May 24, 1978

A couple weeks later when Prue returns to her foster home from school. She hadn't wanted to leave that morning, because she was scared that Gina would hurt one of her sisters again. Prue opened the door hoping that all would be okay, but everything was far from okay. Piper was on the floor trying to change an crying Paige's diaper, and Phoebe was running around naked.

"What the hell happened?" Prue asked

"She left, Prue. She just left." Piper replied. She was exhausted from trying to take care of a baby and a toddler all day.

Prue nodded, "Oh I'm so sorry, Pipa." She wasn't apologizing because she was sorry that Gina was gone. She was apologizing for not being there to help her younger sister with Phoebe and Paige.

"Paige is tired and hasn't taken a nap. She won't stop crying." Piper complained. This was unusual for Paige. She was normally a really easy baby. It was Phoebe that was the tough one, especially since she really only listened to Prue.

"I'll deal with Paige." Prue said as she put her backpack down and sat down to finish changing Paige's diaper. "Why's Phoebe so hyper?"

Piper sighed, "Gina gave her a chocolate bar. She said Phoebe was a good girl so she got chocolate."

Prue pursed her lips and swallowed before she spoke, "Did….did she hit you?"

"No, she didn't. I promise." Piper assured her sister

Prue nodded, "Okay." After she finished changing Paige's diaper, she picked up the nine month old and cradled her, "Shh..it's okay, Paiger. It's okay. You're okay, now. Mama Prue's here." Paige relaxed in Prue's arms and started to fall asleep.

"Can you try to calm Phoebe down and put some clothes on her?" Prue whispered to Piper

Piper nodded as she chased after Phoebe, "Phoebe, get back here." She spoke softly so she didn't wake up Paige.

Phoebe kept running as she laughed and giggled.

"Phoebe Gracelynn, stop running now. You have to put on clothes." Piper told her sister in a hushed tone.

"No. I like naked." Phoebe said as she continued running.

Prue stood up from the floor and then headed upstairs. She laid Paige down in their room in the pack in play and then returned downstairs.

"I'll get Phoebe." Prue informed Piper "You can go upstairs and relax."

Piper gave a nod as she yawned, "Okay sissy." She trudged up the stairs tiredly.

Prue didn't even bother chasing Phoebe. She'd learned from the way her mother and grams had parented that chasing a toddler in this instance would only encourage them more.

"Phoebe Gracelynn Halliwell." Prue called out Phoebe's full name "Come here right now."

Phoebe knew she was in trouble. She ran over to Prue, "Hi mama. I'm sorry."

Prue picked up Phoebe, "I forgive you, but next time Piper tells you to do something you need to do it. You need to listen to her now like you do with me. We don't have Grams anymore. Piper and I are in charge of you and Paige."

"Okay mama." Phoebe responded

"Alright let's go get some clothes on you and then you'll stay upstairs with Piper while I get you some warm milk so you'll take a nap." Prue explained as she headed upstairs.

A couple hours later, Prue and Piper are sleeping as well as Phoebe and Paige. Kelvin walks in the front door as he returns home from work. He furrowed his eyebrows confused as to why the house is so quiet.

"Gina? Girls?" Kelvin called "Where is everyone?" He headed towards the kitchen to find food when he saw a note from his wife on the kitchen counter. The note read: 'If you don't get rid of those ungrateful, disrespectful brats. Especially Piper. She's the worst of them all. Phoebe is a good little girl. Paige cries a lot, but she's just a baby. Anyways I'm leaving and I'm never coming back. I can't stand them anymore. If you get rid of them, call me. If not, then don't bother. Signed, Gina.' He sighed and then headed upstairs.

"Prudence! Piper! Phoebe!" Kelvin yelled as he walked into their bedroom.

Prue and Piper rubbed their eyes as they woke up and sat up on the bed. Paige cried from the pack n' play.

"Mama!" Phoebe cried as she reached for Prue.

Prue wrapped her arms around Phoebe as she looked at Kelvin, "What is it?"

"Line up!" Kelvin ordered as he slid off his belt.

Prue stood up and placed Phoebe back on the bed. Piper got down from the bed and stood next to Prue.

"Please sir, hit me. Don't hit my sister." Prue begged.

Kelvin ignored Prue and hit her bottom with his belt. Then he moved and hit Piper.

"Ow!" Piper cried

"Shut up! It's your fault that my wife left me." Kelvin yelled at Piper as he hit her again and again.

Prue counted how many times that Kelvin hit Piper. She yelled, "Stop! Stop hitting my sister!"

Kelvin turned and hit Prue a few times, "You don't tell me to stop. You keep your mouth shut." Then he turned back to Piper and hit her again. He stopped when he got to twenty.

"Get out of my sight!" Kelvin told the sniffling Piper and then he turned back to Prue. He hit her ten times with the belt. "I'm calling your social worker to take you brats away."

"Good. I hate you and your bitch wife." Prue spat

Kelvin grabbed her arm, "What did you say about my wife?" He stripped her clothes off and then dragged her into the bathroom. He grabbed a bar of soap, "Open. Open!"

Prue reluctantly opened her mouth and Kelvin shoved the bar of soap in. He pushed her chin up to force her to bite down on the soap. Kelvin turned Prue around so that her butt was facing him and he started hitting her again with the belt.

"If you drop that bar of soap, I swear I will blend the soap with water and make you drink it." Kelvin threatened.

Upon hearing that, Prue bit down on the soap harder. Kelvin hit Prue with the belt over and over again. Prue counted in her head and he didn't stop until he got to forty.

"You can spit out the soap, but don't rinse your mouth. Just go get dressed while I call your social worker. When I come back upstairs then you can rinse." Kelvin explained before he exited the bathroom and headed downstairs.

Prue spit out the soap and then headed back to the bedroom to get dressed. She rubbed her burning bottom, and then dressed back into her clothes. Piper stared at Prue, not saying a word.

"Okay. Let's start packing." Prue stated as she picked up Paige from the pack n' play and then helped Phoebe down from the bed. She didn't talk about what happened. She just wanted to forget it.

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