Okay. So this is one of the first story's that I've ever written so sorry if there is any spelling/grammer mistakes (I did use spell check). My friend has convivnced to post it. Also I don't think it's very good but I'll let you decide if you like it or not. So I that's all I really have to say . . . (for now)
Nothing's Okay
Prue-
12
Piper-
9
Phoebe-7
Paige-
5
It was brisk winter day in San Francisco. Two girls were walking home from their last day of school before the holidays. Both thinking about what was going to happen. But both thinking totally thinking different things. One was looking forward to her vacation and the other wasn't. They finally reached the large Victorian manor, which they called home. Both sped up to their rooms and shut their doors behind them.
Thirty minutes later the front door opened. They came out of their rooms to welcome the two people at the door.
"Hey
Phoebe how was your day?" Piper asked her little sister, while she
ignored the other person. She never really liked him and she didn't
know why. It was just a feeling she got whenever she was around him.
"Great!
We had a party and sang Christmas Carols!" the youngest one said
excitedly.
"What
did you do at school today Piper? Prue?"
When
she finished answering her bay sisters question Piper went to the
kitchen to get a glass of water. She could hear the other three still
talking and she didn't want to disturb them. So she snuck upstairs
to her room.
When
she got there she lied down on her bed and thought of what life was
like before the two accidents.
Flashback
A
one-year-old Phoebe walking around the room (stumbling a bit as she
goes) while a 3 year old Piper and 6 year-old Prue follow her around.
"Look me walking!" she managed to say before falling again. Patti
laughed as Grams walked into the room with a plate of cookies. They
all ran towards her to get their tasty treat.
"Me
cookie!" Phoebe said as the others laughed and enjoyed their snack.
Piper smiled at this random memory. She was pulled out of her daydream with the sound of her older sister calling her.
The
four of them went out to dinner and then came home to watch a movie
and celebrate their vacation. They were watching Phoebe's favorite
movie 'The Wizard of Oz'.
"C'mon
Piper. Sit beside me." Phoebe said while patting a spot between her
and Prue. So she sat down between her two sisters to watch the movie.
When the movie was over they all went to bed. Except for him. He sat in his favorite chair drinking a beer just like he did every night.
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Piper
woke up to her sister jumping on her bed.
"Okay,
okay I'm awake you can stop jumping now."
"But
it's fun. Guess What?" she said changing the subject but still
jumping. "I'm going to Courtney's house today."
"And
I'm going to Nicole's." Piper looked up to see Prue walking
into the room.
"Phoebe
stop shaking the bed. Please?" Piper tried to calm her little
sister down. This time it worked and with one final jump she sat down
on the bed.
When they finished eating breakfast, he drove Phoebe and Prue to their friend's houses. Piper was forced to come along because he didn't allow her to be home by herself. He was drunk like he always was. Piper didn't mind because he was always drunk when he drove and nothing ever happened.
They were stuck at a red light. No one was around so he decided to go. That was a mistake. As he entered the middle of the intersection, a car came speeding through. It wasn't stopping 'cause it had the green light. Piper looked out her window and saw the car. Her eyes widened, she screamed as she felt the impact.
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Piper
couldn't move her right arm or leg. She looked to her left and saw
him rush out of the car.
'Again
I'm the one getting hurt because of his actions.' She thought.
Piper's head was searing with pain and things were getting blurry.
The
next thing she knew she was in an ambulance. There was an unfamiliar
man by her side. Piper looked up at him.
"Hold
on Piper we're going to get you to a hospital. Hold on." the man
said. "My name is Brian and I'm going to be with you until you
get to the hospital."
'How
does he know m name?' Piper thought. 'He must have told him.'
She looked around the car and couldn't see anybody accept for
Brian.
'Where
is he? It's his fault I'm here.' The ambulance hit a bump in
the road and her world went black.
Piper woke up again in the hospital. She was on a stretcher running down the hallway. Doctors and nurses were surrounding her. She could see their mouths moving but couldn't understand what they were saying. Once again her world went black.
Piper
couldn't move. She could hear footsteps and she tried to open her
eyes but failed. She hoped it was one of her sisters but was
disappointed to hear his voice and another women who she assumed was
the doctor.
"She's
in a coma." she heard the woman say.
'A
coma?' Piper thought. 'How could I be on a coma? It was just a
little car crash. This is all his fault he should be the one in the
coma not me.'
"Daddy
we wanna see Piper." Piper's heart lifted at the sound of her
little sister's voice.
"Yeah
dad we wanna see her." Piper was glad both her sisters were here.
"Not
now honey." She heard him say and Pipers just lifted heart sunk
again.
"But
daaaad."
"No
we will see her next week. Thank you doctor."
'A
week! How could they not come to see me for a whole week?' With
that she heard them leave and she was left all alone.
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It
had been five days since the accident and no one had come to see her
except for some nurses doing daily checkups.
'Nobody
cares about me.' she thought. Just then she heard a weird jingling
and felt all warm inside. When she felt 'normal' again she heard
the same jingling as before. Piper opened her eyes for the first time
in five days.
A
nurse came into the room and noticed she was awake. She had pity in
her eyes.
"Glad
to see your awake." She said politely. "I'll g get the doctor."
With that she left. Piper looked around. Sun was flowing in the room.
She couldn't feel the warmth all she felt was cold. She looked down
at her right arm which was in a bandage and her right leg which was
in a cast. She had tubes surrounding her body.
'What
did I do to deserve this?' she thought it should be him in this bed
not me. Mom and Grams would've let Phoebe and Prue see me and they
would've be by my side the whole time. Why did they have to get
into those 'accidents'?'
All
of a sudden Pipers body started shaking uncontrollably. The doctor
walked into the room.
"Piper,
what's wrong?" Piper just started shaking more.
"Hold
her down while I get the needle ready." She instructed one of the
nurses. She did what she was told and the doctor inserted the needle
into one of the tubes. Piper became very tired and the shaking slowly
stopped as she fell asleep.
Piper
woke up to find the room empty once again. She started to wonder
about her mysterious 'wake up call'.
'What
was the jingling sound I heard? What was the warm sensation I felt
right before I woke up?' Just then she heard the same sound as
before and a man appeared in a mass of blue light. Piper went to
scream but she couldn't find her voice.
"It's
okay." The man said. "I'm here to help." Piper nodded. She
could somehow tell this man was telling the truth.
"My
name is Leo."
"I'm
Piper."
"Hi
now could you just relax for a second?" Piper did what she was told
and Leo put his hands over the right side of her body. They started
to glow and Piper felt the same warm feeling as before. When the
glowing ceased she suddenly felt much better. Her leg was still
broken but besides that she was felt fine. Leo heard someone coming.
"I
have to go." he said. "We will meet again."
"Bye."
Piper managed to whisper before he left the same way he came, in a
mass of blue light.
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The
doctor stepped into the room right after Leo disappeared.
"Hi
Piper. How are you doing today?" she asked.
"A
lot better." She answered. The doctor came over to examine her. The
wounds were gone and everything was healed except for her leg.
"Well,
you certainly are a lot better. What happened to all of your other
injuries?"
"I
don't know." She said, half lying half not, because the truth was
she was still confused about the events that had just taken place.
She still had a lot of questions for Leo. The doctor left saying that
she would do more tests on her make sure she really is okay. She came
back ten minutes later and did what she needed to do. The results
would be ready in a few hours.
Piper
fell asleep dreaming of Leo and his 'magical' powers. She woke up
to the sounds of footsteps. A man came into the room. Piper looked up
hoping to see Leo but it wasn't him. She didn't recognize him at
first but as she stared and looked at his face she figured out who it
was.
"Hi."
The man said. "You look a lot better than the last time I saw you."
"That's
because I am a lot better. A lot better." She smiled.
"It's
Piper, right?"
"Yup.
You're Ryan?"
"Brian
actually."
"Right,
sorry. So what are you doing here?"
"I
just wanted to see how you were doing because you were in pretty bad
shape last time I saw you." Just then the doctor came in with
the test results. She nodded to Brian and went on to tell Piper she'd
made a miraculous recovery and that she would be moving rooms' after
Brian left.
Piper
was now sharing a room with a little girl who had a broken wrist.
"So,
what's your name?" she asked her.
"P-P-Paige
M-Mathews." She said a little startled. "What's yours?"
"My
name is Piper and I'm nine years old." she proudly exclaimed.
"How did you break your wrist?"
"I
was roller skating and fell on it. What happened to you?"
"Oh,
I was in a car accident." Piper watched the little girls smile turn
into a horrified glare.
"Ar-are
you okay?" she quickly asked.
"Do
I look okay? I mean besides the broken limb I'm fine." Paige
laughed a bit unsure of what to say.
A
couple hours later
Paige
was sleeping but Piper still lay awake. Her mind filled with thoughts
about the mysterious Leo. 'How could he just appear like that?'
Just then he did 'just appear like that in front of her.
"Leo!"
she whispered so it was barely audible. "How did you do that?"
"Do
what? Orb?"
"Yeah……….is
that what you call it when you……appear?"
"Yeah
that's what you call and I can't tell you yet but I will
eventually."
"So
does that mean I'm gonna see you again?"
"Sure
does." Paige started to stir. "I uh, better get going." He was
too late Paige opened her eyes and looked at Leo.
"Who
are you?" she asked politely.
"I'm
Leo Piper's….."
"Uncle!"
she quickly said.
"Okie.
Hi Leo." Leo stood looking at the two girls. The more he did the he
saw something familiar. The two of them looked alike.
"Are
you guys related in anyway?" Piper and Paige looked at each other.
While looking they felt like they've known each other forever.
"I
don't think we are. Why?" Piper said breaking eye contact.
"You
look a lot alike like cousins or even sisters." They looked at each
other again. There was a long silence, which was finally broken by
Leo.
"I
better get going now. See ya soon Piper." He walked out of the room
so he could find a place to orb without anyone seeing him.
2
days later
Paige
had gone home and Piper had met her mother Mrs. Mathews. She was a
nice lady but Piper noticed she didn't look anything like Paige,
she just figured Paige looked more like her father.
Piper
was asleep dreaming about her mom. She heard familiar voices and
opened her eyes. The first voice she wasn't happy to hear but the
other two made her as happy as can be.
"Stop
running in the hallway Phoebe. We're in a hospital."
"Which
one is Piper's room Daddy?"
"The
next one on the left."
"Which
way is left?"
"This
way." He said while stepping into her room.
"PIPER!"
Phoebe ran towards her sister's bed.
"Hi-ya
Pheebs. Hey Prue." Her two sisters sat on either side of the bed.
"I'll
let you guys catch up while I go get a coffee." He said while
leaving the room. Phoebe immediately started talking.
"Guess
what we did just for you Piper."
"What?"
"We
post-phoned Christmas!"
"You
did WHAT? I mean its pasted Christmas? What day is it?"
"It's
December 28."
"Wow
I totally lost track of time. Where have you guys been all this
time?"
"Well
we came the day of the accident but Dad wouldn't let us see you."
"Then
he said we could come back in a week even though it's been more
than a week." Prue scowled.
"We
complained the whole way home about how long a week was. And everyday
after that."
"So,
do you guys know when I get to go home?"
"Today!
Merry Christmas! There are a lot of presents underneath the
Christmas tree!" A girl came into the room with a pair of
crutches in her right hand.
"Hi,
I'm Amanda. I'm here to teach you how to use your crutches."
"She
gets crutches?" Phoebe asked wide-eyed.
"She
sure does. Now Piper do you think you could swing your legs over the
side of the bed?"
"Yup
I think I can." Amanda taught her how to use her crutches and
by the time he got back from his coffee break she was ready to leave.
Finally she was heading home.
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Piper
got home to a dark house. All the lights were off and she needed Prue
to guide her up the stairs just to get to the front door. She hobbled
inside and took off her shoe. The lights turned on.
"Surprise!"
Piper jumped and fell on the floor. She looked around the room wide
eyed. All of her friends were there, with Prue's best friend Nikki
and Phoebe's best friend Courtney. She looked back to her sister's
who were smiling and then she looked at him. He was rubbing his
forehead with his hand. It was obvious to her that her sisters had
planned the whole party and had argued with him for permission to
throw it. She looked back at her friends and saw all their smiling
faces and couldn't help but smile herself.
"Welcome
back." Piper looked beside her and saw the smiling face of her
best, Emily.
"Thanks.'"
She said back as she took Emy's hand and pulled herself off the
floor. Prue handed Piper her crutches and she started hopping into
the living room; all of her friends followed. She sat down on the
couch. Emy sat down on her right and Phoebe sat on her left.
Everybody else sat around her on the floor. Everybody except him, he
went to the kitchen, got himself a beer, and then went upstairs to
watch T.V. in his room.
"So
how does it feel to be crippled?" Piper looked down in front of her
and saw her friend Olivia. Olivia always joked about things and
called all her friends names but everybody knew she didn't mean to
hurt them so they went along with it.
"Crippled?
So now I'm crippled?"
"Yeah.
I called Kaley crippled when she had to use crutches when almost got
her foot chopped off.
Kaley
was with her dad at a construction site where he was working. She was
standing talking to one of the workers when a machine went out of
control and sliced the side of her big toe (she was wearing sandals).
She had to get 14 stitches.
Kaley
who was sitting beside Olivia playfully hit her.
"You
just had to bring that up didn't you?"
"Of
course I did. I can't miss a chance of bringing up that experience
now can I?" Kaley just laughed and everybody joined in.
The party continued and people sang Christmas carols, exchanged presents, and just talked to each other. Piper was beaming the whole night. Kelly and Caitlin sang a silly song to her that they made up on the spot, and Holly did a little comedy sketch that made everybody laugh. Piper was the center of attention and she liked it. She wasn't being selfish or anything, just it rarely happened.
When everyone had gone and her sisters helped her up the stairs to get to her room. She was left think one thing: 'That was the best night of my life!' The only thing that brought her mood down was knowing that she wasn't going to have another one like it for a long, long time.
The
next day she woke up to sun streaming in her window and hitting her
face making her squint at the brightness. She got out of bed and
hobbled down the hallway to Prue's room. She peered in and saw Prue
awake and staring at the ceiling. She hopped inside and sat down on
her sister's bad. The sudden movement made Prue jump.
"Sorry
'bout that."
"It's
okay. So what's up?" She asked looking at her younger sister.
'Nothing
really I'm just glad to be home, and happy that I get to see you
and Phoebe again." As if on cue the youngest Halliwell walked into
the room.
"Are
you guy's having a secret sister meeting without ME? I'm the
most important!"
"Oh
Pheebs, come here." Piper opened her arms towards her. Phoebe ran
over and hugged her then jumped onto the bed beside her.
"Well
now that you're both her I have something to tell you." Piper
said seriously.
"What
happened?" Prue asked. "What did you do?"
"I
didn't do anything. This guy named Leo did."
"Who's
Leo and what did he do?"
"Well
he's just this guy I met at the hospital and he…well…he…healed
me."
"Well
duh! That's what doctors do!" Phoebe said.
"That's
the thing he wasn't a doctor though.'
"What
do you mean, he wasn't a doctor?" Piper told her sister's the
whole story. She told them about the two times Leo came and about
Paige and how she looked so…familiar.
'So
you're saying This Leo guy heals you and just appears and reappears
surrounded by blue stuff and this girl Paige looks like she could be
related to us?"
"Yup.
Do you think I'm crazy?" Prue hesitated and before she could say
anything Phoebe jumped in. "I don't think you're crazy Piper.
You could never think up a story like that without witnessing it."
"Hey,
what are you saying?"
"Sorry."
Pheebs said saving herself. "What I meant to say was I believe you
because I can't think of a reason that you would make you want to
lie to us."
"Thank
you…I think."
"Well
if she believes you I believe you." Prue entered the conversation
again.
"Well
then thank you too." Piper wasn't sure if they actually did
believe her yet but for now it would have to do.
They
all knew he was already at work so they went down stairs to the
kitchen to get some breakfast. The counter was littered with empty
beer bottles/cans.
"He
hasn't stopped drinking yet!"
"Nope.
After the accident he started drinking more."
"Great.
And here I thought he would learn from his mistake and at least cut
down on the alcohol. It's his fault the accident even happened.
It's his fault I'm like this!" she screamed pointing to her
leg. "It's his fault……everything is her fault. Just
everything." Piper just broke down and started crying. No
matter how hard she tried the tears wouldn't stop coming. Prue and
Phoebe immediately went to her side to comfort her.
"It's
okay. Shshshshshsh. It's okay. Everything is alright."
"No
it's not. Not unless he finds a way to turn his life around.
Doesn't he care about us?"
"I
don't know. He just needs time."
"We've
given him time. More than a couple of years time. Isn't that
enough?"
"I
guess not." With that the conversation ended. They were all left
with there thoughts wondering the exact same thing. 'Will he ever
change?'
tbc . . . (if you want).
Please tell me what you think. Please?
