Part Three: 17 June 1982: Can I Have My Ball Back Please
Characters: Penny, Andy (11), Glen (5), Prue (11), Piper (9), Phoebe (6), Paige (4)
A hectic week in the Halliwell manor had almost finished and resulted in a glorious Sunday afternoon. And like what usually happens with good weather, the week's tensions had been forgotten as Penny had taken her three granddaughters and an eleven-year old Andy Trudeau to the park to get some fresh air.
It seemed from the fact the park was full to breaking point that most of San Francisco had had the same idea.
Penny smiled as she put down her book and looked over at her oldest granddaughter, she had fought so much about the idea of 'wasting' a whole afternoon in the park. However her opinions had drastically changed when she had told her she could bring a friend with her. Seconds later she had been on the phone to her oldest friend, Andy, and only minutes after that he had arrived at the house.
Penny sighed at the thought, her granddaughter was growing up, come September she would be starting Junior High. After that she would see her step on an onrushing escalator of events that would see Prue become an adult, in no time at all.
Penny glanced over to the other side Piper and Phoebe were in the midst of a water fight that the six-year old had started. The area under the tree had become a battle zone, in which both Prue and Andy had earlier become innocent victims in the crossfire. Penny laughed to herself at her granddaughters before turning back to her book.
The nine-year old Piper grabbed the back of her younger sister's t-shirt and started shooting water down her back as the younger Halliwell was trying unsuccessfully to escape. Phoebe's face that was staring at her older sisters, showed a sense of innocent naiveté, as she had started to pick challenges against her two older sisters with slim chances of success.
It had only taken a matter of minutes for the straight 'A' student to start to gain the upper hand, by using her intelligence instead of just running around like a madman.
"Piper!" The younger Halliwell squealed unable to get free of her sister's grip and the torrid of water following over her skin. "That's not fair!"
"So I win?"
Phoebe studied her older sister's face for a couple of minutes and then shrugged, "Okay."
Piper let go of her younger sister's shirt and dropped her water pistol grinning broadly. It was so easy to beat her younger sister in these fights, because despite the fact the six-year was quite tall and strong for her age, she always used the same tactics. Piper's smile grew; this victory gave her at least a couple hours bragging rights.
Splash.
Seconds after Piper had let go of Phoebe t-shirt; the young brunette had waited for her older sister to be distracted and aimed a fatal blow back at her stomach. The same process as half an hour earlier took place as Phoebe sprinted away to hide behind a tree with Piper running after her.
Andy pulled Prue to him as Phoebe ran past with her water pistol held above her head nearly knocking Prue over.
"Better safe than sorry," he said as he threw the playing cards onto the grass. "But what do you say, instead of sitting here getting soaked by them, we joined them and show them how it's done?"
"What? And get forced by Grams to sit in our underwear in the car journey back?" Prue replied as she shot her friend a smile. "I don't think so!"
"Okay, you're right, as always."
"You see I already knew that," Prue told him as she started to pick up the cards off the floor. "Wanna play cheat again?"
"All right."
As Prue started to deal the cards out into even piles, a ball rolled up at her feet. A young girl with dark brown almost black hair came running after it. She halted only a matter of yards away from the two eleven-year olds, allowing a fair-haired boy to catch up with her.
Prue looked at the young children and then at the ball that was at her feet. Her eyes stayed looking for a couple of minutes on the girl, she seemed to have a familiar look to her that she could not place, before asking,
"Is this yours?"
"Yes," the girl replied with a strong level of confidence for her age as she opened out her arms to take the ball back.
The boy looked at her with his mouth slightly open, "You're not suppose to talk to strangers, Paige."
"She talked to me first, Glen. So that's not talking to strangers," the four-year old told him, sticking her tongue straight out at the five-year old Glen. "Can we have our ball back, please?"
"Sure," Prue laughed to herself for a second as she handed the ball back. She could not help but see herself and Andy in the pair of them.
"Thank you."
Penny looked over her book to watch the interaction between the two pre teens and the two young children. She watched casually as she saw Paige and Glen run away. Penny focused in on the little girl with dark hair and almost dropped her book when she saw Paige turn around and wave at them.
"Are you okay, Grams?" Prue asked, looking between Andy, her grandmother and the two young children.
"Yes, yes, of course," Penny replied as she started to pack up their stuff. "Piper, Phoebe, come on, we're going home."
As Piper and Phoebe appeared at their grandmother's side, Penny sighed taking Phoebe's t-shirt off her back and handing her a towel. Piper glancing over at her older sister as she dropped her water pistol and reached for her spare t-shirt out of Penny's bag.
"What going on?" Piper asked her older sister.
"Don't know," Prue replied.
Penny looked down at Piper as she had waited so patiently. "We can go and see Prue and Phoebe," Penny explained.
Piper looked up in to her grandmother's eyes. "Are they okay?"
Characters: Penny, Andy (11), Glen (5), Prue (11), Piper (9), Phoebe (6), Paige (4)
A hectic week in the Halliwell manor had almost finished and resulted in a glorious Sunday afternoon. And like what usually happens with good weather, the week's tensions had been forgotten as Penny had taken her three granddaughters and an eleven-year old Andy Trudeau to the park to get some fresh air.
It seemed from the fact the park was full to breaking point that most of San Francisco had had the same idea.
Penny smiled as she put down her book and looked over at her oldest granddaughter, she had fought so much about the idea of 'wasting' a whole afternoon in the park. However her opinions had drastically changed when she had told her she could bring a friend with her. Seconds later she had been on the phone to her oldest friend, Andy, and only minutes after that he had arrived at the house.
Penny sighed at the thought, her granddaughter was growing up, come September she would be starting Junior High. After that she would see her step on an onrushing escalator of events that would see Prue become an adult, in no time at all.
Penny glanced over to the other side Piper and Phoebe were in the midst of a water fight that the six-year old had started. The area under the tree had become a battle zone, in which both Prue and Andy had earlier become innocent victims in the crossfire. Penny laughed to herself at her granddaughters before turning back to her book.
The nine-year old Piper grabbed the back of her younger sister's t-shirt and started shooting water down her back as the younger Halliwell was trying unsuccessfully to escape. Phoebe's face that was staring at her older sisters, showed a sense of innocent naiveté, as she had started to pick challenges against her two older sisters with slim chances of success.
It had only taken a matter of minutes for the straight 'A' student to start to gain the upper hand, by using her intelligence instead of just running around like a madman.
"Piper!" The younger Halliwell squealed unable to get free of her sister's grip and the torrid of water following over her skin. "That's not fair!"
"So I win?"
Phoebe studied her older sister's face for a couple of minutes and then shrugged, "Okay."
Piper let go of her younger sister's shirt and dropped her water pistol grinning broadly. It was so easy to beat her younger sister in these fights, because despite the fact the six-year was quite tall and strong for her age, she always used the same tactics. Piper's smile grew; this victory gave her at least a couple hours bragging rights.
Splash.
Seconds after Piper had let go of Phoebe t-shirt; the young brunette had waited for her older sister to be distracted and aimed a fatal blow back at her stomach. The same process as half an hour earlier took place as Phoebe sprinted away to hide behind a tree with Piper running after her.
Andy pulled Prue to him as Phoebe ran past with her water pistol held above her head nearly knocking Prue over.
"Better safe than sorry," he said as he threw the playing cards onto the grass. "But what do you say, instead of sitting here getting soaked by them, we joined them and show them how it's done?"
"What? And get forced by Grams to sit in our underwear in the car journey back?" Prue replied as she shot her friend a smile. "I don't think so!"
"Okay, you're right, as always."
"You see I already knew that," Prue told him as she started to pick up the cards off the floor. "Wanna play cheat again?"
"All right."
As Prue started to deal the cards out into even piles, a ball rolled up at her feet. A young girl with dark brown almost black hair came running after it. She halted only a matter of yards away from the two eleven-year olds, allowing a fair-haired boy to catch up with her.
Prue looked at the young children and then at the ball that was at her feet. Her eyes stayed looking for a couple of minutes on the girl, she seemed to have a familiar look to her that she could not place, before asking,
"Is this yours?"
"Yes," the girl replied with a strong level of confidence for her age as she opened out her arms to take the ball back.
The boy looked at her with his mouth slightly open, "You're not suppose to talk to strangers, Paige."
"She talked to me first, Glen. So that's not talking to strangers," the four-year old told him, sticking her tongue straight out at the five-year old Glen. "Can we have our ball back, please?"
"Sure," Prue laughed to herself for a second as she handed the ball back. She could not help but see herself and Andy in the pair of them.
"Thank you."
Penny looked over her book to watch the interaction between the two pre teens and the two young children. She watched casually as she saw Paige and Glen run away. Penny focused in on the little girl with dark hair and almost dropped her book when she saw Paige turn around and wave at them.
"Are you okay, Grams?" Prue asked, looking between Andy, her grandmother and the two young children.
"Yes, yes, of course," Penny replied as she started to pack up their stuff. "Piper, Phoebe, come on, we're going home."
As Piper and Phoebe appeared at their grandmother's side, Penny sighed taking Phoebe's t-shirt off her back and handing her a towel. Piper glancing over at her older sister as she dropped her water pistol and reached for her spare t-shirt out of Penny's bag.
"What going on?" Piper asked her older sister.
"Don't know," Prue replied.
Penny looked down at Piper as she had waited so patiently. "We can go and see Prue and Phoebe," Penny explained.
Piper looked up in to her grandmother's eyes. "Are they okay?"