So I decided to completely revamp this thing, changing points of view and adding a few things, starting with a completely new prologue. I made just a quick glimpse into Lyn's past before the Doctor meets her.
Prologue
Crying silently. I mean children cry because they want attention. 'Cause they're hurt or afraid. When they cry silently it's 'cause they just can't stop. ~ The Doctor (The Beast Below, Season 5, Episode 2)
The little girl clutched tighter at the angel her grandmother had given her. Tears streamed from her eyes and it was hard to breathe because she was trying not to be heard. No one wants to hear you cry, she thought to herself, no one cares. This thought caused a new barrage of tears to burn her throat and eyes. Her parents had been fighting again. They rarely fought with her, mainly because she had learned when to stay out of the way, but she really just couldn't take the yelling anymore. It's not fair. I didn't do anything wrong.
But she had. She knew it was her fault they were always angry. She was hungry, but she didn't dare ask because she knew they couldn't afford it. She never dare ask for anything new. Not anything. They would always get mad at each other when she asked. She always tried to be good and do her best in school, but she was never good enough. Even her perfect test scores and advanced classes didn't make them happy.
This time, things had escalated way too quickly. Dad was yelling. Mom overreacted. They both got more angry. Doors slammed. Things broke. The girl, Lyn, hid in her room in the dark, pretending to be asleep. She cried silently into her pillow holding the little wooden angel her grandmother had sent her this morning as a ninth birthday present to her chest.
Please, she thought, Please save me. Please make it stop. Please take me away. She didn't know who she was talking to; the angel, her grandmother, or the universe in general. She just wanted it all to stop.
That night, just like many others, eight- No. Nine today- year old Lyn Tharen cried herself to sleep.
There's your new intro. I hope it was enough to get you to hit Next Chapter. I appreciate all of you already for making it this far.