A Touch of love
* = Donnas flashbacks
CHAPTER ONE – Remembering
Donna glared into space letting her long ginger hair fall in front of her face. She hated Mondays, in fact she hated everyday. She was supposed to have typed 700 words by now but shed only managed three I QUIT. "I hate it … I hate everything ... my life is so boring." she muttered banging her head against the desk. Jill walked past cackling away at Donna. Donna lifted her head up and scowled at her "what you looking at you fat witch." she muttered. Jill carried on walking. Everyone hated Donna at work which was a good thing because she hated all of them. She didn't want to be horrible to them but she felt like an empty void was controlling her life. This was the Tenth job shed had this year and each one seemed to get worse and worse.
She shut her eyes for a second trying to shut her miserable world out. A tear fell from her eye but she brushed it away quickly. Then she heard a light tapping noise. She looked up startled... it was coming from the computer... The man she had dreamt about every night for the last year was staring back at her … Brown Hair...Brown Eyes … the pin striped suit and long beige coat … It was him …. He had something in his hand …. Donna had never seen it before … it was like a silver pen with a blue light shinning from it …. "Owww "Donna yelled grabbing hold of her head. Jake who had been walking past Donna stopped "shouldn't think banging your head on the table helped did it … its him." he mocked and he continued to walk. "It's not the desk … it always happens when …" she glanced at the computer screen … he was gone. "When I think of him." she continued sadly. But who was he … why did she always think about him … * "John smith nice to meet you Donna. " "Mr Smith was just leaving." …. "Right urm Donna ill be off then." … "Yeah cya." * She turned her chair towards the window now feeling quite sick "John Smith "she muttered to herself. "He came to our house … he was ..." she sighed it was no use her head felt like it was being cut into shreds. She clicked print. Collected her stuff and packed it inside her bag, and headed towards the door, handing her resignation in at the reception. "I QUIT." she muttered quite pleased with her self. She strutted out the door but soon began to run … tears welling up in her eyes … what is wrong with me … she unlocked her car... shoved her bag .. Inside and got into the car.
Her legs felt like jelly and her hands were shaking uncontrollably .She started the car , and drove out of the car park , soon faced with a massive traffic queue . She felt as if someone was desperately trying to punish her and keep her away from her home. She hit her head against the wheel causing the horn to sound several times. "Get me out of this hell." she yelled banging her head against the wheel again. Then she looked up suddenly she heard a tapping noise from outside … Her heart pounded but when she looked up it wasn't him … it was a young black women with shoulder length hair, beaming at her happily. Donna wound down the window. "Do you need directions? " Donna muttered staring at the Women blankly as if she was invisible. "Blimey Donna you always were a little joker weren't you …? I couldn't believe it when I saw you … it's been … ages … how life has been after well you know the …" she frowned spotting the expression on Donnas face and decided not to continue. * "oooh who's the lucky man." … "What?" "She's engaged you dumbo!" … "Tom he's called Tom." * "Donna is you okay?" the women asked worriedly. " Martha we've got to go … " The man called from behind Martha . " oh … well anyway Donna it was great to see you again … and thanks again for coming to the wedding … look if you ever need to talk about well you know him … I know what you're going through .. Here's my number just call any time any day. "Martha whispered and smiled enthusiastically at Donna. The traffic jam began to clear and as Donna drove off she waved at Martha … because even though she had no idea who she was she had seemed like a lovely person, and after all it's rude isn't it?
She pulled up outside the house she had spent her whole life in. She stepped out of the car and locked it. Walking up the pathway she reached into her coat pocket … a sharp burning sensation took over her fingers, she pulled her hand out like a rocket, pulling out the keys quickly. She gasped one of the keys, a small silver key was shinning as if the sun was only shinning on that key. Donna looked up Weird she thought to herself there s no sun. She pushed her key inside the door and rushed inside hoping to go unnoticed. She avoided touching the small silver key and instead grabbed the key ring, shoving the keys into her pocket she then took of her coat and placed it on the banister and anxiously started to climb the stairs, she wrapped her hand around her head and sat at the bottom of the stairs. She just needed a minute and she would be fine.
"Donna is that you? … "A loud voice boomed from the kitchen. Great she thought to herself just what I need. Donnas Mother Sylvia Noble came out of the kitchen at great speed. "Well what are you doing sitting there? Not come home sick again have you …? Well I hope not Donna for your sake … im going to take you to the GP again … I know you don't like me interfering with your life but If I didn't … you d be … " she yelled gasping at Donna who was still sitting on the stairs . " An emotional wreck … yeah whatever mum ive heard it all before and if I could afford it … I wouldn't even live here …." she muttered twisting her hair around her finger. "Donna ..? Love is that you? "Donna smiled it was the sweet voice of her Granddad god knows what she d do without him. Now both her mum and granddad were standing over her one with an angry expression the other with a worried expression. She sighed "I quit." she glared at Sylvia waiting for her to explode. But she just sighed "Donna I honestly don't know what to do with you any more that's the eighth time this year … I find you all these good jobs that anyone in their right mind would love to have." Donna started to walk up the stairs "Well im not in my right mind am I? "She yelled back as she reached the top of the stairs and turned into her bedroom. "DONN…" Sylvia yelled Wilfred put his arm on her shoulder "leave her love." he said sadly. "What else can we do …she needs help." Sylvia cried turning to her father tears in her eyes. "You know who she needs …" he sighed pulling her in tightly for a hug. "No … he isn't ever coming back into this house … it's his entire fault … if she had …."She cried tears falling from her face.
Donna had collapsed on her bed and fell into a deep sleep as soon as her head had touched the pillow.
(6 hours later time: 07.56 pm)
*she could see a girl … she had blonde hair … "He thought you were brilliant …" Then it was the man … Brown hair … brown eyes... "What was her name?" then she replied. "I don't know." the blonde women were bending over her. "She said two words … she told me to warn you … … BAD WOLF." * Donnas body began to shake uncontrollably but she wanted to remember more even if it was going to kill her … these people knew her... she knew them she must have done at some point …right? * "Because if it's in your head and if it's in your head it's in mine." The man looked sad did he know something? What was happening? When did all of this happen? It was him again the man in his brown pin striped suit, in a room surrounded by books … a library perhaps? He turned to her again "oh im pretty boy! … Me pretty? "Now they were somewhere else a room covered with ribbons and a crystal ball was on the table and he asked her again the same question as before "Donna. What was her name? Donna? " *
"Donna? " Wilfred whispered pushing a bit of hair out of Donna's eye and putting something wet and cold on her head. She opened her eyes slowly and glanced around. "Gramps? "She croaked. "Its okay love ... im here you just had another seire and im using this towel to get your temperature down … your mother said to take you to see the …DOC .. GP but I said it wouldn't be a good idea not yet... you know why you don't..? "He muttered sadly sitting at the end of Donna's bed. " Because everyone thinks im mad … "she sighed "oh love your in your clothes again … "he muttered. Donna rolled her eyes and tried to sit up. Wilfred shoke his head and she glared up at the ceiling. "Gramps …John Smith … what does he I mean does he have Brown…Hai..." Wilfred stood up suddenly and went to stand by the window his back to Donna. "I don't know who you're talking about." He muttered his hand clenched round his chin. "You do gramps … he came here didn't he about a year ago … before all my illnesses started ... he was skinny with brown hair and big lovely brown eyes …" she smiled she eyes started to water. "No I don't remember him at all love." "Come on you know him gramps I know you know who he is …" she laughed. Wilfred gasped and went to pull the curtains shut. …" NO." Donna yelled. He stopped dead in his tracks. " sorry its just … well I dunno but I love looking at the stars it makes me feel important … sorry its stupid … forget I said …any" Sylvia walked into the room " half past eight young lady and your in bed like some toddler … " she wondered over to the bed and grabbed donnas hand to pull her out " come on up you get your looking in that newspaper for a new job …" " get off mum ." she muttered turning away from her mother . " Sylvia she just had another...seiz..." he began but Donna interrupted. "Just leave me alone all of you okay … "she yelled pulling the covers off her and rushing towards the door crying. "What's wrong with her I wish she would just accept this is her life … she's better off with us ..." Sylvia bellowed " no love she was better off with him and you know it … he showed her things we couldn't ever start to believe and he looked after her ." Wilfred muttered looking out of the window sadly. Sylvia twisted her mouth in anger "he didn't look after her though did he ...? Or she wouldn't be in this state now … it's all his fault... All of it … "she growled. "She's been remembering him for ages …. Having all these dreams and everything ..." he sighed pulling at the curtains. Sylvia walked over and shut them "it's you and your stories … jogged her memory if you didn't say anything she wouldn't have remembered like he said …or do you want Donna do die dad eh? "
She sat down on the bed. He shook his head sadly "you know I wouldn't ever want her to come to any harm." he sighed turning away from her. She glanced at the notebook besides Donna's bed... Wilfred wasn't looking. She flicked the book open and glanced at the page in front of her shocked to her skin at the writing in front of her. 24th December 2006 Omg today was like something out of a dream , I dunno but me and lance where going to get married and then I got teleported into The Doctors TARDIS spaceship thing and that's when everything changed … he took me to the beginning of the universe .. you know the Big bang and all that … yeah he's amazing he saved my life … on the downside it turned out lance didn't even love me and he died … but he deserves to have … okay well maybe he didn't … and then well I better say what the Doctor looks like hadn't I not that im ever gonna forget today .. Not in a million years … I mean who forgets seeing a giant spider called urm what was it oh yeah the racnoss. and the doctor well he's alien too … two hearts he's a time lord but you wouldn't ever be able to tell cos well he's tall , skinny , brown hair and brown eyes and he was wearing like a brown pinstriped suit … he said did I want to come with him but I decided no … its not really my kinda thing is it … and mum would go spare … blimey today has been mad … but good mad … Sylvia gasped
" what love what is it ? Oh no you shouldn't be reading that …" Wilfred muttered rushing over to his daughter and grabbing Donna's diary from her. " flick a couple of pages please dad this is important ." she cried January 18th 2008 alright so I missed out a year but who cares it was boring away and today like every other day im desperate to find the doctor … how stupid was I letting him go ? Anyway im investigating this new diet company today and who knows maybe he will show up anyway gotta dash. "Why didn't we think about a diary." he sighed putting back on the bedside table. "Because Donna isn't the type of girl who can manage to keep a diary up ... "Sylvia sighed. "What are you two looking at? " donnas voice filled the room . They both looked up. "Oh Donna we are so sorry ..." Wilfred mumbled handing her back the diary. "What for … it's just an empty notebook." she laughed putting the notebook back "but it does have writing ..." Sylvia whispered, showing Donna the page "no there isn't anything there oh okay it says your mum has complety lost the plot." she laughed showing it to her mum. Sylvia gasped " but It didn't say that a minute ago ." yeah well it showed you what you wanted to see like physic powers or something anyway I saw this girl today she was called urm Martha I think yeah that's it .." Donna said sitting down on the bed next to Sylvia. Wilfred's eyes widened in fright. "Just a coincidence." Sylvia mimed to him. "She said id been to her wedding but the thing is I don't even know who she is." Donna sighed glancing around her room. "Well maybe she got you mixed up with someone else. " Wilfred sighed thoughtfully. "Nah she knew me you know like we d been friends for years she knew my name." she cried sadly " you didn't go to any wedding … we didn't go ." her mums voice sounded desperate and was a quiet whisper , that Donna found unsettling . She closed her eyes to shut out everything.