Author's Note: Hey, thank you so much to all those who reviewed and to charmed-100: i'm happy i made you cry. wait... that didn't come out right. i mean i'm happy the story touched you. Anyway, here's the story, it's kinda long, yay!

Chapter 3

It's been 3 weeks since Phoebe started school, it was fun, she had made a lot of friends. She loves her new teacher. Mrs. Lopez, though she attends to everybody equally, she's just fond of Phoebe, according to her, Phoebe reminds her of Melissa, her daughter, who's about her age.

"Ok, kids! Our discussion for today is about our mommies. Who wants to tell me how does your mother show her love for you?" Mrs. Lopez addressed the class. Lots of tiny hands raised up attentively.

"Yes... Joey." A boy with red hair and freckles stood up.

"Mommy tucks me in bed and sings to me everynight." Joey said proudly.

"That's very sweet, Joey. How about... Carly?" A girl in pigtails with eyeglasses stood up.

"My mom always walk with me to school and she treats me to ice cream every weekend."

"Ice cream, huh? Ok, how about...." Looking for another student to recite, Mrs. lopez gazed at Phoebe who's surprisingly quiet and inactive. "You, Phoebe. Tell us about your mommy." Mrs. Lopez asked Phoebe with a welcoming smile.

Phoebe stood up fidgeting and answered without looking directly at Mrs. Lopez, obviously thinking of an original answers bu failing, "Ahh... she... tucks me in bed, too, and drives me to school and picks me up everyday."

Mrs. Lopez, sensing that Phoebe's uncomfortable regarding the topic, "That's great!" And then adressing the class, "See, coz there's only 3 days left before Mother's Day....."

The rest of Mrs. Lopez' babbling and preaches have reached Phoebe's ears like a wind just passed by. She felt out of place by her classmates, and with all the talks about each other's mommies, Phoebe feels like there's nothing she could contribute.

After school, Phoebe was waiting for her Grams to pick her up, yes, she lied about her mother bringing her to school and driving her home, but what is she going to tell her teacher? Suddenly, a voice behind her startled her, "Phoebe? You're still here. Want me to bring you home? It's on the way, so, no hassle." Mrs. Lopez offered.

"No mam, I'm fine. Maybe mom was just caught up... she'll worry if I don't show up." Phoebe insisted.

"Ok. Take care. Oh and do your best on that project ok? Write everything you want your mom to know in that card. I'm sure you'll make her really happy and prouder of you." Mrs. lopez reminded Phoebe, referring to the Mother's day card they were suppose to make and give their mothers on mother's day.

"Yes, mam. Thank you." Phoebe smiled gratefully.

"You're welcome. Bye." Mrs. Lopez left.

'Hmm... that's a great idea. I'm gonna make the best card a mother can receive. Yes! And maybe then mom will love just like she does with Piper.' Phoebe thought.

At home, as Phoebe entered her room, Piper was there sitting on her bed.

"Hey Phoebs! It's your third week in school. How was it?" Piper asked giddily, sitting in Phoebe's bed, bouncing up and down.

Phoebe laughed at her sister's energy and her famous smile that could light up a room, completely forgetting the jealousy she's been feeling towards her sister. "You always asked me that almost everyday since I started school. Aren't you getting tired?" Phoebe said sitting beside her sister.

"For you, I'm never gonna get tired! I love you, little sis." Piper said putting her arms around Phoebe. "Oh!" suddenly remembering something. "I bought you this." Piper slipped her hand inside her pocket revealing a cute pink ostrich ballpen with feathers around the cap, the ink is pink, too. "I gave Prue the blue one. And this, only for you." Reaching for her back pocket, she gave Phoebe a little box of jelly beans. Piper loves both of her sisters, but she really enjoys making Phoebe happy, it's a big sister thing.

"Oh Piper! Thank you! This is really cute." Phoebe giggled and hugged Piper tightly.

"Uhh, air, phoebe."

"Oops, sorry." Phoebe apologized and just kissed Piper's cheek. "That's ok. Anyway, do you have some school stuff to do? If you want I can help."

Thinking of the card she have to make and how important that she do it on her own, "Thanks, but I can do it."

"Ok." Piper left thinking that Phoebe want to have some 'alone' time.

Then Phoebe took her little pink pouch from under her pillows and counted all her savings for the month. 'This should be enough for the things I need to do that card." Phoebe thought. "And maybe I could buy a red rose." Phoebe giggled knowing that this is the way that will get her closer to her mom. She went out to the nearest bookstore to buy materials, accompanied by Piper who loves books so much, and Grams buying them some school supplies.

Later that night, Victor checks on Phoebe, found her sleeping soundly and kissed her goodnight.

After he left, Phoebe, not really asleep, quietly got up and took her materials out for the card she wants to give to Patty. She had already started it, and planning on not getting any sleep until she finishes it.

8 am the next day, Phoebe is still asleep, tired from last night's activity.

"Phoebe! You're gonna be late! WE are gonna be late!" Prue shouted as she tries to wake Phoebe up.

Phoebe just groaned and said, "Yeah, yeah, I'll be there. I'm up." As she tries to cover her face with her big teddy bear.

"You're up but you're still down. Come on!" Prue complains. Then Piper passed by Phoebe's room, seeing Prue starting to lose her temper, she said, "Hey Prue, Mom wants to talk you. I'll wake Phoebe up." Prue just sighed and left the room. Thinking, 'How could Piper tolerate her behavior? '

Piper then sat gently beside a sleeping Phoebe and said softly. "Phoebe, wake up. Come on, sweetie pie, honey bunch. You don't wanna be late in Mrs. Lopez' class now, do you?" Piper said knowing Phoebe's fave teacher. Suddenly, Phoebe remembered that today is the submission date of the mother's day card they were asked to make. She bolted up surprising Piper. Then like a robot, hurriedly prepared for school.

Downstairs, Patty is talking to Prue intently.

"Don't forget to give her this at lunch, ok? And don't let her play too much." Patty said handing Prue Piper's medicine. Since Piper's too stubborn and sometimes forgetful when it comes to her own self.

"OK." Prue said. Prue and Piper are in the same school and always together at lunch breaks with Prue's classmate, Andy, neighbor and friend. Piper, though 2 yrs younger is just a year behind Prue in school, she was accelerated, they said she's too smart.

"Good. Here's your lunch box. Goodbye, be good." Patty said kissing Prue and waving her hand as her eldest went for the door.

"OK mom."

Then Phoebe and Piper goes down the stairs as Patty kissed each of them and gave them their lunch boxes. But Phoebe notices how her Mom lovingly looked at Piper. 'When am I gonna get that kind of attention?' Phoebe thought but shrugs it off, maybe her card would help her.

In Piper's and Prue's school, Piper was waiting for Prue in the playground, it was almost lunch break, Piper finished her last class earlier than her classmates, they had a test and she finished first. She was sitting in a swing, waiting for Prue, watching other kids play, wanting to play too, but if Prue saw her... then a boy's voice behind her startled her.

"Hey! Get out of there! That's my swing." The boy shouted.

Piper recognized the big boy from her year but from different class.

"It's not yours. Besides, the other swings are free." Piper reasoned calmly.

"Don't you get it?! I want that swing." The boy said pointing to Piper's seat.

Piper just stares at him.

"You don't want to leave? Fine!" then the boy walks off behind her.

As Piper thought it was over, some great force pushed the swing. As she looked behind, the boy was looking at her menacingly.

"Hey stop! No!" Piper shouted clutching the chains of the swing.

But the boy continued to pushed the swings as fast and as high as he can. His friends' laughs can be heard, watching a helpless Piper begs.

"Please! Let me down! You can have the swing!" Piper cried scared to just jump off the swing, feeling her chest tightens, she just tighten her hold of the swing and closed her eyes tightly.

Prue arrived at the playground to look for Piper, but just saw a group of children obviously watching something somewhere in the swing. As she pushed past the crowd of children, what she saw strucked and send her blood to boiling point. 'No one messes with my sister.' She thought as she run and pushed the big boy to the ground and punched him in the face. Then she got up and tried to stop the swing from swinging. Piper crying hysterically in her arms.

Prue, not noticing that Piper was starting to have another attack, just soothed her. "You're fine, now. Shh..."

Then Piper whispered breathlessly "Prue... pr- , I - I c-can't breathe."

"Oh no, no, no." Prue said helplessly, rubbing Piper's chest trying to help her breathe.

The kids around are to shocked to call for help. Then Ms. Cruz, Piper's English teacher, came. "What happened to her?" she asked as she brush Piper's hair off her face. Prue just looked at her helplessly. Then suddenly remembering Piper's medicine in her bag. "Piper, I'll get your medicine, ok? You'll be ok." Ms. Cruz then replaced at soothing Piper, laying Piper in her arms as Prue crawled to her bag that she dropped on the ground when she first saw what happened. Hurriedly, looking for piper's medicine and opening her lunch box for the bottled water. She crawled back to Piper whose face looking so flushed and pale.

Ms. Cruz then helping Piper into a sitting position. "Take this, honey. Come on." Prue said softly to Piper. Piper obediently took the medicine with their help. Gulping lots of water, most of it were already dripping down her blouse. Prue just held her still rubbing her sister's chest waiting for the medicine to work its wonders, tears started to form in her eyes just now, maybe because of panic and shock."You're fine. You're ok. Just breathe slowly... " Prue said trying to calm her sister. Piper followed as she breathes slowly. "Good girl. That's it."

Ms. Cruz watched Prue as she calms her little sister. 'She acts like a grown up. Too much for a 7 yr old.' Then out of her reverie, Ms. Cruz suggested to take Piper to the clinic to rest comfortably. As she helped Prue, and took Piper in her arms, they headed for the school clinic.

'Mom will totally freak out.' Prue thought of her mother when she finds out about this.

a/n:

i'mgonna try to build phoebe's angst. so watch out for that. ok? now let me know what you think of this. thanks.