Thrills
Chapter Three: Whiplash
Aha! The bit I got my idea from!
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Where were the toilets? The Doctor was worried about Rose as he waited for her to return. She'd been gone nearly fifteen minutes. If she was lost it would take forever to find her …
He was just thinking of going to look when a young woman with blond hair hurried towards him.
"Where have you been?" he cried.
Rose was laughing as she grabbed his hand.
"I couldn't find the toilets, but that doesn't matter – look what I found!"
She let go of his hand, leaving something in it. It was a small plastic disc.
"It's a dodgem token! I just found it lying in the grass, we get a free go!"
"Wow! Where are the dodgems, then?"
"They're just down here, come on -"
Rose pulled the Doctor through all of the people – no easy feat – until they reached the dodgems, where people of all ages were driving small cars into each other.
Rose was itching to get on them. The last time she'd been on dodgems was with Mickey.
As soon as the 'time up' noise sounded, Rose rushed to get a car. She clutched the steering wheel.
"Are you buying your own or d'you wanna come in with me?" she called across to the Doctor.
"I'll come in with you, if that's alright. It's your money I'm saving!"
"Get in, then!"
The Doctor sat next to Rose, and they waited excitedly to get started.
"Who's driving?" Rose asked.
"I honestly don't mind. Whoever."
"Tell you what – you can. But if you start driving like a girl I'm taking over, right?"
But there was no time to reply as the car shot into action. It was two seconds later when they got their first bump from a young boy with a mess of red hair. The Doctor jerked the steering wheel round and hit him again.
"How anyone can like driving on the road when you could go on these? You humans!"
He was a wicked driver, Rose thought, as they sped after (and into) other cars. Once or twice he went the wrong way round the track, causing the attendant to yell at him. He generally ignored these outbursts, driving on with that all too familiar manic grin on his handsome face. Anyone who didn't know him would probably think he was insane.
Maybe he was just a little bit.
Every bump Rose's side received caused Rose herself to fall into the Doctor. She quite enjoyed the sensation, but was always quick to straighten up again. Not that this really mattered – it was a tight squeeze for two adults in the car. The side of Rose that was pressed against the Doctor was comfortably warm, so that when she got out of the car she was chillier than ever.
"I think I've got whiplash," the Doctor moaned, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Yeah, same here!"
It was amazing how much darker the sky had grown in just a few short minutes. A few stars were appearing, and the new sky brought with it a new breeze that made Rose shiver a little bit as her hair was whipped into her face.
"Are you cold?"
"No!" Rose lied through chattering teeth.
"Yeah, so am I … there's nowhere to go inside, is there? Come here -" The Doctor put his arm around Rose, who instantly felt warmer, but more inside than anywhere else. "Shall we go for something to eat?"
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