Alicia
So I started thinking about those places I'm not used to being touched.
If you think about it you don't really get touched in many places at all. People pass you by but you only really get touched on your arms.
Yeah you get a hug or few but otherwise, that's it. And it's not like those hugs are skin to skin.
School is open.
Next after much thought the Doctor said he thought we could start on me.
The rules were the same, we weren't having sex just getting used to our bodies.
We were going to be looking at my top this time and if I admit it I haven't really paid much attention to me myself.
I never felt the need to.
For some reason a massive mirror appeared in the bedroom and I just looked at my naked body.
It was so strange seeing what I looked like underneath my clothes.
I touched a birth mark on my belly.
Then I thought shouldn't I know what my body feels like before I let someone else touch it?
I know it's a bit late for that but I started stroking my body.
I felt how thin I was and poked each of my ribs and then the muscles in my torso.
I decided I'm not dangerously thin and I was quite pleased that I could see a few abs.
I don't have big breasts but Martha had assured me they were normal long ago.
Looking at them now I could tell there was a slight size difference. Not big enough to notice with my clothes on.
the Doctor joined me by the mirror.
"So what do you think?"
I was unsure how to answer his question.
"If you mean am I happy with how I look then yes."
He smiled. That's good then.
I noticed the scars on my arms. I hadn't thought about them in years. They've faded almost completely by now. With the Doctor's DNA part of mine now they should be gone soon.
"I wish I'd never made those scars."
"It's my fault. I should have been paying more attention to you."
"Oh well, they'll be gone soon enough along with the reasons they're there."
I sighed. The Doctor looked confused.
"What do you mean?"
"If Abigail taught us anything it's that we should be paying attention to each other. Clman said the same thing all those years ago.
And you know as well as I do we have powers we've been ignoring."
I stroked my scars thoughtfully.
"You're right. Perhaps we should be letting each other know what we're thinking.