She was restless. Tired of the secrets, the lies. And now she was done. She left a note, packed a bag and got the hell out of there. She hoped they wouldn't be pissed. Of course they will be she thought. They're precious Power of Three will no longer exist. She shook her head. Unless, Miss Patty "Sleep with every man I meet" Halliwell had another kid with someone else. Maybe a demon this time. She immediately regretted this. Her mom had nothing to do with this. It was about her sisters, Leo; everyone involved in their magical mess. Everything was screwed up. It had been fine until Prue died. She hadn't been bothered with magic. She didn't really have to be a witch. It was a choice, and her choice was to get rid of it. She had taken a binding potion so they couldn't trace her magically. But now that she thought about it, she really didn't have anywhere to go. She sighed and turned on the radio. Soul Asylum was playing. It was the song Runaway Train. It was one of her favorite songs, and now she felt like she was going to cry. She pulled over onto the side of the road and sang along softly with the music.
Call you up in the middle of the night
Like a firefly without a light
You were there like a blowtorch burning
I was a key that could use a little turning
So tired that I couldn't even sleep
So many secrets I couldn't keep
I promised myself I wouldn't weep
One more promise I couldn't keep
It seems no one can help me now
I'm in too deep; there's no way out
This time I have really led myself astray
Runaway train, never coming back
Wrong way on a one way track
Seems like is should be getting somewhere
But somehow I'm neither here nor there
Can you help me remember how to smile?
Make it somehow all seem worthwhile
How in earth did I get so jaded?
Life's a mystery seems so faded
I can go where no one else can go
I can know what no one else can know
Here I am just a-drowning in the rain
With a ticket for a runaway train
And everything seems cut and dried
Day and night, earth and sky
Somehow I just don't believe it
Runaway train, never coming back
Wrong way on a one way track
Seems like is should be getting somewhere
But somehow I'm neither here nor there
Bought a ticket for a runway train
Like a madman laughing at the rain
A little out of touch, a little insane
It's just easier than dealing with the pain
Runaway train, never coming back
Wrong way on a one way track
Seems like is should be getting somewhere
But somehow I'm neither here nor there
Runaway train, never coming back
Runaway train, tearing up the track
Runaway train, burning in my veins
I run away but it always seems the same
The song ended gracefully and she switched off the radio. Pulling out her cell phone, she debated with herself. Did she dare call? Was it worth the risk? Deciding against her instincts, she hit 3 on her phone. The Manor was on speed dial and it automatically dialed while she cursed her self under her breath. Hang up the damn phone she said over and over to herself as she listened to the ring. She was about to hang up, when suddenly the phone was picked up at the other end. It was a voice she had needed to hear.
"Hello?" Her sister asked. "Is anyone there?"
Of course I'm here, she thought to herself. She listened to her sister ask again who was on the other line. Then a different voice came over the line.
"Hello? Who's there?" Leo yelled. "Whoever you are, say something or I'm hanging up." Again, she heard the phone being passed over to someone else, and this time, a third voice was heard.
"Really, who is this?" Her other sister said, distress clear in her voice.
She gathered all her courage, and breathed deeply. The person on the other end heard the deep inhale and listened intently.
"After a while, you'll learn the difference between holding hands and falling in love. You'll begin to learn that kisses don't always mean something and promises can be broken as soon as they are made and sometimes, good-byes really are forever." She whispered. The other end was silent, and after a couple of seconds she slowly closed the phone, breaking her connection to her sisters – forever.
On the other end, at the Manor, Phoebe pulled the phone away from her ear in shock. She quickly replaced it.
"Paige? Is that you? PAIGE?" Phoebe yelled, hoping for anything.