TRUTH OR FICTION
ONE
HOLIDAY
"You will love this Rose," said the Doctor
"Ok tell me, what is it," said Rose excitedly
"We're going to go on holiday," said the Doctor
"Every day is like a holiday," said Rose
"Not this one" said the Doctor "You see, with my physic paper it can look like a ticket, so you can go in any hotel you want"
Rose gazed at him "Your kidding, like a really posh one"
"Yeah just choose," said the Doctor
"One where you get all the treatment" said Rose "Famous people won't turn it down"
"Ok I know exactly
where to take you" said the Doctor "But get changed in a posh
uniform otherwise they wouldn't let you in the building, ticket or
no ticket"
Rose walked out to the wardrobe at the back of the
TARDIS, where it had a great selection, she saw the pretty dress she
wore when she went to Cardiff in 1869. But then her eyes fell on this
dress made of some sort of forget-me-not blue material, she put it on
and started rummaging in the drawers of the wardrobe and took out a
silver necklace with a large sapphire. It was perfect. She looked at
herself in the mirror, she looked beautiful but something was missing
though. She tried on blue shoes, still something missing, Then she
realized, her hair was just plain and boring. "I wonder if the
Doctor had got some hair styling"
"What is taking you so long?" shouted the Doctor
"Have you got any hair styling?" said Rose urgently
"No but come here" said the Doctor, Rose emerged holding her dress up so she wouldn't step on it.
"You look beautiful," said the Doctor "Absoutely stunning, but your hair, yes I see your problem"
He held up his sonic screwdriver, a flash of blue light and Rose's hair changed. Rose ran back to the wardrobe with the mirror, her hair was all curly now and part of it was in a ponytail. She walked back smiling "Thanks Doctor"
"Are we ready" said the Doctor holding out his arm, Rose took it, hoping that she wouldn't not look a complete fool, they went out of the TARDIS and they were facing a magnificent hotel.
"What do you think?" said the Doctor
"It's beautiful," said Rose "How much does it cost"
"There smallest room 300 pounds per night," said the Doctor "But we get in for free"
Rose smiled as they walked in, the first room was the lobby, and smart woman and men in posh pink uniforms was taking people's names down and some other girls were showing people to their rooms.
Finally it was the Doctor and Rose's turn, the lady smiled at them, a big professional smile "Hello and how may I help you"
"I would like a big room please, with a king-size bed and a smaller bed and on suite bathroom and the biggest room in the place," said the Doctor
"The biggest room in the whole hotel" said the lady frowning "That will cost you a lot"
"I have a lot" said the Doctor "How much is it"?
"1,800 pounds" said the lady
"Got that," said the Doctor and he passed over his physic paper, which looked like a cheuque for 1,800 pounds.
"Thank you" said the lady "Antoinette can you show these 2 lovely people to their room, room 1050"
"Yes glad to, miss" said Antoinette, she was a pretty servant, with a black dress and white apron, and she had short brown hair and big brown eyes "If you'd like to follow me"
"Thank you" said the Doctor; they passed loads of other customers, each of them dressed in formal clothes like Rose. It was a long climb up the stairs but they made it. "This is where you'll be sleeping for next 3 nights"
"Thank you" said the Doctor
"Yes thank you very much" said Rose, as they went in, Rose gasped as she saw how big the room was, it had a massive king-size bed, and another single one almost as big.
"No famous person would turn this one down," exclaimed Rose
"We do have a quite few famous people here" said Antoinette "Marietta Smith for one, she's a writer, she's in the room next to you"
Rose reached in her pocket of her dress and took out a 5 pound note "Here"
"Oh thank you miss," said Antoinette "Have a lovely stay" and she left.
"What are you going to do about your physic paper" said Rose
"Easy, got another one in the TARDIS, how would I get around if I didn't have money, you see I don't know where my next journey is and I always need to prepared they have different money, so the physic paper does all that for me"
"I see" said Rose "But Doctor why did you order 2 beds"
The Doctor grinned "If your boyfriend found about us 2 sleeping in a king-size bed, then he'd get mad and you don't want do that do you"
Rose grinned back "Of course not, but the real question is, who gets the king-size"
"You can have that" said the Doctor "I never like sleeping anyway, it's too human for me, so I'll just sleep in the single bed"
"You spoil me Doctor" said Rose grinning