Chapter 3
*Later that day.*
*Bay Mirror*
Phoebe sat in her office drowning away in her own thoughts. She stared at the blank screen and then down to a letter beside the keyboard. Even though she blocked out her empathy power she had a sisterly sense that her sister was not ok, it was all that was on her mind. Suddenly her thoughts were interrupted by Elise. "Someone must have serious problems for you to be staring so far into space." Phoebe looked up at Elise in the doorway. She gave a dry laugh, "Yeah, this one is a little tuff." She widened her eyes, if only Elise knew what she was thinking about. "Well don't think so hard, we don't want you to have a brain aneurysm." Phoebe smiled at that and looked back to read the letter as Elise showed herself out.
Dear Phoebe,
November 5th is take your kids to work day. I choose to go with my dad which for me was kind of a bad choice, see when I was there and was supposed to be on the computer in my dads office, my dad was in his secretary's office and all I saw was a desk, 2 people, and A LOT of bending, I think I have been shocked beyond belief please what should I say to my dad to make sure it doesn't happen when I go in November.
Sincerely, Scarred For Life
Phoebe scratched her head, took a deep breathe and began to type. Dear scarred for life."
*Some Old Age Home - Rotting Heights*
Paige sat at a table playing bridge with an elderly lady. "Mrs. Dedson
would you like something to drink?" The old lady looked up at Paige.
"Oh yes dear that would be very nice, thank you." Paige put her cards
down and stood up. "I won't be long Mrs. Dedson , How does apple juice
sound?" The old lady just waved her arm. Paige went off to the kitchen
not before she saw the dear old lady look at Paige's cards. "Old
ladies.They're not what they seem." She thought to herself. The man
behind the counter passed her a cup full of juice. "Thank you." She
said. As she turned away, she walked into something hard. "Oh, I'm
sorry!" She slapped her hand to her forehead. "I should have been
watching where I was going." The man looked back up at her. "Oh no,
it's ok, my fault." He smiled. "I'm Mike." He extended his hand and
she gladly took it. "Paige, Paige Matthews, do you um work here?" She
asked. "No, I just volunteer every so often." He answered. "Oh well me
too." She smiled, she totally liked this guy. "It wouldn't be totally
inappropriate if I asked you out to dinner tonight would it?" He asked
her anxiously. "No, not at all." She could swear she looked like a
clown her smile was so big. Across the room the old lady could be
heard, "Do you have my damn drink already!!!" Paige's eyes widened,
"Here's my number." she wrote it on his hand. "We can.umm" He finished
her sentence. ".sort out the details." He smiled as she walked away.
"I'll see you tonight then!"
*Later that Night*
Phoebe walked into the manor later that night. "Hey! Anyone home?!"
She called out. A low voice could be heard. "I'm here." Piper said
quietly. Phoebe entered the living room. "Why you sitting here in the
dark? Where is Paige? Where's Wyatt?" Phoebe heard Piper take a deep
breath. "Wyatt is sleeping, Paige is on a date and I just needed some
alone time." Phoebe was slightly concerned so she turned on the lamp
beside the couch. She saw the tears on Piper's cheeks, and sat down
beside Piper. She took Piper's hands in her own and talking in a
soothing voice. "Sweety are you sure you're ok?" Piper looked to the
side of the couch. "No." she said in a whisper.
Phoebe followed Piper's eyes to the side of the couch where
Piper and Leo's wedding picture lay face up. "Oh sweety." Phoebe said
sympathetically. She wrapped her older sister in her arms and brushed
back her hair. "Why her? Of all people why her? She never did anything
wrong? Doesn't she deserve to be happy?" Phoebe's silent ranting to no-
one was broken up by the wracking of her sisters sobs. "I miss him so
much." Piper managed through her tears. "Everything was good, it was
all going good and now.it's just ruined and it won't be good again."
Phoebe wasn't too sure what to say. "It'll be good again...you just
gotta get past this, and we'll help you, it'll all be ok." She took
her head out of her sisters neck and shook her head. "No." she said in
a whisper. "It was all for nothing Phoebe, everything we went through,
all the pain and the struggles.I guess it looks like the Elders won."
Phoebe wiped some of the tears of Piper's face. "Don't say that. You
have Wyatt, he's amazing Piper you know that, If you didn't go through
all this then you wouldn't have him." Piper looked downward, "I know,
it's just.he was the best thing that ever happened to me, I'll never
stop loving him, how can I find anyone that even comes close to him?
And the worst part is we didn't even say goodbye properly for gods
sake!" Piper looked up at Phoebe like a child. "Last night I wanted
him to kiss me so badly, he was going to.I know he was.but he didn't.I
think he thinks that I don't love him anymore and that's not true.and
I want to tell him.but then I might give him the wrong idea.I want
things to be the way they were.but.if.he's an elder." She began to cry
again and Phoebe stopped her from continuing. "I know this is hard and
it'll take some time, but your gonna tire yourself out, so cmon I'll
take you to bed and we'll continue this tomorrow.ok?" Piper took in
another deep breath, "Ok."
TBC..
Let me know whatcha think.w00 w00 Dunanana
*Later that day.*
*Bay Mirror*
Phoebe sat in her office drowning away in her own thoughts. She stared at the blank screen and then down to a letter beside the keyboard. Even though she blocked out her empathy power she had a sisterly sense that her sister was not ok, it was all that was on her mind. Suddenly her thoughts were interrupted by Elise. "Someone must have serious problems for you to be staring so far into space." Phoebe looked up at Elise in the doorway. She gave a dry laugh, "Yeah, this one is a little tuff." She widened her eyes, if only Elise knew what she was thinking about. "Well don't think so hard, we don't want you to have a brain aneurysm." Phoebe smiled at that and looked back to read the letter as Elise showed herself out.
Dear Phoebe,
November 5th is take your kids to work day. I choose to go with my dad which for me was kind of a bad choice, see when I was there and was supposed to be on the computer in my dads office, my dad was in his secretary's office and all I saw was a desk, 2 people, and A LOT of bending, I think I have been shocked beyond belief please what should I say to my dad to make sure it doesn't happen when I go in November.
Sincerely, Scarred For Life
Phoebe scratched her head, took a deep breathe and began to type. Dear scarred for life."
*Some Old Age Home - Rotting Heights*
Paige sat at a table playing bridge with an elderly lady. "Mrs. Dedson
would you like something to drink?" The old lady looked up at Paige.
"Oh yes dear that would be very nice, thank you." Paige put her cards
down and stood up. "I won't be long Mrs. Dedson , How does apple juice
sound?" The old lady just waved her arm. Paige went off to the kitchen
not before she saw the dear old lady look at Paige's cards. "Old
ladies.They're not what they seem." She thought to herself. The man
behind the counter passed her a cup full of juice. "Thank you." She
said. As she turned away, she walked into something hard. "Oh, I'm
sorry!" She slapped her hand to her forehead. "I should have been
watching where I was going." The man looked back up at her. "Oh no,
it's ok, my fault." He smiled. "I'm Mike." He extended his hand and
she gladly took it. "Paige, Paige Matthews, do you um work here?" She
asked. "No, I just volunteer every so often." He answered. "Oh well me
too." She smiled, she totally liked this guy. "It wouldn't be totally
inappropriate if I asked you out to dinner tonight would it?" He asked
her anxiously. "No, not at all." She could swear she looked like a
clown her smile was so big. Across the room the old lady could be
heard, "Do you have my damn drink already!!!" Paige's eyes widened,
"Here's my number." she wrote it on his hand. "We can.umm" He finished
her sentence. ".sort out the details." He smiled as she walked away.
"I'll see you tonight then!"
*Later that Night*
Phoebe walked into the manor later that night. "Hey! Anyone home?!"
She called out. A low voice could be heard. "I'm here." Piper said
quietly. Phoebe entered the living room. "Why you sitting here in the
dark? Where is Paige? Where's Wyatt?" Phoebe heard Piper take a deep
breath. "Wyatt is sleeping, Paige is on a date and I just needed some
alone time." Phoebe was slightly concerned so she turned on the lamp
beside the couch. She saw the tears on Piper's cheeks, and sat down
beside Piper. She took Piper's hands in her own and talking in a
soothing voice. "Sweety are you sure you're ok?" Piper looked to the
side of the couch. "No." she said in a whisper.
Phoebe followed Piper's eyes to the side of the couch where
Piper and Leo's wedding picture lay face up. "Oh sweety." Phoebe said
sympathetically. She wrapped her older sister in her arms and brushed
back her hair. "Why her? Of all people why her? She never did anything
wrong? Doesn't she deserve to be happy?" Phoebe's silent ranting to no-
one was broken up by the wracking of her sisters sobs. "I miss him so
much." Piper managed through her tears. "Everything was good, it was
all going good and now.it's just ruined and it won't be good again."
Phoebe wasn't too sure what to say. "It'll be good again...you just
gotta get past this, and we'll help you, it'll all be ok." She took
her head out of her sisters neck and shook her head. "No." she said in
a whisper. "It was all for nothing Phoebe, everything we went through,
all the pain and the struggles.I guess it looks like the Elders won."
Phoebe wiped some of the tears of Piper's face. "Don't say that. You
have Wyatt, he's amazing Piper you know that, If you didn't go through
all this then you wouldn't have him." Piper looked downward, "I know,
it's just.he was the best thing that ever happened to me, I'll never
stop loving him, how can I find anyone that even comes close to him?
And the worst part is we didn't even say goodbye properly for gods
sake!" Piper looked up at Phoebe like a child. "Last night I wanted
him to kiss me so badly, he was going to.I know he was.but he didn't.I
think he thinks that I don't love him anymore and that's not true.and
I want to tell him.but then I might give him the wrong idea.I want
things to be the way they were.but.if.he's an elder." She began to cry
again and Phoebe stopped her from continuing. "I know this is hard and
it'll take some time, but your gonna tire yourself out, so cmon I'll
take you to bed and we'll continue this tomorrow.ok?" Piper took in
another deep breath, "Ok."
TBC..
Let me know whatcha think.w00 w00 Dunanana