & Mom married to Uncle Philip. !!
Ciara has a huge bouquet of flowers for Jennifer, as Theo comes up, wondering if he should send some. Ciara tells him to sign the card, too, it will be from them both, he does, they leave to go to Jen's, run into Belle & Claire, who goes with them. When Belle sees her holding Theos hand, she has gotten the clue as to who "the boy" is.
Over at DiMansion, Chad is talking on the phone, thanking someone for checking on something, Jen arrives. She knows how he is feeling, but it is only a minute or so before they are arguing big time. Yes, about Thomas, but also Jen is blaming Chad for what happened to Abby, he should not have put her in that hospital, yada, yada. He reminds her that was Marlena's idea, is she going to blame her, too? They go back & forth, Jen feels he did not keep her safe, he asks if he should have let Ben do whatever. He wonders if she remembers the genes Abby inherited, how Abby was always so scared of ending like her grandmother. They really go back & forth, she wants Thomas safe, he can't believe she still is thinking of taking Thomas away from him, goes on about her O.D.ing last night in some seedy motel, calls her an addict, her brother is one, does she think any court will give her custody. She doesn't want custody, just that he is safe, and if Chad won't make sure of it, she will.
Later, Chad has been drinking, comes into the study, talks to a picture of Abby (I think it is their wedding picture). He talks of when they met, how he called her a brat, made her mad. He goes on, then is looking around the room, remembering aloud how he promised her he would renovate. Chad is crying (Gad this guy is so good)....and then says, heck, Abby, so let's renovate, as he begins knocking things off table tops, tossing furniture, pulling all the books off the shelves. He finally sits on the floor, sobbing....which is where Belle finds him. She strokes his head, goes and makes strong black coffee, and they have a heart to heart talk.
Over at Jen's Doug & Julie have welcomed the 3 teens, Lucas & Adrienne are there, awkward small talk, a mention of Claire's singing, wanting tips to avoid stage fright from Doug, Ciara makes a face, leaves the room, Julie follows, tries to comfort her. But she must talk the kids into leaving, because Jen returns and they are all gone. Julie mentions perhaps planning a memorial for Jen, she refuses, cannot do that now, maybe later, when she has had more time. Lucas is hugging her, Adrienne, Doug & Julie. They mention the martin house being sold, they will be able to stay with Jen as long as she needs them. She suggests that as long as they are all there, they remember some things about Abigail. And so they tell a few stories....Adrienne talks of the hippo toy some co-worker gave to Abby when she was born, it said MOO. They tell a few stories, Jen talks of when she hired Abby to come work with her, how good she was, etc. Lucas & Adrienne figure they will postpone their wedding, Jen refuses to let them do that. Lucas finally gets jen to tell the two of them she went to see Chad, she talks of failing to keep Abby safe, just wanting to be sure Thomas is always safe.
Sonny meets up with an upset Gabi at the Pub, she tells of her father leaving, how she has tried to explain it to Ari, she is too young to understand. She mentions JJ calling last night about Abby, Sonny is still holding out hope, so Gabi has to break the news about the plane going down, etc. She did not realize he did not know. He asks her to come with him, and they are at Will's gravesite, where Sonny talks to his late husband.
The teens are at Claire's place, Theo asking her to sing, that music helps people when they are having problems. She takes the guitar, and sings Amazing Grace...and as she sings, there are flashes of Jen's house, her being in the arms of various family members, and of Chad & Belle. It really is rather lovely. Later, Claire tells Ciara she hopes that her friendship with Theo isn't going to make anything awkward between the 3 of them. Nope. Theo returns with 3 bags of each of their favs. But Ciara decides she has to leave.
Chad thanks Belle for coming, she really has been a help to him, his trashing the room has been cathartic for him. He has decided he wants to make DiMera Enterprises very legit, legal, for Thomas, and in Abby's honor. Wants Belle to come work for him, will need good legal help. She mentions only being defense lawyer, but he thinks she is smart. She will have good pay, benefits, her own hours, and can still have her practice on the side. She decides she will think about it. First, let's clean up this mess. They begin to pick up in the room.
At Jen's, Julie says she wants to read her favorite poem, one she read when Gran died, and she begins to read......Do not stand by my grave and weep, I am not there, I do not sleep. And as she reads, we see a bedroom, someone in the bed, under the covers, crying loudly. It is a female. Julie's voice is still reading...."I did not die".
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Just an aside to those who read here. That poem is one I cut out long ago, when it was published after being recited at John Wayne's graveside during his funeral. It is very moving.
Wed., August 31, 2016
A very sad, emotional show today, as we see family & friends mourning Abigail. In the square, Claire & her mom have been on a shopping spree, sit on a bench, talk of Claire's potential career, her job with Chloe hopefully leading to getting on the charts in the next year. The talk turns to love troubles, with Claire talking of liking this boy, she thinks he likes her, but she is not sure he is over someone else. Belle is sympathetic, young love is often misguided, she makes a remark about Chloe, Claire refers to her mom calling her Ghoul Girl. Nope, that was Mimi, and thus a mention is made of when Mimi was married to Dad, & Mom married to Uncle Philip. !!
Ciara has a huge bouquet of flowers for Jennifer, as Theo comes up, wondering if he should send some. Ciara tells him to sign the card, too, it will be from them both, he does, they leave to go to Jen's, run into Belle & Claire, who goes with them. When Belle sees her holding Theos hand, she has gotten the clue as to who "the boy" is.
Over at DiMansion, Chad is talking on the phone, thanking someone for checking on something, Jen arrives. She knows how he is feeling, but it is only a minute or so before they are arguing big time. Yes, about Thomas, but also Jen is blaming Chad for what happened to Abby, he should not have put her in that hospital, yada, yada. He reminds her that was Marlena's idea, is she going to blame her, too? They go back & forth, Jen feels he did not keep her safe, he asks if he should have let Ben do whatever. He wonders if she remembers the genes Abby inherited, how Abby was always so scared of ending like her grandmother. They really go back & forth, she wants Thomas safe, he can't believe she still is thinking of taking Thomas away from him, goes on about her O.D.ing last night in some seedy motel, calls her an addict, her brother is one, does she think any court will give her custody. She doesn't want custody, just that he is safe, and if Chad won't make sure of it, she will.
Later, Chad has been drinking, comes into the study, talks to a picture of Abby (I think it is their wedding picture). He talks of when they met, how he called her a brat, made her mad. He goes on, then is looking around the room, remembering aloud how he promised her he would renovate. Chad is crying (Gad this guy is so good)....and then says, heck, Abby, so let's renovate, as he begins knocking things off table tops, tossing furniture, pulling all the books off the shelves. He finally sits on the floor, sobbing....which is where Belle finds him. She strokes his head, goes and makes strong black coffee, and they have a heart to heart talk.
Over at Jen's Doug & Julie have welcomed the 3 teens, Lucas & Adrienne are there, awkward small talk, a mention of Claire's singing, wanting tips to avoid stage fright from Doug, Ciara makes a face, leaves the room, Julie follows, tries to comfort her. But she must talk the kids into leaving, because Jen returns and they are all gone. Julie mentions perhaps planning a memorial for Jen, she refuses, cannot do that now, maybe later, when she has had more time. Lucas is hugging her, Adrienne, Doug & Julie. They mention the martin house being sold, they will be able to stay with Jen as long as she needs them. She suggests that as long as they are all there, they remember some things about Abigail. And so they tell a few stories....Adrienne talks of the hippo toy some co-worker gave to Abby when she was born, it said MOO. They tell a few stories, Jen talks of when she hired Abby to come work with her, how good she was, etc. Lucas & Adrienne figure they will postpone their wedding, Jen refuses to let them do that. Lucas finally gets jen to tell the two of them she went to see Chad, she talks of failing to keep Abby safe, just wanting to be sure Thomas is always safe.
Sonny meets up with an upset Gabi at the Pub, she tells of her father leaving, how she has tried to explain it to Ari, she is too young to understand. She mentions JJ calling last night about Abby, Sonny is still holding out hope, so Gabi has to break the news about the plane going down, etc. She did not realize he did not know. He asks her to come with him, and they are at Will's gravesite, where Sonny talks to his late husband.
The teens are at Claire's place, Theo asking her to sing, that music helps people when they are having problems. She takes the guitar, and sings Amazing Grace...and as she sings, there are flashes of Jen's house, her being in the arms of various family members, and of Chad & Belle. It really is rather lovely. Later, Claire tells Ciara she hopes that her friendship with Theo isn't going to make anything awkward between the 3 of them. Nope. Theo returns with 3 bags of each of their favs. But Ciara decides she has to leave.
Chad thanks Belle for coming, she really has been a help to him, his trashing the room has been cathartic for him. He has decided he wants to make DiMera Enterprises very legit, legal, for Thomas, and in Abby's honor. Wants Belle to come work for him, will need good legal help. She mentions only being defense lawyer, but he thinks she is smart. She will have good pay, benefits, her own hours, and can still have her practice on the side. She decides she will think about it. First, let's clean up this mess. They begin to pick up in the room.
At Jen's, Julie says she wants to read her favorite poem, one she read when Gran died, and she begins to read......Do not stand by my grave and weep, I am not there, I do not sleep. And as she reads, we see a bedroom, someone in the bed, under the covers, crying loudly. It is a female. Julie's voice is still reading...."I did not die".
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Just an aside to those who read here. That poem is one I cut out long ago, when it was published after being recited at John Wayne's graveside during his funeral. It is very moving.
This ! I agree 100 % ! Sure, Chad right now is grieving, and is drinking too much. But Jennifer started her rants (boy, she's getting good at those, isn't she ?) long before that. She's a shrew, she blames Chad for Abby's condition, and frankly, I can't stand her.
