Far off in another dimension, what mortals would call The Heavens, were the angelic beings known as whitelighters. These angelic beings are not biblical angels, rather they are magical. They exist because The Powers that Be, and their Angels of Destiny, demanded that the mortal world be guarded. Once they were many…countless even. Now, the whitelighters are a mere few thousand. Within their ranks are The Elders, those whitelighters who oversee their stewardship of the mortal world. The Elders have never faltered in their duty, though their methods have changed greatly. They went from living among other magical beings to hiding within their own realm.
The reason for this was war, one that happened eons ago. The history of this war is a closely guarded secret, known only to those of the highest ranking Elders. One of the consequences of the war was the ban on all inter-species breeding, specifically on whitelighter-witch relations. This celestial law had not been broken for close to three thousand years. That is, until August 2nd, 1977 A.D.
November 1, 2000
Polly Halliwell walked up to Camp Skylar in the early morning.. She was dressed in black jeans, black combat boots, her white Cranberries t-shirt, and her leather jacket. As she approached the cabins she heard the commotion getting louder.
"Paige, you need to try harder. Really feel the emotion." Sam said, exacerbated.
Paige looked at Sam and her eyes were steel. She said, "I'm telling you Sam, I am trying."
"Are you feeling love?" Sam asked her.
She rolled her eyes and said, "Yeah, I can't really 'feel the love' when you're getting this annoyed at me." Paige paused, then said, "Maybe you're not an outstanding teacher after all."
"Listen here Pai…" Sam said, getting more frustrated at the dig into his mortal life.
"Hiiii everyone!" Polly said, trying to interrupt the feuding father and daughter.
Sam looked at Polly and just rolled his eyes before sitting down on his couch. Paige's face lit up and she hugged Polly tightly.
"Aunt Polly! It's SO good to see you." Paige said, taking in her aunt's face.
Polly looked at her youngest niece and smiled. Paige had her great-grandmother Paula's eyes, dark raven hair, the Halliwell signature like Prue and herself, and the milky skin and red lips that came from Sam's family. What stood out to the eldest Halliwell though was Paige's spirit. She reminded her very much of her Aunt Janice, creative and fiery. Truth is, Polly suspected that Paige may be the reincarnation of her beloved aunt. She did die not long before Paige's own birth, and she had never been able to summon her spirit. Even if that were true, Paige was her own person with her own journey. One that is only just beginning.
"Paige, it's so good to see you!" Polly said, returning the she turned to face Sam and said, "Sammy! Why are you torturing the poor girl?"
"Do not call me Sammy." Sam said irritated. He took a breath then said, "I'm trying to teach my daughter how to use her healing power. She just needs to work at it harder."
Paige rolled her eyes and said, "How is 'hard work' going to help me feel love? Maybe I'm not able to heal, it is possible as I'm only half whitelighter."
"Paige, we've talked about this. You're not half-anything. You're a unique magical being, a witchlighter. You should have every power of a whitelighter, at least according to The Elders." said Sam trying to be reassuring.
"Then, like I said, you must not be a good teacher." Paige quipped.
"Paige, that's enough." Polly said as she took a seat on the couch next to Sam. She looked Paige squarely in the eyes and said, "Sam was a wonderful teacher in his mortal life. It's what brought him to the attention of The Elders. We've told you all of our histories when we first got to know one another."
Then Polly said to Sam, "It's possible, she needs to experience life to really feel the kind of love the power requires to trigger."
Sam nodded and said, "I agree. Even The Elders will have some whitelighters take extended breaks and meditate if they struggle with accessing the power." He then added, "Though I never struggled with that."
Paige snorted and said, "Well, I'm not you Sam."
Polly clapped her hands and said, "Well, nothing will give you all the feelings like meeting your sisters."
Paige blinked back in surprise. She wasn't expecting that news today. Hell, Paige wasn't sure what to expect from her life now. She just looked at Polly and remembered all that had happened since she was found by her birth family.
It had been just a little over a year since Polly blew into her life. Then, Paige was a recent graduate of UC Berkeley's undergraduate program in social welfare with a minor in studio arts. She was deciding if she wanted to apply her degree to a job or move into her master's of social work for further education. Social work was very close to Paige's heart after her parent's death when she was only 16. After that terrible ordeal, Susan James was her caseworker. She helped Paige understand how to move forward in her life, and set her up with her mother's brother, her Uncle Dave and Aunt Julie. They adored Paige and they took her into their home. There with her cousin Blake, Aunt, and Uncle she was able to turn her life around. Because of Susan, Paige knew she wanted to pay it forward and help others in need. She felt it deep in her bones, and of course Sam declared that it was her 'inner whitelighter' coming through.
Then at age 23 her life changed. Shortly after getting her own apartment thanks to the small inheritance of life insurance her parents had, Polly Halliwell came to her door. To say that Paige was surprised was a huge understatement. Of course, she could believe that her biological family finally found her, but what she couldn't believe was the witch thing. It took hours of conversation for Paige to finally start to listen. What sealed the deal though was when Polly called for Sam. Seeing the man…her father, orb into her loft was something she couldn't deny.
After fainting, freaking out, and a period of just being stunned, she had so many questions. Apparently, her birth parents were a witch and a whitelighter. That was a pairing that was forbidden across the globe and beyond. It was with heavy hearts that her birth parents gave her to Sister Agnes, and she was placed with The Matthews. Paige spent the last year learning as much as she could about her biological family thanks to Polly and occasionally her birth mother, Patty, the history of the Warren witches, ethics of whitelighters with Sam, and how to control her powers.
Her powers, now there was something. Paige's powers were many, most of which she had near-perfect control over. She was an expert at orbing, practically overnight, along with her glamouring power. Her ability to sense was incredibly strong, however she sometimes had trouble filtering out the noise of other's feelings and thoughts. In more than one of her training scenarios Paige was able to accurately identify a demon, a vampire, and an unknown darklighter to Sam and Polly. Interestingly her sensing power seems to have branched off into the ability to sense evil. Sam and the Elders believe this is caused by her witchblood expanding a whitelighter's basic powers, giving her a limited kind of telepathic warning system for evil. Her ability to use omnilingualism, thermogenesis, energy orbs (low damage energy balls) and other forms of photokinesis are there, but limited. Paige hasn't shown the ability to regenerate, though that is probably because she is a witchlighter and not a whitelighter so she's bound to her physical form.
Beyond these whitelighter powers, Paige also was able to cast powerful spells on her own, scry for what is lost, and brew basic potions with Polly's help. Polly, Patty, and even Penny all tried to coach her in the use of the traditional Warren powers. However, none of them seemed to manifest. The running theory was that Paige was a witch through and through, just without an active or passive power. Since there hadn't been a witchlighter in over two millennia, there was no way to know if this was normal or not. Paige was content with that, as her whitelighter powers were so versatile, and she had that 'spidey sense' for evil too.
However, Paige's magic caught the attention of a darklighter a few weeks ago when she was practicing her orbing around the camp. Since the camp was closed and no one lived there but Sam, it was the ideal place for Paige to stretch her magic. The darklighter hit her fast, orbing in behind her. Paige was knocked down, but able to scramble to safety. Thankfully for her, he was a lousy shot with his bow as he only scratched her arm. Quickly though, the poison did begin to affect her and she couldn't hide any longer. The darklighter had her cornered in the kitchen of Sam's cabin. He raised his bow and fired at her. Paige closed her eyes, put her arms in front of her face, and prepared for death, but nothing happened. She opened her eyes and saw something miraculous. The darklighter was surrounded by a glittering orb-like ball. It surrounded him fully and half of the kitchen with his fired arrow on the floor. He was screaming and trying to break out, but Paige couldn't hear anything from him at all. It was like that giant orb was a barrier of some kind.
Not sure what else to do, Paige called out to Sam. He quickly orbed to her and was amazed at what he saw. Paige told him about getting shot by the arrow and he immediately healed her. Then he told her where he had been stockpiling potions and to grab a grenade potion. Sam orbed out to get Polly and was back in under a minute. Polly was astonished by the orb around the darklighter and his utter frustration. Without thinking much of it, Paige threw the potion at the darklighter. To her surprise, the orb allowed the potion in and he was vanquished in a silent scream.
This led to a long night of talking about what happened, and trying to figure out how Paige had done that. At first, they thought maybe Paige had the power of projection, but that didn't make sense. Then they thought she was a conjurer, something akin to telekinesis, but still that failed to repeat. Sam had gone to talk to the Elders while Paige and Polly continued to talk. When he returned, he had the answer. The Elders said that Paige's witch power was shielding, a rare and related power of telekinesis. Though it blended with her power of orbing to create a new power, orb-shield. The Elders were fascinated, never did they think this was possible. They believe that the instinct of separation created the barrier, and that if not for the panic Paige felt the power would not have manifested.
Since then, Paige worked even harder to control her powers. Her orb-shield was incredibly strong. She could summon it around herself, and around others and objects. Whatever was held within the shield was unable to make a sound, yet no one suffocated. Also, it stopped all physical weapons, powers, and potions from entering or leaving it, unless Paige desired so. Sam tried to orb out of it and failed multiple times, and without a voice, Polly couldn't compel Paige either. This power of hers was the ultimate defensive weapon.
"Paige! Paige, did you hear a word I said?" Polly asked exasperated.
She shook herself and said, "Sorry Aunt Polly, I was lost in memory lane. What did you say?"
Polly chuckled lightly and said, "It's time to introduce you to your sisters, Paige."
Later that afternoon
Polly walked into the kitchen of the manor and found Piper making lunch. Piper was always the best in the kitchen, something she got from her own mother. Patty was a disaster in the kitchen, much like Phoebe, Polly was decent enough so she didn't starve in college, much like Prue.
"Piper, honey, do you know where your sisters are?" Polly asked as she pulled up a chair.
Piper smiled brightly at her aunt and said, "For once we're all here. Phoebe is in the basement working on her martial arts, Prue is in the attic."
Polly looked annoyed and said, "She's still not obsessing over that demon from Salem is she?"
"Yup, that's Prue." Piper said as she flipped the grilled cheese she was working on.
"That girl needs laid." Polly said, more to herself than to Piper.
Piper snorted and said, "You're not wrong there. Too bad she keeps blowing off Josh." Piper plated the sandwich then said, "Would you like a grilled cheese?"
"Only if we have any of that vegan turkey left to add into it." Polly responded as she headed to the basement to get Phoebe.
"Of course we do, you're the only one who eats that stuff." Piper said after wrinkling her nose in disgust.
Down in the basement, Polly saw Phoebe training. She was levitating and doing kickboxing in the air. It was actually quite impressive. Since she and Phoebe share the Warren power of premonition, Polly knows what it's like not to have an active power when facing demons. Even her power of suggestion didn't develop until she was eighteen. Unlike Phoebe though, Polly relied on potions, something that her grandmother and mother shared with her and that Patty wasn't any good at.
"You're really getting the hang of that levitation power." Polly said from the base of the stairs.
Phoebe yelped and crashed to the pad on the floor. She rubbed her tailbone and said, "Aunt Polly! Don't sneak up on me like that."
Polly laughed and said, "Sorry Pheebs. I'm still impressed by your new power is all."
Phoebe rolled her eyes then said, "Yeah, I can levitate four feet off the ground, lucky me."
She gave her niece a serious look and said, "Hey, you wanted an active power and you made it happen. Levitation isn't a natural extension of premonitions, but it is a natural extension of your martial arts. You made a weakness into a strength Phoebe, be proud of that."
Hearing her aunt be that proud of her made Phoebe smile broadly. Secretly, Phoebe was always envious of Polly because she did have a secondary power, and one that in Phoebe's opinion kicked ass. The fact that Polly admired her was a wonderful feeling.
"Thanks Aunt Polly," Phoebe said as she grabbed her water bottle.
"Ok kid, time to get your crap together and meet me in the kitchen. Piper's there making lunch. I'm going to get Prue." Polly said heading back up the stairs.
Phoebe looked confused and said, "Did you have a premonition?"
Polly shook her head and said, "No, but we do have a family situation to deal with."
About ten minutes later Polly had reached the attic. She made sure Piper had lunch ready for the four of them, and that Phoebe was settling in so they could have a serious talk. As Polly entered the attic she heard Prue yell.
"Damn it!" Pure shouted in frustration.
Polly watched her niece from the doorway. There she saw Prue trying to move a chair with her power, but nothing happened. Then she noticed that there was another Prue laying on the couch fast asleep.
"Prue, sweetie, what are you doing?" Polly asked as she walked into the attic.
At the question, Prue stopped and looked thoroughly embarrassed.
"Aunt Polly, I need to be prepared, that's all." Prue said before she returned to her body. The real Prue slowly sat up and stretched before saying, "You know that The Source is out there and that he or The Triad tried to erase our entire line just last week right?"
Polly stood next to the book's pedestal with her hands on her hips and said, "Yes Prue, I'm aware. Remember, I've been a witch all my life and not just the last two years."
At that comment Prue looked offended but didn't say anything. Instead Polly just continued, "I say that not to take away from all the good you've done sweetie. I'm saying that because you need to remember that life, and especially this life is all about balance. You can't devote everything you are to being a Charmed One."
Prue ran her fingers through her hair and said, "Yeah, I get that. But if I'm not strong enough then there's a very real chance we're all dead."
Polly sighed and sat down next to her niece and said, "Pruedence, first thing first you're fighting a losing battle. Astral projections don't have access to other powers, they never have. If there is a slim chance of that changing, I know you'll be the witch to do it but it won't be anytime soon." Polly paused before continuing, "Second, your power is rooted in movement. If your powers were to continue to advance, I'd take a guess it'll be related to that. Maybe teleportation, or a stronger telekinesis like you had in that trip to the future. Finally, you need to come down to the kitchen, we're having lunch."
With that Polly got up and headed out of the attic.
Prue called out and said, "So I'm just supposed to give up?"
From the doorway Polly said, "Of course not. You're supposed to share the burden with your sisters and with me. We're all in this together Prue." Polly gave a smile and then said, "Now get your butt off that couch and meet us in the kitchen in five minutes. We've got a lot to talk about."
Five minutes later, Prue entered the kitchen and sat down at the table, joining her two sisters and aunt.
"Ok Aunt Polly, what's the situation?" Prue asked getting right to business as she looked at the sandwich Piper made. "Piper, no mustard?"
"We're out." Piper said with a shrug.
Polly took a deep breath and said, "Well, what I have to talk to you all about is very personal and it's going to be a challenge. I'd appreciate no interruptions and to hold off on any questions until I'm done. Does that work?"
Phoebe narrowed her eyes in suspicion but said, "Yeah I'll bite my tongue."
"No issues from me Aunt Polly." Piper said before taking another bite of her lunch.
Prue looked at her aunt sternly and said, "Ok, fine, but I already don't think I'm going to like this."
So Polly told them the story of Patty and Sam. About how since Sam was assigned to the family when Patty was only 18, she and Sam danced around each other. She made it a point to be clear that nothing happened between them while Patty was married to Victor, and that it wasn't Sam who broke up their marriage. As she said a few years ago when Victor reappeared, it was Grams who really drove their separation and the fact that back then Victor couldn't handle magic.
At multiple points each sister tried to interrupt her, but Polly marched on. She explained about Patty's pregnancy, how they had to hide it from The Elders. Polly mentioned that they gave the baby up for adoption with a local church, and that their friend, Sister Agnes, was able to find the little girl a good home. She explained how it was the sorrow of giving up her daughter and the determination to protect them and the children at the camp that motivated Patty to face the Water Demon. They already knew what happened next thanks to their trip to camp last year.
"That brings us to last year. I had a premonition shortly after Prue vanquished the Water Demon. I saw multiple instances where each of you died. Then, I saw that in each scenario you could have been saved if only…she was here." Polly said looking thoughtfully at each of her nieces.
"Ok, so where does that leave us?" Piper asked with frustration.
Polly gave a small smile and said, "I went back to the camp and ran into Sam, he was made a whitelighter again."
"Good he deserved it." Phoebe chimed in.
"Yes, he did." Polly said, then continued, "When I saw Sam, he was with your mother. They were given a little time together after his sacrifice, and at that point I told them of my visions. It was then that we agreed it was time to bring your sister home."
The Charmed Ones were silent for a few moments, then they each asked a single question.
"What happened next?" Asked Phoebe.
"Where is she now?" Asked Piper.
"What's her name?" Asked Prue.
"Her name is Paige, and she is with Sam at the camp. Since it remained closed he's been living there when not with his other charges. That's where Paige has been getting caught up to speed and learning about her powers." Polly said gently.
Prue looked to her aunt and asked quickly, "So what happened now? Do we go there to meet her, does she come here? What are her powers? Has she had to face any demons or other evil yet?"
"Prue, I know you want to protect her, just like you protect your other sisters. Please remember though that Paige was an only child her the first 23 years of her life. She has her own way of doing things and her own mind set on what she wants." Polly said firmly.
Prue looked defeated and said, "Yeah…ok."
Phoebe then chimed in, "Don't worry Prue, you'll be bossing her around soon enough."
With that, they all laughed, even Prue.
Once the laughter subsided, Polly said, "Paige is waiting and ready to come the moment I call for Sam. He's still my whitelighter so that's another set of healing hands around here."
The three sisters looked to one another, each nodding in confirmation. Then Prue looked at Polly and said, "Call him."
"Sam! Bring Paige!" Polly said firmly.
After a moment the kitchen was swirling with heavenly orbs. In two slightly different orb clouds, Sam Wilder and his daughter, Paige Matthews appeared.
Sam had cleaned himself up, shaved, and was dressed in his usual 'preppy teacher' attire as Paige coined it. Paige was dressed to impress with a pair of black leather pants, a chunky belt, flowing pink blouse, and a pair of hoop earrings. Her long black hair was tied in a ponytail at the top of her head.
"Hello girls, nice to see you again." Sam said awkwardly.
They each said hello, but continued to stare at Paige. It was Piper who spoke first when she said, "You look so much like Prue, it's kinda creepy."
"Piper!" Polly shouted.
"Hey, it's true! Except for those eyes, they're…" Phoebe said but was interrupted.
"...Mom's." Prue said quietly.
Paige rocked a little in the anxiety of the moment and said, "Nice to meet you all."
Prue was the first to get up from the table and take a step towards Paige. They stared at one another for a moment, oldest and youngest who had so much in common yet had never met. Then Prue pulled Paige into a tight hug.
"Welcome home baby sister." Prue said warmly.
That brought Piper and Phoebe in as well and the four of them held one another. It was at that moment that the manor shook and a shining blue light came down from the ceiling. For a second no one said anything until Polly spoke up.
"It's done. Welcome home Paige." Polly said as she joined her nieces and Sam.
In the week that followed so much happened within the Halliwell family. Sam and Paige were more properly introduced to Prue, Piper, and Phoebe. Paige shared her life as an adopted only child, expressing her love for her adopted family. When she said this, she made sure to squeeze Sam's hand. While the two didn't often express their feelings aloud, she had started to love her biological father, her biological mother too.
Each sister took their own interest and started to bond with Paige. Prue wanted to know about her powers, her time the last year training, and what her career ambitions were. All of which Paige was happy to share. Piper wanted to know about her home life, her friends, and if she cooked. To Piper's surprise, Paige was a baker and not a cook. This got Piper thinking of what they could create together to feed their growing family, and Paige was excited to help. Finally, Phoebe wanted to know about her time at Berkley, and what brought her to social working. Phoebe was in school getting her bachelor's degree in psychology so the two really hit it off there.
While it would be some time before the feelings of love and true sisterhood were there, they were becoming fast friends. That alone confirmed that Polly made the right choice.
May 17th, 2001
"I just felt a chill. Phoebe?" Prue called out, but there was no answer.
Piper looked at Prue and said, "That's odd. She was just upstairs."
Then without warning, a violent burst of wind entered the manor. It formed into a small twister that revealed the demon Shax.
"Phoebe! Paige!" Prue shouted again.
Quickly Shax threw two concussion blasts of wind, knocking both Piper and Prue down. They get up and Prue tries to telekinetically throw Shax, but Shax fires a stronger concussive blast. This time Prue goes head first into the conservatory wall. Piper tries to blow Shax up, but it's ineffective and then she's blessed through what's left of the wall. Both sisters lay there, bruised and bloody.
Dr. Griffiths looked the demon in the eyes, filled with fear he said, "What are you?"
The demon's soulless eyes widened as he turned his head and croaked out, "The…end."
Shax fires again and Dr. Griffiths goes sailing into the dining room window. His corpse sprawled against the broken glass. Without a word, Shax, The Source's assassin exited the manor in a flurry of wind. The doors to the manor smashed and the glass fell to the ground.
Seconds ticked by in silence. Not a sound was made, appearing as if neither Halliwell was breathing. Tick…tock…went the grandfather clock. Seconds turned to minutes and still nothing. Then a shower of orbs appeared and Paige materialized. She quickly assessed the situation and saw Prue and Piper gravely injured.
"Leo! Sam! Anybody!" Paige shouted as tears began to fall from her eyes.
Instantly Same appeared and saw what had happened. He rushed over to his stepdaughters and realized how far gone they were.
"Paige, I need you to help me. They're both too close to death and I can't heal them both!" Sam said as he held one hand over each of the fallen sisters. His healing power weakened by trying to heal them both.
"Sa…Dad, I can't. I can't heal." Paige said as her emotions grew more turbulent.
Same looked her in the eyes and said, "Yes, Paige, you can! Everything you're feeling, the fear, the sadness, the hurt…that's all coming from love. Feel that love and heal your sister."
Paige knelt down and placed her hands over Prue's head. She allowed herself to feel it all. She felt her love of her adopted family, then the pain when her parents were killed, she felt the newfound respect and love for Sam, her father. She saw the faces of her Aunt Polly, Patty, Penny, and her sisters. She felt everything all at once and then she began to glow.
It was a hard few minutes as Sam worked on healing Piper and Paige worked on Prue. They both had severe brain damage, but Prue was worse off. Leo orbed in with Phoebe and Polly as Sam finished healing Piper.
"Oh my god! Is everyone ok?" Polly shouted.
"Piper!" Leo screamed as Sam walked away. Piper stirred and slowly opened her eyes.
"Sam, what's taking so long?" Paige asked, fear laced in her voice.
He looked at his daughter and said, "She's hurt badly, moments from death. But she's strong, she's going to make it."
She did make it. Slowly…very slowly Prue woke up after a long healing session with Paige. What happened after was hell for the Halliwell sisters.
In the hours that followed Prue and Piper were brought up to speed about the last 12 hours. They learned about their exposure, the riots, Piper's death at the hands of a fanatic, and what would have been Prue's death too. Sam and Paige had been Up There trying to fix the exposure when time was turned back, so they weren't affected. Paige found a spell in the Book of Shadows that repaired the damage done by Shax, all except for Dr. Griffith's death.
The loss of an innocent hit Prue and Piper hard, but Prue the hardest. It was maddening for her to realize that no matter what she did, this man was destined to die. She remembered her meeting with The Angel of Death only weeks earlier. From that she learned that death wasn't the evil, it simply was.
Together the Halliwell family, both named and not, worked to cover up Dr. Griffith's murder. Calling in Daryl they were able to make it look like he had a heart attack in the hospital's parking garage only a few hours ago but was not found in time. A little memory dust from Leo and Sam also helped to get the story to stick.
May 21, 2006
Phoebe's Entry
So much has happened over the last eight years. So much has been gained and lost. Still in some ways, I feel like my life is really just beginning. And it was. For though I had loved before, I'd never really known love until I met Coop. A man who I shared this special little girl… I had long ago foreseen, but feared I might never have. Along with two other special little girls I had not foreseen. I was suddenly so blessed to have a new family of my own. And old friends to share it with. And though I kept working and giving advice to those who asked, I was more interested in helping them find love, since finally having been loved…
Paige's EntryPhoebe had become somewhat of an expert on the subject. As for me... life without demons opened up similar avenues. Henry of course continued to look after his parolees, even if they didn't want to be looked after. But still making time to help me with little Henry and the twins. Which allowed me time to finally embrace being a witchlighter. And to help the next generation of witches, whitelighters, and more come into their own…
Piper's Entry
So that Paige could pass on all that she'd learned, not just to her own children or to mine, or to Phoebe's but to other future witches and Whitelighters as well. Which filled the time between when we were doing the fighting, and when our kids were old enough to take over. Allowing me time to get back to my roots and cook something other than potions for once. And open the restaurant I'd always dreamed of owning. As for Leo after we reclaimed Magic School, he went back to teaching. Which he continued to do, until it was time to retire. And although we certainly had our struggles and heartaches over the years, we're a family of survivors and we will always be.
Prue's Entry
Surviving is one thing, living is another. I nearly didn't survive one of our toughest battles early on in our Charmed tenure. It was only through the love and action of my sister Paige that I am here today. Her action, her love helped me to find myself again. Aunt Polly once told me to not let being a Charmed One consume me, and she was right. Not long after we vanquished Shax, I began dating a wonderful man, Michael Dallas. He was a witch as well and able to understand the life we Halliwells carried. Through him, I got to experience so much of life that I never expected, including motherhood. I was finally ready to not only survive for my daughter, Patricia Rose, sisters, nieces and nephews, but to live for them.
Polly's Entry
This life has been a wonderful experience. It hasn't been without challenges, heartache, and loss, but it's all been worth it in the end. I never wanted to be a mother, but through circumstance I raised three of my four nieces. It was an experience that I will forever treasure. Once Paige came home though I was able to forge my own life away from the Charmed destiny. I was lucky to have Alice with me for thirty eight wonderful years. In that time I was able to transition from accounting and open my own occult shop, Third Eye Charms and help many more innocents and witches along the way.