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Prue, 19
Piper, 17
Phoebe, 15

Phoebe walked down the road away from the Manor. She couldn’t believe what had just happened, what Piper had just said to her nor what she had said in retaliation.

The day had started out like any other day, in fact it had started out a lot better. Piper had just received conformation that she had a place at the university that Prue had gone to, Grams and herself were really proud.

Grams had gone out to buy something special for dinner, to celebrate. Leaving Piper and Phoebe alone.
“Piper congrats this is awesome I am so proud of you” Phoebe beamed “ I hope I manage to do that also, to continue the family tradition.”
“Not likely” Piper replied.
Phoebe hurt looked at her sister to see is she was joking but she wasn’t.
“And what’s that meant to mean?”
“Come on Phoebe you and I both know what that means”
‘so basically you think I am dumb? “
“Not dumb Phoebe, geez, you just take a while to grasp hold of things”
‘so basically you think I am dumb” Phoebe asked again.
“your starting to sound like a broken record. But okay yes I think you are dumb.” Piper shouted.
Phoebe just stood there she couldn’t believe what piper was saying to her.
‘so you think I am dumb and won’t manage to do what you have? “
“That’s about it”
“Well who would want to be like you, piper? Think about it, who would want to hide behind their sisters, wear glasses and not have a life. Thankfully I’m nothing like you, I have a LIFE and I don’t go round calling my own sister dumb.” Phoebe yelled looking angry and upset at the same time “I’m outta here tell Grams I’ll see her later.”
With that Phoebe stormed out of the Manor.

******

It was past 11pm and Phoebe had still not returned home. Grams was sat downstairs waiting for her to come home. She was worried, it wasn’t like Phoebe to never come home late, it was just that Piper had told her what had happened and now Grams was sat waiting for an explanation.

The Manor door opened and closed, Grams stayed in her position
“Phoebe, can you come here please?” she called
Phoebe walked slowly into the lounge “Hey Grams”
“Hello Phoebe, where have you been? Its past your curfew.”
“Out. I needed to sort my head out”
“That have anything to do with Piper?”
“Yeah” Phoebe replied quietly flashbacks of the mornings event going through her head.
“Don’t you think you should apologize to her?”
Phoebe looked shocked “apologize to her? No not till she apologizes to me first. She was the one that said awful things.”
“Phoebe don’t lie, Piper told me what happened. Your jealous of her for getting into university, though I don’t know why, and you thought you would express your feelings to her about it”
Phoebe couldn’t believe what she was hearing.
“No grams!!! That wasn’t it at all. Piper was the one who expressed her feelings about me being dumb” Phoebe looked up at her Grandmother. She could tell that she didn’t believe her. “You know what Grams believe what you want. I know the truth and so does Piper. I’m going to bed” Phoebe stood up and left for her bedroom.

The next day came quicker than Phoebe would have liked.
“Phoebe I made you some pancakes” Piper said cheerfully as Phoebe came down the stairs. Phoebe ignored her and went straight into the hall to collect her bag for school and left without saying a word.
Piper just stared at the spot that Phoebe had just been. “Grams why is Phoebe in a huff?” she asked her grams who was sat at the table reading the paper.
“Probably about yesterday dear”
“Oh” Piper looked sadly to the door once again “well I am off grams, I will see you later tonight” Piper said as she left for school.

School ¨C Midday ¨C Lunch

“Hey Pheebs, some of the lads have asked us to go play football (soccer) with them. You want to join?” Cordelia, Phoebes best friend asked.
Phoebe was going to decline the offer but accepted when she saw Piper approaching.
“Cool. Lets go kick some male arse, and show them what we can do”
Phoebe laughed at her friend as they walked up to the playing fields.

“Hey Phoebe, Cordy” Matt, Phoebes boyfriend, greeted them, “Your both on my team along with them two, James and Zack”
“This is going to be so easy” Cordelia laughed.
“Hey Phoebe isn’t that your sister?” Matt pointed towards Piper walking towards them.
Phoebe looked behind her “No. Come on lets get on with the game”
The others just shrugged, they knew it was her sister but they didn’t want to get caught in the middle of yet another Halliwell family argument.

“PHOEBE” Piper yelled to her sister when she saw her walking away from her after seeing her. “PHOEBE GET HERE NOW”
Again Phoebe ignored her.

“Phoebe maybe you should go see what she wants” James suggested.
“No!! And that’s final. Not after last night, not before she apologizes to me”
“Come on Phoebe, just go see what she wants” Matt added softly
“You know what? I’m off so stick the game!” With that Phoebe stormed off in the opposite direction that Piper was approaching from.
The others just watched after her.

*****

“Phoebe, please don’t ignore me. We need to talk. Can I sit down?” Piper asked as she approached Phoebe, who was sat leaning against a tree staring off into the fields that surrounded their school.
Phoebe ignored her.
“Phoebe please, we need to talk about this.” Piper said as she sat down
“You should have thought about that last night. I don’t want to talk. See you around” Phoebe stood up but was pulled back down by Piper. “Piper what are you doing! I said I didn’t want to talk so let me go!”
“No, not until we talk.” Piper shouted back but softened her tone ‘look Phoebe, I’m sorry about yesterday, sorry for all of it, sorry for what I said to you and sorry for not telling grams the truth.”
“That it, can I go now?” Phoebe replied sarcastically.
“Phoebe please, I am sorry. I don’t know what came over me.”
“I’ll tell you what came over you. You were pissed off that Prue had not rung up to see if you had gotten into university, like she promised, which put you in a mood. So basically it was Mood swings that came over you, the kind that makes you say stuff that you mean but didn’t want to come out” Phoebe stood up once again and started to walk away.
“Phoebe that is not true. I don’t think you are dumb. Please Pheebs.” But Phoebe ignored her and carried on walking, to her nest lesson, PE.

Phoebe walked in to the changing room. Mrs. Smith asked her.
“umm Sister problems. Sorry I’m late”
“Okay go get ready, but Phoebe after the lesson I would like to talk to you please.”
‘Sure miss”
Phoebe walked off to get changed.
“You okay Phoebe?” Cordelia asked.
“Yeah fine and dandy” Phoebe replied sarcastically.
“Phoebe” Cordelia began
‘look can you drop it” Phoebe shouted,
“I’m sorry”
“No Cordy, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have snapped.” Phoebe looked down at the floor.
“Its okay, don’t worry about it. So before you came in Mr.s. smith told us to get into teams of six for soccer.”
“cool, am I on your team?”
“Of course Phoebe! Jeez what has gotten into you? Of course you are on my team. Or should I say I am on your team, Captain” Cordelia laughed.
Phoebe smiled ‘so who else?”
“well there is CJ, Jess, Me, You, Sophie and ummm one more . Hang on .. Hey JAS! You want to be on our team?”
Jas looked up “Hey I would love to, but already said I be on Diane’s team, sorry”
“Hey no problem. Just prepare to loose”

Cordelia turned to the rest of the people who were in the team. “Well its looks like we will have to play with only 5, no big deal”
“Hang on Cordy, look who has just walked through the door”
Everyone turned
‘sarah!”

Sarah hearing her name smiled, and made her way over to them
“Miss Jones, nice of you to finally grace us with your presence”
“Oh hi, sorry I’m late. I slept in”
“Okay but I want to see you after the lesson with Miss halliwell”
‘sure”

Meanwhile in science

“Hey Piper, cheer up its not the end of the world”
“Hey Bec”
‘so what’s up?” Bec, Pipers best friend asked
“Oh nothing really, the usual, you know how it is” Piper lied.
“Yeah” Bec replied not convinced

Just then they were interrupted by all the males in the room wolf whistling and cheering.
Piper, Bec and the rest of the class turned to see what all the commotion was about. And saw that they were cheering as some girls from 2 years(grades) below them went down to the astro-turf.

“Hey Halliwell! Isn’t that your sister there?” Mark asked as he pointed to the window “You think she got the pretty jeans in the family?”
“Why don’t you shut your gob!” Bec screamed
“Was I talking to you? NO! so shut the f.ck up” he retaliated
“Make me!!”
“My pleasure” He began to get up but was stopped by one of his friends as the teacher was approaching
“Just ignore him Piper, he’s a jerk”
“Yeah, buts he is right” Piper replied sadly.

**********
“Phoebe, Sarah can I have a word please?” Mr.s. Smith asked as they were about to head to their next
lesson.
Phoebe and Sarah walked into her office
“Girls, I just wanted to tell you that we have a major tournament soon, so we will have to practice, train more. Along with Monday and Fridays practices we will be training Wednesday night also. Is that okay?”
“Yeah that’s fine” Phoebe replied while Sarah just nodded.
“Phoebe as captain I want you, over the next week to choose the team. I want you to put people where you think they will perform best. I want a team list by a week Mondays practice, okay?”
“Yeah that’s fine. I’ll be able to do that.”
“Good. Well that’s all girls” Phoebe and Sarah turned to leave “Phoebe can I have a word please?”
“Huh? Oh sure”

“Phoebe is everything okay at home?”
“Yeah miss, why you ask?”
“Your excuse for being late was ‘sister problems” so I was..”
“No, me and Piper just had an argument, everything is fine” Phoebe cut in.
“You sure? You and Piper never argue”
“I know, we just had a disagreement that’s all. Can I go?”
“Yes, but if you ever need to talk, I’m here”
“Thanks”

Later that day ¨C Manor

“Grams, I’m home” Phoebe called out as she walked into the manor after her soccer practice.
‘She’s at Gail’s, she won’t be back until Sunday” Piper replied as she walked in from the kitchen.
“Okay” Phoebe replied as she walked towards the stairs.
“Phoebe, come on. Don’t be like this”
Phoebe stopped half was on the stairs ‘like what Piper? Tell me, what am I being like? Am I being DUMB!” Phoebe continued her way up the stairs.
“Pheebs, I’m sorry I was out of line saying that, I really was but you were out of line saying what you did to me”
“Oh no! Don’t you dare turn this around on me” Phoebe quickly spun around on the stairs to show her frustration “Don’t you .. arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh”
Phoebe lost her footing and fell all the way to the bottom, hitting numerous parts of her body on the way down.
“PHOEBEEEEE!!”

**********

“Omg, Phoebe please wake up!” Piper cried as she ran along side the gurney holding her hand.
“Excuse me Miss, but you cannot go in their” A nurse held her back
“No, I have to be with her. Its my fault.” Piper struggled against her
“Miss Please!”
But Piper still struggled “Get off of me!”

A doctor seeing the commotion came over
“Is everything okay?” he asked the nurse
“Dr Stone, I need help here, she is adamant about going to be with her sister who is in the ER. I’m trying to get her to calm but she won’t” The nurse told the doctor while still struggling to get Piper to calm down.
The doctor didn’t wait any longer, he inserted a sedative into her arm. “There Miss halliwell, you’ll feel better soon”
“No please I need to see Phoebe please!” Piper shouted as her world started to go black “Phoebe!!”
“Take her to room 112, to let her sleep.” The doctor ordered.
The nurse and two others lifted piper up onto a gurney and wheeled her into the room.

A few hours later.

“Phoebe?”
‘shhhhh, its okay. Go back to sleep” someone spoke to them
“Prue?”
“Yeah sweetie its me”
“Phoebe. Where’s Phoebe?” Piper sat straight up ‘she fell Prue. We were . We were omg its all my fault. Where is she Prue?” Prue kept quiet “Damn it Prue, where is she? Answer me!”
Prue sighed ‘she’s in a coma Piper”
Piper just stared at Prue like she was lying, but Piper could see it in her eyes and also could remember how many times she hit her head on the way down, to know Prue wasn’t lying.
“Its okay Piper, she’ll be okay” Prue drew her in for a hug but she just pushed her away.
“This is all my fault Prue.” Prue was about to say something when Piper cut her off “You weren’t there Prue so don’t you dare say that it wasn’t.”
“Okay Piper, I’m sorry but can you tell me what happened”
“Well we umm I I” Piper began but she didn’t know what to say.

“Ah I see Miss Halliwell is awake” A doctor said as he walked through the door
Piper looked to him “can I see Phoebe?”
“Yes you can, I was just coming to wake you up to tell you that they had her settled him the room next door”
“Thank you Dr .” Piper looked at him ‘stone, Doctor stone. And your welcome. If you need anything at all just get someone to page me” The doctor replied and when he received two nods he walked out of the room.

‘So Piper you going to tell me what happened?”
Piper, who was putting her shoes on stopped in her tracks “We had an argument” Piper answered with her back to her “And I called her dumb”
“Why dumb Piper? You know Phoebe isn’t and that that is a sore point.”
“I know Prue okay. But I was angry, angry at you and I took it out on her”
Prue was shocked “Angry at me why?”
“What did I get yesterday?”
“I don’t know Piper.” Prue replied sadly
“Come on Prue, you know what I got, you said you would ring but you never did, I rang you instead but there was no answer” Piper looked at Prue still seeing a puzzled look on her face “You don’t even know now do you?”
Prue stopped what she was about to say and looked at piper, trying to remember what she was meant to have remembered . Suddenly she remembered,
“Omg, Piper did you get in?” Prue asked smiling

Piper couldn’t believe it. She just stormed straight past her and out of the room. Leaving Prue to look after her sadly.

******

The weekend has passed but still no change from Phoebe.

Piper had been at the hospital by Phoebe’s side since she, Piper, had woken up. Prue had been now and then, she had been trying to get in touch with her grandmother, with no success.

Prue walked into Phoebe’s hospital room.
“Hey Piper”
“Hi” Piper replied.
“No change yet?”
“No, she hasn’t even stirred. Prue I just want to apologize for the was I acted.”
“No piper, you had every right. I should have remembered. You’re my sister and you had received conformation of one of the most important things in your life and I ignored it. Forgot about it. I was to busy sleeping off the effects of the night before to even care. I’m sorry Piper, it won’t happen again.”
“Prue what you did hurt me and in turn I hurt Phoebe, though that wasn’t your fault, it was mine. I forgive you Prue. I just hope Phoebe can forgive me”.

Prue pulled Piper into a hug as she saw her sister start to cry.
‘she will Pip. She will” Prue paused “why don’t we go get a cup of coffee?”
“But..but someone needs to stay here, stay with her.”
“Piper if anything happens they will come and let us know. Plus we are only going to go get them. We can come straight back. And drink them here..okay?”
“Yeah”
“Come on then.” Prue led piper out of the room towards the can’teen.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

‘So how’s school going?” Prue asked Piper as they walked back to the room.
“Its good, work load is lessening due to exams.”
“Yeah, your exams are soon aren’t they?”
“Yep” Piper was about to say more but got cut off as a nurse approached them.

“Oh glad I found you. Dr Stone would like to see you straight away in your sisters room.”
“Why? What’s happened?” Prue anxiously asked.
“Please just go he will tell you” The nurse walked away leaving the girls to stare after her thinking the worst.

******

“Doctor Stone” Prue said quietly as she walked into Phoebe’s hospital room.
Doctor stone was stood over phoebe “Girls”
“What’s happened? Is Phoebe ?” Piper queried
“Awake?” Doctor stone smiled “Why don’t you ask her yourself” He moved out of the way.
There staring at them was Phoebe.

“Oh my god. Phoebe your awake” Prue shouted happily
Phoebe grimaced “Not so loud Prue”
“oh sorry”
“How you feeling Phoebe?” Piper asked.
Phoebe looked down “Okay thanks.” She replied distantly.

“Is she really okay doctor?” Prue asked breaking the uneasy silence.
“Well we still have to run a few tests, but to say she took a nasty fall she seems fine”
‘so can I go home?” Phoebe asked smiling

“Not today Phoebe, you have just woken up from being in a coma for nearly three days. We need to keep you now for observation, see how your test results are and to see if you have hurt any other part of your body other than your wrist”
“Oh okay, but my wrist is fine. Good as new” Phoebe rotated her wrist from left to right.
“Phoebe your wrist is still sore, it needs time to stay in that support for at least two weeks, to heal.”
“But its fine, it doesn’t hurt”
“Phoebe, if it doesn’t hurt why are you holding it, protectively and grimacing with every moment?” Doctor stone questioned.
Phoebe sighed “Because it’s still sore”
“You need to rest that other wise it will take longer to heal. Are you right or left handed?”
“I’m right handed which means I can still write”
Doctor Stone just nodded “Well ladies, I best be off, got other patients to see, but if you need anything just get someone to page me. Good day” Doctor stone smiled then exited the room.

‘So Pheebs, I guess we better leave you to rest” Prue suggested.
“I’m not bothered. I’ve rested enough”
“Nah Phoebe, get some rest. We’ll be back tomorrow, to take you home hopefully. So you going to get some rest?”
“Yes Ma’am” Phoebe mocked,
“Don’t be cheeky” Laughed Prue ‘so see you tomorrow”
“yep”
“Bye Phoebe” Piper said but received no answer, Piper looked at Prue.
Prue taking the hint left Piper alone to talk to Phoebe.

“Phoebe I know you probably hate me right now, and to tell you the truth I don’t blame you. I was nasty to you, extremely nasty. I shouldn’t have said what I did, I shouldn’t have called you dumb. You are anything but that. I’m sorry Pheebs. I hope one day you will be able to forgive me” seeing no response from Phoebe, Piper left her alone but not without one final go. “I love you Pheebs, with all my heart and more, you’re my baby sister and seeing you lying here, just tears at my heart and knowing it was my fault hurts me more. I’m sorry Phoebe”
With that Piper left.

*********

Phoebe was allowed home the next day but told complete rest.

The days past and Phoebe’s injuries healed but the rift between herself and Piper was still the same.

Her friends had been over to see her, to wish her well but she had been completely ignorant and rude to then, she acted even worse to Matt, her now ex-boyfriend.

“Phoebe. Why?” Matt asked sadly.
“Matt just get out of my face. I don’t have time for this. I got to go meet some people.” Phoebe replied angrily storming past him.
“Phoebe.” Matt grabbed her arm.
‘Let go off me!”
“Pheebs, please I love you”
‘Love?! You know lads don’t know the meaning of that world, they just say it, with no feeling”
“But Phoebe it’s the truth!” Matt let go off her arm.
“Oh spare me.” Phoebe walked off.
“Be careful Phoebe!” Matt shouted after her, knowing full well who she was going to meet

Phoebe was rushing down the corridors of the school, trying to get to where she needed to be, in time.

“Hey sorry I am late” Phoebe spoke to a group of people.
“No worries you are here now.”
Phoebe smiled ‘so Ben have you got my stuff?”
“Cause I have Pheebs” Ben walked over to her throwing his arms around her waist “question is have you thought about the thing I talked to you about?”
Phoebe who’s head was resting on Bens chest raised her head to answer him, but instead of the nod of the head, she shook it. “No, I’m sorry. I just don’t think I am ready. It’s a big leap that is” she looked deep into his eyes. “Please don’t be mad”
“I’m not mad Phoebe, just disappointed. Anyway you best get off to lesson”
“okay. I have a football tournament next so I won’t be home till late”
“okay then. I will see you tomorrow”
“umm ben can I have my stuff?”
‘sorry Babe. No can do”
“But..?”
“No buts phoebe. I told you what I want”
“yeah and I have explained why I can’t”
‘still not good enough. You don’t give me what I want. I won’t give you what you want.”
Phoebe looked at him “Prick!”
“No need for that language Pheebs”
Phoebe walked away “whatever!”

“Cordelia. You have any idea where she could have gone? Or maybe she has forgotten?”
“Mr.s. Smith, I haven’t a clue. I haven’t spoke to Phoebe since she got back to school”
Mr.s. smith looked puzzled “I hadn’t noticed. But can I ask why?”
“why don’t you ask her” Cordelia pointed to the door.
“Phoebe Halliwell where have you been? We said to meet at 12noon. It is now 12:30!”
Phoebe looked up gave a small smile ‘lunch.”
“Phoebe that is no excuse. I would like to see you in my office after the last game.”
“Whatever” Phoebe shrugged.
Mr.s. smith just waved her off.

“Right girls. We have three games. We got to win all three to have a chance at getting through to the finals. So lets go out there and show them what we can do.”
Mr.s. smith, Phoebe, cordelia and the rest of the girls made their way out of the changing room up to the playing fields.

They had won three of their games and now were in the semi-final

“Phoebe Pass! I’m open Pass!!!” Cordelia screamed.
Phoebe carried on running with the ball, dodging the defenders.
“Phoebe! Square the ball!” Cordelia tried again. With no luck.
Phoebe carried on running, she was now in the penalty area.
‘shoot Phoebe!” Cj one of her team mates shouted.
Phoebe went to shoot. Her leg drawn back ready, she swung but found that the ball had been pinched from her feet.
“Damn it!” Phoebe shouted and ran after the ball and the person who had taken it from her. The girl was nearing the half way line when Phoebe slid tackled her, bringing her down. The girl clutched her ankle in agony.

“Phoebe why did you do that? You should have left it to Diane or Melanie. They are defenders” CJ yelled.
‘so what! I don’t practically care at this moment”
Cj looked at her, shocked “Phoebe come on that isn’t the spirit, what’s happened to you?”
At that moment the referee came up “Right young lady” The ref held up a yellow card. “Name and number please”
Phoebe sighed “ Halliwell, 7”
“thank you”
Phoebe walked away “your welcome nob head” Muttering as she did and shoulder barging any one who got in her way.
The game carried on, the score equal at one a piece. There was 5minutes left and Phoebe had just received the ball at her feet from a pass by Cordelia, and was now running with the ball towards the goal.
With her right foot she shot!

“Great goal Phoebe!” Cordelia shouted over to her.
Phoebe looked up and gave her a look as if to say “whatever”.
No sooner had Phoebe done that then she was sprawled on the floor. A group of girls from the other team walked away laughing. Phoebe, pissed off, ran after them.

“Oi! Bitches!”
the girls turned around “What?!” one of them asked.
“Oh Nothing, just wanted to give you this” Phoebe swung her arm back and left hooked the girl who had pushed her over.
The girls who had been with the one, now on the floor, jumped on Phoebe. But before they could do anything they were pulled off of each other by both Mr.s. smith and the other teams coach.
They were held apart while the ref handed out the punishments.
All three girls from the other team got yellow cars. They walked away giving phoebe mucky looks.
“Young Lady, that is the second time in this game you have retaliated in this manner. You need to control that temper of yours” The referee held up a yellow card then replaced it with a red. “Your off!”
Phoebe glared at him then trudged off the pitch towards the dugouts. Phoebe grabbed her stuff together and began to walk towards the changing rooms.
“Oh no Phoebe. I need to talk to you. So you are not going anywhere till I do. And that will be after this tournament is over” Mr.s. smith voiced angrily.
Phoebe sighed “I got sent off for being provoked, I will not stay here and listen to you drone on and on. See you around” Phoebe turned and walked away. Everybody looking on after , wondering why she was being the way she was.
*****

Three days had past since the incidents at the football tournament. Phoebe didn’t return to school the day after and she had been out all weekend. Sunday night rolled by and all of Halliwell Manor were asleep, that is all except for one, Phoebe Halliwell who was walking through the front door. She was half way to the stairs when the light came on.
“Where the hell have you been, it is 1 in the morning.”
“Grams?!” Phoebe asked shocked “when you get home?”
“I got back today, to find that you had not been at home since Friday morning. And I come home to not one or two but six letters from your school. All of them about your behavior!”
Phoebe took her shoes off “What they say?” she smiled.
“Phoebe don’t try that trick with me, it won’t work this time. I am serious! These letters are very serious, the school have informed me that you are on your final warning before you are expelled. What I don’t get is why you did what the letters are stating? Skiving lessons, shouting, swearing at teachers. Walking out of class, homework isn’t done nor is class work for that matter. And then to top it all off I get told u have been in numerous fights!!” Grams shouted “What has happened to you Phoebe?”
“Oh lets see” Phoebe started to raise her voice “being left with two sisters while my grams went to god knows where, failing at school, then being called dumb by a sister I thought loved me and to top it off, being in a coma for three days. It has all just mounted up grams and I can’t take anymore”
“Phoebe you need to talk to us about your feelings about your problems. Don’t keep them bottled up, don’t deal with them like this. It’s been nearly three weeks since your accident. You need to forgive Piper, you need to let it go. She didn’t mean it”
Phoebe had had enough “For F.cks sake Grams! You were not there, just like u never are. So stay out of my f.cking business”
“Don’t you dare talk to me like that!” Grams shouted in rage.
“Well it is true. You suck at looking after us. You always have” Phoebe slipped her shoes back on and made her way to the door.
“You walk out of that door, don’t even think about coming back!”
Phoebe looked at her grams shocked, wishing she had never said what she did and same with her grams, but the damage had already been done.
She looked past her Grams to see her sisters sat on the stairs, both with tears in their eyes, silently begging her not to go. Phoebe looked back at her grandmother and saw the anger, pain and sadness in her eyes. With one final look Phoebe walked out of the manor.

****
It had been over a week since Phoebe had left the manor, she had been back to get her belongings, making sure no one was in. Since she had left she had been staying with Ben and his friends. Her behaviour was still the same, if not worse sometimes. The teachers were extremely worried about Phoebe and the situation she had her self in. they had tried to sit her down and talk to her, talk to her about her family situation, to try get her to go home and also to turn over a new leaf at school, to stop the bad behaviour. But with no luck. Social services had also been involved but Phoebe kept running. Running away from them, hiding out at Bens.

“Phoebe what the f.ck is your problem?!”
“None of your business that’s what!”
“Come off it, we used to be best friends Pheebs. Best friends that used to be able to tell each other anything”
“That’s all changed now Cordy! We are not friends anymore, I don’t even consider you to be an acquaintance!” Cordelia looked hurt “oh what you going to do now? Cry like a little baby that you are?!”
“Phoebe that is enough, Cordelia has done nothing wrong, why you getting at her?” Matt spoke up.
“F.ck off Matt” Phoebe turns away
“No Phoebe not this time. We need to talk” Matt grabbed arm.
Phoebe turned around, pissed off and hit matt.

“PHOEBE HALLIWELL, COME WITH ME NOW!” Mr. Jones her Math teacher yelled,. He had just walked by the room, and had just happened to walk past as Phoebe hit Matt.
Phoebe looked at Matt who was holding his face and walked away after Mr. Jones, glaring at anyone who dared look at her. “Mr. Holden, go to the nurse to get that cut checked out please”

Mr. Jones had taken Phoebe to the Headmasters office who in turn had given her a stern warning and suspended her from school for two days.

Phoebe now had two days on her hands, two days that went by very quickly.
“Hey Phoebe”
“Hi Ben” Phoebe walked over to him “how was your day at school, without me? Boring?” Phoebe laughed “People still talking about what happened?”
“Yeah pretty much, people are still talking about it. Hey Pheebs you thought about what I asked you?” Ben asked as one of his mates walked into the flat.
“Yeah I have”
“And?” Ben prodded.
“I can’t. I’m sorry”
“You can’t!!! What the hell. We give you a roof over your head, food to eat and we ask you to do one little thing, to help us, and you turn round and say you can’t!”
“I’m sorry” Phoebe shouted
“Your sorry!” Ben laughed
“Ben, I can’t do what you asked me. That is just too big. Yes I stole from you, but little things. I cannot, I won’t steal from my family!”
“Even though they abandoned you?!”
“They didn’t”
“Face it Phoebe, they did. They never cared for you, about you. They don’t a give toss where you are now”
Phoebe had tears streaming down her face and walked away to where her bed was and started packing. Ben didn’t follow her.

Phoebe was near the door
“Where the hell do you think you are going?” Ben’s friend shouted from the sofa.
“I’m going!” Phoebe opened the door and walked out, straight into Ben.
“Woah there Phoebe. I don’t think you are going anywhere”
‘let me go!” Phoebe kicked and wiggled, trying to break free from his grasp. But Ben just held tighter.
“No Phoebe you aren’t going anywhere.”
Phoebe tried the last resort of getting away. She threw her head back hoping against hope that this would work.

Her Back of her head connected with Ben’s face “You BITCH!!!!!!!!”
Ben let go as his hands flew to his face. Phoebe wasn’t sticking around and bolted for the door. She ran as fast as she could for as long as she could. Phoebe had no idea where she was, or how far she had run. She slowed down her run to a jog then a brisk walk when she came to a house she knew well.

Phoebe walked slowly up the steps to the front door. All kind of emotions going through her head. She knocked three times.

“I’ll get it” Came a voice from inside.
The door opened. Phoebe looked up “Hi”
“What do you want?”
“I just came to apologize” Phoebe said with tears in her eyes, “I’m sorry for being a bitch to you.”
“Okay that’s nice. See you around.” The door shut in her face.
Phoebe looked sadly at the door and knocked again.

The door opened. “Phoebe?” The women questioned seeing her.
“Can you just give Cordelia this please. Tell her I’m sorry.” Phoebe handed Cordelia’s mother a letter, turned around and walked away.

Cordelia’s mum closed the door and turned to face her daughter. ‘She asked me to give this to you.” She handed her the envelope.
Cordelia sighed “just put it in the bin mum”
“No Cordelia. I know Phoebe has said some nasty, some horrible things to you, but she looked extremely sorry. I want you to read it. You have been best friends to long to throw everything away over this.”
Cordelia sighed again knowing her mum was right “fine!” She grabbed the letter from her mum, as her mother walked away.

Cordelia tore open the letter as she walked up the stairs, a picture and a note fell out. She picked up the picture and laughed tears coming to her eyes. She stopped where she was on the stairs and sat down reading the letter.

Ten minutes later. “Mum, I’m going out I’ll be back later” Cordelia yelled as she walked out the door.

Phoebe sat at the favourite spot. A little secluded area that looked out over San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge and the park. Cordelia and herself had found the area five years back. They had kept it to themselves, a secret so that they had a place to go to, to be alone, to think without people butting in.
Phoebe had gone to their spot as she needed to think about a lot of stuff and also because she had no where else to go, correction she was not welcome anywhere else. She had no idea how she was going to repay everyone ¨C gain everyone’s trust again. She knew she had screwed up badly, very badly and she had no idea if anyone would want to speak to her again.
Phoebe had been there a while, it was getting dark but she made no movement to go. Well where could she go.
Phoebe laid back and looked up at the stars, eyes glistening with tears.
“I’m sorry mum. I truly am. I screwed up big time. I know what Piper said was partly true, I know she didn’t mean what she said but truth is I am dumb. I know your probably thinking no your not. But mum if I wasn’t dumb then why else would I screw up my relationship with my friends and most importantly my family. Too loose the love and trust they gave me” Phoebe spoke softly to the heavens.

Phoebe was starting to doze off when she heard rustling behind her. She quickly stood up. Looking to see who or what was there.

****
“Hi Phoebe” Came a quiet voice from behind a bush.
Phoebe spun around, a small yelp coming from her, and saw Cordelia walking out.
“Hi” Phoebe looked down, too ashamed to look at her.
“You planning on staying the night here?” Cordelia questioned when she saw all of Phoebe’s stuff and a towel on the floor.
Phoebe still not looking up from the spot on the floor replied quietly “yeah”
“Hey Pheebs, look at me” Cordelia asked when she noticed that Phoebe’s gaze had not shifted from the spot on the floor and all she could see was her hairline parting. “Phoebe please”.
Phoebe shook her head and turned around. “I can’t. I’m too ashamed of what I have done to you. I treated my best friend like $hit. I’m sorry.”
Cordelia walked to stand in front of phoebe. . “Phoebe” she placed her hand under phoebes chin and lifted her head so their eyes would meet. “What you said hurt like hell. You’re my best friend, we have been through everything together .”
“Why you being nice to me, I thought you hated me?” Phoebe interrupted
“I did Phoebe, believe me I did. But what my mum said and then your letter. I just wanted to apologize for the way I acted back at my house. I had no right.”
“You had every right. I’m sorry” Phoebe interrupted her once again
.
Cordelia noticed that Phoebe had gone back to looking at the floor. “Yo, Pheebs. Come on lets get you home.”
At this Phoebe’s head jerked up. “No, I can’t. I want to.. but..but..but I can’t”
“Phoebe what the hell are you talking about? Your family have been worried sick. Are worried sick about you.” Cordelia told her.
“Cordy please. They don’t like me, they they don’t want me back”

Cordelia looked at her friend, a friend who a few months back was strong minded, care-free and most importantly not afraid of anything, but here she was shaking her head no, looking terrified. Cordelia had never seen her look so vulnerable.
“Phoebe what happened?”
Phoebe began pacing. “I messed up. I messed up big time. I had an argument with my grams” Phoebe began in a shaky voice. “about the letters from school and everything got out of hand, I said something I shouldn’t then my grams last words were "You walk out that door, don’t even think about coming back". You see now why I can’t go back.” Phoebe stopped pacing and looked at her friend. “As much as I apologize they won’t have me back. That’s why i am planning on leaving.”

“WHAT!? Are you crazy” Cordelia shouted in surprise. “Where will you go? Where will you stay?”
“I don’t know, I just know I am not welcomed here anymore. My family hate me, my friends hate me, teachers hate me, I was a complete bitch to you and the footie girls and I hit” Phoebe paused, remembering what had happened “oh my god! I hit matt. He will never forgive me” Phoebe once again broke down. The previous months happenings all coming back to her.
Cordelia went over to her and wrapped her arms around her, drawing her into a hug. “I’m not going to lie to you Pheebs. A lot of people dislike you at the moment and its going to take a while for their feelings to change and their trust in you grow. So what you say, you come back to mine, for as long as you need, you start attending school, behaving and you need to apologize to each teacher individually. You make up with matt and your family, then let it go from there.”
“Will your mum mind me staying?”
“Nope not at all. Come on its getting late” Cordelia bent down and started to gather Phoebes things together.

“Cordy”
“Yeah?”
“How did you find me?”
“Well I looked everywhere for you. Then I remembered this little area and came”
“Oh right thank you.”
“No worries”

Cordelia put Phoebes bag over her shoulders and handed her her coat. While pulling her into a hug. To let her know that she had forgiven her, that nothing could come between their friendship.

*****

Phoebe had had a long talk with Cordelia’s mum, who in turn had a long talk with Grams. Phoebe didn’t want her to call her grams but she knew she had to.

Her Grams had been thankful for the call, thankful that she was safe and well. But what she wanted was Phoebe to talk to her to come home, but Cordelia’s mum had told her to give it a while, and that Phoebe could say with them for as long as she wanted.

The next day came quicker then Phoebe expected. She knew she had to face everyone at school and take all the sniggering and jeering but she knew she wouldn’t be able to handle it. Yeah they had been talking about her and being horrible but Phoebe couldn’t care less then, she had been a hothead who just used to mouth and fists to fight back. But she knew that it wouldn’t be so easy this time. She would just have to take it and keep her head high and correct the wrong she had done. First stop Matt.

“Umm hi Matt” Phoebe spoke quietly to him as he walked past her.
Matt stopped and turned to where the voice was. Upon seeing who it was he continued walking “okay I deserved that.” Phoebe whispered to herself.

Phoebe entered the room of her first lesson. PE. Mr.s. Smith had not noticed Phoebe.

“Right girls; let me take the register then we can get on with a game of hockey.” a few girls groaned, but Mr.s. smith just ignored them with a smile and began the register.
“Emma?” “Here”
“Jessica?” “Yes”
‘sophie?” “Yep”
“Diane?” “Here”
“Cordelia?” “Yes”
“Phoebe?” Phoebe looked up terrified. “Here” she whispered.

Mr.s. Smith looked shocked but carried on with the list,
“ .and Jane?” “Here”
“Right girls, I want you in partners. Then when you are I want you to join up with three other pairs. I want eight in each. Phoebe can I have a word please?”
Phoebe slowly got up off the bench and made her way to Mr.s. smiths office.
“Girls before we start the game I want you to warm up. Cordelia, Diane you are in charge until I come down.”
The girls left the changing room and made their way down to the astro-turf.

“Right Phoebe, sit down please” Phoebe did as she was told, keeping her head down like she had with Cordelia. “Phoebe what happened to you?” Mr.s. smith asked softly.
“I’m ummm I’m sorry. Very sorry for all the trouble I caused especially at the football tournament. I’m sorry” Phoebe replied quietly.
“Phoebe, please answer the question, I know you might not want to but..”
“I had a row with Piper” Phoebe cut in “ I fell down the stairs, was in a coma for three days. I woke up and I don’t know what happened. I just felt angry and I took that anger out on anyone who got in my way.”
“Phoebe look at me” Phoebe lifted her head “why didn’t you come talk to someone?”
“I was scared, and pigheaded at the same time. I don’t really understand myself, why I did what I did. All I know is that I was a bitch to everyone, to you. I’m sorry, I truly am.” Phoebe said, tears pooling in her eyes.
“Don’t worry, everyone is a bitch sometime in their life and you know what? Its okays to be. I just got worried about you. You had never in the few years you have been here raised you voice or hit someone, but I saw you hit two people in the space of a week and hearing about your behaviour in lessons.”
“I know, I just wish the ground would just swallow me up.”
Mr.s. smith laughed “That will never happen. What”d you say you go and join the rest of your class?”

The day had ended, Phoebe had apologized to most of her teachers she had and also to a few close friends, though she could tell by the look in their eyes that they had only meant what they said a little. Phoebe knew that it would take a long, up hill battle to gain the trust of teachers and friendship from friends.

A week had past, Phoebe had behaved like she had promised Cordelia she would, and she had apologized to most people. Her teachers had been shocked but mostly impressed that she had apologized and not disrupted any of their lessons.

“Come off it Pheebs” Cordelia laughed as they walked down the corridor to their next lesson. “That girl was fuming when you hit her, then all three jumped on you ¨C that was scary.”
“I can’t even remember them jumping on me. I think I was to mad at that lass”
“The one that floored you?”
“Yeah the one I hit”
“No Pheebs, you didn’t hit the one who floored you” Cordelia once again laughed.
Phoebe looked puzzled “But I thought . Oh never mind.”
‘so Mr.s. smith wants to know when you will be back at football practice.”
“ I don’t know. I just got myself together again. I don’t even know if I want to come back.” Phoebe replied as she stopped by her locker.
“What? Why?” Cordelia asked shocked once again. “Phoebe?”

But Phoebe wasn’t paying any attention, she had turned around to head to lesson when she saw someone staring at her.
She looked at that person sadly, wishing that everything that had happened hadn’t. she wished that things were the way they should be. She looked straight into this persons eyes ¨C sending a silent apology.
Phoebe collected her stuff, gave a small smile to the person and carried on to lesson, with Cordelia still confused, but when she saw who it was Phoebe had been staring at she understood.

*****
Piper had been running late to lesson, truth be told she had been walking a lot slower and had not been as happy since Phoebe had gone.
Piper had spotted Phoebe around school now and then but had been to far away to shout plus she didn’t want to make a commotion and draw a crowd. But here she was, less than 6metres away from Phoebe, 6metres and she still couldn’t pluck up the courage to go and talk to her, talk to her own sister.
Piper continued to stare when Phoebe turned around, starring straight at her. Piper saw the turmoil in her sisters eyes, that of sadness, love, hurt and guilt. They both continued to stare at each other, neither of them wanting to make the first move.

Piper sighed as she watched Phoebe walk away, hoping one day soon that they could work out the mess they found themselves in.

Prue