TWO
Paige's office was unlocked when she arrived the next morning.
Tentatively she opened the door and looked inside. A man was at the
filing cabinet in her office rifling through the folders. Paige was
unsure what to do. As she stood watching him, he suddenly turned and
looked at her.
"Great, you're here," said the man. "Paige, I'm looking for the
Parker file. We're supposed to do a deposition this afternoon and I
want to familiarize myself with the file. Do you have any idea where
the file is?"
Paige wasn't completely sure who the man was, but she decided it
must be her boss, Mr. Carlson. Cautiously, she stepped into the
office and closed the door behind her.
"I'm not sure right this moment," she said. "I'll, uh, see if I
can locate if for you."
"Please do," said the man. "I know you're on vacation right
now, but this is a very important case, as you know. By the way, what
are you doing here today? You aren't due back until Monday?"
"Oh," said Paige, "I, uh, left something in my desk and thought
I'd drop by to pick it up real quick. I hope you don't mind."
"Of course not," said the man. "This IS your office."
Just then a younger man stuck his head in the door and looked
around.
"Hey, Paige," said the man. "Mike, I'm going to have to cancel
on lunch today. I have to see a client to go over her testimony for
one of my cases."
"No problem," said Mike.
"Have a good vacation, Paige," said the man sticking his head in
the door. "Just remember, if you ever decide to work for a real
lawyer instead of this shyster, just let me know."
"I'll think about it," said Paige, smiling.
"Don't encourage him," said Mike, after the man had left. "He's
been after you since you came to work for me."
"Don't worry, Mr. Carlson," said Paige. "I have no intentions
of leaving my job."
"Mr. Carlson?" questioned Mike. "Now I am worried. You haven't
called me that since the first week you worked here."
"Sorry, uh, Mike," said Paige. "I guess I, uh, just have some
things on my mind right now."
"Don't worry about it," said Mike. "Just get me the Parker file
if you would, please."
"I'll locate it right away," said Paige.
Carlson went into his office and Paige began to look for the
file he had requested. She began by looking through the filing
cabinet he had been looking through. She had no idea where the file
might be, but that seemed to be the most logical place to start.
It didn't take her long to locate it. The files were filed
alphabetically and she had located it within seconds. She took the
file into Carlson and handed it to him. He thanked her, then picked
up his briefcase and left the office. Paige went to her desk and
turned on the computer.
She spent nearly the entire day checking various files and a
number of Internet web sites. She learned a great deal. She didn't
think that any of it would help them figure out who was doing this to
them. But at least they would be able to know what was going on in
this time line. She printed up the appropriate information, as she
had before. When she was done, she gathered up the papers and left
for the manor.
Just as she was about to leave, she noticed a small necklace
lying in the middle drawer of her desk. She picked it up and looked
at it.
The charm consisted of three crescent moons back to back. She
recognized the charm. It had belonged to a witch that they had helped
a while back. Help that had led to Belthazor being vanquished forever. Leaving Cole fully human.
She didn't understand why she would have it. In this time line,
she wasn't a witch. That symbol was a sort of cousin to the
triquetra; the symbol of the Charmed Ones. It was the symbol of a
coven. A coven Paige couldn't possible belong to.
She put the necklace into her pocket and picked up the papers
she had printed up. Then she left the office, locked the door behind
her, and went to her car to return to the manor to tell her sisters
what she had discovered.
Paige's office was unlocked when she arrived the next morning.
Tentatively she opened the door and looked inside. A man was at the
filing cabinet in her office rifling through the folders. Paige was
unsure what to do. As she stood watching him, he suddenly turned and
looked at her.
"Great, you're here," said the man. "Paige, I'm looking for the
Parker file. We're supposed to do a deposition this afternoon and I
want to familiarize myself with the file. Do you have any idea where
the file is?"
Paige wasn't completely sure who the man was, but she decided it
must be her boss, Mr. Carlson. Cautiously, she stepped into the
office and closed the door behind her.
"I'm not sure right this moment," she said. "I'll, uh, see if I
can locate if for you."
"Please do," said the man. "I know you're on vacation right
now, but this is a very important case, as you know. By the way, what
are you doing here today? You aren't due back until Monday?"
"Oh," said Paige, "I, uh, left something in my desk and thought
I'd drop by to pick it up real quick. I hope you don't mind."
"Of course not," said the man. "This IS your office."
Just then a younger man stuck his head in the door and looked
around.
"Hey, Paige," said the man. "Mike, I'm going to have to cancel
on lunch today. I have to see a client to go over her testimony for
one of my cases."
"No problem," said Mike.
"Have a good vacation, Paige," said the man sticking his head in
the door. "Just remember, if you ever decide to work for a real
lawyer instead of this shyster, just let me know."
"I'll think about it," said Paige, smiling.
"Don't encourage him," said Mike, after the man had left. "He's
been after you since you came to work for me."
"Don't worry, Mr. Carlson," said Paige. "I have no intentions
of leaving my job."
"Mr. Carlson?" questioned Mike. "Now I am worried. You haven't
called me that since the first week you worked here."
"Sorry, uh, Mike," said Paige. "I guess I, uh, just have some
things on my mind right now."
"Don't worry about it," said Mike. "Just get me the Parker file
if you would, please."
"I'll locate it right away," said Paige.
Carlson went into his office and Paige began to look for the
file he had requested. She began by looking through the filing
cabinet he had been looking through. She had no idea where the file
might be, but that seemed to be the most logical place to start.
It didn't take her long to locate it. The files were filed
alphabetically and she had located it within seconds. She took the
file into Carlson and handed it to him. He thanked her, then picked
up his briefcase and left the office. Paige went to her desk and
turned on the computer.
She spent nearly the entire day checking various files and a
number of Internet web sites. She learned a great deal. She didn't
think that any of it would help them figure out who was doing this to
them. But at least they would be able to know what was going on in
this time line. She printed up the appropriate information, as she
had before. When she was done, she gathered up the papers and left
for the manor.
Just as she was about to leave, she noticed a small necklace
lying in the middle drawer of her desk. She picked it up and looked
at it.
The charm consisted of three crescent moons back to back. She
recognized the charm. It had belonged to a witch that they had helped
a while back. Help that had led to Belthazor being vanquished forever. Leaving Cole fully human.
She didn't understand why she would have it. In this time line,
she wasn't a witch. That symbol was a sort of cousin to the
triquetra; the symbol of the Charmed Ones. It was the symbol of a
coven. A coven Paige couldn't possible belong to.
She put the necklace into her pocket and picked up the papers
she had printed up. Then she left the office, locked the door behind
her, and went to her car to return to the manor to tell her sisters
what she had discovered.