Chapter 5
She looked like an angle, Prue thought to herself as she watched the youngest Halliwell sister sleep. Night had come and gone. As tired and physically exhausted the she was there was no why that she was leaving the girl alone again. But she knew at some point she would have to go home to change her clothes and let Piper and Phoebe know that she was ok Turning her attention back to Paige she began to smile. It was kind of funny when she thought about it. For years she had dreamed of the day where she could hold her baby sister in her arms. Now that the dream has finally come true, she thought to herself. Even though the circumstances weren't the best, she was happy to be there none the less. "It's ok sweetie, she spoke in a whisper to the unconscious girl, no one will ever keep us apart ever again" A small part of her wished that the girl would open her eyes at that moment, understanding why Prue had followed her all the time and immediately accept her as her sister. But for now she'll settle for being close to her. The ringing of her cell phone startled her. She didn't even have to look at the caller ID to know who it was. As much as she didn't want to, Prue knew that she had to go home to shower and change her clothes. She took a deep breath before gently placing the young woman back down on the bed. "I'll be right back honey; I promise I won't leave you for long. Taking one more look back the Paige she headed back to the manor.
"Damn it, why aren't you picking up the phone?" Phoebe screamed. "Still having trouble reaching her" Piper asked looking up from her coffee cup. "This just isn't like her. She would never disappear on us like this. I hope she's ok, especially after how we were feeling last night" Phoebe said while putting a piece of fruit in her mouth. "No, I don't really think that those feeling had to do with Prue, but rather that girl from the club." Piper explained. After locking up the club that night, Piper and Phoebe started to discuss these weird feelings that they had about the girl they had both met that night. "But maybe she has something to do with Prue and that's why we feel so strongly about her" Phoebe said. Maybe she was on to something, but before Piper could say so, she heard the door slam. "Prue" she called out. And there her sister was making a run for the stairs. "Hey where the hell have you been?" she shouted. "And why haven't you been answering your cell?" Phoebe asked sounding irritated. But something in Prue's eyes told her to tread lightly. "Listen, she continued. We were just worried about you. So, where have you been?" Prue was dreading this moment. She felt even worse looking at the expressions on her sister's faces, but she couldn't tell them yet, no matter how much she wanted to. "Oh I was visiting Carrie, which was her best friend, aside from her sisters of course. And before I knew it, it was really late so I just stayed at her house for the night. I'm sorry if you guys were worried" she finished with a smile. "It's ok, just please call next time" Phoebe said as she gave Prue a hug before heading out the door. "I'll be at Justin's if anyone needs me." She then disappeared out the door. Piper smiled slightly at Prue as she headed up the stairs. This was getting out of hand, she thought to herself. She had to get to the bottom of this and fast.
Thank goodness they brought it. Prue thought as she stepped into the shower. She didn't need them questioning her any further, not right now; she would have been likely to break. Even though she knew Piper wasn't buying it, she was grateful that she didn't push any harder. She couldn't think about that right now all she needed to be concerned with was getting back to Paige; she had to make sure that the girl wouldn't be alone for too long. That's when it happened again, her eyes welling up with tears. NO, you can't do this, she whispered, she needs you to be strong for her. After drying off quickly, she slipped into her clothes and headed for the door.
She couldn't believe it. It couldn't be, she thought as those feelings of sadness and longing came to her once more. She was on her way to meet Justin when something in her told her to stop at the newspaper stand. While flipping through the paper she came across an article about a hit and run accident at the South Side Mall the day before and next to the article was a picture of the girl from the club. Oh my God, she thought. How could this be happening? She could remember how happy and care free the girl seem on her birthday, the day just before the tragic event. The article listed the girl in stable condition at Mercy Hospital. At that second she got it in her mind to go see the girl after her visit with Justin, even though she didn't know her, a voice inside her head screamed go to her, and that's exactly what she intended to do.
As she sat the table drinking coffee and reading the paper Piper Halliwell's heart stopped. She came across an article about the girl she had met in the club just two days ago. She had been run down by a hit and run driver. A sudden wave of pain, longing, desperation and, guilt? came over her. It was at that moment she decided that she had to see this girl and find out what their connection was. Yes, she now knew what it was that she had to do. As soon as she handled business at the club she would head over to her, to see this
Paige.
"I'm back Paige, see I told you that I wouldn't leave you alone for long" she spoke into the girl's hair. Looking up she saw the doctor come into the room. "How is she doing?" she asked hoping to her some good news. "We'll she's still stable and her vitals are getting stronger so that's a good sign" the doctor replied with a smile. Then sensing that the sister needed a little more comfort he added "Don't worry, she's going to be ok" he said before giving her another slight smile to reassure her. After checking the patient over once more, the doctor then left the room. Once more Prue went back to staring at the girl. When she decided that just staring wasn't enough, she laid down beside the girl saying "I'm here now, and I will never leave you again, ever. And that's how she stayed for the rest of the day, holding on to her sister for dear life.