Part Four
Paige took a final look over her shoulder before locking the bathroom door. She had fled there, as it was the only room in the house with a lock. And she just needed to be on her own.
She rested her back against the wall and she let her tears start to flow again and hugged her knees to her stomach. Her mind was spinning; she just didn't know what to do anymore and could not believe what she just said. She just needed to do this by herself somehow.
She didn't want to die; she knew that if not anything else. And Phoebe was right if she didn't pull herself out of this she would die. A demon attack would be successful.
She hated it when one of her older sisters were right.
The only thing that had got her through that night and everyday since was to know that she was a survivor. And she was not going to survive that attack only to be killed by a demon. She just was not sure how she would survive this time. And how she would do this on her own because she could not drag them into this; that was why she had resorted to one of her old solution.
Paige pulled her knees tighter to her as the thought ran through her mind.
How could some idiot have hurt her so much, so that she saw no way out and had resorted to this?
And more importantly how did she pull herself together again?
* * *
Piper glanced at Paige who had disappeared out of the room and then back to Phoebe. This was getting nowhere and only further upsetting both of her sisters. It was time for the facts and exactly what had gone on in the club.
"Phoebe," Piper started.
"I know, I know." Phoebe replied as she sat on the edge of Paige's bed. "I was just a little shocked that she froze. I mean despite everything that has happened, I never expected her to freeze."
"Yeah, the same here. I mean she got out of the club on her own and got everyone else out. She was a true hero." Piper agreed as she joined her sister on the bed and looked directly into Phoebe's eyes. "I think it's time you told me everything that you saw in that premonition."
Phoebe narrowed her eyes as she looked at the floor and placed her hands together as she ran them over her mouth and nose. How did she tackle this question? How could she possibility tell Piper what she had seen? Denial and doubts had become the only thing that had kept her sane, the thought that by some miracle that the only thing that had happened to Paige were the events that had taken place in that premonition.
She took a deep breath as she transported her mind back to the experience and remember the premonition that had haunted her dreams since.
"Like any premonition, its not the full picture. And guess that's why I can still convince myself that she only experience what I saw, but somehow I don't think so." Phoebe explained in an apologetic manner, "But I'm not sure that I could watch anymore of it."
Piper braced herself as she glanced out of the doorway. "Go on."
"Paige," Phoebe started and Piper noticed a shutter in her younger sister's voice that had not been there before. "Well, she was in this fight with Mike and he quickly overpowered her. I mean he was a big guy, Piper, Paige really stood no chance."
Phoebe mouth dried up as she walked away from her older sister's and over to her baby sister's art stand. She kept her back turned Piper as she looked at the artist supplies.
"He gave her a severe beating before raising his gun," Phoebe explained. "He really, really hurt her and that's only what I saw, you saw the bruises before Leo healed her. But Leo can't heal what goes on in your mind. And I know it got worst because when I was in the club after the gunshot I heard her scream. You know the same scream that's woken her up since."
Phoebe glanced over shoulder at her big sister as she trailed her hand along the top of a half finished picture. "There is going so many times that you can see your baby sister getting the cr*p kicked out of her. And then have your mind drift to."
Piper looked over at her younger sister and looked straight back at her. "I'm going to sort this out. But first, LEO!!!"
Phoebe sent her sister a bemused look as she saw the familiar golden sparkling orbs appeared and formed into her brother-in-law.
"Can you orb up there and get confirmation on Phoebe's theory about these demon attacks, that the underworld know all about the P3 incident. Because I need to know whether there's going to be anymore." Piper instructed her husband, who nodded and smiled back. "I'll go to Paige and Pheebs what about you."
"Give me a couple of minutes," Phoebe told her face started to show the relief of the burdens being lifted. "I need to call Elise and tell her I'm going to work from home today."
Piper soften her look at her younger sister as she gave her a small smile. She could not image what Phoebe had been through and pure fear that she had had in both the club and the chance of getting a premonition. But Paige was her priority right now, because Phoebe was right, she doubted he had stopped after the gunshot.
Phoebe watched as Piper left the room and Leo orbed out. She sunk to the floor for a second; she just needed a couple of minutes. It took her nearly a minute to register that she had just knocked over a glass that contained the dreads of a clear liquid.
Phoebe raised her hand and quickly smelt the residue on her skin and flung opened her younger sister's bedside cabinet. Pulling out a half empty bottle of vodka and let her head collapse into her other hand.
"Oh God Paige, what happened to you?" She muttered to herself. "And what have you done?"
Paige took a final look over her shoulder before locking the bathroom door. She had fled there, as it was the only room in the house with a lock. And she just needed to be on her own.
She rested her back against the wall and she let her tears start to flow again and hugged her knees to her stomach. Her mind was spinning; she just didn't know what to do anymore and could not believe what she just said. She just needed to do this by herself somehow.
She didn't want to die; she knew that if not anything else. And Phoebe was right if she didn't pull herself out of this she would die. A demon attack would be successful.
She hated it when one of her older sisters were right.
The only thing that had got her through that night and everyday since was to know that she was a survivor. And she was not going to survive that attack only to be killed by a demon. She just was not sure how she would survive this time. And how she would do this on her own because she could not drag them into this; that was why she had resorted to one of her old solution.
Paige pulled her knees tighter to her as the thought ran through her mind.
How could some idiot have hurt her so much, so that she saw no way out and had resorted to this?
And more importantly how did she pull herself together again?
* * *
Piper glanced at Paige who had disappeared out of the room and then back to Phoebe. This was getting nowhere and only further upsetting both of her sisters. It was time for the facts and exactly what had gone on in the club.
"Phoebe," Piper started.
"I know, I know." Phoebe replied as she sat on the edge of Paige's bed. "I was just a little shocked that she froze. I mean despite everything that has happened, I never expected her to freeze."
"Yeah, the same here. I mean she got out of the club on her own and got everyone else out. She was a true hero." Piper agreed as she joined her sister on the bed and looked directly into Phoebe's eyes. "I think it's time you told me everything that you saw in that premonition."
Phoebe narrowed her eyes as she looked at the floor and placed her hands together as she ran them over her mouth and nose. How did she tackle this question? How could she possibility tell Piper what she had seen? Denial and doubts had become the only thing that had kept her sane, the thought that by some miracle that the only thing that had happened to Paige were the events that had taken place in that premonition.
She took a deep breath as she transported her mind back to the experience and remember the premonition that had haunted her dreams since.
"Like any premonition, its not the full picture. And guess that's why I can still convince myself that she only experience what I saw, but somehow I don't think so." Phoebe explained in an apologetic manner, "But I'm not sure that I could watch anymore of it."
Piper braced herself as she glanced out of the doorway. "Go on."
"Paige," Phoebe started and Piper noticed a shutter in her younger sister's voice that had not been there before. "Well, she was in this fight with Mike and he quickly overpowered her. I mean he was a big guy, Piper, Paige really stood no chance."
Phoebe mouth dried up as she walked away from her older sister's and over to her baby sister's art stand. She kept her back turned Piper as she looked at the artist supplies.
"He gave her a severe beating before raising his gun," Phoebe explained. "He really, really hurt her and that's only what I saw, you saw the bruises before Leo healed her. But Leo can't heal what goes on in your mind. And I know it got worst because when I was in the club after the gunshot I heard her scream. You know the same scream that's woken her up since."
Phoebe glanced over shoulder at her big sister as she trailed her hand along the top of a half finished picture. "There is going so many times that you can see your baby sister getting the cr*p kicked out of her. And then have your mind drift to."
Piper looked over at her younger sister and looked straight back at her. "I'm going to sort this out. But first, LEO!!!"
Phoebe sent her sister a bemused look as she saw the familiar golden sparkling orbs appeared and formed into her brother-in-law.
"Can you orb up there and get confirmation on Phoebe's theory about these demon attacks, that the underworld know all about the P3 incident. Because I need to know whether there's going to be anymore." Piper instructed her husband, who nodded and smiled back. "I'll go to Paige and Pheebs what about you."
"Give me a couple of minutes," Phoebe told her face started to show the relief of the burdens being lifted. "I need to call Elise and tell her I'm going to work from home today."
Piper soften her look at her younger sister as she gave her a small smile. She could not image what Phoebe had been through and pure fear that she had had in both the club and the chance of getting a premonition. But Paige was her priority right now, because Phoebe was right, she doubted he had stopped after the gunshot.
Phoebe watched as Piper left the room and Leo orbed out. She sunk to the floor for a second; she just needed a couple of minutes. It took her nearly a minute to register that she had just knocked over a glass that contained the dreads of a clear liquid.
Phoebe raised her hand and quickly smelt the residue on her skin and flung opened her younger sister's bedside cabinet. Pulling out a half empty bottle of vodka and let her head collapse into her other hand.
"Oh God Paige, what happened to you?" She muttered to herself. "And what have you done?"