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Chapter 1: A New Life
Piper Halliwell stood outside of the English building on the University of Evansville campus. She adjusted her backpack and headed into the building, head held high.
The campus or the thought of college life didn't intimidate her. In fact, she was from good old San Francisco, California. Moving from that large, coastal city to this small, landlocked town in Southern Indiana was a big adjustment, but one that needed to be made. San Francisco had just become too much after The Event. Yes, capitol letters were needed. It changed her life so much. Everyone knew her; everyone pitied her. She had to get away. She had to start a new life.
So here she was. Ready to face this new environment with bravery. She headed into her English class and took a seat in the second row. Not to far up front to label her as a teacher's pet, but not far enough back to label her as a slacker.
Other students began filing into the classroom, filling in the seats around her. The English professor walked into the room and began speaking immediately. Piper turned on her cassette recorder and began taking moments.
Piper Halliwell, this is your new life.
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Leo Wyatt was loving this. He was finally in college after taking two years off. He was already one of the most well known people on campus. Both his mother and father were alumni from here. He even had some of the professors his parents had.
Such as his English professor. He sat in the back row, throwing wads of paper at the back of his friend's head. Darryl Morris, a hard working student, was his high-school friend and college roommate. Darryl turned around and gave him a dirty look before returning his attention back to the professor. Darryl was a B average student. He worked for his grade too. Unlike Leo who could fool around in class and still pull an A with easy. He was just smart like that.
Professor Monix droned on and Leo settled back into his seat. This was going to be a kick-ass year.
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Piper dropped her book bag on the floor and flopped onto her unmade bed. She shared her dorm with two other girls, Shelia McKinley and Kim Barnes. After two days with these girls, Piper could tell she and Kim were like oil and water.
Shelia, on the other hand, was turning out to be a great person. She was in Piper's math class and her English class. She hadn't realized Shelia was in her class until the day before.
"Hey, Piper," Shelia said, bounding into the room. "Guess what?"
"What?"
"There is going to be this awesome party at one of the houses just off of campus."
"So…?"
"So? It's a perfect opportunity to meet some hot guys. Come on, it'll be great."
"I don't know," she said looking at her book bag. "I have a lot of work to do."
"Come on, Piper. It's one night. I assure you you're A+ is not going to drop if you have one night of fun," she said, flopping on the bed next to her. "Besides, what if you find your true love tonight," she said, with a fake sigh of love. "What if he finds you and sweeps you off your feet after a romantic evening under the moonlight…"
"All right! I'll go if you stop your terrifying daydream of romance."
"Terrifying? Why is it terrifying?"
"It never happens like that. Love at first sight? Look what it did to Romeo and Juliet. I so do not want to end up like that. And if any guys swept me off my feet on the first night, I better have been drunk."
"Piper," Shelia slightly scolded underneath her laughter. "You are such a pessimist."
"I'm not pessimistic, I'm just realistic."
"Isn't that what I said?"
Shelia laughed and threw a pillow at her. "Come on, Halliwell. We are going to make you beautiful."