{"id":71065,"date":"2026-08-24T19:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T00:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/?p=71065"},"modified":"2026-08-24T19:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T00:38:10","slug":"days-short-recap-friday-august-21-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/24\/days-short-recap-friday-august-21-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Days Short Recap Friday, August 21, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;font-size: large\">Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dayslogo.jpg\" alt=\"Days of Our Lives logo\" width=\"235\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"auto-style3\">Recap written by <a href=\"http:\/\/tvmegasite.net\/bios\/michelecheryl-bio.shtml\">Michele and Cheryl<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"auto-style3\">Paulina and Lani went to Chanel&#8217;s room while Johnny saw the blood and told them to get Kayla. Lani got her, and she made them leave the room. Kayla saw the blood and said it was from a minor tear. She said that she was getting transfusions. Abe and Theo wanted to make Lexie comfortable. They were thankful for the time they had with her. Abe left to give Theo some time alone with his mother. Lexie told Theo what happened with EJ and Kristen. She didn&#8217;t tell Theo that Kristen was kidnapped. Lexie told him that EJ wanted her to tell the truth, but he respected her dying wish. She told him that her brother wasn&#8217;t a saint, but she didn&#8217;t want him to blame him for what happened. Jada asked Kayla if Lexie said why she was at EJ&#8217;s place. Kayla told her that Lexie didn&#8217;t say anything about it, and she wasn&#8217;t ready to talk about it yet. Jada decided to go to the DiMera mansion to get some answers. EJ was about to go to the hospital to check on Lexie, but Jada was at the door with questions for him. Jada thought EJ was holding Lexie against her will and denied her medical treatment. He scoffed at the idea of doing that. EJ told her to go talk to Lexie about it. Paulina tried to calm Lani down when Eli showed up. Eli took Lani into his arms. Paulina assured Lani that everything would be okay. She suggested they got some air. After they left, Paulina started to break down. Abe walked by while Paulina tried to control herself. He hugged her, and she broke down. Abe assured her that Kayla would take care of Chanel. Paulina broke the hug and asked how Lexie was doing. Before Abe could answer, Johnny told them that there was good new about Chanel.<\/p>\n<p>Kayla told Chanel, Paulina and Johnny that there could be more tearing during childbirth. Since Chanel was on chemo she might hemorrhage so she couldn&#8217;t have a C-section. Chanel knew it would hurt, but she could handle it. Kayla said they had to hurry and induce labor. Chanel continued to have more contractions. EJ arrived at the hospital. He didn&#8217;t know about what happened with Chanel. He wanted to see Lexie. Abe arrived before Lexie could say anything about Kristen&#8217;s kidnapping. He let Lexie know that he ran into Paulina. Lexie was happy that Chanel&#8217;s baby would have a loving family including him and Theo. EJ arrived, and Abe because upset. Theo had to calm Abe down after the things Lexie told him about EJ. Abe and Theo gave EJ time alone with Lexie. He struggled to come up with the words to apologize to her. Lexie told hi that it was okay. She was happy that she had time with her family. Lexie informed him that she didn&#8217;t tell anyone what he planned to do with Kristen because she wanted him to repair his relationship. She wanted him to be a better man. It&#8217;s her last dying wish. EJ started crying when alarms went off. Theo, Abe, and Lexie rushed back in the room. Lexie was stabilized, but he transfusion didn&#8217;t work. Kayla informed everyone that it was time to say goodbye. EJ told Lexie that he loved her. He walked out of the room. Abe and Theo sat by Lexie&#8217;s side. Chanel pushed until her baby was born. Johnny told her that she had a girl. Theo talked to Lexie about her being his superhero when he was a kid. Lexie sang a lullaby to him one more time. Johnny sang a lullaby to his new daughter. Lexie died after singing the lullaby to Theo. Theo and Abe kissed Lexie goodbye. 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Lani got her, and she made them leave the room. Kayla saw the blood and said it was from a minor tear. 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