and for one second, a single blip on the face of time, he is sure everything will be okay
yes, the wind is horrible, and it's hard to hold on, but they're doing it
the daleks and cybermen are flying into the time vortex
and rose grins at him, hair whipping wildly
but then the lock system fails, and the lever falls slowly
rose does something he never dreamed
she lets go, and pulls, and he yells her name
and it works, it's locked, and she's holding on
but she's slipping, and he's screaming
because she can't hold on
and rose is screaming, flying, falling
then pete is there, catching his little girl
rose looks back at him, eyes wide
and she is gone.
gone, gone, gone.