Phoebe ran down the halls towards the reception. She felt her heart beating inside her, but her mind was a mess thinking of what had happened.
She recalled the phone conversation but most to it was a blur. Grams had gone to see Aunt Gail earlier that day and Prue and Piper were at their new apartment setting everything up for the two of them. She had been getting ready to head over there to help them paint, when the phone rang.
She had heard certain words. SFMH. Sister. Accident. She didn't know how bad it was as she grabbed the keys to Grams car and headed down there. She didn't even think to call the apartment and leave a message, she just ran out the door.
She ran up to the reception and tapped her hands impatiently on the counter top. "Phoebe Halliwell, my sister was brought in here. A car accident I think it was."
The nurse looked at the charts before her. She could see the girl in front of her frustrated and scared as to what had happened to her sister. "She is ER3. If you take a seat in the waiting room the doctor will be with you shortly."
"Thank you." Phoebe started for the waiting room when she spotted the sign on the wall pointing towards ER3. Her heart took over her mind as she started down the hall towards her sister.
She walked around the corner and saw her sitting up talking to the doctor.
"I'm sorry miss. You can't be in here."
"That's ok Doctor. She's with me." Her sister said, as she looked over his shoulder and saw the fear in her sisters' eyes.
Phoebe made her way to the bed and embraced her sister tighter then she thought possible to hold anyone. "You scared the shit out of me."
"Phoebe!"
"Well you did. What happen?"
"I don't know I lost control of my car and the next thing I knew I was waking up in here."
Phoebe sat up on the bed and held on her to her sister. She had scared her more then Phoebe thought possible. But now that she was there she didn't want to let go.
She looked at her sister, "you ok?"
Phoebe looked up at her sister sitting there with her, "Shouldn't I be asking you that?"
"Yeah but you looked really scared sitting here."
"I am, was. What happened?"
She looked at her sister a moment before turning away, "I lost control of the car. It must have been the slick roads from the rain the past few days."
Phoebe looked at her sister closely and wasn't sure, but there was something she sensed that something wasn't right. There was something her sister wasn't telling her. But she didn't want to get into it then.
Phoebe had taken a role she wasn't used to. The sister in charge, as she helped her sister into the car. She handed her the medication she needed before making her way around to the driver's side and pulling out of the parking stall.
They drove in silence and pulled into the parking spot usually reserved for her sister. Making her way around to the other side she helped her sister out of the car.
"Phoebe. Please don't say anything."
"What? It's a little obvious Sis."
"I can take care of that. Just don't say anything yet. Please." She looked at her sister pleading with her not to tell the one sister that didn't know about the accident as of yet. "Look I'll tell her in the morning."
Phoebe looked at her older sister and could see something there again. Though she reluctantly agreed.
"Thank you."
They made their way up the stairs to the apartment as Phoebe opened the door letting her sister in. But as she stepped in she heard the cry.
"SURPRISE!"
Phoebe stood stunned in the doorway as she looked on at all her friends mixed in with Prue and Pipers friends.
She felt her sister wrap her arms around her, "Congratulations Phoebe." She said, as she took her face in her hands and placed a kiss on her cheek.
She had made her way around the apartment, avoiding her sisters inquiring talk or eyes. But she knew it would not last forever. She knew that once the crowd had left that there would be questions she needed to answer. The question now was would she speak the truth and tell her sister what had really happened.
Phoebe rolled over at the smell of coffee coming from the kitchen behind her. Pulling the blanket over her head she tried to fight off the smell and sounds around her. But it was too late. She was awake. "Augh. You guys need a more comfortable couch if I'm gonna stay here again."
"Yeah well maybe by the time you graduate because that will be the next time we have a party here for you and your friends."
"Haha." Phoebe sat up and looked up at her sister. She had been lucky she hadn't sustained any cuts or marks that were very visible. Except the small bandage on her forehead.
"And before you ask yes I talked to her an told her what happened. She came in my room last night after we all went to bed."
"And?"
"What and? She freaked a bit but I'm not dead or seriously injured. She was just glad I was ok."
"Well yeah so am I." Phoebe grabbed a cup of coffee and brushed her hand around her sisters' face where the bandage was. "So what about your car?"
"It's fixable, nothing too serious. Well other then the front right side. But my insurance will cover it."
"And go up." Phoebe added as she drank her coffee. "Ok I gotta run. I'm meeting Marcy at the mall. Thanx again for the party last night. Talk to you later. I think Grams said something about having dinner tonight. Cya."
Phoebe seemed to watch as the ball went sailing by her, along with the attacker that soon scored.
"Halliwell! Get over here!" her coach, yelled as she came off the field. "What the hell is wrong with you? You don't just let someone go past you like that."
She looked at the field and replayed what had happened in her mind, "I'm sorry coach my mind is somewhere else today."
"Yeah no kidding." But she eased back a bit when she really looked at Phoebe. "What's wrong?"
"I'm just worried about my sister. She was in a car accident yesterday."
"What? What are you doing here then you should be with her."
"No she's ok. I just have a feeling that there is more to it then what she told me. Just something's she has done over the last little while."
"Phoebe go shower and go see her."
"I will. After the game."
"I'm not putting you back in Phoebe. Go home."
She was about to protest when she knew it was something she needed to do anyway. As she made her way home she vowed to find out what had really happened after dinner.
She walked in the apartment and saw her sister lying on the couch. "Hey you I thought you had to work today?"
"I did. But I wasn't feeling very well so I called in sick."
"You ok?"
"Yeah just a head ache."
"Yeah well you're lucky that was all you got. Phoebe called me today and was worried about you."
"I know she left like ten messages on the machine. I called Grams and told her I wouldn't be over for dinner."
"She disappointed?"
"A little but she understands." She answered quietly with her mind wandering to what had happened the night before
"So it just the two of us then right?"
"I guess." She turned over to her side and pulled the blanket closer. She had to tell her sister the truth but she didn't even know where to begin.
She moved over and sat on the couch beside her sister. "Prue. What's going on?" Piper asked as she looked down at her sister, brushing the hair off her face.