- A year later -
May 1, 1979
Eight year old Prue, five year old Piper, three year old Phoebe, and twenty-one month old Paige were removed from Joanne and Clyde Friedman's house for neglect. As well as sixteen year old Stacey Cook. The four sisters are sad about this because they grew attached to Stacey. She was like their big sister. Although something even more unfortunate is that the Halliwell sisters were assigned a new caseworker, Ana Ross, who couldn't place them together and separated them. Prue and Piper in one foster home and Phoebe and Paige in another. Phoebe and Paige were lucky compared to Piper and Prue though.
Prue and Piper were placed with a lesbian couple Gabriela and Samantha Osborne-Conley, who have a teenage son, Malakai. Gabriela and Samantha fostered Malakai when he was seven and adopted him three years later. He's now fifteen years old.
During the first day that Prue and Piper were in the Osborne-Conley house, Prue and Piper were in their room playing by themselves when Malakai walked in.
"Hey, do you two mind if I play with you?" Malakai asked
Prue looked up at him, "Why?" It wasn't that she didn't trust him, but she still had to question his motives for the sake of her sisters.
"I want you two to feel welcomed. I know what it's like to be a foster kid. Eight years ago I was in your situation." Malakai explained
Prue gave a nod, "Okay."
Malakai smiled softly and sat down next to Piper and Prue, "So what do you want to play?"
"Can we play hide and seek?" Piper wondered as she looked at him with big hopeful eyes, "Please Kai?" Kai was his nickname.
"Of course, Piper." Malakai replied as he gave a smile, "I'll count first. You and Prue hide."
Piper smiled happily and then dragged Prue away to go hide. Little did they know that Malakai had ulterior motives.
Meanwhile with Phoebe and Paige, who were placed with a childless couple, Leanna and Edmund Hines. Edmund had to leave for work shortly after the two toddlers were dropped off, and Leanna had taken the two girls to the park. Paige had fun running around and being pushed in the baby swing, but Phoebe was not happy. She sat at the top of the slide sulking as she said 'mama' over and over again.
"Phoebe, please come down from the top of the slide." Leanna begged, "I'll get you ice cream on the way home if you come down."
"I. Want. Mama." Phoebe said
Leanna sighed as she carried Paige on her hip, "I know you miss your mama, kiddo, but I can't do anything about that right now. Tomorrow I can call your social worker and find out when you are scheduled to have a visit with your mom. Okay?"
Phoebe shook her head, "I! Want! Mama!" The woman didn't understand who Phoebe was talking about. 'Mama' wasn't really her mother. 'Mama' was Prue.
"Phoebe, please. There's nothing I can do about that right now." Leanna explained, "I know you want your mama, but we really need to get home. Your little sister needs to take her nap. Please, just go down the slide."
"MAMA!" Phoebe cried. She didn't understand why Prue wasn't running to her side. She didn't understand why Prue wasn't with her. All she wanted was Prue.
Leanna gave up, "Okay. I'm going to call your social worker." She took out her phone and called Ana.
Back at the Osborne-Conley residence, Gabriela was working on lunch while listening to the sound of laughing and giggling which made her smile. She was glad that the girls were getting along with Malakai. Then suddenly her phone rang.
"Hello. This is Gabriela Osborne-Conley, how may I help you?" Gabriela spoke into her phone.
"Yes, this is Ana Ross." Ana said
Gabriela held her breath hoping that the girls weren't being moved already, "Oh hi Ana, what's this about?"
"I'm with the foster mother of Prue and Piper's sisters Phoebe and Paige. She's having a bit of trouble with one of the girls. Phoebe, who keeps asking for her mom, and since the girls' biological mother is dead I'm thinking that she's asking for Prue." Ana explained
"Okay I'll give Prue the phone." Gabriela replied as she headed upstairs. She knocked on the door before walking in, "Prue, the phone's for you."
Prue looked up at her foster mother, "Who is it?" She took the phone, "Hello?"
"Mama!" Was what Prue heard over the phone
Prue furrowed her eyebrows confused, "Phoebe, what…are you okay?"
"I miss you, mama." Phoebe stated
"I miss you too, baby, but this is temporary. I promise. I need you to listen to your foster parents okay?" Prue told her little sister
Prue heard Phoebe's little voice, "Kay mama. Love you."
"You're my little sunshine, Phoebe." Prue responded with a smile even though she couldn't see her little sister. It pained her to be away from Phoebe and Paige, but she didn't have a choice.