disclaimer: Charmed is property of the WB. I don't own any of the
characters.
note: The story is set after We're Off To See The Wizard, and it is my
take on what happened afterwards.
FAILURE
"Piper, don't! Listen to me, put the knife down. Okay, just lower the knife," Paige said gently but firmly, while trying to stay calm. Piper held the knife with shaky hands and remained in that position. Not removing the knife from her wrist, but not digging it in any deeper. She watched the continuous flow of blood drip down her arm, falling into an already growing puddle. "It's going to be okay Piper, just hand me the knife," Paige said as she took a small step towards her distressed sister. "Stay back!" Piper cried as she held the knife out menacingly. Paige lunged out, grabbing the knife, twisting it out of Piper's hands and throwing it away. She pulled Piper into a firm hug as she applied pressure on to Piper's wrists. 'I'm too late' she though sadly. "Cell phone!" Paige called out and dialed the emergency number on the phone that orbed into her hands. Piper lay limply in Paige's arm. She is slipping in and out of consciousness, barely aware of her surroundings. "Paige?" Piper whispered. "Yeah?" "I'm scared. Phoebe. I can't believe she's evil. I'm such a failure" "It's okay Piper. It's not your fault, you're not a failure." "No! If only Prue was here. she would have known what to do. I'm just so worthless. such a great failure." "Piper, you did everything you could have done, it was Phoebe's choice to go with Cole. It's not your fault." "But it is! You tried to warn me, but I blew you away. I don't want to see the truth about Cole, and look at what it did!" "Oh honey, you did it out of love for Phoebe. You didn't want to see her get hurt." "It still doesn't excuse my wrong doings. He's been evil before. Why do I have to be so f***ed up?" "Listen Piper, you were trying to prevent Phoebe from feeling pain. And besides, what matters now is that you believed in me before it was too late," Paige said soothingly. "It is too late! Phoebe left us for Cole! She's evil. How could I let him poison her??? I'm useless, as an older sister, as a witch. I failed." Piper weakly jerked away from Paige as she hurled her limp form towards the knife. Paige quickly grabbed a hold of Piper again, before she could do anymore damage. Piper struggled weakly in Paige's strong grasp before passing out from the loss of blood. The ambulance arrived a few seconds later and loaded Piper on a stretcher while slipping an oxygen mask over her face and inserting a tube for fluids and blood. 'I'll help you get through this Piper.' Paige promised quietly. 'Please don't leave me all alone. I don't want to be an only child again Piper. please, hang on. I love you Piper.'
FAILURE
"Piper, don't! Listen to me, put the knife down. Okay, just lower the knife," Paige said gently but firmly, while trying to stay calm. Piper held the knife with shaky hands and remained in that position. Not removing the knife from her wrist, but not digging it in any deeper. She watched the continuous flow of blood drip down her arm, falling into an already growing puddle. "It's going to be okay Piper, just hand me the knife," Paige said as she took a small step towards her distressed sister. "Stay back!" Piper cried as she held the knife out menacingly. Paige lunged out, grabbing the knife, twisting it out of Piper's hands and throwing it away. She pulled Piper into a firm hug as she applied pressure on to Piper's wrists. 'I'm too late' she though sadly. "Cell phone!" Paige called out and dialed the emergency number on the phone that orbed into her hands. Piper lay limply in Paige's arm. She is slipping in and out of consciousness, barely aware of her surroundings. "Paige?" Piper whispered. "Yeah?" "I'm scared. Phoebe. I can't believe she's evil. I'm such a failure" "It's okay Piper. It's not your fault, you're not a failure." "No! If only Prue was here. she would have known what to do. I'm just so worthless. such a great failure." "Piper, you did everything you could have done, it was Phoebe's choice to go with Cole. It's not your fault." "But it is! You tried to warn me, but I blew you away. I don't want to see the truth about Cole, and look at what it did!" "Oh honey, you did it out of love for Phoebe. You didn't want to see her get hurt." "It still doesn't excuse my wrong doings. He's been evil before. Why do I have to be so f***ed up?" "Listen Piper, you were trying to prevent Phoebe from feeling pain. And besides, what matters now is that you believed in me before it was too late," Paige said soothingly. "It is too late! Phoebe left us for Cole! She's evil. How could I let him poison her??? I'm useless, as an older sister, as a witch. I failed." Piper weakly jerked away from Paige as she hurled her limp form towards the knife. Paige quickly grabbed a hold of Piper again, before she could do anymore damage. Piper struggled weakly in Paige's strong grasp before passing out from the loss of blood. The ambulance arrived a few seconds later and loaded Piper on a stretcher while slipping an oxygen mask over her face and inserting a tube for fluids and blood. 'I'll help you get through this Piper.' Paige promised quietly. 'Please don't leave me all alone. I don't want to be an only child again Piper. please, hang on. I love you Piper.'