Halliwell Manor, Wednesday

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Piper was sitting in the attic researching a power stripping potion. She wasn't even sure she would use it, but, after the events of yesterday, she knew something had to be done. She didn't trust Bel right now. She was also worried about Phoebe, who wasn't talking to her.

It had been a bad week.


[ooc: for certain callers. :)]

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Veronica was procrastinating on a paper and transferring pictures from her camera to her laptop.

She came across photos from Homecoming and realized she hadn't talked to Piper since then and calling her BFF was a much better way to procrasinate, so she picked up the phone and dialed.

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"Hey Veronica," Piper said when she recognized her friend's phone number on the caller ID. She welcomed the distraction.

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"Hey, what's going on with you?" Veronica asked.

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"It's been a crazy week," Piper said, not even knowing where to begin. "How about you?"

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"Cameron was here this weekend," Veronica said, the smile obvious in her tone.

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"Oh really? Must have been a good weekend," Piper said. "You sound happy."

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"I'm very happy," Veronica admitted. "It was a really good weekend. I owe Bel big time for bringing Cam out."

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"You know, I haven't seen you in awhile. We should do something about that. I miss you," Piper said. Maybe she could even tell Veronica about everything.

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"I know, I felt awful when I realized how long it had been since we'd even talked," Veronica said. "Why don't you come down for a weekend?"

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"Don't feel too bad. I could have called, too," Piper said. "Maybe Paige could bring me down. Are you busy this weekend?"

She realized she really wanted to get away for a few days.

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Veronica paused and grabbed her dayplanner. "Hmm, if I get this paper done before Friday, then no."

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"I wish I could cast spells to make papers write themselves," Piper said. Then she got serious. "I need to talk to you about something."

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"What's wrong?" Veronica asked, noticing the tone shift immediately.

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"I probably shouldn't talk about this right now," Piper said, making sure Grams and her sisters weren't around to over hear anything. "Just...things are kind of a mess."

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"Okay. Well, yeah, come up this weekend. I have class Friday at 10 but I'm free after that."

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"I'm sorry this is so short notice," Piper said. "But I really need to get away. Maybe I can visit USC while I'm down there."

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"Don't worry about it," Veronica assured her. "USC would be fun. It's not that far, we could drive down there on Saturday."

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"I don't think I told you that I'm definitely going there in January," Piper said. At least that was something to look forward to.

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"No, you didn't," Veronica grinned. "We should really look into getting an apartment somewhere halfway between."

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"Oh definitely. I like that plan," Piper agreed.

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"It would definitely make things easier when Cameron visited," Veronica admitted.

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Piper grinned. "I'm sure it would."

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"And it would be nice to live with you again," she added.

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"It'll be nice to talk while drinking coffee in the mornings like we did in the East Attic," Piper said.

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"I know," Veronica agreed. "I miss that. I like Kim, but it's not the same."

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"And I love my sisters, but, yeah, not the same," Piper said.

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"So I'll see you sometime on Friday after 11," Veronica said.

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"Sounds like a plan," Piper agreed. "I'll see you Friday then."

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"Great! And listen, if you need me before that, call, okay?"

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"I will. Definitely," Piper said, nodding. "Talk to you later."

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"Bye, Piper," Veronica hung up the phone and wondered what was going on that her friend sounding so upset. And then she realized she still hadn't mentioned her conversation with Bel. Oh well, she realized they'd have plenty of time over the weekend.