Little things change so much Part 79:
The punishment

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After Prue calmed down again a bit, she finally got up and went to Piper's room and both of them went together to Phoebe's room. They didn't say much. They all felt worst. Their grandma had a way to get them feel that way. 20 minutes later all three of them went together downstairs and to the solar to receive their punishment
"Come in"
Penny told them and they did. Prue first, in a way protecting her sisters. Phoebe went in next and last was Piper. Phoebe most times was in the middle because Prue and Piper were used to protect their little sister. They all three took a seat and Penny looked them over one after the other
"Prue."
Penny said firmly, to show, Prue would be the first to know her punishment.
"You lied to me and faked the test along with Phoebe, but, to be honest, I plan on not punishing you too hard. – You tried your best to help, teach and protect not only Phoebe, but also Piper. I think you finally got, how important it is, that you three stuck together. You three are sisters and as sisters you are the closest relatives, the closets friends you will ever have. You never will have anybody, you three can trust more than each other. – You will take Piper, wherever she needs to get the next week. For the same timeframe you will take responsibilities in the house. You will do the washing up and the laundry."
"That's all?"
"That's all."
"Not even an arrest?"
"No arrest."
"But..."
"No buts"
Penny said firmly and with a voice that this conversation just ended.
"Piper."
Penny said, going on to the next.
"I appreciate you didn't want to go telling me about what your sisters are doing, but, you knew it was wrong and us till didn't act in any way to keep them from it. You didn't tell them it was wrong and you didn't tell me, your sisters were doing something wrong. You need to finally figure, what is right and what is wrong. You need to get the hang of those two, how to recognize them and then handle the way it is best. The way it is right. You can't always let your sympathy play on you, since you never know when people aren't as good as you might think they are. – I normally w would say, two weeks of cooking, but I know, that this is for you a present and no punish. So the absolute opposite is going to be your punishment. NO, I repeat, NO cooking for two weeks. Not even making sandwiches. Also, you won't have any friends over in the next two weeks and you will help Phoebe with school as best as it is possible for you."
"Ok Grams"
"But..."
"Pruedence, I think I made already clear, that I don't want to hear any buts here. These punishments are final. I won't discuss anything with you or your sisters."
Prue looked down, finally keeping silent.
"Phoebe, now to you"
Penny announced
"You were completely irresponsible. You had a bad mark, ok, but that's long no excuse for everything that happened. You made your sisters lie to me and lied to me yourself. You KNEW it wasn't right to lie, fake signs, fake tests and also pull your sisters into all of it. It wouldn't even be that bad, if you did it all alone. This way, I'm simply disappointed. The fact, that you, for the first time in your life, admitted what really happened, not push the guilt on someone else, doesn't change much. – You are arrested for a month. You won't leave your room except meals. No telephone. No TV. No friends over. You will go to school, come home and go to your room. For the meals you are downstairs in time to set the table. The house arrest will expand, if your grades don't improve. It will last TILL they improved. But only the arrest and in case the grades are still worse, also the TV. You got me?"
Phoebe nodded slightly, already crying lightly
"Grams! You... you can't!"
"What can't I?"
"I did the most stuff wrong. I should be the one punished hard, not them."
"No, Pruedence. This time Phoebe will get the right punishment for what she did. Unlike most times in the past, where I just let her get away with it."
"That's not fair!"
"I said already before, I won't discuss this with any of you, Pruedence"
"And we won't follow your orders, if you're not fair"
"Prue, please leave it"
Piper whispered
"No, I won't"
"Yes you will. Cause you all three will go now to your rooms, while I prepare dinner. When I come upstairs, to get you, each of you is in her own room, just so we are clear here."
Phoebe was the first one to leave the solar. She was full of hate to her grandma for the stern punishment and to Prue, cause Prue just did everything for her, she didn't even ask if she should nor did Phoebe ask her to do all of it. It was Prue's fault she was punished that hard.