This is the Paige I wanted to see on Charmed. The abuse of her character was one of the reasons I stopped watching. I hope you like this one as much as I do.
Paige loved her child. Delicately treated, talked to and loved. He was her life, everything she could have wanted.
His name was Johann, and he was a full sized Spruce cello.
Ever since she could hold a bow, she has been playing music. In her early years no one would teach her music at the group home. It was, "A waste of time." Due to her "Condition." It wasn't until she was seven and a rich philanthropic couple came to the group home to see the children did anyone notice Paige's talent.
The couple, the Matthews, adopted Paige. She was sent to the best music school money could buy, a boarding school in the English country. During her summers, she was sent to train under the best composers and cellist. The Matthews sent her to Harvard for her undergraduate and Cambridge for her masters. And finally, Oxford for her doctorate.
At all the schools and programs and camps, Paige graduated with top honors, not only in music but in academics as well. Speaking not only English, but French and Latin.
Paige was completely deaf. Couldn't hear a thing. She felt music. Felt the goosebumps up her arms and the hairs stand up on the back of her neck. She didn't let it bother her. Why should she? The Pope, Queen, and President still cheered for more.
Paige didn't see much of the Matthews. They were always sending her to this program or that. She saw them during winter vacations and such, but conversations usually consisted of, "Hows the Latin going?"
Even though she was given the world, everything she could have wanted, Paige still felt a piece of her was missing. Maybe it was the fact that the Matthews were never really involved in anything but academics. She didn't know.
Its was slightly chilly as she walked down the streets of San Fransico, red hair flapping in her face. She took a back way, hoping to get to her apartment quicker, Johann was starting to fell a little heavy strapped to her back.
She passed a queer looking club, P3. She had heard of it, once in a while being invited to go. She never did. The Matthews would not approve. The one club she did go to, the Matthews sent her a furious email declaring that she was, "Raised better then that. And that no child of theirs would be seen in such a dirty establishment." She was 17.
She never went near one again. Her music meant to much to her.
Unlocking her door, she walked into her nicely sized apartment, her cat, Dante, greeted her. She could feel the tabby cats purring in her legs.
She put Johann down, and went to make herself a cup of tea. Paige shifted through her mail. It was nothing much, a bill, some junk, and the customary letter from the Matthews.
Once her tea was ready, she sat down to play a game of chess with herself. Yes, she really did do that. Even though she was successful at school, her deafness somewhat ostracized her. She had a few friends, the only two she really talks two still being James and Emily. A flutiest and pianist respectively. So she mainly played chess by herself. She didn't date much either. The Matthews would not allow her to during school.
After Paige successfully beat herself twice, she picked up the newspaper. Reading it cover to cover. As got to the obituaries, one caught her eye in particular. Prudence Halliwell it was for. She read it four times. Something was telling her to go, telling her to make an appearance.
It was on a Sunday, which meant she would have to miss church. She hadn't missed church in her entire life. The thought made her uneasy. She figured she could miss it, just once, for this. She can go twice next week.
Sorry this chapter is a little short. Hoped you liked the new Paige though. Don't worry, she is absolutely not a Mary- Sue. You'll see, she is actually a little stuck up. So tell me what you think of new Paige in the comments. I hoped you liked her-
The Professor.