AN: Hey, I'm actually updating quickly again! Yay me! Happiness!
Now, chapter 26...
p3charmed4eva - I know what you told me last time, and I'm sorry. Sad. But, I am updating, so I hope you're happy. PiperHalliwell025 - I know, and I love the three please thing. piperleo4eva - You will find out soon enough, and there will be more P/L soon! Oh, darn, that was a bit revealing, wasn't it?
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The next night, Prue was in her room, trying to get back to sleep. Grams had forced them all to go home if they could, to get some rest. But Prue couldn't rest. She had been the next person to visit Piper, and she couldn't stop seeing her little sister in that hospital room. Andy, Leo, and Paige had also visited her, and Prue couldn't help doubting that they were asleep, too. She had woken up because of a nightmare, involving what could have happened. But Prue knew that it couldn't have happened, the doctors' tests had proved it wrong. Prue looked over at the clock. It was one in the morning. "Ugh." Prue groaned. From the way things were going, she wouldn't have much of her needed sleep. After all, she hadn't slept the night before, due to the events.
Suddenly, Prue's phone rang. "Who would call me this early in the morning?" Prue asked herself aloud. Prue had her own phone number, due to the fact that she talked so much on the phone. She picked up the receiver. "Hello?" she asked groggily. "Hello, Prue." a cold voice said. Prue's heart skipped a beat. It was Mr. Connel.
"How happy are you?
Are you wondering
Why I didn't take you?
I hurt your friends
Your family, too
I wanted to see
What that would do to you.
Your boyfriend has
A broken collar bone
And you are wondering
'How could I have known?'
Well, you see
I'm still watching you
When you are talking
And going 'Boo hoo'
How do you like
What I did to your sister?
She's in a coma
And I'm sure you've missed her.
Even though
I hate to be curt
It is your fault
That your sister got hurt.
Now, what can I say?
Hurting her was fun
But rest assured
I am not quite done.
Now, who to try next?
Maybe your other sister
Or you're boyfriend, that's good
For he might become your mister.
Or one of his brothers
You could see his pain
Or I could try
Your dear Piper again."
Prue had had enough. "How dare you?!?" she shouted into the phone. "How dare you say her name?!?" But, despite her shouting, Mr. Connel continued in his horrible manner.
"For screaming and yelling
And going 'grr'
Now I shall
Kill someone for sure."
Prue heard a 'click' and the line went dead. 'Oh my God.' Prue thought.
She shot out of bed, got dressed, and ran out of her room. She ran into Phoebe's room, and shook her sister hard, shouting "Phoebe, wake up NOW!" Phoebe opened her eyes and said "Okay, okay." her voice was shaking while she said this, due to the jolts Prue was giving her. "Get dressed, and meet me in the hall." Prue instructed Phoebe. The younger sister was about to question, and then saw the look in Prue's eyes. She jumped out of bed, and headed to her closet. Prue then jetted into the spare room, which is where Paige had been sleeping since her parents died. "Paige, WAKE UP!" Prue shouted. She didn't want to waste time shaking. Paige jolted out of bed, and shouted "Fuzzy banana monsters!" She then looked around, startled. She saw Prue, and said, "What?" "Get dressed, meet in hall!" Prue said, then ran out of the room. "Okaaay." Paige said, bewildered. But, despite of that, she got out of bed and followed Prue's directions.
About two minutes later all three of them met in the upstairs hallway. "Come!" Prue said, and grabbed onto one hand each and dragged them down the stairs, out the door, and into her car. "Prue, why the hell did you wake us up at one in the morning?" Phoebe asked when the car started moving. "Shush!" she said. She had taken Paige's cell phone, and was calling Andy. After a few rings, Andy picked up. "Hello?" he asked, sleepiness evident in his voice. "Andy, stalker. Wake up Leo, and go to the hospital with him. You two HAVE to leave the house." Prue said, frantically. "Okay. What about my parents?" he asked her. His parents had come home too, since their other two sons would be released soon. "Wake them too." Prue said, after thinking for a second. She then hung up.
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Andy hung up after hearing the 'click'. "What the hell happened?" Andy asked himself. Although he had no idea what was going on, he knew that Prue said 'stalker', and he didn't want to take his chances. He left the room, and went into Leo's. He wasn't too surprised when he found Leo awake. "Leo?" Andy asked, bringing Leo's attention to him. "What?" Leo asked. "We have to go to the hospital." he said. "Is it Piper?" Leo asked frantically, standing up. "I don't know." Andy said honestly. Leo ran to his closet, and began picking out things to wear. Andy went into his parents' room, and found they were both soundly asleep. He reluctantly ran over and shook them. He saw his father open his eyes. "Dad, something happened with Mr. Connel." Andy then paused. He hated saying his name without swearing, but he didn't want to curse in front of his parents. "Prue called, and said that we have to go to the hospital." "Okay, son." his father said, and then he added, "I'll wake up your mom. We'll meet you in five."
Sure enough, five minutes later, all four were ready to go to the hospital. "I'll drive." Mr. Trudeau said, and all four ran out of the house.
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"Prue, what the hell happened with the bastard?" Paige asked bitterly as Prue dragged her and Phoebe down the hospital hallway. "Tell later." Prue answered shortly as they neared the waiting room. She dragged the two younger ones in there, and met up with Grams, who was talking to a police officer. "Grams." Prue said, panting. "Prudence, what are you three doing here? There hasn't been any news." Grams asked, standing up. "There hasn't?' Phoebe asked sadly. "No, dear, there hasn't." Grams said, sorry to tell her youngest granddaughter that. "Now, why are you here?" she asked. "My stalker called." Prue said bitterly. "He did?" the police officer asked. Prue nodded, then sat down in the nearest chair, crying yet again. "He talked about how g-good it felt to h-hurt P-Piper, and, and he... said he was gonna kill someone next. One of the boys, one of you two," she said this, looking at Phoebe and Paige, "or Piper." Prue purposely left out the part when he said that it was all her fault. "That bastard!" Phoebe shouted, coming over to Prue and then, realizing what she said, glanced over at Grams. To her surprise, there was no reprimanding glare.
"Well, Miss, I am going to make sure that that doesn't happen." the officer said, standing up. "I am going to call my station, and I am sure my chief will dispatch some officers to watch over the eight of you." he ended, turning to leave. "And, his chief definitely will." said someone from the door. They looked, and saw Andy, Leo, and their parents. Andy and Leo's father had said that. "Thank you, sir." the officer said. "Don't. It is for my boys' protection, and the protection of their friends and girlfriends." he said.
So, true to his word, Mr. Trudeau called professional guards, one per each kid. Piper's guarded the door to her hospital, and the rest of the kids' made sure to be near them at all times. And, as Paige said, it was like they were under the protection of the Secret Service.
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AN: Don't worry! Not too long left until your suspense is over. I know I keep saying that, but now, it's really true! I have plans... Anyway, this is after a song by the Barenaked Ladies!
Now, chapter 26...
p3charmed4eva - I know what you told me last time, and I'm sorry. Sad. But, I am updating, so I hope you're happy. PiperHalliwell025 - I know, and I love the three please thing. piperleo4eva - You will find out soon enough, and there will be more P/L soon! Oh, darn, that was a bit revealing, wasn't it?
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The next night, Prue was in her room, trying to get back to sleep. Grams had forced them all to go home if they could, to get some rest. But Prue couldn't rest. She had been the next person to visit Piper, and she couldn't stop seeing her little sister in that hospital room. Andy, Leo, and Paige had also visited her, and Prue couldn't help doubting that they were asleep, too. She had woken up because of a nightmare, involving what could have happened. But Prue knew that it couldn't have happened, the doctors' tests had proved it wrong. Prue looked over at the clock. It was one in the morning. "Ugh." Prue groaned. From the way things were going, she wouldn't have much of her needed sleep. After all, she hadn't slept the night before, due to the events.
Suddenly, Prue's phone rang. "Who would call me this early in the morning?" Prue asked herself aloud. Prue had her own phone number, due to the fact that she talked so much on the phone. She picked up the receiver. "Hello?" she asked groggily. "Hello, Prue." a cold voice said. Prue's heart skipped a beat. It was Mr. Connel.
"How happy are you?
Are you wondering
Why I didn't take you?
I hurt your friends
Your family, too
I wanted to see
What that would do to you.
Your boyfriend has
A broken collar bone
And you are wondering
'How could I have known?'
Well, you see
I'm still watching you
When you are talking
And going 'Boo hoo'
How do you like
What I did to your sister?
She's in a coma
And I'm sure you've missed her.
Even though
I hate to be curt
It is your fault
That your sister got hurt.
Now, what can I say?
Hurting her was fun
But rest assured
I am not quite done.
Now, who to try next?
Maybe your other sister
Or you're boyfriend, that's good
For he might become your mister.
Or one of his brothers
You could see his pain
Or I could try
Your dear Piper again."
Prue had had enough. "How dare you?!?" she shouted into the phone. "How dare you say her name?!?" But, despite her shouting, Mr. Connel continued in his horrible manner.
"For screaming and yelling
And going 'grr'
Now I shall
Kill someone for sure."
Prue heard a 'click' and the line went dead. 'Oh my God.' Prue thought.
She shot out of bed, got dressed, and ran out of her room. She ran into Phoebe's room, and shook her sister hard, shouting "Phoebe, wake up NOW!" Phoebe opened her eyes and said "Okay, okay." her voice was shaking while she said this, due to the jolts Prue was giving her. "Get dressed, and meet me in the hall." Prue instructed Phoebe. The younger sister was about to question, and then saw the look in Prue's eyes. She jumped out of bed, and headed to her closet. Prue then jetted into the spare room, which is where Paige had been sleeping since her parents died. "Paige, WAKE UP!" Prue shouted. She didn't want to waste time shaking. Paige jolted out of bed, and shouted "Fuzzy banana monsters!" She then looked around, startled. She saw Prue, and said, "What?" "Get dressed, meet in hall!" Prue said, then ran out of the room. "Okaaay." Paige said, bewildered. But, despite of that, she got out of bed and followed Prue's directions.
About two minutes later all three of them met in the upstairs hallway. "Come!" Prue said, and grabbed onto one hand each and dragged them down the stairs, out the door, and into her car. "Prue, why the hell did you wake us up at one in the morning?" Phoebe asked when the car started moving. "Shush!" she said. She had taken Paige's cell phone, and was calling Andy. After a few rings, Andy picked up. "Hello?" he asked, sleepiness evident in his voice. "Andy, stalker. Wake up Leo, and go to the hospital with him. You two HAVE to leave the house." Prue said, frantically. "Okay. What about my parents?" he asked her. His parents had come home too, since their other two sons would be released soon. "Wake them too." Prue said, after thinking for a second. She then hung up.
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Andy hung up after hearing the 'click'. "What the hell happened?" Andy asked himself. Although he had no idea what was going on, he knew that Prue said 'stalker', and he didn't want to take his chances. He left the room, and went into Leo's. He wasn't too surprised when he found Leo awake. "Leo?" Andy asked, bringing Leo's attention to him. "What?" Leo asked. "We have to go to the hospital." he said. "Is it Piper?" Leo asked frantically, standing up. "I don't know." Andy said honestly. Leo ran to his closet, and began picking out things to wear. Andy went into his parents' room, and found they were both soundly asleep. He reluctantly ran over and shook them. He saw his father open his eyes. "Dad, something happened with Mr. Connel." Andy then paused. He hated saying his name without swearing, but he didn't want to curse in front of his parents. "Prue called, and said that we have to go to the hospital." "Okay, son." his father said, and then he added, "I'll wake up your mom. We'll meet you in five."
Sure enough, five minutes later, all four were ready to go to the hospital. "I'll drive." Mr. Trudeau said, and all four ran out of the house.
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"Prue, what the hell happened with the bastard?" Paige asked bitterly as Prue dragged her and Phoebe down the hospital hallway. "Tell later." Prue answered shortly as they neared the waiting room. She dragged the two younger ones in there, and met up with Grams, who was talking to a police officer. "Grams." Prue said, panting. "Prudence, what are you three doing here? There hasn't been any news." Grams asked, standing up. "There hasn't?' Phoebe asked sadly. "No, dear, there hasn't." Grams said, sorry to tell her youngest granddaughter that. "Now, why are you here?" she asked. "My stalker called." Prue said bitterly. "He did?" the police officer asked. Prue nodded, then sat down in the nearest chair, crying yet again. "He talked about how g-good it felt to h-hurt P-Piper, and, and he... said he was gonna kill someone next. One of the boys, one of you two," she said this, looking at Phoebe and Paige, "or Piper." Prue purposely left out the part when he said that it was all her fault. "That bastard!" Phoebe shouted, coming over to Prue and then, realizing what she said, glanced over at Grams. To her surprise, there was no reprimanding glare.
"Well, Miss, I am going to make sure that that doesn't happen." the officer said, standing up. "I am going to call my station, and I am sure my chief will dispatch some officers to watch over the eight of you." he ended, turning to leave. "And, his chief definitely will." said someone from the door. They looked, and saw Andy, Leo, and their parents. Andy and Leo's father had said that. "Thank you, sir." the officer said. "Don't. It is for my boys' protection, and the protection of their friends and girlfriends." he said.
So, true to his word, Mr. Trudeau called professional guards, one per each kid. Piper's guarded the door to her hospital, and the rest of the kids' made sure to be near them at all times. And, as Paige said, it was like they were under the protection of the Secret Service.
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AN: Don't worry! Not too long left until your suspense is over. I know I keep saying that, but now, it's really true! I have plans... Anyway, this is after a song by the Barenaked Ladies!