C.C. McKenna
Chapter Thirteen
Getting to know each other.
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After listening to the whole revealing story that Prue had patiently told her; and speaking to her father on the phone; Alexia got up slowly from the sofa, her mind still trying to digest the entire strange situation; She walked warily towards the fireplace, softly rubbing her temples. It was still so hard and difficult for her to comprehend and further more, to accept that just yesterday, she was desperate and alone; and now she was in a nice house, surrounded by three loving new sisters."This is too much for me to handle; I don't know how to react" She spoke without looking at any of her sisters; her sight lost inside the burning fireplace.
"We know it's difficult...even hard for you to understand; but you have to accept the fact that this is true, and there's nothing you can do change things" Prue slowly walked towards the still overwhelmed girl and placed her arm around her shoulders. "Come on Alexia, we could never hurt you in any way... we're your sisters!"
"We're not that bad sweetie, really" Phoebe finally spoke. "I'm sure you'll feel very loved and happy here" She smiled.
"Yes Alexia, please give us a chance to show you that we really care about you" Prue whispered.
"Come on Lexy, let's go upstairs; from now on you and I will be sharing my room" Phoebe held out her hand and waited for her sister to grab it.
"No, I can't do that; I will certainly not invade your privacy; and besides, I still don't know if I can go through with this, it all happened so fast; I... I don't know if I'm doing the right thing"
"Please; don't even say it! of course you are doing the right thing, and I'll be more than happy to have you in my room; this is your house too, you know?; and you have to keep in mind that you have family now, that you are not alone; and that you are our baby sister; you saw the photo album of our Dad, didn't you?...you even talked to him on the phone and he asked you to listen to us, didn't he? Phoebe got up and unfolded her blind stick. "And baby sisters must obey.... Now... follow me"
Alexia turned to find Piper's and Prue's approval; and smiled when they both nodded at the same time. "Thank you" She whispered.
"We'll be sharing my bed for a while; just till Prue brings your new bed home....is that ok?" Phoebe grabbed Lexy's arm and walked slowly, scattering the cane on the wooden floor. "I hope she takes her time" She muttered.
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Alexia entered the room and slowly scanned the place. "This is nice!" She shyly spoke as she moved closer to the bed and childishly jumped on it. She placed her backpack on the bed and slowly leaned on her backside. "Can I smoke in the bedroom?" She suddenly bent over and stared at Phoebe; who was trying to figure out what her little sister was doing.
"You what?!?!" Phoebe asked surprised. "Don't tell me you smoke!"
"I do, I am sorry"
But you are..."
"I'm 18, that's what I am"
"Too young....I think Prue is going to be a little bit uneasy about this"
"Well I'm sorry, because I do not have any intention to quit smoking; and if you think that you can suddenly come into my life and start ordering me around, then I'm so getting out of this house and go back to being on my own again"
"Hey!.......you are not going anywhere; go ahead, smoke! I really don't mind" Phoebe lied. "I just wonder why are you acting like this all of the sudden"
"Thanks." She didn't bother to answer Phoebe's last comment; grabbing her backpack, she pulled out a pack of Rothman's; she grasped one and placed it on her lips, then she searched her jeans' pockets, pulled out a round gold lighter, and lit it. "Ahh.....I needed this!" She blew out a breath of smoke and leaned back on one of the soft yellow pillows that rested on top of Phoebe's bed.
"I didn't know you smoke" Phoebe narrowed her eyes and tried not to breath the smoke in her room.
"We are not allowed to smoke in any of the faculty buildings, or dorms for that matter" She took another lungful of smoke and smiled. "Coach Roberts warned me that if she ever saw me smoking she was going to throw me out of the team"
"Then you should listen to her if you still want to be a part of the team"
"Hey; I said I was not going to quit, and you better respect my decision"
"Ok, ok, let's just drop this for the time being; ...I want us to get to know each other better" Phoebe smiled and sat beside her sister.
"What the hell is going on here?" Prue squinted and waved her hand several times to spread the heavy smoke cloud that floated inside the girls' room. "Alexia, please put down that cigarette right away" She kept waving her hand frantically on the air trying to get rid of the smoke.
"Phoebe said it was ok" Came the cold reply.
Prue narrowed her eyes and turned quickly to look at Phoebe. "You what?!" Prue raised her voice, slowly approaching her sister's bed.
"Uhm....yes, I guess I did"
"Are you out of your mind Phoebe?" Prue started pacing in front of her. "She's just a kid"
"Excuse me..." Alexia interrupted. "I am eighteen!" She smiled proudly.
"Oh, yeah, excuse me for not finding this quite amusing myself; but I am not going to allow this in my house"
"Ok, then, don't worry, I'm leaving right away" She stood up and picked her backpack from the bed. "I'll leave your nice clean house the way it was" She shook her head and slowly placed the bag on her back. "I knew that sooner or later you were going to shove into my face that this is your house and not mine; so forget I even exist and don't try to find me; I was doing perfectly well by myself, you know, I don't need any of you...I just need myself and my bloody telly, that's all!"
"Whoa, whoa, chill out missy, You are not going anywhere; you're staying with us, whether you like it or not; and that's final" Prue walked close to her baby sister and snatched the cigarette from her hand.
"Your father.....which happens to be mine too......."
"And mine!" Phoebe shouted. Prue slightly smiled but returned to her cold mean face almost immediately. "Authorized us, your sisters, to bring you here with us to take care of you; so you better think twice before you decide to act like a spoiled brat next time" Prue shook her head with annoyance and walked hastily out of the room. "I knew this was going to be a hell of an idea" She muttered to herself. "And don't even think about trying to light another one of those.... things, missy!" She yelled from the hall; leaving a speechless astounded girl staring surprisingly at the wide opened door.
"Wow....is she always that edgy?" Alexia swallowed hard, asking nervously.
"No, of course not" Phoebe giggled. "Sometimes she's worse"
Alexia scratched the tip of her nose and released a rather large amount of air. She knew this was going to be difficult for her to accept, but she was extremely happy to have three sisters to look after her now. She nodded, smiling happily satisfied.
