The next day, The Doctor and Max came together to start on their talent show project. They had both had ideas to do a musical performance. The Doctor could play pretty much any instrument, and Max, apparently, liked to sing every so often. She would take classes when she was a lot younger, before her dad went a bit mental.

"So, what can you play?" Max asked. The Doctor was testing his piano out.

"Pretty much anything, most recently I've been quite good at Baba O'Riley." He said.

"What's that" Max asked. The Doctor looked a bit surprised that she didn't know.

"What? You don't know? I would think that would be up your alley." The doctor said back. Max shrugged.

"Never heard of it. Can you play any other songs." She asked.

"What songs do you know?" He asked. Max thought about it. Her face suggested that she had drawn a blank.

"I have forgotten every song in existence." She said. The Doctor rolled his eyes.

"Oh great, how about Africa? That's a start." He said. Max shrugged.

"Alright." She said. The Doctor started to play. He was going along and Max got ready. As it was getting to the part where she would sing, she waved for the Doctor to stop.

"I can't do this." She said, sounding panicked.

"Why not?"

"To be honest, I'm scared of singing in front of people." Max confessed. The Doctor didn't seem that bothered by it.

"Oh, well that sucks. Is this going to be the part of the movie where I say something super inspirational?" He asked. Max didn't seem amused.

"Look, it's not funny. It's really hard." She said. The Doctor nodded.

"I'm sure. I have fears." He said. Max looked a bit surprised.

"You, really?"

"Yeah. I'm scared of Public speaking, long term relationships, and Daleks." He said.

"Well, I know two of those. You don't really seem to have a problem with public speaking." She said.

"I thank you for thinking that. But it's always been a trouble. I love saying things. I hate saying things in front of people. It's usually under a ton of stress when what I say could alter the survival of a species. It's pretty stressful." He said. Max looked enlightened almost.

"Wow, how do you deal with it?" She asked.

"I say whatever comes to mind. I let my brain do the talking. I never second guess what I say. That's why I hate texting. No one should read what they say before they say it. It gives too much opportunities to changing an original thought which leads to saying things that you would never say in real life." He explained. Max nodded, thinking about what he was saying.

"That was pretty damn inspirational." She said. The Doctor laughed a bit to himself.

"Like I say, first thing that comes to mind. It's like constant improv." He said. Max smiled and took a deep breath.

"Alright, I'm ready." She said. The Doctor nodded then started to play. Before they could get far, someone came in the room. It was an adult that the Doctor hadn't met before.

"Hey, I have a call for you." He said. The Doctor looked confused while Max looked at the Doctor expecting an answer.

"Who's calling me?" He asked.

"Someone named Chloe." He said. The Doctor was shocked.

"Who's Chloe?" Max asked. The Doctor quickly grabbed his cane.

"Where's the phone?" He asked. The guy started to walk away, so he quickly followed. Max came along to. The guy presented a phone to The Doctor. The Doctor quickly put it up to his ear.

"Hello?" He asked.

"Hi Doctor!" A familiar cheerful voice said on the other line. The Doctor smiled.

"Oh brilliant! It's great to hear you!" He said. Max looked a bit suspicious.

"How is it over there? They were talking about a talent show?" She asked.

"Yeah! Did you want to come?" He asked.

"Definitely! My dad and Kate are coming to!" She said. The Doctor smiled, then caught Max's face. She looked a bit concerned.

"Who is she?" Max asked. The Doctor put the phone in his shoulder.

"I'll explain later." He said. Then he put the phone back to his ear. "David and Kate? Sounds good."

"Yeah! We can't wait to see you! Dad's bringing a Pepsi." She said. The Doctor laughed to himself.

"Ah yes, the good old Pepsi." The Doctor said. Max laughed to herself as well, knowing how much the doctor liked Pepsi.

"Well, I have to go. Today is actually the last day of Sophomore year!" She said. The Doctor was shocked.

"Seriously? It went by fast." He exclaimed.

"It did! I'm sad you won't be here. Everyone here misses you." She said.

"No they don't." The Doctor said.

"What? What makes you think that?" Chloe asked.

"The only reason half of those people know me is because I left to come here. The other 48 percent didn't like me. The 2 percent is you and a few others." He said. Chloe sighed.

"Yeah, true. Sorry." She said.

"Your fine. I honestly don't think I need people." He said. Chloe laughed to herself.

"Still think you don't need friends eh?" She said.

"Not a chance." The Doctor laughed, looking at Max with a smile. She smiled back lightly.

"Anyway, gotta go. See you then!" She said. The Doctor hung up the phone. Max crossed her arms, expecting an explanation.

"Who was that?" She asked.

"A friend. She went to the high school I was at." He explained.

"Oh, what's her name?" Max asked, still suspicious.

"Chloe." He said.

"And were you two, you know, together?" She asked. The Doctor suddenly lost his smile. He went to stern look.

"No, she helped me through the pain of my leg. She was there when I thought you were dead." He said. Max looked angry.

"Don't you dare. What I went through was a million times worse, and you know it. The people here tried to convince me that the one person I actually thought helped me in my life wasn't real. Do you know what that's like? They actually almost convinced me. I truly thought that no one was there." She half yelled. The Doctor looked at her with an angry face. He didn't say anything for a while. Then, his face changed to a sympathetic sad face.

"I'm sorry. I really thought you were dead." He said quietly. Max looked a bit surprised at his reaction. She didn't say anything in response. She looked like she didn't know whether to be angry, sad, or both. She hadn't seen him look so sad before. It had a much more empathetic effect on Max then she expected. The Doctor took a deep breath.

"We should get back to the practice room. We only have a few days." He said. Max stuttered over her words a little bit, before eventually just nodding. The Doctor started to walk to the practice room with Max following close behind.