~~~
Morris returned with the food he could muster up with the last of Piper's
money, he watched as Piper ate quietly, something
deeply troubling her. He knew it was he that brought back the horrible
memories, those last weeks he saw her were a
nightmare. He had never seen anyone before go through a nervous breakdown
as badly as Piper Halliwell had. She had pulled
through some how though, but the past still haunted her.
'Go back home to the Manor?' Morris thought about what Piper had said
to him earlier. Could Piper return? Her sisters would
rather not see her again, he knew this for one thing. After what had
happened they never wanted to see her ever again. Prue
had tried to get Piper not to leave but Piper was far gone, and Prue
gave up on her. Piper broke apart after this and ran off
with Melinda and Leo. But Leo wasn't with her anymore, had he left
her too? Morris thought to himself.
He saw the loss in Piper's eyes, he wished he could say something anything, to say Leo was alright but he knew he couldn't.
He glaned over at Melinda. Poor Melinda, the little kid stuck in the
midst of things. She had seen many horrific things in her
short lifetime, he knew that much. The look in her eyes, the fear and
sorrow was all there. Those two at least had each other.
Morris looked away for a moment remembering his wifes death. She was
murdered by that thing.... Morris brought his fist
down on the table and tried to hold back tears but couldn't.
Piper looked up at that moment and winced backwards.
"I'm sorry Morris" Piper apoligised again for no reason. Morris realised he had startled poor Piper.
"No, don't worry I was just getting upset about my wifes death again"
he said quietly. Piper's eyes widened then she felt the
tears again.
"I'm sorry then, it is my fault" Piper said, the guilt of everything weighing her heart down.
"Piper," Morris said reaching his hand to touch hers. She looked down
at his hand then up at his face. "stop blaming yourself,"
he said. "what's done is done"
"No," Piper said tears rolling freely again. "if I hadn't of done what I did, if I hadn't of left my sisters..."
"What?" Morris said trying to snap Piper out of it. "you would of still
lost anyway, you weren't close enough to your sisters at
the time to do anything to protect us, especially Phoebe" Morris recalled
grimly. Piper froze at the name.
"Oh God" she said seeing Phoebe again holding her daughter. The blood
running from a wound deep in her stomach. Piper
shrieked and ran towards Phoebe.
"Get away from me!!!!" Phoebe said coldly. Piper slumped down to the ground shaking histerically.
"Phoebe!" Piper said crying. "please don't shut me out, please!" she pleaded.
"Go away!!!!" Phoebe yelled this time furiously, showing no emotion.
"No!!!" Piper said. Phoebe looked at Piper her stare chilling.
"You killed my daughter," Phoebe said getting up and walking towards
Piper. Piper looked up then down to the ground, the
wet ground, painted with poor Nicole's blood. Piper looked up at Phoebe
in the night and looked into her cold eyes, the
unforgiving eyes. "you bitch!!!!" Phoebe said in a deep voice. It was
then Phoebe kicked Piper in the jaw sending her flying
backwards.
Piper felt the pain but refused to move.
"No Phoebe!!" Prue attempted to stop Phoebe but Phoebe shoved Prue back.
"Piper must feel my suffering!!!" Phoebe said. "my pain" she yelled
out. Phoebe proceded in kicking Piper in the back, in the
ribs, and in the legs. Phoebe panted heavilly and looked over at Prue
who was now in tears in seeing Piper's beaten form on
the ground. Somehow Piper was still conscious but shaking badly. It
began to rain.
"Phe....Phe...o...." Piper stammered in a quickened pace, she tried
to get up but her brain wouldn't let her. "Don...don...don't
sh...shu.....u....u....t...me...me...me......o...oo....out!" Piper
added. Phoebe picked up a brick from their path out the front of the manor
and threw it at Piper smashing her ribs.
"Piper!!!" Prue screamed histerically. She moved towards her sisters
shaking body on the ground. Phoebe looked down coldly then moved off and
picked up her daughter. She didn't look back as she entered the manor and
closed the door hard behind
her. The sound echoed through the empty streets, the rain poured down
and Prue looked down at Piper shaking on the
ground.
"Sorry....so...so...sorr...sorry" Piper kept repeating over and over again. Prue had never seen her sister like this.
"Try to relax Piper" Prue said. Piper kept saying it over and over again.
"Sorry"
Piper shook off the awful memory.
"I can't stop myself from falling Morris, what's done is done, Phoebe
will never forgive me" Piper said simply. Melinda looked
at her mother with sorrow in her eyes.
"She will" Morris said trying to convince Piper. "one day she will and
you will finally be able to fix what has been done, that day will come"
Morris added. Piper tried to smile but couldn't. She fiddled with the food
on her plate. A burnt sausage and
vegetables which looked more like chacoal.
"You will come back with me tonight" Morris announced. Piper was about to protest but Morris silenced her with his hand.
"You need rest and shelter Piper," Morris said reaching out to touch
her trembling hand. "I don't want to see you fall again" he
added. Piper nodded quietly. It was settled Morris' shelter was her
temperary home, for now.
Piper tried to sleep that night but couldn't. The night was quiet outside,
something she actually disliked about San Fransisco
now, the silence. Back before this ever happened the city was always
alive with life, the sounds of cars passing below
buildings, and people up night clubbing all night long.
Piper sat up in bed and looked outside. She got slowly out of the makeshift
bed made of cardboard and blankets and exited
the small shelter careful not to wake Melinda and Morris.
She walked down the quiet streets then stopped. She looked up at the
sky like she had many times before in the past and
wondered. Was it the fact that she was a witch that all this happened?
All these consiquences?
"I hope you are enjoying this!!" Piper called upwards. She was replied with the silence of the night.
"You first of all give me my powers, to be a witch," Piper said pacing
and looking upwards. She clenched her hands into fists.
"then you torture my heart and tear Leo away from me, and even now
you take him from me!!!!" Piper yelled angrilly.
"My powers have been nothing but a curse, the fact that I'm a witch
has been nothing but a curse, I killed Phoebe's baby,"
Piper said quieting down. "I killed Nicole, I killed her only daughter"
Piper added. She stood in silence for a moment looking
down at the ground. Her head suddenly bolted upright.
"You cursed me," Piper said. "I wish I was never a witch" Piper said
with tears flowing from her eyes. She slowly turned
around and walked away.
"You never cared anyway" Piper said quietly as she returned to Morris' shelter.
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