AN: Warning: There are some fairly graphic descriptions in this chapter, but don't worry there is nothing that is capable of disturbing anybody or anything that bad. It's fairly brief, just a warning. And while I'm here I'd like to thank you for your support and kind reviews, they are very much appreciated and I take all of your suggestions into consideration.


The following day, Piper and Paige were sat on the couch acting like they were both interested in the documentary about dolphins that was on the TV.

Phoebe had gone into the kitchen to get three glasses of water for them all.

She put them on a little tray she had found and proceeded to walk into the living room.

She saw her sisters slumped against the couch staring numbly at the tv and sighed with a smile. She picked up one of the glasses and passed it to Piper.

Piper looked up and thanked her. She then passed the second glass to Paige, but before Paige had been given the chance to seize it properly, their fingers gently touched and Phoebe went into a deep premonition, letting go of the glass of water, letting it smash against floor.

Phoebe was physically pushed back with the force of the premonition.

It hit her like a wave. It was a premonition from the past. She could see a dark room and all she could feel was an immense amount of pain and fear. She could see the revolting man from the store in front of her and there was a smaller, thinner man next to him. She could hear Paige screaming at them. Screeching in agony. Whenever she screamed particularly loud, one of them would punch her hard in the chest or neck. She was shaking violently and her arms were bound around her back.

Phoebe could see her face, covered in dirt, tears and the blood from her bust lip. In the state she was in, it was a wonder that she was actually still alive.

The larger man thrust towards her with force and Phoebe turned her head away in horror, there were tears spilling down her own cheeks just at the sight.

Paige let out a blood curdling scream and the thinner man hit her hard in the eye. Her head crashed against the wall and then drooped down with unconsciousness. Phoebe screamed in horror, but the men didn't turn around as they could not hear her.

Suddenly Phoebe was brought back to the real world. She screamed and fell back onto the floor in shock, her arms and legs shaking in response.

Piper and Paige both ran over to her.

"Phoebe! What did you see?" Piper asked with worry.

Paige didn't ask, with one look at Phoebe, she already knew.

Phoebe wiped away some of the tears that had rolled onto her cheeks.

Piper stared at her in shock, waiting for an answer. Phoebe didn't reply, she just simply stared at Paige in the most sorrowful way.

Paige returned her gaze with a desolate expression.

"Paige." Phoebe cried. She stood up and then held Paige tightly. "That was so awful." Phoebe cried into her neck.

"I'm sorry you had to see it." Paige simply replied.

"No-no don't apologise. That's ridiculous. I got a 4 second preview, you lived it." Phoebe stammered.

Paige pulled away and shrugged.

Phoebe stared at her with a shocked face. "Sweetheart that was one week ago. One week. This is not right. Why are we back to normal. It's not right. I think you've buried this. We forgot how bad it was. So have you. You can't do that Paige." Phoebe said with shock.

"Imagine the worst nightmare you've ever had then times it by ten. Then live it so it can never be forgotten. Then try and get past it so you don't feel so horrific that you just want to rip your skin off. Phoebe I just can't think about it. I can't handle anymore." Paige said with tears running down her cheeks.

Piper watched them both in shock, her eyes also filling with tears.

"I'm- I'm gonna go and sit in my room. I need some time alone." Paige turned around and left the room

"Paige." Phoebe called weakly.

"Let her go sweetie. She needs some space." Piper said while comforting her sister.

Tears spilled through Phoebe's eyelashes as she nodded defeatedly.

"Pipe- the premonition- it was so bad. I wanted to be sick. I-I don't know how she's okay right now. It was so horrific. She must see it every day. Remember it. Remember how she felt. I don't get it Piper." Phoebe cried, her voice going high with emotion. "How does she act so normal? How does she say that she feels okay? I don't get it. If she feels the way I feel that she does, how can she mask all that pain with a smile."

Piper crossed her arms and quickly wiped away a tear that had escaped onto her cheek. Her sisters were both in pain and that hurt her.

Piper sighed. "Some people are very good at hiding their pain, not matter how big it is. And I think Paige is one if them."

"But I hate that. We know how she feels yet we can't help her." Phoebe wiped away a tear.

"Phoebe, what exactly did you see in the premonition?" Piper asked reluctantly.

"It was a dark room covered in damp and there wasn't any furniture. They kept hitting her Piper." Phoebe said, her voice going high with tears again. "One of them started to rape her and she screeched so loud and then the other slammed his fist into her eye. She still has that bruise Piper and now we know how she got it." Phoebe cried.

Piper put her hand over her mouth. "The thought of someone doing that to her just horrifies me." Piper declared. "She's our little sister." She said wiping away a couple more tears.

"You know, I know what she said but I want to talk to her. I'll give her space later. Just not right now." Phoebe said before turning around, walking through the hall and running up the stairs.

She walked swiftly across the upstairs landing and paused outside Paige's door.

She opened it slowly and walked in. "Paige I want to talk to you."

Paige was sat on the armchair in her room with her knees up to her chest and her arms wrapped around them. She looked up at Phoebe. Her eyes were wet and swollen, she'd obviously been crying since she got up there.

"Oh Paige, sweetheart." Phoebe said sadly while walking over to her. She leaned forwards and tucked a strand of hair behind Paige's ear. Paige looked at her with large sorrowful eyes.

"Come here baby." Phoebe said as she outstretched a hand to her sister.

Paige unfolded her legs and took her hand, standing up. Phoebe walked over to Paige's bed and gestured for Paige to sit down. Paige got onto the bed and put her legs under the covers.

Phoebe sat down on the bed next to her. "Come here sweetheart." Paige leaned forwards into her open arms. They held each other tightly.

"I love you Phoebes." Paige whispered into her neck.

"I love you too honey." Phoebe responded, stroking her hair. Phoebe pulled away but kept one hand around Paige's jaw. She looked at her younger sister sadly.

"I'm sorry they did that Paige." She said with tears in her voice. "I wish I could reverse time and give you a knife so that you could stab them to death. It-it would be self defence."

Paige looked at her gratefully for the gesture. Without saying another word, she lay down on her side and rested her head onto Phoebe's lap.

Phoebe played with the strands of Paige's hair that she could reach. "Paige I'm sorry for telling you how to feel. You should be allowed to cope with this any way you want to."

Paige turned her head to look at her. "It's okay. You're just trying to help. I can see how much this is hurting you and Piper too." She responded quietly. She felt shy and her throat hurt from crying.

Paige turned her head back so it was facing away from Phoebe again. "What-what did she see in your premonition?" She stammered, she was frightened to hear it but she wanted to know.

"Are you sure sweetheart?" Phoebe asked cautiously.

Paige nodded on her lap.

"I don't think I should tell you. Do you promise you're okay with me saying?"

She nodded again. "Tell me exactly what you saw. Word for word."

"Okay baby, if you want. - I saw you in a dark, damp room and thee were two guys wearing black. I recognised one from the store. They k-kept slapping you and then one of them..." She paused really uncomfortably and tears came to her eyes. "One of them... thrust into you and you screamed really loud and then the other guy punched you hard in the eye for screaming." Phoebe said, shaking at the memory.

Paige swallowed. "That was right at the start. It got so much worse." A tear rolled down her cheek.

Phoebe wiped the tear away with her thumb and gently circled the brown rim below Paige's eye.

"Are you still in any pain?" Phoebe asked worriedly.

"No, not really. Just the bruises that are still blue. They hurt whenever anything comes into contact with them. But I'm still taking mom's potions and they are very effective." She responded from Paige's lap.

"It was nice if her to make those." Phoebe responded.

"Yes. It was"

"How are you feeling now?"

"I just feel scared Phoebe. So scared, all the time."

"You know you're safe with us? We love you so much and nothing's going to happen to you while you're in our care." Phoebe replied, stroking her hair again.

"But I can't be in your care forever. I have to leave the house at some point. That's what I'm afraid of."

"Well no one's asking you to do that today. When you're ready again, we'll tackle that as it comes to us, okay?" Phoebe asked.

"Yeah. Thank you."

"It's fine honey." Phoebe said as she stroked her sister's cheek gently with the back of her hand.

At that moment, Piper slowly opened the door. "Hey." She said to them quietly.

She walked over to Paige on the bed and sat down in front of where she was lying. "How are you doing sweetie?" She asked while picking up Paige's hand and holding it in her own.

"I'm... okay." Paige responded. The sad look on her eyes and her puffy eyes said otherwise.

"Phoebe are you okay?" Piper asked looking at her other younger sister with concern.

"I'm fine." Phoebe responded though she had wet eyes also.

Piper looked at them both with an unimpressed expression. She got off from the bed and walked around the room to the other side. She sat down properly under the covers next to Phoebe and lifted Paige's legs over hers so that they were all comfortable.

"Right, to begin with, you both need to start to be more honest. You both look pretty devastated. So 'fine' and 'okay' aren't the most convincing answers."

"I'm sorry it's just easier to say 'fine.' Paige responded from Phoebe's lap.

"I know it is sweetheart." Piper replied while giving Paige's ankle a gentle squeeze. "But that's not going to make you feel any better is it?"

Paige sighed and shook her head. Paige then closed her eyes for a moment and a large tear rolled down her cheek. Due to the angle they were in, neither Piper nor Phoebe could see it.

They did notice however when Paige started crying more intensively and her shoulders began going up and down slightly.

"Paige?" Piper asked, leaning forwards to try and look at her.

Paige shook her head and looked away the best she could in her position. She wrapped both her hands around Phoebe's kneecap and held on tightly.

Phoebe leaned down and kissed Paige's forehead and a few tears began roll down her cheeks too. Phoebe hadn't stopped reciting that awful premonition in her head since it she'd seen it and seeing Paige crying made it all too real.

Phoebe and Paige cried silently on the bed. Piper rubbed Paige's calves as they did so. She felt so incapable to do anything to help. Also she would have comforted Phoebe too but she was too far away to reach her.

"I can't do this." Phoebe sobbed. "This is too much. She's too hurt Pipe." She cried. Paige held onto her legs tightly

"It's awful, I know, but you are both going to feel better in a while. Phoebe I'm sure you'll feel much happier when Paige is doing better. It just takes time." Piper responded dismally. She felt so useless and unable to help. This whole thing broke her heart too but she wanted to be strong, not only for Paige but for Phoebe too. She thought they needed at least one fairly mentally stable person in the Halliwell Manor. But she could only hold it together for so long. Everybody had limits.

Piper wiped away a tear and looked at her sisters. Paige had turned over and was heavily crying into Phoebe's stomach and Phoebe was leaning over her with tears on her cheeks.

There was so much pain, Piper felt overwhelmed with distraught. She didn't know what to do.