Chapter 10

More Nightmares and Almost Confessions

Piper, Prue, and Phoebe were all sitting down on the couch and were watching a movie called It. Upstairs Paige changed into her pajamas and fell asleep almost as soon as her head hit the pillow. She immediately slipped into dream world well for her more like nightmare world.

Paige's Dream:

"Paige," yelled her foster father. "Yes sir you called," said an eleven-year old Paige running into the living room. "Is dinner done?" snapped her foster father. "Almost," squeaked Paige weakly. "I thought I told you to have dinner on the table by the time I get home," yelled her foster father. Then he proceeded to grab Paige by the arm and said, "I guess you didn't learn our lesson the last time." "I'm sorry," Paige said weakly. "Sorry doesn't cut it," he responded. Paige smelt distinct alcohol on his breath and fearing for what was going to happen next. He dragged her into his room and shoved her on the bed. He then reached under the bed and grabbed a small looking whip thing. He then forcefully shoved her on her back, pushed her shirt up and started whipping her. She started to cry out in pain.

On the fourth whip the grown-up Paige woke-up screaming and sobbing. Unfortunately that hadn't been the only time he had whipped her. He whipped her three times after that. Once when she got caught sneaking out, another time when she didn't get an A on her Science test and the last time before Social Services took her away was the worst and she still had the scars from the deep gashes he left on her back. She had tried to tell her 7th grade teacher what her foster father was doing to her. The teacher didn't believe because her and her foster father went to high school together and she knew him as the great guy that he was before he started to drink. She probably didn't know he got drunk almost every night.

Piper, Prue, and Phoebe came running up the stairs as soon as they heard Paige screaming. When they arrived in Paige's room they found her sobbing. Prue was first to speak, "What's wrong, did you have another nightmare?" Piper and Phoebe sat on the bed next to where Prue sat down. Piper cast a worried glance at Prue. Paige didn't answer but as soon as Piper sat on the bed she threw herself into her arms and continued to sob. Piper re-adjusted herself so she was leaning against the headboard and Paige continued to cling to her. Piper shot Phoebe and Prue a confused look. She was caught off guard after all Paige was always closer to Phoebe though not much more closer. All Phoebe and Prue could do was shrug in response not really understanding what was going on. Prue started to rub light circles on Paige's back, "Shhh baby shhh." Paige didn't even notice that Prue had called her baby.

Paige eventually started to calm down a little but still clung to Piper almost desperately not wanting to let go. While Prue and Piper calmed Paige Phoebe went downstairs to make some tea to help Paige calm down. Piper was still a little confused after all, after Prue died Piper wasn't the most welcoming sister ever. She could have been a lot nicer. "Well that is going to change right now," thought Piper. She was going to make sure Paige knew they loved her and whatever happened they would deal with it head on, together all four of them. Prue was thinking the exact same thing, that Paige should be able to tell them anything.

Paige snapped both Piper and Prue out of their thoughts by jerking out of Piper's grip. She seemed to have suddenly realized that she was clinging to Piper and crying. "Uh I am sorry," said Paige suddenly embarrassed that she broke down in front of her sisters showing them that she was weaker then she usually came out to be. Piper was quick to reply trying to reassure Paige that she shouldn't be embarrassed that she broke down in front of her sisters non the less, "That is okay hunny." "So you going to tell us why you broke down like this?" asked Prue getting right to the point. "Um no reason just a nightmare," replied Paige vaguely.

Phoebe walked back into the room with some tea right when Paige had said it was just a nightmare causing her to break down. Phoebe knew that Paige's nightmare wasn't just any nightmare; it was something bigger then just a nightmare. "Paige I don't believe you," piped up Phoebe. "Well that is too bad cause it really isn't any of your damn business now is it?" snapped Paige standing up with her hands on her hips. Piper, Prue, and Phoebe just sat there with their mouths wide open at Paige's outburst. Finally Prue spoke up but it was more like she was trying not to yell at Paige which was mostly unsuccessful, "Paige you need to tell us what the hell is going on with you we are your sisters and we love you."

Paige didn't know how to respond to that, no one had ever said that they loved her without ending up hurting her afterwards. Even her best friend said she loved her and that wouldn't change but then she had betrayed her turning two of her other best friends against her. That was when she started to cut herself. Paige pushed those depressing thoughts out of head and then she sat back on the bed and started to cry and sob. A few seconds later she felt her sisters hug her from all sides. After they had embraced for few minutes Prue and Phoebe backed away but Piper wasn't able to, once again Paige was clinging to her sobbing. Paige finally cried herself to sleep but before she did she knew eventually she was going to have to tell her sisters about what she was hiding from them and there was no running from it. She just hoped she would be able to trust them enough to be able to do it. She just wanted to feel wanted and loved but along time ago thought that that would be impossible.

That is the end of this lovely chapter!

Author's Note

Okay people I am really sorry that it has taken me so long to write this story. I hope ya all will forgive me, I am going through a hard time right now and then I had writers block with this chapter. Plus my sister needed the computer last night so I couldn't even post an author's note. Since ya all have been so patient I will tell you that you in the next chapter will be able to hear what Paige has to say about her past. In this chapter you of course get to see one of her dreams but I will tell you that since ya all have been patient that this is just a small taste about what Paige went through. ANYWAYS I HOPE YA ALL FORGIVE YOUR EXCELLENT WRITER! Not that I am that great. LOL! (Looks around the room looking for forgiveness in anticipation.) I hope you seriously forgive me! One more question the big UNO question: Should there be a sequel? Possibly where one of Paige's past people come back and haunt her? Maybe she doesn't tell her sisters in fear that whoever it is will hurt the only people who have ever loved her and cared for her? Or she is trying to run from the past and never look back? Or maybe not a sequel?

Ya all the readers so ya all tell me in your reviews ASAP!

Though I do have a few more chapters left possibly. If you all don't hate me by now. (Puts on an adorable face) Seriously though how could you guys hate this adorable face or this excellent writer? LOL me, adorable that is a new one.

Signed Your WONDERFUL WRITER, (forgive me yet?) sorry had to try

ANG