Prue paced before turning again to look at her baby sister. She just looked like she was sleeping. She placed her hands on her own face as she tried to wipe away her fears and worry. She hadn't even heard Andy talking on the phone with Piper. She hadn't even had the strength to call her sister, all she could think of was Phoebe.
Piper felt her heart beating as she jumped from the cab, not even worrying if Jeremy had paid it or not. All she thought of was her call with Andy. Phoebe had wiped out on her bike and was now in serious condition at SFMH.
She wasn't even sure what had happened. All she knew was her sister never wiped out her bike. Even as kids when she would go down to the jump track. There was Phoebe covered in dirt but she never wiped out. She was good and that was all there was to it.
Making her away down the hall she felt her breathing almost getting out of control, she was scared. It was a simple wipe out. That was what Prue told her when she called earlier.
She remembered the call when she was siting waiting for Chef Moore to talk to her. Prue was calm as she explained about the call she got from the hospital. Piper at first was worried about Phoebe and that maybe she should go get her. But Prue assured her everything would be alright and that maybe the two of them needed some time. And that they would even pop by the restaurant to give her some moral support.
But now as she made her way down the hall everything in her mind was a blur. All she could think of was Phoebe. She pushed open the door to the room Andy told her but felt her feet freeze in on spot.
Her baby sister had come home the night before, and now here she was looking small and fragile surrounded by white sheets and machinery.
"Prue?" her voice was barley a whisper, but to Prue it was loud.
Prue turned at the sound of the voice behind her. It had pulled her quickly from her thoughts of worry. "Piper." Prue got up from her chair and met Piper half way as the older two Halliwell's embraced each other hoping for the best.
"How is she?" Piper asked as she sat down beside Phoebe taking her hand in hers.
"Same since I got here. She hasn't moved." Prue replied as she sat down beside Piper.
Piper wasn't sure what to even think, "What happened?"
"I have no idea. All I know so far is what they told me when they called. That she fell off her bike or was was hit by a car.." Prue answered keeping her emotions in check, as she looked down at her little sister. "No one really knows what happened."
Piper held her gaze to Phoebe, "Prue we both know there had to be more to it. Phoebe never takes a fall on her bike." Piper tried to reason and take everything in.
"Well I guess she isn't as good as she thought she was. She fell Piper, and she had no helmet on. End of story. Now we just need to wait and see what happens." Prues words were harsher then she intened but she as stating the facts. Facts that her sister was careless and this was the end result
Piper closed her eyes to her older sisters' harsh words. On top of this she had to deal with what she had done earlier. Stopping time literally. "Prue. Not now." Piper felt the fresh tears still falling down her cheeks. She didn't need her older sister coming down on Phoebe now, she needed her to support her.
Prue looked at Piper and realized her mistake. Hell she realized it as soon as she said it, but all she felt then was anger. Phoebe had once again done something stupid and gotten herself in a fix. One that Prue prayed she would get out of safely. "I'm sorry."
Piper moved her chair closer to Phoebe as she gently took her hand in hers. She could see the bruises on her arms and her face. The cast on her one arm, making her little sister look even smaller.
"Prue." She paused not really sure how to even brooch the subject. "Did anything weird or strange happen to you today. Before the call?" Piper asked with some hope.
Prue looked across at Piper not really sure what she meant. "No. Why?"
"No real reason." Piper answered though now she thought. How was she to tell Prue what happened at the restaurant? She knew her sister would be angry and mostly at Phoebe. And now their baby sister had no way to defend herself as so to what she had done.
Prue could tell something was bothering Piper, but wanted to know what was going on with Phoebe.
"I'm going to go see if I can find anyone." Prue placed a hand on Pipers shoulder before exiting the room. Everything inside her crashed as she leaned against the wall. Everything in the last 24hrs was too much. Phoebe coming home. Dealing with the memories of the incident with her and Roger. And now this. She was still trying to sort out her feelings of having Phoebe in her life again. And now she was scared she would leave: forever and not by her own choice.
"Miss Halliwell?"
Prue opened her eyes and saw into the eyes of the woman before her.
"I'm Dr. O'Connor. I was the one that treated your sister when she came in."
"I remember you. Sorry I just…"
"It's ok. I understand. Last time you saw me I was not the barrier of the greatest news."
"So Phoebe. How is she?"
"Well as far as I can see now she has swelling on her brain from her fall. As I mentioned before, her elbow was fractured, which we were able to reset. It'll healed over time but right now my main concern is the swelling. If it doesn't go down in the next 24hrs on its own. Or show signs of, we maybe have to go in and do it ourselves. The longer we leaving it, the more pressure will build and more damage could be caused later."
"So, she has swelling. I don't understand the need to operate."
"There is a build up of blood that is causing the swelling. It's a simple procedure. We go in and release or remove the build up."
Prue was trying to process everything she was hearing. "So how long?" her mind was on auto pilot. She wasn't even thinking straight.
"I'll have her sent down for more scans later tonight and see what's going on. If I don't see any improvement I'll schedule her for surgery tomorrow morning."
"That soon?"
"The sooner the better Miss Halliwell."
Prue rubbed her temples. Her headache had started in the morning and was getting worse every minute. Her emotions running in ever direction. She quickly lifted her head and the Dr. in front of her spun around as a stack of medical books behind the nurse's station suddenly flew off the shelves.
"Um. Ok I need to speak with my other sister first."
"Take the time you need right now. But as I said, time is of essence." Dr. O'Connor stated as she made her way to the station wondering what had happened.
Prue was about to go back into Phoebe room when she saw Andy walking towards her.
"Prue. How she doing?" he pulled her into a hug.
"Same. Um come with me? As I tell Piper?"
"Sure. Got something I need to share with you two as well." He placed his arm around her waist, as they both headed back into Phoebes room
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Piper sat starring at her little sister. She had so much to ask her but now she was blind in what Phoebe had read the night before. Blind and lost. She didn't want these powers in her, but she knew deep inside they were special, like her sister had said that morning.
"Come back to me Phoebe. I need you to explain to me what's going on."
Prue pushed open the door to her sister room and heard briefly what Piper was saying to Phoebe, thought not completely understanding, "Piper."
Piper didn't look up.
"Piper I spoke with the DR." Prue sat down and explained to Piper everything that Dr. O'Connor has told her.
"What if it doesn't work? I just got her back Prue, I can't lose her again. Not like this." Once again Pipers damn broke as tears rolled freely down her cheeks. She felt Prue's arms around her trying thier best to comfort her, but she too had her own tears to fight.
Andy watched the scene before him as he reached up and wiped away his own tears. All his life he had known the three of them. He had helped Prue, on more then a few occasions, babysit Piper and Phoebe when they were younger. He had tended more then his fair share of scraped knees with Phoebe growing up. But now as she had come back into the lives of the older two everything seemed to be going so wrong.
"Prue. Piper. You need to know what happened."
They looked up at him as both wiped away tears.
"Apparently she rode her bike into the car on purpose."
"WHAT!?" Prue's voice suddenly filled with anger and shock, till she felt the gentle squeeze from beside her.
"Prue. She did it to save two boys on inline skates." Andy continued. "From what the witnesses said she must have seen them and the car heading for each other. It was either do that, or the two boys would have been killed for sure." He finished
Piper looked up at him stunned as Prue's face was also one of shock, "So she…." Prue's words were lost in her head.
"She sacrificed herself for them." He spoke softly as he turned and looked down at the youngest sister. Fighting for her very life. He had always known her heart was the biggest he had ever known, but this act of selflessness proved it.
Later that night both sisters sat and waited as the orderlies had come and taken Phoebe for more scans. Pipers' mind was still twisting around what Andy had said. Her sister had something about one of them seeing the future. Was that what happened? did Phoebe see the boys get hit and tht was why and how she knew to react as she had?
"Prue."
"Yeah." Prue's words and expressions were blank.
"I need to ask you something, but I need you to stay calm. Cause I can't deal with anymore right now."
Prue cast her eyes towards Piper. "Sure."
Piper met her sisters' eyes, "Last night. Do you think Phoebe was right? That we're witches?"
"No."
"Prue. I think she was." Piper looked at Prue and could almost see her inner turmoil on what had happened the night before.
Prue wasn't sure now what to say, so she said nothing. She turned back to the one spot on the wall she had been looking at earlier
"Prue."
"Piper. I can't…"
"I think I froze time today." Piper added in quickly before her sister could say anything.