"Thursday
I can't believe social services would let me live in a house like that…my big fat rat dad does nothing but sleep and watch TV…Sometimes I think he does both at the same time. How the hell does he pay bills when he's not even working?" Sarah wrote down in her diary "that magazine was telling the truth when it said that keeping a diary can relieve stress, at least I'm not keeping this stuff inside…well gotta go my friends are here." She put the diary back in her bag.
"Hey guys!" She put on a smile and high fived her guy friends and hugged her girlfriends.
"Sarah why do we always meet in this old factory?" A girl asked.
"You see Mel this place is old and abandoned…No one could find me here except you guys, plus the cops wouldn't come looking for us here. Did you bring what I asked you for?" She questioned another girl.
"Yeah…Sar are you sure you should be drinking? I mean…" The girl sighed and gave her the bottle.
"Kate…don't question, you're my friend right? And you want me to be happy don't you? Well you're helping out a lot!" Sarah smiled at her friend who didn't say anything.
"Oh let me tell you guys how this woman who saw me at the dinner yesterday found me in the street and took me to her house because she wanted to "help" me." They all faced her and listened as she told them about Phoebe and Piper.
"Wow see, there's actually people who care about others they don't even know" She told them and lit a cigarette. They all looked at her.
"Sar, are you sure you're okay?" Kate asked.
"Yeah I'm fine. So how are you guys?" She asked them just as she jumped on the back of one of her friends.
"Quite alright…We miss you at school though…" Melissa said.
"That's sweet Mel, but I'm not going back, the only thing worth going back there for is you guys, but 6 hours of facing teachers and guidance counselors is just so useless. So I rather see you girls around here than going to that forsaken place."
"Sarah watch out!" Kate yelled as one of their guy friends picked Sarah up
"Mwahahaha! King Kong likes pretty girl!" He twirled her
She laughed "King Kong put pretty girl down!"
"NO! King Kong keep pretty girl!" he stopped twirling her and smiled at her.
"King Kong has really nice hair" She giggled and kissed his nose.
He kissed her forehead and put her down. "I really miss you, you know?" He told her.
"Well then come see me more often…" She replied.
"Why won't you come back? Please Sar? I miss skipping classes with you!" He told her.
"I'm surprised you haven't replaced me yet…There are prettier girls in school you know." She gazed into his eyes.
"Sarah don't be silly, you know I love you. No one can replace you." He hugged her.
"Oh Kev…" she hugged him back and heard her friends awing in the back and smiled.
"Oh you guys are ever so immature!" She started chasing them.
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Phoebe entered the kitchen and found Piper kissing Leo.
"oops…don't mind me just getting a glass of juice." She smiled and went to the fridge.
Piper smiled at her sister.
"Well I gotta go, they're calling again…It's bingo night, I'll try to escape and come home early." Leo kissed Piper, smiled at Phoebe and orbed out.
"So, Pheebz…Any news on our fugitive?" Piper asked Phoebe who was eating a grape.
Phoebe shook her head. "I was thinking about her the whole afternoon…I'm still trying to figure what could be wrong with her…If only I had gotten her last name. Why didn't I think of that before, eh?"
Piper hugged her sister "I'm pretty sure this isn't the last time we're going to see her…No one can stay away from my cookies for too long!" Phoebe smiled.
"That's so true! Talking about cookies…" She reached for the jar and got herself one.
"Phoebe anything you wanna tell your older and wiser sister?" Piper sat down and asked.
"Like what?" She nibbled the cookie.
"Ooh I don't know, it's been a while since we've spoken about anything…and when I say anything I mean ANYTHING." As Piper finished the sentence Paige walked in carrying shopping bags.
"A little help?" She said and her sisters went to help her with the groceries.
"Thanks. So how was your day Phoebe?" Paige asked her.
"Okay what is this? What broke? I swear it wasn't me!" Phoebe said raising her arms "I'm innocent sir I promise!" She giggled.
"We're just worried about you that's all. You've just been really distant." Paige replied while putting away the groceries.
"That's sweet you guys. But I promise I'm okay, I'm actually really worried about Sarah…It's amazing how you can connect to a perfect stranger." She told them eating more grapes.
"Yes, specially with us. We're always meeting strangers." Piper replied helping Paige.
"and strange things!" Paige added and smiled.
Phoebe let out a sigh. "You know…I just might as well tell you why I've been so "distant"."
Her sisters faced her.
"You see, I've been thinking a lot about how much suffering there is in this world. Just our lives for example. We lost our mother when we were children, our father left us. But luckily enough we had Grams who took care of us. And there's Paige's life…A love child…or shall I say a forbidden love child, given up to adoption, grew up as a rebel, lost her parents and later found out she had sisters…witch sisters. It's just that nothing in this world is perfect, there's more suffering than love…it just seems so much easier to be a pessimist than an optimist. I just feel bad for all those children who have to grow up without parents, some who'll probably never know what parental love is, and some who won't even live to the age of 18 because they've given up on life long ago." She looked at her sisters. "You know what I mean?"
Piper and Paige looked at each other then nodded.
"We wonder about that too Phoebe. We all know life's not fair, but you gotta make the most out of it, because as we know, life's not very long." Piper told her sister.
"Exactly why I go shopping every week for new clothes! Not only because the washing machine is shrinking mine, but also because what's the point in making money if you're not gonna spend it?" Paige smiled. "Come to think about it, let's eat out tonight." she suggested.
Phoebe shrugged, Piper nodded "C'mon Phoebe it'll do you well. Plus it's been a while since you hung out with your sisters!" Piper nudged her.
"Oh alright! What have I got to lose anyway? Okay, the upstairs bathroom is mine!" She ran upstairs.
"The little rascal! Don't use all the hot water!!" Piper yelled and chatted with Paige.
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"Hey Sar, we gotta go." Kate told her.
"When will I see you guys again?" She asked them.
"Tomorrow if you come to school! Please come! Even if it is for only one period…lunch, come during lunch. No one can tell you anything during lunch, unless you've got issues with the lunch lady too!" Kevin told her and chuckled.
"Where are you spending the night, Sar?" Melissa asked her. Sarah shrugged.
"I dunno. I'm not going back home, my father trashed my room looking for money again." She told her.
"Spend the night at my house." Kevin winked at her.
She laughed "I don't think your mom would be too pleased to see me there again. I'll probably go to my brother's."
"You said that last time, and the next day I found out you slept in this old factory. Come to my house." Melissa told her.
"No Mel, I don't want to get you in trouble." Replied Sarah.
"I won't get in trouble…as long as you don't attack the dog again." She giggled and hugged her friend.
"Are you sure? But her old Jack knows he liked being attacked!" Said Sarah with a grin on her face.
"I know someone who would like to get attacked by you" Kate looked at Kevin who grinned.
"Who me? What makes you say that! I'm such a nice boy." He put on an innocent look on his face. They all laughed.
"Okay so let's go Sar, this place is starting to give me the creeps." Melissa told her.
Sarah nodded and grabbed her bag.
I can't believe social services would let me live in a house like that…my big fat rat dad does nothing but sleep and watch TV…Sometimes I think he does both at the same time. How the hell does he pay bills when he's not even working?" Sarah wrote down in her diary "that magazine was telling the truth when it said that keeping a diary can relieve stress, at least I'm not keeping this stuff inside…well gotta go my friends are here." She put the diary back in her bag.
"Hey guys!" She put on a smile and high fived her guy friends and hugged her girlfriends.
"Sarah why do we always meet in this old factory?" A girl asked.
"You see Mel this place is old and abandoned…No one could find me here except you guys, plus the cops wouldn't come looking for us here. Did you bring what I asked you for?" She questioned another girl.
"Yeah…Sar are you sure you should be drinking? I mean…" The girl sighed and gave her the bottle.
"Kate…don't question, you're my friend right? And you want me to be happy don't you? Well you're helping out a lot!" Sarah smiled at her friend who didn't say anything.
"Oh let me tell you guys how this woman who saw me at the dinner yesterday found me in the street and took me to her house because she wanted to "help" me." They all faced her and listened as she told them about Phoebe and Piper.
"Wow see, there's actually people who care about others they don't even know" She told them and lit a cigarette. They all looked at her.
"Sar, are you sure you're okay?" Kate asked.
"Yeah I'm fine. So how are you guys?" She asked them just as she jumped on the back of one of her friends.
"Quite alright…We miss you at school though…" Melissa said.
"That's sweet Mel, but I'm not going back, the only thing worth going back there for is you guys, but 6 hours of facing teachers and guidance counselors is just so useless. So I rather see you girls around here than going to that forsaken place."
"Sarah watch out!" Kate yelled as one of their guy friends picked Sarah up
"Mwahahaha! King Kong likes pretty girl!" He twirled her
She laughed "King Kong put pretty girl down!"
"NO! King Kong keep pretty girl!" he stopped twirling her and smiled at her.
"King Kong has really nice hair" She giggled and kissed his nose.
He kissed her forehead and put her down. "I really miss you, you know?" He told her.
"Well then come see me more often…" She replied.
"Why won't you come back? Please Sar? I miss skipping classes with you!" He told her.
"I'm surprised you haven't replaced me yet…There are prettier girls in school you know." She gazed into his eyes.
"Sarah don't be silly, you know I love you. No one can replace you." He hugged her.
"Oh Kev…" she hugged him back and heard her friends awing in the back and smiled.
"Oh you guys are ever so immature!" She started chasing them.
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Phoebe entered the kitchen and found Piper kissing Leo.
"oops…don't mind me just getting a glass of juice." She smiled and went to the fridge.
Piper smiled at her sister.
"Well I gotta go, they're calling again…It's bingo night, I'll try to escape and come home early." Leo kissed Piper, smiled at Phoebe and orbed out.
"So, Pheebz…Any news on our fugitive?" Piper asked Phoebe who was eating a grape.
Phoebe shook her head. "I was thinking about her the whole afternoon…I'm still trying to figure what could be wrong with her…If only I had gotten her last name. Why didn't I think of that before, eh?"
Piper hugged her sister "I'm pretty sure this isn't the last time we're going to see her…No one can stay away from my cookies for too long!" Phoebe smiled.
"That's so true! Talking about cookies…" She reached for the jar and got herself one.
"Phoebe anything you wanna tell your older and wiser sister?" Piper sat down and asked.
"Like what?" She nibbled the cookie.
"Ooh I don't know, it's been a while since we've spoken about anything…and when I say anything I mean ANYTHING." As Piper finished the sentence Paige walked in carrying shopping bags.
"A little help?" She said and her sisters went to help her with the groceries.
"Thanks. So how was your day Phoebe?" Paige asked her.
"Okay what is this? What broke? I swear it wasn't me!" Phoebe said raising her arms "I'm innocent sir I promise!" She giggled.
"We're just worried about you that's all. You've just been really distant." Paige replied while putting away the groceries.
"That's sweet you guys. But I promise I'm okay, I'm actually really worried about Sarah…It's amazing how you can connect to a perfect stranger." She told them eating more grapes.
"Yes, specially with us. We're always meeting strangers." Piper replied helping Paige.
"and strange things!" Paige added and smiled.
Phoebe let out a sigh. "You know…I just might as well tell you why I've been so "distant"."
Her sisters faced her.
"You see, I've been thinking a lot about how much suffering there is in this world. Just our lives for example. We lost our mother when we were children, our father left us. But luckily enough we had Grams who took care of us. And there's Paige's life…A love child…or shall I say a forbidden love child, given up to adoption, grew up as a rebel, lost her parents and later found out she had sisters…witch sisters. It's just that nothing in this world is perfect, there's more suffering than love…it just seems so much easier to be a pessimist than an optimist. I just feel bad for all those children who have to grow up without parents, some who'll probably never know what parental love is, and some who won't even live to the age of 18 because they've given up on life long ago." She looked at her sisters. "You know what I mean?"
Piper and Paige looked at each other then nodded.
"We wonder about that too Phoebe. We all know life's not fair, but you gotta make the most out of it, because as we know, life's not very long." Piper told her sister.
"Exactly why I go shopping every week for new clothes! Not only because the washing machine is shrinking mine, but also because what's the point in making money if you're not gonna spend it?" Paige smiled. "Come to think about it, let's eat out tonight." she suggested.
Phoebe shrugged, Piper nodded "C'mon Phoebe it'll do you well. Plus it's been a while since you hung out with your sisters!" Piper nudged her.
"Oh alright! What have I got to lose anyway? Okay, the upstairs bathroom is mine!" She ran upstairs.
"The little rascal! Don't use all the hot water!!" Piper yelled and chatted with Paige.
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"Hey Sar, we gotta go." Kate told her.
"When will I see you guys again?" She asked them.
"Tomorrow if you come to school! Please come! Even if it is for only one period…lunch, come during lunch. No one can tell you anything during lunch, unless you've got issues with the lunch lady too!" Kevin told her and chuckled.
"Where are you spending the night, Sar?" Melissa asked her. Sarah shrugged.
"I dunno. I'm not going back home, my father trashed my room looking for money again." She told her.
"Spend the night at my house." Kevin winked at her.
She laughed "I don't think your mom would be too pleased to see me there again. I'll probably go to my brother's."
"You said that last time, and the next day I found out you slept in this old factory. Come to my house." Melissa told her.
"No Mel, I don't want to get you in trouble." Replied Sarah.
"I won't get in trouble…as long as you don't attack the dog again." She giggled and hugged her friend.
"Are you sure? But her old Jack knows he liked being attacked!" Said Sarah with a grin on her face.
"I know someone who would like to get attacked by you" Kate looked at Kevin who grinned.
"Who me? What makes you say that! I'm such a nice boy." He put on an innocent look on his face. They all laughed.
"Okay so let's go Sar, this place is starting to give me the creeps." Melissa told her.
Sarah nodded and grabbed her bag.