MELODY PIANISSIMA'S STORY

CHAPTER 5: 1921: NEW ADDITIONS

January third their beloved dog Spooky died. Melody was devastated; the dog had been following her around since the day he came to the mansion. Sue Pea was heartbroken and the only one who could cheer her up was her mother figure. The others in the mansion, including Wendell, were saddened by the loss.

February fifth Lydia gave birth to twins at the hospital.

"What should we call them?" Neville asked as he held the baby wrapped in a white blanket.

The new mother looked down at the other baby wrapped in a gray blanket. "What about Henry and Orville?"

"Perfect." The father commented as he cradled baby Henry.

At the mansion, Melody was in the bathroom. For the last month, she has been in the bathroom every morning throwing up. The twenty-one year old wiped her mouth and looked in the tall mirror. She never noticed she had a small bump for a stomach. It used to be flat. Melody wasn't sure how she didn't notice her baby bump, but that didn't seem to matter anymore. She swung the bathroom door open and rushed to the small gym down stairs.

"Biff, we need to talk." She told him as she entered the room.

The buffed guy stopped lifting weights and sat up. "What's up?"

"I'm pregnant." She announced, turning to the side to show off her small bump.

Biff sat there in shock as he stared at her stomach and mumbled. "Pregnant."

"We're going to be parents!" Melody squealed in excitement.

Her husband stood up and hugged her. "I'm happy."

"We have to tell everyone!" She shrieked, happily.

Biff kissed her passionately and she smiled.

"Let's go." She ordered, pulling him out of the room.

Neville and Lydia walked through the front doors in the foyer carrying the twins. Soon as the doors close, Melody came running with her husband in tow.

"Meet Henry and Orville." Neville introduced.

"They're so adorable." Melody cooed.

"Can you have the rest gather here in the foyer?" Biff asked them.

"You don't have to." Nana interrupted as she and the others followed her down the steps. "We heard the doors close."

"Everyone, I'm going to have a baby!" Melody blurted out in excitement.

Lydia held Orville as she hugged Melody. "Congratulations!"

"Have you thought of any names?" Mr. Whirlinda asked, patting the buffed guy on the back.

"Maybe Alexander or Violet." He threw a couple names out there as he put his arm around his wife.

"I was hoping to call the baby Leila Rose Pianissima-Atlas if a girl." Melody frowned.

"Then if the baby's a girl we will call her that." He told her, making her smile.

"That name sounds so innocent and beautiful." Ms. Whirlinda told them. "I think it sounds perfect."

The twenty-one year old blonde haired woman smiled.

"Later I'll knit the baby a blanket." Nana spoke up.

"I'll have a new friend!" Sue Pea replied excited.

"Just don't overdo it." Uncle Grimmly cut in. "You don't want to hurt the baby."

"I'll be careful." Melody assured them.

Wendell was not happy with the news. He was going to poison her some more, but he didn't want to harm the unborn child.

"We have to go somewhere." The light blonde haired told the others as she took her husband by the hand.

"Where are we going?" The buffed man asked as she led him out the door.

"We're meeting someone." She replied as the door closed behind them.

As time went by, Neville and Lydia bonded with the twins. Melody's baby bump didn't get much bigger. The Whirlindas took a break from dancing and they helped out with the twins. Nana on the other hand had knitted the children sweaters. Shivers continued to care for the large mansion as he wished Melody was his. Uncle Grimmly went out to town more often and bought stuff needed. Little Sue Pea hung around Melody more and Vincent Van Gore continued to paint as well as sculpt even though his work wasn't that great. Wendell just sat back and waited.

October fifth came around and Biff had the doctor to come out. Melody laid in bed, screaming in pain as Lydia held her hand. All the residents stood outside the room except Lydia. The doctor finally walked in and headed inside the room. The twenty-one year old cried out in pain as Lydia placed a wet cloth on her forehead. The doctor got in between her legs as she pushed. Melody pushed some more and the doctor was able to help get the baby out. The new mother laid there almost unconscious as the twenty-nine year old woman helped hydrate her again. The doctor finished cleaning up the baby and wrapped her up. The new mother perked up and the doctor handed her the baby.

"What would you like to call your baby girl?" The doctor asked, looking at her.

"Leila Rose Pianissima-Atlas." She answered, tiredly.

The doctor wrote down the name and opened the bedroom door. He grabbed up his stuff and headed out, leaving the door opened. Biff and the others walked in and stood around the bed.

"Meet Leila Rose Pianissima-Atlas." Melody introduced.

"She did well." Lydia told them as she wiped the sweat off the young woman's face.

"She's beautiful." The buffed guy smiled and kissed his wife's forehead, making her blush.

"She looks more like Melody than she does Biff." Ms. Whirlinda cut in.

"Yes she does." Neville spoke up. "She's got her nose, mouth, and her face shape, and her hair color. At least she has his eye color."

"I brought her a light pink blanket, a light pink sweater, and the little socks to match." Nana told her as she placed the stuff on the dresser.

"Thanks." Melody replied as she handed Biff their baby.

"We should leave now." Mr. Whirlinda told them. "She needs to rest and get her strength back up."

So everyone in the room walked out, leaving her alone to rest. Shivers placed a cup of tea on the small table beside the bed and walked out. Wendell on the other hand had another idea, so he pulled out the arsenic and poured just enough in to make her sick. He hurried out of the room before she or anybody else saw him.

After Biff dressed Leila in something warm, he placed her in her white crib with nothing in there. He went to the small gym and left his wife and child to sleep in peace.

Neville and Uncle Grimmly stayed in the study for the rest of the night. Lydia later put Sue Pea to bed and the others settled in for the night. When Melody woke up in the middle of the night, she picked up the cup of tea and drank it. It wasn't much later that she woke up Biff with her muffled cries of agonizing pain. All he could do was rub her stomach, but it wasn't enough.

After Christmas Day, Melody was feeling better, but she couldn't get out of bed to care for Leila. Biff ended up bringing her the baby so she could spend time with her. He then had Neville help bring the crib in their room. When no one was around, Wendell once again slipped a small dose of arsenic in her tea before it was brought to her.

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