Doctor Who Ficlet: Goodbye

[bk_forever]

Title: Goodbye

Author: badly_knitted

Characters: Eleventh Doctor

Rating: G

Spoilers: The Angels Take Manhattan.

Summary: The Doctor says a final goodbye to his friends.

Word Count: 150

Written For: juliet316’s prompt ‘Doctor Who, author's choice, good-bye, old friends’ at fic_promptly.

Disclaimer: I don’t own Doctor Who, or the characters. They belong to the BBC.

In a single grave, they sleep side-by-side, together in death just as they had been in life; it was the way it should be, and yet it still broke both his hearts. Amy and Rory, true friends and loyal companions; the three of them had shared so many adventures, but now they were gone and he couldn’t even take a trip to the past for a visit. They were beyond his reach just as surely as Rose was.

He tried to comfort himself with the thought that they’d had a long and happy life together, but he couldn’t. They’d lived out their lives trapped in the past and on the other side of the world, far away from family, friends, and all that was familiar, all because of him.

Why were humans always so wiling to follow him anywhere? It never ended well.

“Goodbye, my old friends. I’m so sorry.”

The End

Comments

[zazajb.livejournal.com]

Heartfelt and heart breaking <3 <3 <3

[bk_forever]

Thank you. It just seemed appropriate for the day of Mum's funeral.

*hugs*

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh....

Ohhh, DOCTOR.

*Cries*

Heartwrenching, sweetie. Gods...

*HUGS*

[bk_forever]

Thank you *hugs back* It suited my mood yesterday, since it was mum's funeral. I couldn't face posting a happy fic.

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

I am so, so sorry, honey. That is sad news to hear. My condolences.

*Has no idea what to SAY*

*Hugs you hard*

[bk_forever]

*hugs back* Thank you. Even now it doesn't really seem REAL. I know it is, but it doesn't make sense, because mum has ALWAYS been here. We've lived here together all my life. My sister married and moved out, my dad moved out, but mum and I stayed. Now it's just me, and it's strange to be alone.

I've been running everything since her stroke a year and a half ago, but she'd been almost her old self just hours before she was taken into hospital, and five days later she was gone. She was 84 though, that's a good age, and I got longer with her than I might have, so I'm thankful for that.

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

Gods, honey...I can see how it would just seem to be a dream. And I am glad you got some time with her AS her before she passed.

All the blessings and love to you...

*HUGS*

[bk_forever]

Thank you.

I'm so lucky to have so many supportive friends online. Otherwise I'd just be sitting around feeling lost. There's so much to sort out, it's a relief to be able to escape to the internet in between ticking off things on my To Do list, and writing helps to take my mind off mopey thoughts.

[timelordshines.livejournal.com]

*Wibble*

[bk_forever]

I know! *wibbles back* Too much sad!