TWO
Paige came out of the second hand store, a big smile on her
face. Her trip had been well worth it. She had found a cameo very
much like her own and it had been extremely reasonable. In fact, all
of the prices in the store were quite reasonable. She made a mental
note to herself to remember this place in the future.
Her afternoon at work was easier than it had been for a while.
She had time to catch up on her paperwork and her boss actually joked,
asking who had replaced her. By the end of the day, she felt as if
she had accomplished a great deal.
Phoebe was already home when she walked into the manor. She,
Piper, and Leo were in the living room laughing at something. Paige
dropped her jacket and purse on the first chair and walked into the
living room.
"Hey guys, what's up?" asked Paige.
"Oh, nothing," said Piper. "We were just reminiscing about when
we were younger."
"Yeah," said Phoebe. "This is nice. To be able to sit around
like this without having to worry about demons or warlocks or whatever
breaking in trying to kill us."
"Not much worry about that for a while," said Leo. "With the
Source, the Seer, and most of the upper level demons gone, their
underlings will be fighting for a while. They'll have more to worry
about than you three for a while."
"Oh, Paige, here, thanks," said Phoebe, handing the cameo
necklace to Paige. "I know I keep borrowing. But it just goes with
so many of my outfits."
"I know," said Paige. "Which brings up this." She reached into
her pocket and pulled out a small box. "You've done so much for me, I
wanted to pay you back. Even if in some small way. I hope you like
it."
Phoebe took the box and looked at it. She removed the top of
the box and just stared into the box. She didn't say a word. She
just looked at the box, then at Paige.
"It's beautiful," said Phoebe, handing the box to Piper. "Thank
you, Paige. I love it."
She hugged Paige as Leo and Piper looked at the cameo. It was a
locket and was remarkably similar to the one Paige had. Leo and Piper
just smiled at each other knowing that Phoebe would wear it all the
time.
"It was nothing," said Paige. "I got it at a little second hand
store near work. It looks kind of old. It might be an antique or
something. I just thought that, since you liked mine so much, you
might appreciate having one of your own."
"I do, I do," said Phoebe. "This is the best present anyone has
ever given me. I'm going to put it on right now so you guys can tell
me how gorgeous it is."
Phoebe took the box from Piper and looked at the cameo again.
She couldn't believe how beautiful it was. She hated to think it, but
she actually thought it was more beautiful than the one Paige had.
She reached in and pulled the locket out of the box.
The premonition hit her without warning, as most of her
premonitions did. She saw a woman about thirty five years old lying
in a bed apparently asleep. She was hooked up to several machines,
most of which Phoebe couldn't identify. The door to the woman's room
opened and another woman, in her early forties, stepped in and looked
around furtively.
"What do you think it means?" asked Paige.
"I don't know," said Phoebe. "My premonitions usually warn of
danger. Usually some form of demonic attack."
"The woman who came into the room didn't sound like a demon to
me," said Piper. "Maybe that's the woman your premonition was about."
"I don't think so," said Phoebe. "She was kind of on the fringe
of the premonition. I'm sure the premonition was about the woman in
the bed."
"Any idea where she is?" asked Leo.
Phoebe closed her eyes and concentrated. She ran the
premonition over in her mind again; trying to remember any detail she
could about the premonition.
"I think it's across the street from the Stanford Health Care
hospital," said Phoebe. "I an see the hospital through the window in
the room. It looks like a nursing home or something. The number on
the door was four seventeen."
"There's a facility for chronically ill people across from
Stanford Hospital," said Paige. "It's called the Calvin Treatment
Center. I've referred a few clients there so they can get treatment.
They specialize in treating people with debilitating or long term
illnesses and injuries."
"Okay," said Leo. "We should get over there right away. I'll
orb us into a secluded location in the center and you three can do
whatever you have to protect her. From the room number, it's probably
on the fourth floor."
"That sounds about right," said Paige. "If I remember
correctly, the center has six floors. This could be dangerous. I
mean, there are bound to still be people in the hospital. We'll have
to be real careful to make sure we aren't seen doing anything."
"We always are, sister dear," said Piper. "Now, let's go
protect this innocent."
The four linked hands and Leo orbed them to the center.
Paige came out of the second hand store, a big smile on her
face. Her trip had been well worth it. She had found a cameo very
much like her own and it had been extremely reasonable. In fact, all
of the prices in the store were quite reasonable. She made a mental
note to herself to remember this place in the future.
Her afternoon at work was easier than it had been for a while.
She had time to catch up on her paperwork and her boss actually joked,
asking who had replaced her. By the end of the day, she felt as if
she had accomplished a great deal.
Phoebe was already home when she walked into the manor. She,
Piper, and Leo were in the living room laughing at something. Paige
dropped her jacket and purse on the first chair and walked into the
living room.
"Hey guys, what's up?" asked Paige.
"Oh, nothing," said Piper. "We were just reminiscing about when
we were younger."
"Yeah," said Phoebe. "This is nice. To be able to sit around
like this without having to worry about demons or warlocks or whatever
breaking in trying to kill us."
"Not much worry about that for a while," said Leo. "With the
Source, the Seer, and most of the upper level demons gone, their
underlings will be fighting for a while. They'll have more to worry
about than you three for a while."
"Oh, Paige, here, thanks," said Phoebe, handing the cameo
necklace to Paige. "I know I keep borrowing. But it just goes with
so many of my outfits."
"I know," said Paige. "Which brings up this." She reached into
her pocket and pulled out a small box. "You've done so much for me, I
wanted to pay you back. Even if in some small way. I hope you like
it."
Phoebe took the box and looked at it. She removed the top of
the box and just stared into the box. She didn't say a word. She
just looked at the box, then at Paige.
"It's beautiful," said Phoebe, handing the box to Piper. "Thank
you, Paige. I love it."
She hugged Paige as Leo and Piper looked at the cameo. It was a
locket and was remarkably similar to the one Paige had. Leo and Piper
just smiled at each other knowing that Phoebe would wear it all the
time.
"It was nothing," said Paige. "I got it at a little second hand
store near work. It looks kind of old. It might be an antique or
something. I just thought that, since you liked mine so much, you
might appreciate having one of your own."
"I do, I do," said Phoebe. "This is the best present anyone has
ever given me. I'm going to put it on right now so you guys can tell
me how gorgeous it is."
Phoebe took the box from Piper and looked at the cameo again.
She couldn't believe how beautiful it was. She hated to think it, but
she actually thought it was more beautiful than the one Paige had.
She reached in and pulled the locket out of the box.
The premonition hit her without warning, as most of her
premonitions did. She saw a woman about thirty five years old lying
in a bed apparently asleep. She was hooked up to several machines,
most of which Phoebe couldn't identify. The door to the woman's room
opened and another woman, in her early forties, stepped in and looked
around furtively.
"What do you think it means?" asked Paige.
"I don't know," said Phoebe. "My premonitions usually warn of
danger. Usually some form of demonic attack."
"The woman who came into the room didn't sound like a demon to
me," said Piper. "Maybe that's the woman your premonition was about."
"I don't think so," said Phoebe. "She was kind of on the fringe
of the premonition. I'm sure the premonition was about the woman in
the bed."
"Any idea where she is?" asked Leo.
Phoebe closed her eyes and concentrated. She ran the
premonition over in her mind again; trying to remember any detail she
could about the premonition.
"I think it's across the street from the Stanford Health Care
hospital," said Phoebe. "I an see the hospital through the window in
the room. It looks like a nursing home or something. The number on
the door was four seventeen."
"There's a facility for chronically ill people across from
Stanford Hospital," said Paige. "It's called the Calvin Treatment
Center. I've referred a few clients there so they can get treatment.
They specialize in treating people with debilitating or long term
illnesses and injuries."
"Okay," said Leo. "We should get over there right away. I'll
orb us into a secluded location in the center and you three can do
whatever you have to protect her. From the room number, it's probably
on the fourth floor."
"That sounds about right," said Paige. "If I remember
correctly, the center has six floors. This could be dangerous. I
mean, there are bound to still be people in the hospital. We'll have
to be real careful to make sure we aren't seen doing anything."
"We always are, sister dear," said Piper. "Now, let's go
protect this innocent."
The four linked hands and Leo orbed them to the center.