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"Pipe… are you sure you don't want to go back to your room now?" Phoebe said, a twinge of worry in her voice. Piper had "led" her sisters around her particular hospital level, going around every centimeter time and time again, seemingly unaware of the repetitiveness of her outing. It was the first time since she had been at the hospital that she had been allowed out of her room for a walk and she was exploring and full of energy.
"Nnnnnn" Piper said happily, not noticing that her sisters were trying very hard to tolerate her continual antics.
"Okay, if that's what you want sweetie" Prue said, grasping the hard metal of the IV stand tightly. She had been given the job of wheeling the IV stand behind Piper so that it didn't fall over, whilst Phoebe walked beside the middle sister. At first she had led Piper, holding her hand, but now it was Piper who was leading Phoebe.
Piper walked happily toward the elevator hall, and unexpectedly pushed the down button. When the ding indicated the appropriate descending elevator, she stepped inside. Prue and Phoebe followed, amazed that she had actually entered. She pushed the "E" button, the same area where she had had several scans and tests, but when the door opened on the floor, she went in the opposite direction of the testing areas. After walking down a long corridor, she tentatively approached an exit. She walked to the door and reached toward it. The automatic door slid open before she could push it. Strangely enough, this was the same way she had first entered the hospital, the Emergency Room. There was a park bench near to the entrance. Piper obviously intended to continue in her journey, pushing forward boldly, but Prue quickly grabbed her before she could walk onto the road, sitting her down on the bench. Both Prue and Phoebe sat on either side of their sister, the small bench bathed in early morning sunlight.
"A live yes" Piper said the words not coming out quite right. Frowning, she tried again "Aye liv ewe" this time she burst into tears. "I-love-you? Is that what you are trying to say, sweetie," Phoebe asked, her eyes brimming with tears and her left hand drawing Piper into a hug.
"No Piper, don't cry, your doing really, really well, honey" Prue said, wrapping her arm around Piper.
"Yeah Pipe! Really well" Phoebe echoed, tears still threatening to spill over as she also wrapped an arm around her sister's shoulders.
Almost as quickly as Piper's tears had appeared they dried up again. She grinned happily, obviously having forgotten what had just happened, and wrapped her arms around Prue in a big bear hug, after a while unlatching herself from her older sister and repeating the same process on Phoebe. She had gotten into a habit of hugging everyone and everything in sight, even books and Prue's camera case.
"Okay honey, lets go back to your room now, ok?" Phoebe said, trying to wriggle her way out of the death grip Piper had her in.
"She thinks that's fine" Piper said with a smile, even though what she said made no sense. She stood up hurriedly and dashed back towards the entrance, Prue and Phoebe running and calling after her.
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"Who?" Piper said, picking up a picture of Dan, put beside her bed, among other photos of the sisters together.
"That's your boyfriend, Dan" Prue said, leaning over her sisters shoulder from her sitting position on the bed. Piper pulled a disgusted face, causing both of her sisters to start laughing.
"When did that happen?" Piper asked innocently, again her words jumbling up, meaning to say how long have they been going out?
"That, happened about two and a half months ago" Phoebe said, amusement plain in her voice, causing Prue to let out a snort of laughter.
"Silly hairy!" Piper said in a skeptical voice, pointing to Dan's hair, causing even more laughter from her sister. "Will he go away?" she asked hopefully.
"Hopefully!" Prue said
"Prue!" Phoebe playfully scolded her sister.
"Who's that?" Piper asked, pointing to the picture of Dan again
To be continued?
"Pipe… are you sure you don't want to go back to your room now?" Phoebe said, a twinge of worry in her voice. Piper had "led" her sisters around her particular hospital level, going around every centimeter time and time again, seemingly unaware of the repetitiveness of her outing. It was the first time since she had been at the hospital that she had been allowed out of her room for a walk and she was exploring and full of energy.
"Nnnnnn" Piper said happily, not noticing that her sisters were trying very hard to tolerate her continual antics.
"Okay, if that's what you want sweetie" Prue said, grasping the hard metal of the IV stand tightly. She had been given the job of wheeling the IV stand behind Piper so that it didn't fall over, whilst Phoebe walked beside the middle sister. At first she had led Piper, holding her hand, but now it was Piper who was leading Phoebe.
Piper walked happily toward the elevator hall, and unexpectedly pushed the down button. When the ding indicated the appropriate descending elevator, she stepped inside. Prue and Phoebe followed, amazed that she had actually entered. She pushed the "E" button, the same area where she had had several scans and tests, but when the door opened on the floor, she went in the opposite direction of the testing areas. After walking down a long corridor, she tentatively approached an exit. She walked to the door and reached toward it. The automatic door slid open before she could push it. Strangely enough, this was the same way she had first entered the hospital, the Emergency Room. There was a park bench near to the entrance. Piper obviously intended to continue in her journey, pushing forward boldly, but Prue quickly grabbed her before she could walk onto the road, sitting her down on the bench. Both Prue and Phoebe sat on either side of their sister, the small bench bathed in early morning sunlight.
"A live yes" Piper said the words not coming out quite right. Frowning, she tried again "Aye liv ewe" this time she burst into tears. "I-love-you? Is that what you are trying to say, sweetie," Phoebe asked, her eyes brimming with tears and her left hand drawing Piper into a hug.
"No Piper, don't cry, your doing really, really well, honey" Prue said, wrapping her arm around Piper.
"Yeah Pipe! Really well" Phoebe echoed, tears still threatening to spill over as she also wrapped an arm around her sister's shoulders.
Almost as quickly as Piper's tears had appeared they dried up again. She grinned happily, obviously having forgotten what had just happened, and wrapped her arms around Prue in a big bear hug, after a while unlatching herself from her older sister and repeating the same process on Phoebe. She had gotten into a habit of hugging everyone and everything in sight, even books and Prue's camera case.
"Okay honey, lets go back to your room now, ok?" Phoebe said, trying to wriggle her way out of the death grip Piper had her in.
"She thinks that's fine" Piper said with a smile, even though what she said made no sense. She stood up hurriedly and dashed back towards the entrance, Prue and Phoebe running and calling after her.
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"Who?" Piper said, picking up a picture of Dan, put beside her bed, among other photos of the sisters together.
"That's your boyfriend, Dan" Prue said, leaning over her sisters shoulder from her sitting position on the bed. Piper pulled a disgusted face, causing both of her sisters to start laughing.
"When did that happen?" Piper asked innocently, again her words jumbling up, meaning to say how long have they been going out?
"That, happened about two and a half months ago" Phoebe said, amusement plain in her voice, causing Prue to let out a snort of laughter.
"Silly hairy!" Piper said in a skeptical voice, pointing to Dan's hair, causing even more laughter from her sister. "Will he go away?" she asked hopefully.
"Hopefully!" Prue said
"Prue!" Phoebe playfully scolded her sister.
"Who's that?" Piper asked, pointing to the picture of Dan again
To be continued?