Disclaimer: I do not own Piper, Phoebe, Leo and Paige. But, here's the good
news: I own Pauline!
Chapter 4
Pauline came down the stairs quietly, holding the tears back. She came to the couch and picked up her bag, ignoring the stares of her two aunts.
"Whoa. Just where do you think you're going?" Phoebe asked.
Pauline shrugged. "I don't really know. Maybe I'll find a cheap hotel somewhere. If not, maybe the streets."
Paige got up. "Why? I mean, what's wrong with here?"
"Was it Piper? We all heard her. She didn't really mean anything she said; she was just shocked. That's all. Come on, you can't leave! Not after 16 years of-of-of not being here," Phoebe said.
Pauline smiled sadly. "I-it's alright. I-I might not fit in."
"Oh, of course you'll fit in," Paige replied.
"Uh, uh..." Pauline stammered, trying to think up an excuse for leaving. In the end, she decided to spill.
"Piper, she-I don't think she wants me around. I mean, you guys heard her!"
Phoebe walked over and squeezed her niece's shoulders. "Oh, honey, she's just, well, afraid, I guess, that you're gonna replace Prue."
Pauline's eyes widened. "No way! I mean, she was my mother, for goodness sake. Why would I want to replace her? I could find my own place here, in this family."
"Exactly," said Paige. "Now do you understand why we want you to stay?"
Pauline nodded slowly. "I guess...it's because...so that I can find my own place without replacing Mom."
Piper came down, her face grim. "Pauline, you have to leave."
Chapter 4
Pauline came down the stairs quietly, holding the tears back. She came to the couch and picked up her bag, ignoring the stares of her two aunts.
"Whoa. Just where do you think you're going?" Phoebe asked.
Pauline shrugged. "I don't really know. Maybe I'll find a cheap hotel somewhere. If not, maybe the streets."
Paige got up. "Why? I mean, what's wrong with here?"
"Was it Piper? We all heard her. She didn't really mean anything she said; she was just shocked. That's all. Come on, you can't leave! Not after 16 years of-of-of not being here," Phoebe said.
Pauline smiled sadly. "I-it's alright. I-I might not fit in."
"Oh, of course you'll fit in," Paige replied.
"Uh, uh..." Pauline stammered, trying to think up an excuse for leaving. In the end, she decided to spill.
"Piper, she-I don't think she wants me around. I mean, you guys heard her!"
Phoebe walked over and squeezed her niece's shoulders. "Oh, honey, she's just, well, afraid, I guess, that you're gonna replace Prue."
Pauline's eyes widened. "No way! I mean, she was my mother, for goodness sake. Why would I want to replace her? I could find my own place here, in this family."
"Exactly," said Paige. "Now do you understand why we want you to stay?"
Pauline nodded slowly. "I guess...it's because...so that I can find my own place without replacing Mom."
Piper came down, her face grim. "Pauline, you have to leave."