Chapter 3: Pretending and Hurts (had been rewritten)

The lights of the sun got through the window, and shined all over Prue's room, which made her woke up. Turned around on her wide, empty bed, she realized it was only 7:00 AM. Slowly closed her eyes, Prue planned to get back to sleep again, but suddenly it was interrupted by someone knocked on the door.

"Come in." answered Prue since she remembered that she didn't lock the door. The person who 'annoyed' her in the early morning was no one else that her younger sister, Piper. She entered the room and sat on Prue's bed as Prue began to lift her in a sitting position.

"Um…Prue, sorry if I bothered you at this hour of morning, but my mind just kept thinking about what you've said and done to Andy, and it was non-stop saying to me that I have to do something. I know this is nowhere in my business, but I think you've done a wrong thing. You've hurt him, Prue, and I think you need to apologize to him, talk to him, go see him, do anything that could bring you two back with each other." Piper started, almost non-stop, like it'd be impossible for her to repeat those again if there were someone interrupted her.

Prue stared at Piper, surprised by what she's said. But after that, she regained her mind and responded, "No, Piper, I can't do that. I can't do anything of those you've just suggested. I know you had a good design, but…it's impossible for us to be together, otherwise Andy would be harmed!"

"What if he wants to be harmed, just to be with you? What if he loves you too? I know you love him, and usually 2 people love each other go with each other!"

"Hello, don't you remember anything? He said that he couldn't accept me being a witch! And so you think a cop and a witch are usual? I'm sorry Piper but it's not! There isn't anything is usual around here, around my life! Now get out of here before our conversation turns into an argument!" Prue set up her voice louder, as she pointed toward the door, signed for Piper to get out.

"But…"

"I said GET OUT" Prue shouted. She didn't want to here more since it was too painful thinking of letting go the only love of her life. Piper was giving up as she left the room within a sigh. Prue gauged as she was just out of her younger sister's sight, released all the tears that had kept in her heart for the whole conversation. She was truly hurt, she just wanted to give up, to run to Andy and feel the warmth of his arms wrapping around her. 'No Prue, you know you can't do it! You could stand the pain, but you must keep Andy safe! If it's possible, he must forget me! Forever! I must pretend that I have a boyfriend already and he'll think he won't have a chance!' she thought, while her tears kept falling. Wiped all of those, she quickly called a number that she hasn't called for a long time. As the opposite answered, Prue immediately asked.

"Um…Is that the Enturns? Do they still live there?…Oh can I talk to Sherman please?…It's Prue Halliwell, your high school's friend, remember?…I need your help, please."

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The newest case was still on Andy's desk, unsolved. Though it was kinda hard one, but he didn't think about it. The only thing which was ruling his mind was Prue. He just kept replaying her words that she didn't want them to be together. He kept asking himself why did she was so cruel on him, or on their love so much, just until his partner – Darryl –realized Andy wasn't concentrate on solving their case, he was looking at something in his computer instead. Leaned over to see what it was, he interrupted Andy's thought.

"Do Prudence Halliwell and Andrew Trudeau's pictures have any relatives to our case, pal?" he asked, as he saw his partner was staring at a picture of Prue and him on the computer. Noticed that he was seen, Andy immediately turned it off.

"Oh…um…well, it was just…I was come across it, that's all." Replied Andy, as he picked up the case and pretended that he was reading it. But it was no matter for Darryl – who had studied his partner for over a year – to realize it.

"Look Andy, I know Prue and you are having troubles, and somehow you're hiding something from me, but please just don't let it frustrate your job, okay? And if anything happens, remember that you still have a friend who you could always share your feelings with."

"Thanks, but believe me, you don't wanna know."

"Really? Try me."

"Trust me, I was once wanted to know it very much, and now I think I'm regret."

Darryl sighed, his partner was so stubborn that he couldn't put the walls down. "All right, but call me anytime you want helps."

"You got it." Andy replied, as his partner stood up and left the office. Thinking for awhile, he picked up the phone and dialed the manor.

In the mean time, Phoebe was running to the phone, trying to answer it. "Halliwell Manor! Who's there?" she asked immediately.

"Pheebs, it's Andy. Um…can I talk to…" Andy stuttered, since he didn't know what he was going to say with Prue.

"Prue, right? Just a sec, she's coming." Phoebe replied, as her oldest sister was walking downstairs. "Hey Prue, someone's missing you!"

"Don't joke. Who is it?" Prue asked, with a suspicious thought that it might be Andy, but she shook it away.

"Why don't you just answer your phone and find out?" Phoebe grinned, and gave Prue the phone.

"Um…this is Prue Halliwell." The oldest Charmed One said, and immediately she wished she didn't hear the phone, 'cause right after that she realized the voice which belonged to a man who she's studied her whole life.

"It's Andy. Prue, can we just meet and talk, to work things out?" Andy, at the other line of the phone, begged Prue, but Prue's made up her mind already and nothing was going to change it – or at least 'til that time.

"No Andy, I told you that I can't meet you anymore. I'm sorry but there're other reasons why I left. Go to Quake at 7 and you'll see. Have a good day inspector!" Prue snapped back, as she put the phone down, pretended that she was angry with Andy, but inside her, she didn't want to do it. But that was the only thing she could do to save her beloved man's life, and this is it. Ignored Phoebe who was still confusing about what her sister had done to Andy, Prue ran upstairs and replayed her plan about making Andy forget her again.

Quake, 7 P.M

"Um…are you…Sherman? Sherman Enturn?" Prue asked a man sitting on a table at the corner. She thought this person was familiar to her, but she wasn't sure. It's been a long time anyway.

"Yeah, I am. Prue Halliwell…right?" Sherman answered by another question. It wasn't so hard for him to recognize her. At least he'd known she would meet him at that time.

"Yes! Oh God, you've changed lots! I almost couldn't recognize you!" exclaimed Prue, in great surprise that her friend has changed that much since she last saw him.

"You too! You seem like a total different person! Come, sit!" Sherman exclaimed too, the same reason as Prue.

"So, um…how are you? I haven't seen you for ages! Really, it awkward to talk with a friend that we have lost contacts years ago!" Prue said, as she sat on the chair opposite with Sherman's.

"Well, I'm fine. You? And how about Andy? Is he still with you? Oh I forgot, he's gone for college in Portland. Sorry if I reminded bad memories."

"He did, but came back over a year ago. And he's also the reason why I want to meet you. He and I were at first together, but…Well, let's just say that things are gone very complicated in my life right now, and I don't want him to get involved with it. It could harm him as long as he still with me. So, umm…I want to, well, kind of "borrow" you, like, umm…pretend that you're my…um…new boyfriend." Prue explained quickly, but also she was stunned. It was weird asking people to be our boyfriend. Sherman kept silence, thinking for awhile. Realized it, Prue added. "Just for an hour, until Andy sees it and thinks that I've gotten over him! Please?" she begged.

"Hmm…Are you sure, Prue? I mean…It could hurt both of you! And through all the times in high school, I know that he loves you truly! I don't know if he stills or not, but…accept your offer also means I'm doing a wrong thing! I…I don't know but I'm just…kinda…feel like I'm a bad guy!" Sherman replied, wasn't sure whether he was doing the right or not.

"Please Sherman, I know it is wrong, but one way or another, we'll find out how to get over each other!"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes I am." Prue said, as she gave Sherman a pleading eye, and it made him gave up.

"Alright I'll do it. But remember that whatever you do, the wounds will remain in your heart forever. And you can't take back what you've decided." Sherman said, as he let out a sigh. He's known Prue and Andy are meant to each other, and seeing them apart, once again, made him felt guilty. Just as Prue grinned with him, she heard his footsteps. She has studied to know it her whole life, and she could recognize it everywhere she heard it. It was Andy who was entering the restaurant as in Prue's offer. Immediately she leaned over to Sherman and put him into a kiss. It was fast, and Prue tried to make it as passionately as possible, hoping her beloved man would see it. And he did. It was the first image which snapped into his face like he was thrown with iced water. Sadness, angriness and pain were come immediately as he ran out of Quake, as fast as he could, trying to push all those horrible images out of his head, but it was just like a tape, replaying over and over in his mind. A few tears rolling down his cheek, although he had tried his best to control it, but still.

Meanwhile, Prue was thanking Sherman for his helps, as she walked out of Quake. When she was out of everybody's sight, she started to cry, released all the tears she's hid all the previous days. Suddenly it was beginning to rain. The raindrops mixed with Prue and Andy's tears, helped to calm them quite bit. It seemed like God was hearing their thoughts, and was sorry for them that he was crying.