Chapter 1
"Paige, can you stop torturing your face and come down?," Paige shouts upstairs. "Phoebe will be here any minute!"
"Okay, okay," Paige scrambled down the stairs. "What's the rush anyway. You know Phoebe will be here 5 or 10 minutes later then the intended time"
Paige cocked her to the side. "Yes, that's true.."
A knock sounded at the door and both sister stares at each other. "That's weird"
Piper answered the door and was enfold in a tight embrace. "Phoebe!"
Phoebe lifted her head and smiles. "Piper, Paige, I've got just the perfect revenge"
Paige leaned against the banister. "Still going after Maggie Watson?"
Phoebe lifted a brow. "Don't forget to add Cole, in your sentence"
High School Memories...
"So how do I look?"
For a moment neither Prue nor Piper said anything. "You look lovely, Phoebe. Doesn't she, Prue?," Piper said.
"I still think you're going through a big mistake, Phoebe," was all Prue said.
"Fine, I don't need you," Phoebe said angrily. "I was hoping for a little encouragement from you, but I guess I won't be expecting anything from you, anytime soon." And stomped out the door.
"Is it so hard for you to say, 'Phoebe, you look good'?," Piper asks. "She's your sister for crying out loud. I know you have the history with Cole and all..."
"I have a bad feeling about this, Piper," Prue said. "I'm going to follow her." As she turns to go, Piper grabs her hand.
"Emm.. are you forgetting that you've graduate high school three years ago?," Piper asked sarcastically.
"I know that," Prue said as she puts on her jacket. "And I don't give a damn"
Phoebe fingers her hair nervously. No sign of Cole yet. She looks at the clock. Half past 9. An hour and a half.. Was Prue right all the while? Is he playing with me all along? She clench her fist. No! Cole loves me! He wouldn't do this to me.. She waited.
Come on Cole, don't do this to Phoebe, Prue thought as she tried to make herself hidden from view as possible. Where is he??
At 10pm, Cole made a grand entrance. The minute Phoebe saw him, she couldn't stop smiling. Prue was wrong. He wouldn't stood me up in front of everyone. So what if he's 2 hours late? But as he was walking down the stairs, she notice how rumpled his clothing were and messy his hair was. She frown a little. What's going on- and she finally knew.
Maggie came in 2 seconds later. She stood at the top of the stairs for a while, to make sure everyone's attention was on her, flush prettily and walk down the stairs towards Cole. Was her dress.. rumpled too and some strands of hair were all over her hair. She look around the ballroom and purposely caught Phoebe's eye contact and smile. She then caught Cole's arm and started to lead him towards the buffet.
Phoebe stood immobilize. Everyone were either staring at her, snickering at her or giving her sympathetic glances. No, this cannot be happening to me. Cole loves me.. He told me so.. He wouldn't humiliate me in front of everyone.. She took a step back, another, and then turn to run towards the bathroom. Because her legs were too shaky, she crumpled onto the sofa and laid her face into her hands. Why is this happening to me? Prue was right all along. I never should have trust Cole..
She heard the bathroom door open and saw a pair of black high heels in front of her. Phoebe lifted her gaze and saw Maggie looking down at her. Smug was written all over her face. She sat beside Phoebe, making sure not to touch her at all.
"Take a look at yourself in the mirror, Phoebe Haliwell," she waited till Phoebe complied and continued, "You are one heck of an ugly women. You are way out of his league. Do you want to hear a secret? " she paused.
"Cole was using the whole time. I told him to, and he did." Maggie smiles. "Cole does what I ask him to do. He belongs to me. Cole loves you?" Laughter. "You must be born with no brains. Just like your sisters."
Maggie stood up and stood in front of the mirror. She took out her compact out from her purse. "I suggest you take yourself home and lick your wounds. Cole isn't.. I mean, never will love an uninteresting, boring, ugly and plain girl like you," Maggie said as she touch up her make-up and snap her compact close. "So, why don't you just run along now. I'm sure you'll want Prue's and Piper's comforting arm around you, to tell you everything will be okay and normal the next day, but I tell you one thing. It isn't gonna happen anytime soon, my little plain girl."
Maggie laugh delicately and walk towards the door. "I'll make sure everyone will hear how poor little Phoebe was stood up by Cole. You will be the laughing stock for centuries, my poor Jane." She then close the door behind her leaving Phoebe speechless.
"You're going where?!," Piper shriek.
Phoebe didn't stop packing. "I'm leaving San Francisco."
"Look Phoebe, I know why you're leaving. Don't listen to Maggie-"
Phoebe spun around. "You overheard out conversation in the toilet? How cheap can you get Prue?"
Prue's face flamed. "I was going after you but-"
"You should learn to mind your own damn business!," Phoebe shouted. She took a deep breath. "What do you want me to say? That you were right all along? Poor little Phoebe being string along all the time. Stupid little Phoebe who can't even see that the guy whom she really likes turns out to be the scum on earth? Is that what you want to hear, Prue? That I should have listen to you all the while? That you have been right all along?!"
"Don't you dare talk to me in this manner Phoebe Haliwell," Prue said calmly. "Let's all calm down and talk about all this nonsense.."
Phoebe continued packing. "You don't understand me Prue." She turns to look at Prue. "I'm leaving the Haliwell mansion. I'm going to have another life far far away from San Francisco, and I won't be back, till I get my revenge on Maggie and Cole"
Back In The Present Time...
"So what's your plan, Phoebe?," Paige asks. "What's your mastermind plan?"
Phoebe took a sip of tea. "Ahh.. it's a secret"
Piper leans back against the chair. "Phoebe, I don't understand. What are you trying to proof? Are you still trying make Maggie and Cole pay for what happen 15 years ago? Prue has been long gone. Can't you let it rest?"
Phoebe slams her cup down onto the table. "You don't believe I can do it, don't you Piper? I've sworn on Prue's grave I will make them pay, and I will. I was in the slums in the States, and Prue made me start from the bottom to make my way up... and.. and she didn't even stay long enough to see my success". Her eyes brim with tears and threatened to spill, but Phoebe knuckled away the dampness around her eyes. "I will make them pay. And I've waited long enough"
"And I need a make-over. Paige," Paige looks at Phoebe uncertainly, "I will need your help"
