Chapter 30

Cole, Dan and James are in the car, Dan sitting at the backseat with an unconscious Piper. They've been circling around the block for 15 minutes now.

"Come on, what are we waiting for? Let's take her to the hospital." Dan said in desperation.

"No, if we do that, they'll ask questions, and all fingers will point at me." Cole reasoned. "I have an idea." After a few minutes, they stopped in an alley. "Go!"

"Wha- here? We're just gonna leave her here?" Dan exclaimed.

"Yeah, Cole, we can't just leave Piper here. She's barely breathing." James added.

That made Dan thinking... 'Piper...Piper, I've heard that name... where? Oh my God- Leo!' He brushed the hair out of the girl face and studied her features, 'She really is beautiful, lucky cousin... I have to save you.'

"GO! Dump her there somewhere." Cole ordered, "Who's your master?! Do it! Remember you are already part of this, if the police come after me... I will not let you both get away with it." Cole threatened.

James got out of the car and helped Dan carry the girl and they lay her down in a corner by a pile of papers and old magazines. James went back in the car as fast as he can, while Dan secretly whispered to the girl, "I promise, I'll call for help, please hang in there." Then he goes back inside the car.

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Dan asked Cole to drop him off in the closest drugstore saying his father asked him to buy painkillers, but not before Cole reminded him, "Remember, we did not see each other tonight." Dan said in reply, "Yes Master". The car sped up and disappeared in the dark, Dan made sure he no longer hear Cole's engine then he ran quickly to the nearest phone booth and dialled 911.

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Hospital

Prue and Grams rushed to the hospital, no need to ask around, they saw Phoebe and Leo right away.

"Grams!" Phoebe hugged her Grams.

"What happened dear?" asked Grams as she examined Phoebe's arms.

"It was an accident, Mam." Leo saved Phoebe.

Suddenly the doctor who attended to Phoebe arrived and asked to talked to Grams, leaving Phoebe, Prue and Leo in the waiting area. Prue took this opportunity to talk to Leo.

"Where's Piper?" Prue asked Leo directly.

Leo was stunned with the question. "I-"

"She's supposed to meet you...right? Did you talk? What? Leo? Where is she? Why are you with Phoebe?" Prue bombarded Leo with questions, she's not liking what she's feeling. Leo was speechless and Phoebe was just acting like she couldn't care less.

"Leo, please! Will you speak u- Oh my God! Piper!"

A group of people suddenly came rushing through the hospital corridor busy trying to save the girl in the gurney.

The moment the gurney passed right in front of Prue, she knew it, she took notice of the hair, she knew it, she cannot miss that hair. She brushes that hair almost every night.

Piper's name seemed to wake up Leo from his trance and his heart right away melted, his felt like his knees weakened upon seeing her. Phoebe was just stunned.

"What happened to her?!" Prue demanded from the man holding the oxygen mask on Piper. "Piper? Piper, I'm here sweetie." Prue's voice instantly changed from demanding to soothing while holding Piper's hand. Another man pulled Prue away and said "Miss, please let us work on her first, we will do our best save her, please just wait here. Someone will talk to you shortly." And they entered the emergency room.

As soon as the doors closed, that's the only time fear succumbed Prue, tears suddenly came rushing down her face non-stop. She just felt Grams arms pulling her into an embrace. She could not erase in her mind the state of her sister. Piper was so pale and her eyelids and swollen lips were almost purple, and her hand was so cold, and what bothered Prue was her sister's state of undress, she was only in her bra and jeans. Silently, she prayed while drawing strength from her Grams.

A/N: i need muses people! open to suggestions for scenes, not plot. my plot is clear. its been almost a decade! wow! i grew up. whew!