Dear Diary,
Phoebe and Paige put their plan to get Chris talking into action today. They started by calling him. He came, and right away they whisked him out of the house to go shopping, making jokes that he could hold their purses on their way out. I heard and watched this happen from the stairs. They came home a few hours later, laughing and goofing around (I had to restrain myself from yelling at them to get down to business). They went into the kitchen to make dinner. This is what I heard once I sneaked into the basement.
"So, where's M- I mean, Piper?"
"Out. Paige, hand me the salt. Um, so Chris, how come you've been calling Piper by her first name and not calling her, oh, I don't know, Mom?" Subtle. Real subtle.
Chris nearly dropped the casserole. "I don't know. Paige, how's the cake mix?" Boy, that topic made him nervous.
"It's fine. I'd like to hear your answer to that too."
I could sense the discomfort in Chris' voice. "I can't tell you that. It doesn't matter, anyway."
"Like hell it doesn't Chris. I can tell there's something bothering you even without my empath powers. And we'd really like to know what's going on with our nephew." After he didn't say anything, she added, "Piper's worried too."
At this point, I opened the door a crack to get a peek at what was going on. Chris looked like defeated. Broken, even. But almost right away, he was his usual, attitudinal self. "Just drop it, ok? There's nothing to say and I wish you all would stop conspiring to get me to talk!" Then he orbed out. Paige and Phoebe just stood there for second. I came out of my hiding place.
"Well, that went well." Paige, trying to lighten the mood, as usual.
Phoebe looked over at me. "Piper, maybe we should just give up. I know you're worried about Chris, but he's right. We shouldn't try to make him talk. Whatever it is, I'm sure he has a good reason for not wanting to tell us."
"That's not good enough for me. He's my son, and I am not going to just stand by and watch him destroy himself. I'm going to find out what's bothering him, one way or another. I'm his mother, I have a right to know why he's suddenly stopped eating and sleeping, and why he's acting so hostile towards me." Neither of them said anything to that, so I said, "I'm going to bed" and went upstairs.
When I got to my room, I immediately started writing in my diary so I could get the conversation down before I forgot it. Also, I need to come up with another way to get Chris talking. I haven't been able to get through, and Phoebe and Paige blew it. Maybe Chris needs a man to talk to. I could get Darryl to talk to him. No, Darryl's pretty clueless about this whole thing. Besides, he's on vacation with Sheila and the kids. Leo's out of the question. Chris probably wouldn't talk to him even if he knew about all this. For some strange reason, I think Chris hates Leo. That's another thing I need to figure out. I don't think Richard could do anything either, he and Chris haven't ever really talked. So, who else is there?
Well, I guess we all know where this is going to lead. Oh and Piper is halfway through her 4th month of pregnancy, just so you know. Wow! I can't believe I went a whole day without updating! Sorry, I know I am totally mean! But I'll try to bounce back into the cycle. Until next time, laters!
Phoebe and Paige put their plan to get Chris talking into action today. They started by calling him. He came, and right away they whisked him out of the house to go shopping, making jokes that he could hold their purses on their way out. I heard and watched this happen from the stairs. They came home a few hours later, laughing and goofing around (I had to restrain myself from yelling at them to get down to business). They went into the kitchen to make dinner. This is what I heard once I sneaked into the basement.
"So, where's M- I mean, Piper?"
"Out. Paige, hand me the salt. Um, so Chris, how come you've been calling Piper by her first name and not calling her, oh, I don't know, Mom?" Subtle. Real subtle.
Chris nearly dropped the casserole. "I don't know. Paige, how's the cake mix?" Boy, that topic made him nervous.
"It's fine. I'd like to hear your answer to that too."
I could sense the discomfort in Chris' voice. "I can't tell you that. It doesn't matter, anyway."
"Like hell it doesn't Chris. I can tell there's something bothering you even without my empath powers. And we'd really like to know what's going on with our nephew." After he didn't say anything, she added, "Piper's worried too."
At this point, I opened the door a crack to get a peek at what was going on. Chris looked like defeated. Broken, even. But almost right away, he was his usual, attitudinal self. "Just drop it, ok? There's nothing to say and I wish you all would stop conspiring to get me to talk!" Then he orbed out. Paige and Phoebe just stood there for second. I came out of my hiding place.
"Well, that went well." Paige, trying to lighten the mood, as usual.
Phoebe looked over at me. "Piper, maybe we should just give up. I know you're worried about Chris, but he's right. We shouldn't try to make him talk. Whatever it is, I'm sure he has a good reason for not wanting to tell us."
"That's not good enough for me. He's my son, and I am not going to just stand by and watch him destroy himself. I'm going to find out what's bothering him, one way or another. I'm his mother, I have a right to know why he's suddenly stopped eating and sleeping, and why he's acting so hostile towards me." Neither of them said anything to that, so I said, "I'm going to bed" and went upstairs.
When I got to my room, I immediately started writing in my diary so I could get the conversation down before I forgot it. Also, I need to come up with another way to get Chris talking. I haven't been able to get through, and Phoebe and Paige blew it. Maybe Chris needs a man to talk to. I could get Darryl to talk to him. No, Darryl's pretty clueless about this whole thing. Besides, he's on vacation with Sheila and the kids. Leo's out of the question. Chris probably wouldn't talk to him even if he knew about all this. For some strange reason, I think Chris hates Leo. That's another thing I need to figure out. I don't think Richard could do anything either, he and Chris haven't ever really talked. So, who else is there?
Well, I guess we all know where this is going to lead. Oh and Piper is halfway through her 4th month of pregnancy, just so you know. Wow! I can't believe I went a whole day without updating! Sorry, I know I am totally mean! But I'll try to bounce back into the cycle. Until next time, laters!