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The Road Less Traveled

Piper, Phoebe, and Paige are going through some hard times and each must decide where they belong, even if it means leaving the ones they love.

Piper's POV

I can't help but look at us and miss who we used to be. Leo and Piper. God, we could do anything. We battled the Elders and fought for our love, but now here we are-apart. We've created two beautiful boys, but they don't have a family. I look to the ceiling and mutter his name...."Leo"......as if I can somehow will him here. I half expect to see the blue orbs, but they never come. Once again I look at our picture and I silently cry for the life I once had.

Phoebe's POV

I'm looking at the computer screen trying to think of something to write for tomorrow's collumn. If I don't get this in on time, Elise is going to kill me! I pick up a letter and begin to read......"Dear Phoebe, I am stuck between a rock and a hard place........" I think to myself, "aren't we all???" I tell myself to focus and continue reading....."My boyfriend and I just broke up because he says he can't deal with the way I live my life." As I finish reading the article, I desperately try to come up with some sort of advice..........Nothing. "Why can't I concentrate?!" I yell. Then it hits me. The reason I can't concentrate is sitting right in front of me.......Jason. It's been a while since we ended things, but I still can't bear to take the picture of us off my desk. I've tried three times, but it always seems to find it's way back. I pick up the frame and stare at us. We were so happy. I hate the way we left things. If only he had stuck around longer, he could have adjusted to me being a witch. I tried to date other people, but in my heart, I knew no one would ever compare to Jason.

Paige's POV

As I sit in my car staring at the mansion in front of me, I say to myself, "this is ridiculous Paige." I shouldn't be here, yet I find myself driving by or sitting in front his house every day. I can't let him go for some reason, but at the same time I know we cannot be together. There is too much working against us. We thought it would be okay, but it wasn't. I was hurting him more than anything, and I couldn't stand that. He deserves someone who allows him to be who he really is. But I want that someone to be me. Suddenly I realize that I'm crying. I quickly wipe the tears from my face. "Stop it," I tell myself. But to my surprise the tears keep coming and before long I am sobbing. "I love you Richard," I say as I drive home.