Part 6

Her grief blocked vision cleared to show the faces of the very people she killed.

They kept flooding her mind, increasing the agonising pain in her heart.

Closing her eyes she saw their dead and mutilated bodies.

The buzzing in her ears gave in as she stated to hear her own cries followed by voices. Whispering.

She deserved this.

She killed her family; least they could do was haunt her.

They were touching her now. She could feel their hands on her shoulders, on her face. God, they were warm. Shouldn't they chill her to her evil bones?

Someone... Someone was kissing her. And it wasn't bad or violent... It was Glenn she could taste him. It was a gentle Glenn kiss.

Slowly opening her eyes they were all still there. Glenn closest then Prue, Piper, Phoebe and Leo. And someone else: a woman with red hair kind of like her own.

'Someone extra but some missing.' She thought.

Where was Ender?

Finally the images and sound began to synchronise.

"Paige? Talk to us?" Glenn asked.

She pushed herself further into the sofa.

What the hell was going on?

"I... You're... Why?" She stuttered hoarsely.

Prue's turn to step up.

"It's ok. You're home now. There was a... demon problem. Do you remember the demon that stabbed you with its spike?" Prue asked softly trying not to freak her little sister out further.

Paige slowly nodded.

"Well, this demon had a venom which caused you to see... experience stuff that you're scared of. But whatever it was, it wasn't real. Ok?" Prue said as she reached out to touch Paige's hand.

Paige looked down at Prue's hand on top of hers. She stabbed... Killed her big sister and she forgave her with her last words. She stopped the evil with those three simple words and here she was again. With love in her eyes and reassuring touch after Paige had shoved a blade into her flesh and threw her veins..

A quiet whimper escaped her as she pulled back from them all again.

Quickly she thought about what Prue had told her... But Ender... was he all part of her imagination?? Or did she really kill him and everyone else managed to get back but him?

"Did... Are you lying? He's not here so I really did do all that didn't I? Oh god."

"Who's not here, honey?" Prue asked trying to keep her tone as soft as possible.

"Ender, he's still dead."

Everyone shared frowns and confused shrugged.

Glenn decided to step forward and perched beside his fiancé. "Honey, who's Ender?"

"Your nephew!" She shouted. Could they really not know their own family member?

Glenn's eyebrows knotted in confusion. "I... we don't have a nephew yet, sweetie."

"I've barely even got a bump yet." Piper added as she tried to give her little sister a comforting smile.

Paige felt herself becoming increasingly freaked out. Ender wasn't real? He was just part of some demon induced hallucination she had lived in. But it was real. She could still feel it. That world that was so cruel. She could smell burning flesh and the blood of her family on her hand, burning into her like acid.

She quickly got to her feet and stumbled out of the room mumbling about needing to think.

All 5 fought the urge to follow her as they watched her walk downstairs. Each understood that she needed a few minutes to let everything sink in.