AN: Oh my God! I had no idea I would make it here! Thank you all for reading my story, and reviewing! You have inspired me to continue! I praise thee! Also, I have no idea what happens after someone gets shot in the stomach, but I'm having Piper eat. In this fic, if people are shot in the stomach, their stomachs are still fully functional. And, when they are shot in the lung, they can still talk. So, no questioning the medical stuff, please. Also, I am writing this chapter a little differently than others. This is because, when Piper is talking, it is in third person, and it is separated from the previous scene. This is because, I though it would have more of an effect to do flashbacks. The triangle things indicate that it is a flashblack. Also, this chapter has some things that might be considered R, but I have seen them in PG-13 rated fics, so I figured it was fine. Happy reading!
JanaRose - You laughed a lot in that one? Yay! I like making people laugh. And, yes, that is why I made that chapter that title.
p3charmed4eva - Well, i think you would notice that, but thank you!
winter blaze - your welcome, and thank you!
piperleo4eva - ha ha ha (author continues to laugh sarcastically) Very funny. Well, at least I spell reading right. And, thank you. That is a funny pun. Oh, and three ness-es. I am filled with happiness!
Now, chapter 30...
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That night, Piper had her first night of actual sleep in a long time. Well, more like a night of restless sleep. She kept waking up due to nightmares. They were all about her living nightmare.
Since she had barely any sleep that night, Piper wasn't too pleased when nurse came in bringing Piper her first real food in about a month. Piper looked down at her tray. 'Yay, goop. Just what I needed. Now I remember why I hate hospitals so much.' Piper thought, poking her breakfast with her spoon. She finally worked up the courage to try it. When she put a spoonful of the stuff in her mouth, she found it tasted disgusting. She grimaced as she swallowed it. "I see you hate the food here, too."
Piper looked up, and saw Phoebe standing in the doorway, a smile on her face. "Phoebe, what are you doing here? Don't you have school?" Piper asked. "No, Piper, I don't. It's Saturday, remember?" Phoebe said. "Oh, right. I forgot." Piper said. "Oh, it's okay. I know it's gonna take you a bit to get used to the date again." Phoebe said, crawling onto the end of Piper's bed. "Hey, where are the others?" Piper asked, noticing that no one was following Phoebe in. "Oh, they're still eating breakfast in the cafeteria. I couldn't stomach the food, so I decided to come here. After I had a stop at the vending machines, of course." Phoebe said, pulling out two muffin packs and two waters. She tossed one of each to Piper. "You got this for me?" Piper asked, happy her sister had thought of her. "Yeah. You are about as picky as I am, so I figured you wouldn't be eating your breakfast either." Phoebe said, chomping down on one of her muffins. "You were right. Thanks." Piper said, taking a bite of one of her muffins also.
A few minutes later, the others came into the room, looking thoroughly disgusted. Then, they caught sight of the muffin wrappers and half-empty water bottles on Piper's bed. "Why, you little sneakers!" Prue said, eying Piper's last muffin. "Take it." Piper said, following Prue's gaze. Prue grabbed the muffin. "Thanks." she said, before snarfing it. "Your welcome." Piper said, taking another swig of water. "Hungry, Prue?" Phoebe asked, watching her devour the muffing. Prue nodded. "Thought so." Phoebe said, and she too took a drink of water.
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The eight friends kept on talking and laughing until they were interrupted by some police officers. "Ms. Halliwell?" one of them asked, and all four girls replied "Yes?", Paige with a giggle. "We mean, Ms. Piper Halliwell." another officer asked, chuckling at the other one's mistake. "Yeah?" Piper asked. "We are here to talk to you about what happened four weeks ago." the third, and last, officer said. "Oh." was all Piper said. She still didn't really want to talk about it yet. "That means, children, out!" Grams had come up from behind the officers, and she beckoned all the kids out the door. Well, all of them but Piper. "Awh, Grams..." Phoebe started. "Do you have to? Yes. Now, out!" Grams finished for Phoebe. "Awhhh." Phoebe said as they all filed out. Piper didn't protest. She didn't want them to hear what had happened. Especially Prue, after her outburst yesterday.
Grams closed the door behind her, and the three officers settled themselves around Piper. "Piper, I am Officer Combs," the first officer started. "I am Officer Milano." the chuckling officer said. "And I am Officer McGowan." the third officer stated. "Hello." Piper said. "Now, can you tell us what happened?" Officer Combs asked, wanting to get down to business. "Well, you have Billy's story, right?" Piper asked. "Yes, we have Mr. Wyatt's story." Officer Milano said. "Okay, then I'll start from there." Piper said, and all the officers nodded. "Well, the..."
That's as far as Piper got. She then stopped, sighed, and rolled her eyes. "Yes, Ms. Halliwell?" Officer McGowan asked. Then Piper said, a bit loudly, "You guys do know that the glass thing doesn't work, right?" "What do you mean, Ms. Halliwell?" Officer Combs asked. "I mean that my three sisters and the four Trudeau boys are outside the door right now, trying to listen in." Piper stated simply. "So, you might as well let them in. I mean, they are going to listen anyway." Piper continued, a bit amused. Even though she didn't really want them to listen, she knew that they would find a way to do so.
Outside the door, Phoebe turned to Prue and whispered "How does she always know?" Prue just shrugged. Suddenly, one of the officers opened the door, and the seven came tumbling in. They all got up and brushed themselves off. "Um... we tripped." Phoebe said weakly. "Yeah, you all tripped the moment he opened the door." Piper said, rolling her eyes and smiling. The kids all laughed meekly. "Well," Officer Milano started, "it seems like these kids are going to listen no matter what, so they might as well be in here." He then laughed. "Thanks!" Paige said, and they all settled around Piper.
After a moment, Officer McGowan said, "Ms. Halliwell, please continue." Piper nodded, and readjusted herself. It was a little cramped on her bed, considering her sisters and Leo had all gotten on it. Leo was sitting on her left, Prue was sitting on her right, and Phoebe and Paige were sitting on the foot of her bed. Billy and Glenn were sharing Officer Milano's old chair, and Andy was leaning against the wall. Officer Milano just came back from getting another chair.
Piper cleared her throat, then burst into tears. She couldn't hold them back anymore, with all the memories flooding back. The seven didn't get it. She had been so strong the day before, why was she breaking down now? "It's okay, honey." Leo said, rubbing her arm comfortingly. Piper nodded, and steadily stopped the flow of tears. After she wiped her eyes, Piper cleared her throat again. "Well..."
Piper watch Billy fall to the ground. The minion she had knocked out earlier had gotten out of his daze and hit Billy on the back of the head. Piper's gaze was on Billy's limp form. She then looked up. She had realized that she was the only one left. With this realization, she wasn't just scared. She was afraid. She was terrified. She knew she couldn't take all three of them.
Mr. Connel then looked at her, and smiled evilly. He and his lackeys began easing their way towards her. Piper backed up with each step they took until she could back up no more. They continued coming towards her until Mr. Connel was standing right in front of her. He reached out and grabbed her neck and lifted her about a foot in the air, still against the wall. Piper couldn't breathe. His iron grip was blocking her air passage. He pulled her forward, so his face was inches from hers. She could now see spots in front of her eyes. "Piper, dear," he hissed, "I'm afraid you aren't going to be having fun." He then turned around, put her down, and shoved her towards one of his lackeys.
He instantly, as if instructed to, grabbed Piper's upper arms and pulled them roughly behind her back, so she couldn't get away. Piper was panting, trying to catch her breathe. The other lackey came up, and punched her in the stomach. Hard. Piper would have dropped to her knees if it weren't for the firm grip on her arms. Mr. Connel came up and whispered something in that lackey's ear. He headed into the closet where all the gym equipment was stored.
After he left, Mr. Connel turned towards Piper. "Piper, these are my associates, Greg" he indicated the man holding Piper, "and Bob." he said, pointing to the gym door. "Say hello." he said. Piper stayed silent. "I said to say hello." Mr. Connel said, nodding to his associate. Greg pulled Piper's arm even harder behind her, and pulled up sharply. Piper screamed. "Say hello!" Mr. Connel yelled. Pipers arm was pulled up more. "Hello." she said, seeing spots in front of her eyes again. The pain was intense. "Good." Mr. Connel said, nodding to his 'associate' again. Piper's arm was put back into it's original position.
Just then, Bob came back in. He was carrying some rope. As Piper caught sight of it, a million different scenarios went through her head, none of them ending well for her. Greg turned her around, so she was facing him. Piper's arms were pushed hard together, and they were tied together tightly at the wrists. She then felt her ankles being tied together as well. She was then forced down, so she was now sitting on her feet.
Mr. Connel then bent and grabbed Piper's chin, so that she had to look up at him. "Now, deary, I must ask you one question. Do you blame your older sister for this?" Piper glared at him. "No." He nodded at Bob, and he punched her. She fell to the side, but Bob pushed her back into her original position. "Now, do you blame Prue for this?" he asked again. "No." Piper said firmly. Mr. Connel nodded again, and this time, Greg punched her. She again fell to the side, and was again brought back up. This went on for a while.
Piper was lifted up again for the thousandth time. She was aching and she knew that some of the punches had penetrated her skin. But, she never screamed. She never cried. She didn't want to give Mr. Connel the satisfaction of breaking her spirit. "Now, again..." Mr. Connel started. "Wait." Piper said, panting a bit. "Yes?" Mr. Connel asked. "Why aren't you rhyming?" she asked. She had just realized that Mr. Connel had dropped that creepy habit. "Oh, you noticed? I decided to drop that, at least for now. That is for my beloved Prue, and her only. You don't get to listen to it." "Oh." Piper said.
"Boss, can I have fun before she gets too beat up?" Greg said, looking Piper up and down. Piper's heart skipped a beat. She instantly knew what he meant by 'fun'. "Sure." Mr. Connel said, smiling evilly. Greg turned to face Piper. He grabbed her chin and planted a kiss on her lips. "Oh, this will be fun." he said, and began unbuttoning Piper's shirt. He continued kissing her roughly. Piper began crying. She didn't want to, but she couldn't help it. She didn't want her virginity taken in that way.
"But, didn't the test come up negative?" Officer Combs asked. Piper was crying as she was talking about it. She was scared when it happened, and she hated reminding herself how close he had become. "It did." Piper said, and continued her story.
"Greg, don't do that." Bob said in the background. Greg stopped for a moment. "What did you say?" he asked. "I said not to do that. Why don't we just kill her and get the hell out of here?" Bob asked. "We don't need to do this to make that girl you like suffer." "You know what, Greg, don't do it." Mr. Connel said. "What? But you told me I could!" Greg said, exasperated. "You will do as I say. I have respect for the newly dead." Mr. Connel said. With that, he pulled out his gun and shot Bob in the head. He fell down to the ground, dead.
Piper screamed. She was even more terrified now, if that was possible. She just saw them kill one of their own in front of her eyes. She had just watched someone die. "Oh, you liked that, did you?" Mr. Connel asked. Greg had finished buttoning up her shirt again. "Hold her back." Mr. Connel said, and walked to the side. Greg grabbed Piper's shoulders from behind and held her in her spot.
Mr. Connel went over to Leo and lifted him up so that Piper could see his face. "Don't you touch him!" Piper screamed, anger boiling up inside of her. She struggled with her bindings, wanting to get at Mr. Connel. "Oh, this one is your boyfriend isn't he?" Mr. Connel said, laughing maniacally. Piper didn't respond, she just continued to struggle with the ropes. "I take that as a yes." Mr. Connel said. Then he threw Leo by his arm at the nearest wall. "LEO!" Piper cried. "Shut her up." Mr. Connel said, and Greg punched her yet again, and then put his hand over her mouth.
"This should please you." he said, and he went over to Glenn. He picked him up by his leg, and hit that leg against the door frame. Piper heard a crack. She yelled out, but it could barely be heard due to Greg's hand. He then grabbed Andy, who was nearby and punched him incredibly hard right near his neck. She heard another crack, and yelled yet again. "Oh, I see it did." Mr. Connel said. As he passed Billy, he kicked him in the chest, and Piper heard another crack. "Ha ha. I'm having fun with this." Mr. Connel said, and headed over to Phoebe. Piper made a high-pitched scream that could be easily heard through her hand gag. "What did I say about shutting her up?" Mr. Connel said, rubbing his temples. Greg pulled out a knife and put it to her throat. "One sound, and you're dead." he whispered in her ear. She gulped.
"Good." Mr. Connel said, and picked up Phoebe. He pulled her arm behind her back, and he pulled it up, even further up than Greg had Piper's. Piper heard another crack, but couldn't make any noise. He put Phoebe down, and came back over to Piper. "Now, it's your turn." Piper looked back at him. 'What else could he do to hurt me?' she thought.
He pulled out his gun and pointed it at her. She heard a gunshot, then had an intense pain in her stomach. She looked down, and saw blood pouring out. She fell to her side. He then pointed his gun at Greg, and shot him in the head too. He fell back, dead like his friend.
Piper tried not to look at her stomach. She hated the sight of blood, which she knew was spilling out of her wound. Mr. Connel came and turned her onto her stomach. She screamed, though it hurt for her to do so. She watched him take Greg's knife and hold it to her back. She thought he was going to stab her. She suddenly felt her arms being released. He had cut the rope. She then felt the rope on her ankles be cut as well. Mr. Connel then turned her back over, so she was lying on her back.
He then put two of his fingers in the blood that had spilled out. He walked to the nearby wall and made a vertical streak. He then dragged her to right under the streak. She had no idea what he was doing. He then put his fingers in her blood again, and made a curve off of that line, forming the letter P. She watched him slowly write the word 'Payment' in her own blood. She was in a deep sense of unreality. After writing the word, he just sat on the ground and watched her slowly get weaker.
After what seemed like hours, Mr. Connel stood up and stood over Piper. "This is taking too long." he said, and leaned down to Piper's level. He pressed his gun to the left side of her chest and pulled the trigger. She could barely here the gun go off, so she was surprised when she felt pain sear through her chest. Breathing suddenly got harder, and she felt blood rise in her throat. She heard her breath go ragged.
Suddenly, she heard someone's voice. "Look!" It was Paige's. "Oh my God!" That voice was Prue's. Piper looked at Mr. Connel, and he leaned over her. He lifted his gun over her head...
"And the next thing I knew, I was in a big white room, with Paige crying at my side." Piper finished. Tears had been streaming down her face since the middle of the story, so she reached up to wipe them for the umpteenth time. She looked up, and noticed that all her friends were looking at her, shocked. "Honey." Leo said, and held her close, stroking her hair. She snuggled against him. "So that's what you meant by 'I saw every one of them happen'." Billy said. "I wondered how my leg got broken." Glenn said.
Prue and Paige looked at each other. They had just realized that they had only missed Mr. Connel by a few seconds. If they hadn't spent so much time at Glenn, then they would have caught him. Prue was also thinking something else, though. She used to still think that this was her fault, but she didn't anymore. After she heard that Piper refused over and over again that it was Prue's fault to Mr. Connel's face, she felt a bit better.
Phoebe was still just looking at Piper, watching her cry and letting the story sink in. She was filled with an overwhelming feeling of anger. How dare he do this to her older sister? She had gone through more than they had thought. He made her suffer both physically and mentally. He had killed two people in front of her. Not that she was sorry they were dead, but she didn't like that her sister had to watch. He had also hurt her friends in family in front of her, and she could do nothing about it. Phoebe knew that Piper always put others before herself, and she knew that hurting them had more of an effect on Piper than her own injuries. She had wanted Mr. Connel dead before, but now, she wanted him to pay. Little did she know, the exact same thing was going through everyone else's mind. They wanted him to be miserable before he died. They wanted to put him through hell before he went there. They wanted to get revenge on him. They wanted him to suffer. They wanted him to suffer for making Piper suffer.
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AN: Oh, am I getting angsty or what? Anyways, poor Piper! Oh, I HATE Mr. Connel! I hate him bad! And, this is my longest chapter yet! Go me! Oh, and this is after a song by Sarah McLachlan! I know, I like her bunches.
JanaRose - You laughed a lot in that one? Yay! I like making people laugh. And, yes, that is why I made that chapter that title.
p3charmed4eva - Well, i think you would notice that, but thank you!
winter blaze - your welcome, and thank you!
piperleo4eva - ha ha ha (author continues to laugh sarcastically) Very funny. Well, at least I spell reading right. And, thank you. That is a funny pun. Oh, and three ness-es. I am filled with happiness!
Now, chapter 30...
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That night, Piper had her first night of actual sleep in a long time. Well, more like a night of restless sleep. She kept waking up due to nightmares. They were all about her living nightmare.
Since she had barely any sleep that night, Piper wasn't too pleased when nurse came in bringing Piper her first real food in about a month. Piper looked down at her tray. 'Yay, goop. Just what I needed. Now I remember why I hate hospitals so much.' Piper thought, poking her breakfast with her spoon. She finally worked up the courage to try it. When she put a spoonful of the stuff in her mouth, she found it tasted disgusting. She grimaced as she swallowed it. "I see you hate the food here, too."
Piper looked up, and saw Phoebe standing in the doorway, a smile on her face. "Phoebe, what are you doing here? Don't you have school?" Piper asked. "No, Piper, I don't. It's Saturday, remember?" Phoebe said. "Oh, right. I forgot." Piper said. "Oh, it's okay. I know it's gonna take you a bit to get used to the date again." Phoebe said, crawling onto the end of Piper's bed. "Hey, where are the others?" Piper asked, noticing that no one was following Phoebe in. "Oh, they're still eating breakfast in the cafeteria. I couldn't stomach the food, so I decided to come here. After I had a stop at the vending machines, of course." Phoebe said, pulling out two muffin packs and two waters. She tossed one of each to Piper. "You got this for me?" Piper asked, happy her sister had thought of her. "Yeah. You are about as picky as I am, so I figured you wouldn't be eating your breakfast either." Phoebe said, chomping down on one of her muffins. "You were right. Thanks." Piper said, taking a bite of one of her muffins also.
A few minutes later, the others came into the room, looking thoroughly disgusted. Then, they caught sight of the muffin wrappers and half-empty water bottles on Piper's bed. "Why, you little sneakers!" Prue said, eying Piper's last muffin. "Take it." Piper said, following Prue's gaze. Prue grabbed the muffin. "Thanks." she said, before snarfing it. "Your welcome." Piper said, taking another swig of water. "Hungry, Prue?" Phoebe asked, watching her devour the muffing. Prue nodded. "Thought so." Phoebe said, and she too took a drink of water.
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The eight friends kept on talking and laughing until they were interrupted by some police officers. "Ms. Halliwell?" one of them asked, and all four girls replied "Yes?", Paige with a giggle. "We mean, Ms. Piper Halliwell." another officer asked, chuckling at the other one's mistake. "Yeah?" Piper asked. "We are here to talk to you about what happened four weeks ago." the third, and last, officer said. "Oh." was all Piper said. She still didn't really want to talk about it yet. "That means, children, out!" Grams had come up from behind the officers, and she beckoned all the kids out the door. Well, all of them but Piper. "Awh, Grams..." Phoebe started. "Do you have to? Yes. Now, out!" Grams finished for Phoebe. "Awhhh." Phoebe said as they all filed out. Piper didn't protest. She didn't want them to hear what had happened. Especially Prue, after her outburst yesterday.
Grams closed the door behind her, and the three officers settled themselves around Piper. "Piper, I am Officer Combs," the first officer started. "I am Officer Milano." the chuckling officer said. "And I am Officer McGowan." the third officer stated. "Hello." Piper said. "Now, can you tell us what happened?" Officer Combs asked, wanting to get down to business. "Well, you have Billy's story, right?" Piper asked. "Yes, we have Mr. Wyatt's story." Officer Milano said. "Okay, then I'll start from there." Piper said, and all the officers nodded. "Well, the..."
That's as far as Piper got. She then stopped, sighed, and rolled her eyes. "Yes, Ms. Halliwell?" Officer McGowan asked. Then Piper said, a bit loudly, "You guys do know that the glass thing doesn't work, right?" "What do you mean, Ms. Halliwell?" Officer Combs asked. "I mean that my three sisters and the four Trudeau boys are outside the door right now, trying to listen in." Piper stated simply. "So, you might as well let them in. I mean, they are going to listen anyway." Piper continued, a bit amused. Even though she didn't really want them to listen, she knew that they would find a way to do so.
Outside the door, Phoebe turned to Prue and whispered "How does she always know?" Prue just shrugged. Suddenly, one of the officers opened the door, and the seven came tumbling in. They all got up and brushed themselves off. "Um... we tripped." Phoebe said weakly. "Yeah, you all tripped the moment he opened the door." Piper said, rolling her eyes and smiling. The kids all laughed meekly. "Well," Officer Milano started, "it seems like these kids are going to listen no matter what, so they might as well be in here." He then laughed. "Thanks!" Paige said, and they all settled around Piper.
After a moment, Officer McGowan said, "Ms. Halliwell, please continue." Piper nodded, and readjusted herself. It was a little cramped on her bed, considering her sisters and Leo had all gotten on it. Leo was sitting on her left, Prue was sitting on her right, and Phoebe and Paige were sitting on the foot of her bed. Billy and Glenn were sharing Officer Milano's old chair, and Andy was leaning against the wall. Officer Milano just came back from getting another chair.
Piper cleared her throat, then burst into tears. She couldn't hold them back anymore, with all the memories flooding back. The seven didn't get it. She had been so strong the day before, why was she breaking down now? "It's okay, honey." Leo said, rubbing her arm comfortingly. Piper nodded, and steadily stopped the flow of tears. After she wiped her eyes, Piper cleared her throat again. "Well..."
Piper watch Billy fall to the ground. The minion she had knocked out earlier had gotten out of his daze and hit Billy on the back of the head. Piper's gaze was on Billy's limp form. She then looked up. She had realized that she was the only one left. With this realization, she wasn't just scared. She was afraid. She was terrified. She knew she couldn't take all three of them.
Mr. Connel then looked at her, and smiled evilly. He and his lackeys began easing their way towards her. Piper backed up with each step they took until she could back up no more. They continued coming towards her until Mr. Connel was standing right in front of her. He reached out and grabbed her neck and lifted her about a foot in the air, still against the wall. Piper couldn't breathe. His iron grip was blocking her air passage. He pulled her forward, so his face was inches from hers. She could now see spots in front of her eyes. "Piper, dear," he hissed, "I'm afraid you aren't going to be having fun." He then turned around, put her down, and shoved her towards one of his lackeys.
He instantly, as if instructed to, grabbed Piper's upper arms and pulled them roughly behind her back, so she couldn't get away. Piper was panting, trying to catch her breathe. The other lackey came up, and punched her in the stomach. Hard. Piper would have dropped to her knees if it weren't for the firm grip on her arms. Mr. Connel came up and whispered something in that lackey's ear. He headed into the closet where all the gym equipment was stored.
After he left, Mr. Connel turned towards Piper. "Piper, these are my associates, Greg" he indicated the man holding Piper, "and Bob." he said, pointing to the gym door. "Say hello." he said. Piper stayed silent. "I said to say hello." Mr. Connel said, nodding to his associate. Greg pulled Piper's arm even harder behind her, and pulled up sharply. Piper screamed. "Say hello!" Mr. Connel yelled. Pipers arm was pulled up more. "Hello." she said, seeing spots in front of her eyes again. The pain was intense. "Good." Mr. Connel said, nodding to his 'associate' again. Piper's arm was put back into it's original position.
Just then, Bob came back in. He was carrying some rope. As Piper caught sight of it, a million different scenarios went through her head, none of them ending well for her. Greg turned her around, so she was facing him. Piper's arms were pushed hard together, and they were tied together tightly at the wrists. She then felt her ankles being tied together as well. She was then forced down, so she was now sitting on her feet.
Mr. Connel then bent and grabbed Piper's chin, so that she had to look up at him. "Now, deary, I must ask you one question. Do you blame your older sister for this?" Piper glared at him. "No." He nodded at Bob, and he punched her. She fell to the side, but Bob pushed her back into her original position. "Now, do you blame Prue for this?" he asked again. "No." Piper said firmly. Mr. Connel nodded again, and this time, Greg punched her. She again fell to the side, and was again brought back up. This went on for a while.
Piper was lifted up again for the thousandth time. She was aching and she knew that some of the punches had penetrated her skin. But, she never screamed. She never cried. She didn't want to give Mr. Connel the satisfaction of breaking her spirit. "Now, again..." Mr. Connel started. "Wait." Piper said, panting a bit. "Yes?" Mr. Connel asked. "Why aren't you rhyming?" she asked. She had just realized that Mr. Connel had dropped that creepy habit. "Oh, you noticed? I decided to drop that, at least for now. That is for my beloved Prue, and her only. You don't get to listen to it." "Oh." Piper said.
"Boss, can I have fun before she gets too beat up?" Greg said, looking Piper up and down. Piper's heart skipped a beat. She instantly knew what he meant by 'fun'. "Sure." Mr. Connel said, smiling evilly. Greg turned to face Piper. He grabbed her chin and planted a kiss on her lips. "Oh, this will be fun." he said, and began unbuttoning Piper's shirt. He continued kissing her roughly. Piper began crying. She didn't want to, but she couldn't help it. She didn't want her virginity taken in that way.
"But, didn't the test come up negative?" Officer Combs asked. Piper was crying as she was talking about it. She was scared when it happened, and she hated reminding herself how close he had become. "It did." Piper said, and continued her story.
"Greg, don't do that." Bob said in the background. Greg stopped for a moment. "What did you say?" he asked. "I said not to do that. Why don't we just kill her and get the hell out of here?" Bob asked. "We don't need to do this to make that girl you like suffer." "You know what, Greg, don't do it." Mr. Connel said. "What? But you told me I could!" Greg said, exasperated. "You will do as I say. I have respect for the newly dead." Mr. Connel said. With that, he pulled out his gun and shot Bob in the head. He fell down to the ground, dead.
Piper screamed. She was even more terrified now, if that was possible. She just saw them kill one of their own in front of her eyes. She had just watched someone die. "Oh, you liked that, did you?" Mr. Connel asked. Greg had finished buttoning up her shirt again. "Hold her back." Mr. Connel said, and walked to the side. Greg grabbed Piper's shoulders from behind and held her in her spot.
Mr. Connel went over to Leo and lifted him up so that Piper could see his face. "Don't you touch him!" Piper screamed, anger boiling up inside of her. She struggled with her bindings, wanting to get at Mr. Connel. "Oh, this one is your boyfriend isn't he?" Mr. Connel said, laughing maniacally. Piper didn't respond, she just continued to struggle with the ropes. "I take that as a yes." Mr. Connel said. Then he threw Leo by his arm at the nearest wall. "LEO!" Piper cried. "Shut her up." Mr. Connel said, and Greg punched her yet again, and then put his hand over her mouth.
"This should please you." he said, and he went over to Glenn. He picked him up by his leg, and hit that leg against the door frame. Piper heard a crack. She yelled out, but it could barely be heard due to Greg's hand. He then grabbed Andy, who was nearby and punched him incredibly hard right near his neck. She heard another crack, and yelled yet again. "Oh, I see it did." Mr. Connel said. As he passed Billy, he kicked him in the chest, and Piper heard another crack. "Ha ha. I'm having fun with this." Mr. Connel said, and headed over to Phoebe. Piper made a high-pitched scream that could be easily heard through her hand gag. "What did I say about shutting her up?" Mr. Connel said, rubbing his temples. Greg pulled out a knife and put it to her throat. "One sound, and you're dead." he whispered in her ear. She gulped.
"Good." Mr. Connel said, and picked up Phoebe. He pulled her arm behind her back, and he pulled it up, even further up than Greg had Piper's. Piper heard another crack, but couldn't make any noise. He put Phoebe down, and came back over to Piper. "Now, it's your turn." Piper looked back at him. 'What else could he do to hurt me?' she thought.
He pulled out his gun and pointed it at her. She heard a gunshot, then had an intense pain in her stomach. She looked down, and saw blood pouring out. She fell to her side. He then pointed his gun at Greg, and shot him in the head too. He fell back, dead like his friend.
Piper tried not to look at her stomach. She hated the sight of blood, which she knew was spilling out of her wound. Mr. Connel came and turned her onto her stomach. She screamed, though it hurt for her to do so. She watched him take Greg's knife and hold it to her back. She thought he was going to stab her. She suddenly felt her arms being released. He had cut the rope. She then felt the rope on her ankles be cut as well. Mr. Connel then turned her back over, so she was lying on her back.
He then put two of his fingers in the blood that had spilled out. He walked to the nearby wall and made a vertical streak. He then dragged her to right under the streak. She had no idea what he was doing. He then put his fingers in her blood again, and made a curve off of that line, forming the letter P. She watched him slowly write the word 'Payment' in her own blood. She was in a deep sense of unreality. After writing the word, he just sat on the ground and watched her slowly get weaker.
After what seemed like hours, Mr. Connel stood up and stood over Piper. "This is taking too long." he said, and leaned down to Piper's level. He pressed his gun to the left side of her chest and pulled the trigger. She could barely here the gun go off, so she was surprised when she felt pain sear through her chest. Breathing suddenly got harder, and she felt blood rise in her throat. She heard her breath go ragged.
Suddenly, she heard someone's voice. "Look!" It was Paige's. "Oh my God!" That voice was Prue's. Piper looked at Mr. Connel, and he leaned over her. He lifted his gun over her head...
"And the next thing I knew, I was in a big white room, with Paige crying at my side." Piper finished. Tears had been streaming down her face since the middle of the story, so she reached up to wipe them for the umpteenth time. She looked up, and noticed that all her friends were looking at her, shocked. "Honey." Leo said, and held her close, stroking her hair. She snuggled against him. "So that's what you meant by 'I saw every one of them happen'." Billy said. "I wondered how my leg got broken." Glenn said.
Prue and Paige looked at each other. They had just realized that they had only missed Mr. Connel by a few seconds. If they hadn't spent so much time at Glenn, then they would have caught him. Prue was also thinking something else, though. She used to still think that this was her fault, but she didn't anymore. After she heard that Piper refused over and over again that it was Prue's fault to Mr. Connel's face, she felt a bit better.
Phoebe was still just looking at Piper, watching her cry and letting the story sink in. She was filled with an overwhelming feeling of anger. How dare he do this to her older sister? She had gone through more than they had thought. He made her suffer both physically and mentally. He had killed two people in front of her. Not that she was sorry they were dead, but she didn't like that her sister had to watch. He had also hurt her friends in family in front of her, and she could do nothing about it. Phoebe knew that Piper always put others before herself, and she knew that hurting them had more of an effect on Piper than her own injuries. She had wanted Mr. Connel dead before, but now, she wanted him to pay. Little did she know, the exact same thing was going through everyone else's mind. They wanted him to be miserable before he died. They wanted to put him through hell before he went there. They wanted to get revenge on him. They wanted him to suffer. They wanted him to suffer for making Piper suffer.
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AN: Oh, am I getting angsty or what? Anyways, poor Piper! Oh, I HATE Mr. Connel! I hate him bad! And, this is my longest chapter yet! Go me! Oh, and this is after a song by Sarah McLachlan! I know, I like her bunches.