Commemoration of Cole- Part Seven
"Wait a minute," Paige interrupted, "How did you know her name?"
"My son. Cole. Where is my son?" he asked, not heeding Paige's question. He
looked around the living room. Phoebe stood up and walked over to Ben. She took a
deep breath, not wanting to be the person to tell him the news,
"Mr. Turner. Cole is." Phoebe took another deep breath, "Cole is dead." Ben's
face became paler than it had before- something that a ghost wasn't even able to do,
"Dead?" he echoed, his voice quivering, "For how long?"
"About five or six days." Paige answered softly.
"I should have known." Ben uttered, "He hasn't spoken to me for about a month."
"You two talked to each other?" Piper questioned.
"I didn't- Cole used to tell me about his life," Ben explained, "What he did, what he
went through, who he knew." Ben looked at Phoebe squarely in the eye, "And
loved. He told me about all the things that he planned to do to win you back. It hurt
me, knowing that my son had gone off the deep end and that there was nothing I
could do about it." a stray tear fell down his cheek, "My son." Phoebe put her hand
on his shoulder, led him to the couch and sat him down,
"I knew all these things were happening to him. The powers were corrupting him, the
demonic spells, and he was driven crazy with unrequited love. But I couldn't do
anything. I couldn't tell him anything. No matter how loud I called out to him, my
prison wouldn't let him hear me."
"Demonic spells?" Piper asked, "What demonic spells?"
"I could hear the outside world, I could hear the avatars putting charms in his home:
putting evil influence in his mind."
"The Avatars?" Piper echoed, "What are they?"
"I'm not sure," Ben replied, "I could hear their voices, introducing themselves to my
son, attempting to draw him to them. He continued to say no until he couldn't fight it
anymore. he used his newfound powers.he." Ben bowed his head down.
Phoebe realised that Ben knew what Cole had done, the alternate reality, but
seemed too ashamed to speak it aloud. Paige stared at Ben with sympathy. She
couldn't deny that she despised Cole, but knowing more about his struggle made her
admire him slightly. After all, he was one of the reasons why she was still alive. Then
again, he was one of the reasons why some of the demons had gone after her: the
vampires, the power brokers and Jeric. Paige immediately knocked the resentful
thoughts out of her head- this wasn't a time to be angry at Cole, it was to help his
father move on- something that he won't be able to do until he finally makes peace
with his family. Ben looked up again,
"His love for his family consumed him, the insanity took his life. And all I could do was
watch." Piper sat down next to him,
"Ben, it's not your fault that all that happened to Cole."
"He was raised a demon. It was all he knew," Phoebe added, "You couldn't have
changed that."
"It is my fault. His mother killed me because I betrayed her. She didn't want me near
Cole. Belthazor."
"What happened?" Paige asked. Ben looked away.
"I know it hurts Ben," Piper said gently, "But you won't be able to move on if you don't
let go of all the pain you've held in all this time."
"Okay." Ben replied in a small voice, "I'll tell you."
"Wait a minute," Paige interrupted, "How did you know her name?"
"My son. Cole. Where is my son?" he asked, not heeding Paige's question. He
looked around the living room. Phoebe stood up and walked over to Ben. She took a
deep breath, not wanting to be the person to tell him the news,
"Mr. Turner. Cole is." Phoebe took another deep breath, "Cole is dead." Ben's
face became paler than it had before- something that a ghost wasn't even able to do,
"Dead?" he echoed, his voice quivering, "For how long?"
"About five or six days." Paige answered softly.
"I should have known." Ben uttered, "He hasn't spoken to me for about a month."
"You two talked to each other?" Piper questioned.
"I didn't- Cole used to tell me about his life," Ben explained, "What he did, what he
went through, who he knew." Ben looked at Phoebe squarely in the eye, "And
loved. He told me about all the things that he planned to do to win you back. It hurt
me, knowing that my son had gone off the deep end and that there was nothing I
could do about it." a stray tear fell down his cheek, "My son." Phoebe put her hand
on his shoulder, led him to the couch and sat him down,
"I knew all these things were happening to him. The powers were corrupting him, the
demonic spells, and he was driven crazy with unrequited love. But I couldn't do
anything. I couldn't tell him anything. No matter how loud I called out to him, my
prison wouldn't let him hear me."
"Demonic spells?" Piper asked, "What demonic spells?"
"I could hear the outside world, I could hear the avatars putting charms in his home:
putting evil influence in his mind."
"The Avatars?" Piper echoed, "What are they?"
"I'm not sure," Ben replied, "I could hear their voices, introducing themselves to my
son, attempting to draw him to them. He continued to say no until he couldn't fight it
anymore. he used his newfound powers.he." Ben bowed his head down.
Phoebe realised that Ben knew what Cole had done, the alternate reality, but
seemed too ashamed to speak it aloud. Paige stared at Ben with sympathy. She
couldn't deny that she despised Cole, but knowing more about his struggle made her
admire him slightly. After all, he was one of the reasons why she was still alive. Then
again, he was one of the reasons why some of the demons had gone after her: the
vampires, the power brokers and Jeric. Paige immediately knocked the resentful
thoughts out of her head- this wasn't a time to be angry at Cole, it was to help his
father move on- something that he won't be able to do until he finally makes peace
with his family. Ben looked up again,
"His love for his family consumed him, the insanity took his life. And all I could do was
watch." Piper sat down next to him,
"Ben, it's not your fault that all that happened to Cole."
"He was raised a demon. It was all he knew," Phoebe added, "You couldn't have
changed that."
"It is my fault. His mother killed me because I betrayed her. She didn't want me near
Cole. Belthazor."
"What happened?" Paige asked. Ben looked away.
"I know it hurts Ben," Piper said gently, "But you won't be able to move on if you don't
let go of all the pain you've held in all this time."
"Okay." Ben replied in a small voice, "I'll tell you."