SEVEN
Piper, Phoebe, and Paige stood at the end of the hallway with
Leo and Matilda behind them. They had gone to the Calvin Treatment
Center to see how Pam was doing. When they got there, they found a
large group of people in and around her room.
Words like "miraculous", "impossible", "incredible", and
"remarkable" could be heard. They had been there only a few minutes
when Doctors Cavanaugh and Sommerset came out of the room. Dr.
Sommerset was holding an x-ray in his hand.
"Jack," said Sommerset, "I just don't understand it. There's no
sign of any injury, not even any scar tissue from the surgeries her
record indicate she's had. This is simply not medically possible."
'You're holding the x-ray right now," said Cavanaugh. "You took
the x-ray yourself. Tell me, how do you explain it?"
"I can't," said Sommerset. "I've seen some pretty amazing
things in my twenty three years as a doctor. But this is nothing
short of a miracle. It's the only way I can describe it. It's a
bloody miracle."
Together, the two doctors walked down the hall discussing what
had happened. The sisters, Leo, and Matilda waited patiently until
nearly everyone had left Pam's room. Then, they walked up to the door
and cautiously looked in.
Pam was still in her bed, but instead of lying unconscious, she
was sitting up, several pillows propped up behind her. Patrice was
sitting in a chair next to the bed and Patty and Paula sat in chairs
at the foot of the bed. Patrice looked over as the others stood in
the doorway.
"Well, it seems we have guests," said Patrice, standing up.
"Patty, Paula, these are the young women I told you about the other
day. This is Piper and her husband, Leo, I believe it was. And these
are Piper's sisters, Phoebe and Paige. I don't believe I know the other woman."
"My name is Matilda," said Matilda. "I'm . . . a friend of the
family."
"You're welcome, of course," said Patty. "Patrice told us of
your kindness. We all appreciate what you did."
"I see that Pam is feeling better," said Paige.
"Yes, very much," said Pam. "I woke up this morning with no
idea where I was. You can imagine my shock when I discovered I had
been in a coma for twenty two years."
"It must have been quite a shock," said Phoebe. "We overheard
your doctors talking. It appears you've made a complete recovery."
"Yes, that's right," said Paula. "They can't explain it. Just
the other day they informed us that Pam was building up a resistance
to the drugs she's been taking. Then, this morning, she simply wakes
up and is completely healed. It's nothing short of a miracle."
"So it would seem," said Leo, glancing nervously at Matilda.
"People can be quite resilient."
"Yes, they can," said Patrice.
"I have the strangest feeling that I should be thanking you,"
said Pam, looking at Paige. "I don't know why. It's almost as if you
did something for my sisters and me that I should thank you for."
"Well," said Paige, looking around nervously, "I'm not sure what
to say. We, uh, really haven't done that much. There's, uh, really
nothing to thank me for."
"Still," said Pam, "I have the feeling I should thank you."
"You just get better," said Piper. "That will be thanks enough
for all of us."
"She's better all ready," said Paula. "Dr. Cavanaugh said that
there's nothing wrong with her. He wants to keep her here for a few
days to run some tests, but then we can take her home. She has a lot
of catching up to do."
"If there's anything we can do to help," said Piper, "just let
us know. And when you're feeling up to it, come by my club, P3.
You'll be my guests."
"Thank you," said Patrice. "It would be nice to go out and
celebrate Pam's recovery. None of us have had much of a social life
for quite a long time."
"We'll have to do something about that," said Phoebe. "P3 is a
great place to start."
"Thanks again for everything," said Pam. "I hope you'll keep in
touch. Other than my sisters, I don't really have any friends. I
need to start making some."
"No problem with that," said Paige, hugging Pam close. "You
can't have too many friends. You just rest up. We'll stay in touch,
you can count on it."
"Thank you again for everything," said Patrice as she walked the
others to the elevator. "You really have been a blessing if even for
a few days. I can't help but feel that you had something to do with
Pam's recovery. I know it doesn't make any sense, but that's how I
feel. We all do."
"We're glad we could be of help," said Piper. "And don't forget
about that invitation to P3. We're going to have a real big bash. I
think we could all use a break for a change."
She looked over at Paige who just smiled innocently.
"My, that's a very handsome locket," said Patrice, noticing the locket Paige had bought Phoebe.
"Thank you," said Phoebe. "It was a gift from Paige."
"Pam used to have a locket like that," said Patrice. "I'm
afraid I had to sell it some months ago. We knew that Pam wasn't
going to be around very long so we decided it was time to get rid of
most of her things."
"This is probably hers," said Phoebe. "Paige got it at a second
hand store near where she works. If you'd like to have it back,
you're welcome to it. I'm sure it means more to you than it does to
me."
"No, that's okay," said Patrice. "You keep it. Consider it a
small payment for everything you've done. Besides, it looks very nice
on you. Almost as if it was made for you."
"That explains how I got the premonition," said Phoebe after
Patrice had returned to Pam's room. "Pam's psychokinetic power must
have put such a powerful impression on the locket that it triggered my
premonition."
"That makes sense," said Leo. "A power like hers can do just
about anything."
"We should be getting home," said Matilda.
They stepped into the elevator and stood patiently while the
doors closed. Once the elevator doors closed, Leo and Matilda orbed
the sisters back to the manor.
* * *
"Matilda," said Piper back at the manor, "it was a genuine
pleasure to meet you. Even if it was under weird circumstances."
"The pleasure was all mine," said Matilda. "It felt good to get
back in the field again. It's been many centuries since I was able to
directly help anyone. As I said before, most of my duties are
administrative."
"Well, as head of the council, you do have the option of going
into the field when you want," said Leo. "You've always said your
place was with the council."
"I may have to rethink that," said Matilda. "I suppose I should
be getting back now. Leo, come visit soon. And maybe you'll finally
take that retreat I've been trying you to take for the past sixty
years."
"Maybe," said Leo. "And I will visit soon. I hope we'll see
you again."
"Count on it," said Matilda. "That sofa is quite comfortable.
I might just take a vacation here if none of you mind."
"You're welcome any time," said Piper. "Only let's leave the
reality altering behind. These past few days have been exhausting."
"I'm sure it won't happen again," said Matilda. "Apparently,
Pam's power was mostly subconscious. It may manifest itself in her
conscious mind eventually, but you won't have to worry about her
changing reality again. Now, I must be going. I'll be seeing you
around."
"Paige," said Piper after Matilda had orbed out, "you went
behind our backs. You talked Matilda into healing Pam even after we
had determined that she wasn't behind the changes."
"I know," said Paige, apologetically. "I'm sorry. I was so
convinced I was right. I couldn't just give up. And from the way
things turned out . . ."
"Thank you," said Piper, kissing her sister on the cheek. "If
it wasn't for you, we might never have gotten things back the way
they're supposed to be. I just hope we don't have an opportunity for
anything similar in the future."
"I'll go along with that," said Phoebe. "Well, it's almost
noon. What say we get some lunch?"
"I think," said Leo, "that you've earned a meal out. Let's all
go out to eat. Give Piper a break from cooking for a change."
"I knew there was a reason I married you," said Piper, kissing
her husband.
They walked out to Paige's car so they could find a nice
restaurant for lunch. As they walked out to the car, Paige thought
about Pam. If she could focus her power consciously, she could become
a very powerful force for good. But considering the demon attacks the
Charmed Ones suffered day after day, she decided maybe it was better
if she never did develop her power.
The End
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Piper, Phoebe, and Paige stood at the end of the hallway with
Leo and Matilda behind them. They had gone to the Calvin Treatment
Center to see how Pam was doing. When they got there, they found a
large group of people in and around her room.
Words like "miraculous", "impossible", "incredible", and
"remarkable" could be heard. They had been there only a few minutes
when Doctors Cavanaugh and Sommerset came out of the room. Dr.
Sommerset was holding an x-ray in his hand.
"Jack," said Sommerset, "I just don't understand it. There's no
sign of any injury, not even any scar tissue from the surgeries her
record indicate she's had. This is simply not medically possible."
'You're holding the x-ray right now," said Cavanaugh. "You took
the x-ray yourself. Tell me, how do you explain it?"
"I can't," said Sommerset. "I've seen some pretty amazing
things in my twenty three years as a doctor. But this is nothing
short of a miracle. It's the only way I can describe it. It's a
bloody miracle."
Together, the two doctors walked down the hall discussing what
had happened. The sisters, Leo, and Matilda waited patiently until
nearly everyone had left Pam's room. Then, they walked up to the door
and cautiously looked in.
Pam was still in her bed, but instead of lying unconscious, she
was sitting up, several pillows propped up behind her. Patrice was
sitting in a chair next to the bed and Patty and Paula sat in chairs
at the foot of the bed. Patrice looked over as the others stood in
the doorway.
"Well, it seems we have guests," said Patrice, standing up.
"Patty, Paula, these are the young women I told you about the other
day. This is Piper and her husband, Leo, I believe it was. And these
are Piper's sisters, Phoebe and Paige. I don't believe I know the other woman."
"My name is Matilda," said Matilda. "I'm . . . a friend of the
family."
"You're welcome, of course," said Patty. "Patrice told us of
your kindness. We all appreciate what you did."
"I see that Pam is feeling better," said Paige.
"Yes, very much," said Pam. "I woke up this morning with no
idea where I was. You can imagine my shock when I discovered I had
been in a coma for twenty two years."
"It must have been quite a shock," said Phoebe. "We overheard
your doctors talking. It appears you've made a complete recovery."
"Yes, that's right," said Paula. "They can't explain it. Just
the other day they informed us that Pam was building up a resistance
to the drugs she's been taking. Then, this morning, she simply wakes
up and is completely healed. It's nothing short of a miracle."
"So it would seem," said Leo, glancing nervously at Matilda.
"People can be quite resilient."
"Yes, they can," said Patrice.
"I have the strangest feeling that I should be thanking you,"
said Pam, looking at Paige. "I don't know why. It's almost as if you
did something for my sisters and me that I should thank you for."
"Well," said Paige, looking around nervously, "I'm not sure what
to say. We, uh, really haven't done that much. There's, uh, really
nothing to thank me for."
"Still," said Pam, "I have the feeling I should thank you."
"You just get better," said Piper. "That will be thanks enough
for all of us."
"She's better all ready," said Paula. "Dr. Cavanaugh said that
there's nothing wrong with her. He wants to keep her here for a few
days to run some tests, but then we can take her home. She has a lot
of catching up to do."
"If there's anything we can do to help," said Piper, "just let
us know. And when you're feeling up to it, come by my club, P3.
You'll be my guests."
"Thank you," said Patrice. "It would be nice to go out and
celebrate Pam's recovery. None of us have had much of a social life
for quite a long time."
"We'll have to do something about that," said Phoebe. "P3 is a
great place to start."
"Thanks again for everything," said Pam. "I hope you'll keep in
touch. Other than my sisters, I don't really have any friends. I
need to start making some."
"No problem with that," said Paige, hugging Pam close. "You
can't have too many friends. You just rest up. We'll stay in touch,
you can count on it."
"Thank you again for everything," said Patrice as she walked the
others to the elevator. "You really have been a blessing if even for
a few days. I can't help but feel that you had something to do with
Pam's recovery. I know it doesn't make any sense, but that's how I
feel. We all do."
"We're glad we could be of help," said Piper. "And don't forget
about that invitation to P3. We're going to have a real big bash. I
think we could all use a break for a change."
She looked over at Paige who just smiled innocently.
"My, that's a very handsome locket," said Patrice, noticing the locket Paige had bought Phoebe.
"Thank you," said Phoebe. "It was a gift from Paige."
"Pam used to have a locket like that," said Patrice. "I'm
afraid I had to sell it some months ago. We knew that Pam wasn't
going to be around very long so we decided it was time to get rid of
most of her things."
"This is probably hers," said Phoebe. "Paige got it at a second
hand store near where she works. If you'd like to have it back,
you're welcome to it. I'm sure it means more to you than it does to
me."
"No, that's okay," said Patrice. "You keep it. Consider it a
small payment for everything you've done. Besides, it looks very nice
on you. Almost as if it was made for you."
"That explains how I got the premonition," said Phoebe after
Patrice had returned to Pam's room. "Pam's psychokinetic power must
have put such a powerful impression on the locket that it triggered my
premonition."
"That makes sense," said Leo. "A power like hers can do just
about anything."
"We should be getting home," said Matilda.
They stepped into the elevator and stood patiently while the
doors closed. Once the elevator doors closed, Leo and Matilda orbed
the sisters back to the manor.
* * *
"Matilda," said Piper back at the manor, "it was a genuine
pleasure to meet you. Even if it was under weird circumstances."
"The pleasure was all mine," said Matilda. "It felt good to get
back in the field again. It's been many centuries since I was able to
directly help anyone. As I said before, most of my duties are
administrative."
"Well, as head of the council, you do have the option of going
into the field when you want," said Leo. "You've always said your
place was with the council."
"I may have to rethink that," said Matilda. "I suppose I should
be getting back now. Leo, come visit soon. And maybe you'll finally
take that retreat I've been trying you to take for the past sixty
years."
"Maybe," said Leo. "And I will visit soon. I hope we'll see
you again."
"Count on it," said Matilda. "That sofa is quite comfortable.
I might just take a vacation here if none of you mind."
"You're welcome any time," said Piper. "Only let's leave the
reality altering behind. These past few days have been exhausting."
"I'm sure it won't happen again," said Matilda. "Apparently,
Pam's power was mostly subconscious. It may manifest itself in her
conscious mind eventually, but you won't have to worry about her
changing reality again. Now, I must be going. I'll be seeing you
around."
"Paige," said Piper after Matilda had orbed out, "you went
behind our backs. You talked Matilda into healing Pam even after we
had determined that she wasn't behind the changes."
"I know," said Paige, apologetically. "I'm sorry. I was so
convinced I was right. I couldn't just give up. And from the way
things turned out . . ."
"Thank you," said Piper, kissing her sister on the cheek. "If
it wasn't for you, we might never have gotten things back the way
they're supposed to be. I just hope we don't have an opportunity for
anything similar in the future."
"I'll go along with that," said Phoebe. "Well, it's almost
noon. What say we get some lunch?"
"I think," said Leo, "that you've earned a meal out. Let's all
go out to eat. Give Piper a break from cooking for a change."
"I knew there was a reason I married you," said Piper, kissing
her husband.
They walked out to Paige's car so they could find a nice
restaurant for lunch. As they walked out to the car, Paige thought
about Pam. If she could focus her power consciously, she could become
a very powerful force for good. But considering the demon attacks the
Charmed Ones suffered day after day, she decided maybe it was better
if she never did develop her power.
The End
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stories at my website, www.geocities.com/killeenmale/. You can also
post your own "Charmed" stories if you like to write fan fiction.