Alright I know I haven't updated since almost a year ago and I'm so sorry for any disappointed readers out there who have been waiting and wondering this whole time. Been going though some stuff and college is taking over my life right practically. So if anyone's still interested here you go…
Part Six
Piper turned around to look at Prue, "This is Phoebe's friend Paige… Phoebe found her outside in the dark hurt."
Prue looked down at the wounded girl with a sad look, she looked so lost and battered. Starring more at the girl she started to look familiar, like she had seen her before. Shaking out of her daze, Prue had a sudden change in plans, "Actually Piper I'm going to cancel with Andy tonight, I'm going to help you guys out with Paige over there."
Piper stood there confused for a second as she watched Prue quickly pull out her cell phone telling Andy she wouldn't be able to make it tonight. Not fully understanding Prue's change of action, she glanced back down to Paige seeing the little start to sob a little with Phoebe by her side. "Awww Missy Paige its ok, everything's going to be ok."
Paige tried breaking through her sobs, "It…. It hur… hurts though."
Prue walked over and gave the small girl and careful hug to avoid hurting her anymore, but giving her some comfort as well. "Piper here will get you all cleaned up and then we will figure out things from there ok?" Giving Paige a small smile as the girl nodded. What they didn't know was Paige wasn't just hurting physically, but she was hurting mentally too.
Piper took Paige's hand and slowly guided her to the bathroom. Prue soon looked at her baby sister with worry, "Phoeb's come with me to the kitchen, want you to tell me about what happened to your friend."
Both took a seat at the table, "So what happened out there Phoebe?"
"I don't know Prue, I just went outside to take the trash out and I heard whimpering across the street and there sat Paige pretty banged up." Phoebe said still trying to understand what she saw.
"Hey its ok, I'm just worried, your friend looks pretty frightened if you ask me." Prue looked down at her sis, "Hopefully Piper might get more information out of her and then will be able to help Paige out with whatever it is that's bugging her."
Meanwhile in the bathroom, Piper had Paige sitting on the top of the counter as she cleaned the cut on her face. She couldn't help but feel heart broken starring at the child in front of her. She was so small and scared, how did this happen? She started to see tears fall down Paige's face, "Aww your ok, don't worry everythings going to be ok Missy Paige." Paige smiled a little hearing the little nickname Piper gave her. No on ever gave her a nickname before, she received a warm feeling hearing those words.
Finishing putting the bandage on her forehead, Piper started to wonder about any other injuries. "Paige, do you have any other injuries that I cant see?" She started to shift from the counter not sure how to answer. "Honey if you do I need to know to make sure your ok." Piper tired giving her a reassuring smile.
"M.. my leg got hurt and my tummy hurts." She told Piper in a slight whimper, she's been hurting really bad and it was starting to get difficult holding in the pain.
Piper awful seeing this girl in pain. "Ok Missy Paige I know your hurting, so lets try and get this done. Then you can go lay on the couch and eat some of my home cooking, sound good?"
A smile formed on this girls face, she never had a home cooked me that she didn't have to prepare herself, "Ok."
"Alright I'm going to have to take your shirt and pants off ok, so I can see what's the problem." Piper slowly helped her out of her shirt and pants. When she got Paige's clothes off she couldn't believe how bruised up and under weight this child that stood facing her. She was afraid to ask questions, but by the looks of it she already knew someone was abusing her, probably whoever she was living with was doing quite a job. "Ok I'm going to clean this cut on your leg and stomach and then get you in some clean closes. Which hold on one second, I'll get Phoebe to grab a pair of her clothes she wont mind."
Peeking her head out of the door she yelled out Phoebe's name and in just a few seconds Prue came up the stairs. "Hey Pipe what you need, Phoebes down stairs she's finishing up her homework."
"Oh is there a way you can grab a pair of Phoebe's clothes for Paige please."
"Sure thing, be back in a second."
Soon enough Prue handed some clothes to Piper. "Ok Missy Paige lets get you dressed and then we can join the others down stairs." After finishing putting the sweats on, Piper noticed a charm bracelet out of the corner of her eye. It looked familiar to her… their was a letter P, a tributary, and a locket with a H on it. She could of sworn she's seen it. "Paige, where'd you get that pretty charm bracelet?"
"My mummy gave it to me, it's the only thing I have from her since I've lived with my foster father." She said in a low voice.
Then it clicked, she saw a picture that Grams use to always show them that had there mum in it. She wore a similar if not the same bracelet in the picture. "Umm ahh well its nice, I bet you keep it close to you."
"yeah I do." Stated Paige
Piper had to talk to Prue, she had questions that needed answers. "Alight Paige let go eat some of that pasta I made for dinner, I bet your starving." As if timed Paige's stomach made noise, both girls just laughed as they went down stairs.
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TBC…. So sorry it took so long, hope your still interested. R&R thanks a bunchies. : )
