Part 13
okay I'm sorry for what I'm about to do! But...What can i say EVIL TOTEM STRUCK
Sorry! Thanks for reading!

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Paige was sat in the corner of the family waiting room, her hands over her face. She was covered in the blood of the man she loved. Death was a very real possibility. Emergency crews had shown up fast and Rich was able to hold on barely, although he was unconscious they kept a heart beat and rushed him to here. Now here Paige was in this room waiting for news. As she sat crying the door opened, Piper walked through followed by Prue and Phoebe and Leo. All looked at Paige who was a mass of emotion on the floor. Paige looked up, and then back to her hands. Piper moved forward, "Honey, Darryl called us."

Paige looked at Piper who was now knelt next to her, Piper looked at her youngest sister her face red from the tears and blood along with Paige's arms, the shirt of Rich's that she was wearing and the jeans and jacket also. "I'm sorry"
"Don't…" Paige managed, "Don't touch me please" She asked as Piper was about to take Paige's hand.

Piper backed off, "Okay, I'm sorry. Do you want to talk?" Piper asked tears tumbling down her own face.

Paige looked across the room, "Does it look like I'm able to talk?" She shouted, "All I want is to know how he is!"

Piper didn't know what to say to that so Phoebe took this opportunity to step in, "honey? Do you want us to leave? Stand outside?"
"No, I, I don't know I…just want…RICH"
"I'm sorry honey…"

"Ms Halliwell?" The doctor stepped in as he took of his surgical gloves;

Paige looked up expectantly with pleading eyes. "Ms Halliwell I'm…I'm sorry but Rich passed away during surgery. His Injuries were just too serious"
"No! Please no" She cried, she stood up, "He can't"
"Ms Halliwell he, he died from the gun wounds, they were just too deep! I'm so very sorry."

This was the part of the job he hated, I mean he was a doctor he had come to terms with death along time ago. But this wasn't why he signed up to this job. He wanted to save people help people. It was just too much when it was someone so young. The people left behind were the worst, this was the worst. He looked at her, and moved closer, "Would you like to see him?" The doctor asked. Paige just let the tears fall silently down her face as she nodded her head. She followed him leaving Prue, Piper, Phoebe and Leo in the waiting room.

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She walked into the room, it was dark, and there was a metal trolley in the centre she walked over and the doctor watched as she took his hand and brought it to her face. "I'll give you some time, take as long as you like" he said softly, before turning and leaving.

Paige kissed his cold hand, and she pressed it against her face. It wasn't four hours since she was been held by him, been loved by him and now here she was clinging onto his lifeless body. She rested her head on his shoulder and cried. She wanted to be held by him and told that everything would be okay. But that wasn't going to happen; everything wasn't going to be okay.

"I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry baby! I didn't want this…please come back…please" She begged in a whisper. She ran her hands through his hair and then left it rested on his cheek as she erupted into a mass of emotion. "I love you…I….love you"

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"Not your fault" Piper said as she looked at Prue and was able to read her thoughts
"Isn't it? Jack did this"
"Yeah Jack not you!" Piper said,
"May as well have"
"Your baby sister is in there Prue, holding her dead boyfriend. Now at some point she is going to need us all – including you so you need to get rid of this idea and you need to realise that you are not responsible."
"I don't understand" Phoebe spoke, tears tumbling down her own face
"Don't understand what?" Leo asked her,
"Any of it! Why Rich…why he kill rich and Not Paige? I mean he had no problem with Rich"

Prue looked to the floor and Piper looked to Phoebe, "Did you just see her? that is worse than death Phoebe. He's killed her 100 times over."

There was a knock at the door; they all looked up to see Darryl walk in. "I'm sorry" He offered, "How is she holding up"
"She's not" Piper explained, she walked forward and hugged Darryl, "Thanks for coming"

He hugged her back, "No problem, look we've arrested Jack. We found him not far from the apartment. You don't have to worry about him anymore. Paige has given us statements and what have you." Prue looked away, she turned and walked from the room.

Darryl looked to Piper, "IS she…"
"Taking it hard, your boyfriend kills the guy your sister loves. Not something you take lightly" Darryl nodded in understanding.

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Walking from the room Paige had tears rolling down her cheeks; she walked down the corridor and saw Piper standing near the door to the waiting room. Paige didn't say a word she just walked straight into Piper's arms and collapsed to the floor. Piper ran her hands through Paige's hair and Looked over to where Leo was Stood she indicated with her eyes for him to help. HE came over and helped lift Paige from the floor and held her close to him. "Take her to the car Leo, I'll get the rest of them" He nodded and helped Paige out of the hospital.

Piper walked into the waiting room and looked over to Phoebe who was finding all this hard to comprehend as were all of the sisters. For there own reasons, mostly due to the face that he had become a good friend to them over time. None of them could understand the pain that Paige was going through!

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