It's March 5, 1978, seven year old Prue is sitting in a social worker's office while holding her sleeping seven month old sister Paige in her arms. Her four year old sister Piper and two year old sister Phoebe are sitting on either side of her. It was the worst night ever. Just two hours ago, the only family that the Halliwell sisters had left had died.
- 2 hours ago -
Piper hears a thud coming from up the stairs. She walks to the steps and finds her grandmother unconscious at the bottom of them. The stairs lead to the attic. 'What was Grams doing up there?' Piper thought 'She always told us that it was locked.'
"Grams?" Piper said as she shook her grandmother to try and wake her up. "Grams!"
Prue walks toward the stairs when she hears Piper yell.
"Piper, you have to be quiet. I just got Paiger and Pheebs to sleep." Prue warned. Then she saw the worry and tears forming in her little sister's eyes, "Pipa, what's wrong?'
"I…I….Grams. Prue, she won't wake up." Piper started to cry "I tried. I shook her, but she won't wake up."
Prue nodded, "Okay. I'll call 911."
- End of flashback -
"Prudence." The social worker, Vincent Williams said to get her attention
Prue shook her head, "Prue. I prefer Prue. My Grams only called me Prudence when I was in trouble."
Vincent nodded, "Okay Prue. Well I've found a home willing to take all four of you."
"That's good." Prue replied as she held a sleeping Paige close to her "Because I won't leave my sisters."
"Alright let's go." Vincent prodded
Prue nodded as she stood up carrying a sleeping Paige, while Piper held little Phoebe's hand as they followed behind their social worker to a van.
Vincent drove the Halliwell sisters to their foster home. Upon arriving, Vincent escorted the sisters to the doorstep and knocked on the front door.
Two middle aged man answered the door and with friendly smiles. One of them introduced themselves, "Hi I'm Alec Hutton, and this is my husband Jasper." Then he looked at the four little girls, "And you must be Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige."
Prue nodded and whispered, "Yeah. Shh…Paige is asleep."
"Want me to take her for you?" Alec offered noticing how big the baby looked in the child's arms.
Prue shook her head, "No. I've got her."
"Okay. Well come in, come in." Jasper told the girls
Prue ushered Piper and Phoebe inside and then walked in behind them.
"Thanks for taking them on such short notice." Vincent said to Alec and Jasper
Alec smiled and gave a nod, "Of course. You're welcome."
"It's really no problem." Jasper added "That's why we signed up to foster."
The next morning, Alec and Jasper woke up. When they headed downstairs, they found Prue, Piper, and Phoebe sitting around the table with Paige sitting on Prue's lap. Prue, and Piper, were eating scrambled eggs, Prue was feeding Paige a bottle, and Phoebe was eating a little bit of scrambled eggs with some fruit.
"Good morning girls." Jasper greeted while Alec stood in shock
"Did you cook, Prue?" Alec wondered
Prue looked at him, "Yeah. I did. Piper helped me." She spoke so nonchalantly like it was no big deal. She added, "Well more like she told me what to do. She was more of Gram's helper in the kitchen then I was." She thought, 'I was more like the little mother tasked with watching and caring for Phoebe and Paige.'.
"You didn't have to do that." Jasper told her "You could have woken us. One of us would have made breakfast."
"It's fine. I didn't mind. My siblings needed to eat and I didn't want to bother you." Prue stated
Alec nodded, "Okay. Well here you you don't have to cook. Jasper and I will cook for you and your sisters. It's no bother for us. That's what we are here for. To take care of you and your sisters."
"Okay." Prue replied with a small nod. She had no intention of letting them cook for her or her sisters. She didn't know them, and she certainly didn't trust them.
Phoebe tries to climb down from the chair and then Jasper helps her down. She starts to cry and then reaches for Prue.
"Mama! Mama!" Phoebe cried "Where Grams?"
"Grams is in heaven, Pheebs. She's with Mommy." Prue replied as she handed Paige to Piper and then picked up Phoebe, who stopped crying instantly.
Later that day, after lunch when Phoebe and Paige are napping, Piper is talking with Prue.
"I miss Grams." Piper admitted
"I miss her too, but right now we need to figure out how to get out of here. We need to go back to the manor." Prue explained
Piper frowned, "But I like it here. Alec and Jasper are nice. I want to stay. They could be our daddies."
"They aren't our family, Pipa." Prue stated "Grams is gone. Mama's been gone for six months, and dad we haven't seen in a year. It's just us now. Grams would want me to take care of you, Phoebe, and Paige. She'd want us to live in the manor."
Piper nodded, "Okay Prue." She trusted Prue and would listen to Prue. After all Prue was the oldest. She was the big sister. The second mother.
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