Chapter 2: The River runs cold...
At the very same time, on 51st century Earth, River Song was returning from a very long and eventful day. Firstly, she had been forced to flee her home in the city as the law finally caught up to her and now she's living in her isolated countryside cottage, shut off from everyone. Next, she was fired from her job due to not being there for so long and to top that off, she had a fallout with her four friends- Anita, Proper Dave, Other Dave and Miss Evangelista for not defending her when she was fired... What a bad day she was having.
She closed the front door, took her shoes off and made her way to the sofa. Tears were forming in her eyes, why must it all happen today, the day she returns to the city? She just wanted a shoulder to cry on, a voice of understanding. She could cope with a lot, but not all at once and on her own. No matter how hard she tried to shut it out, it made her feel worse.
River curled up on the sofa with a cushion on her lap, she sat in complete darkness sobbing. At least, here she could release all of the emotions she tries to hide from everyone else.
After a long while, River stopped sobbing and drew a deep breath. She stood and walked to the kitchen and made some coffee, to take her mind off of things for a little while. When she returned to the living room, she turned on the high-tech radio next to the sofa and the song that was playing was 'Haven't met you Yet.' by Michael Buble. It made her think of him as she listened to the words.
I'm not surprised, not everything lasts
I've broken my heart so many times, I've stopped keeping track
Talk myself in, I talk myself out
I get all worked up, and then I let myself down
I tried so very hard not to lose it
I came up with a million excuses
I thought I thought of every possibility
She sat on the sofa again by the radio remembering everything she'd been through with him. She took a sip of coffee and listened some more, what a coincidence that this song would play on the day she misses him the most...
And I know someday it'll all turn out
You'll make me work, so we can work, to work it out
Promise you kid, I'll give so much more than I get
Mmmmm
I just haven't met you yet
River remembered all of the running they've done, all of the places they've been, everything they've seen...
I might have to wait, I'll never give up
I guess its half timin' and the other half's luck
Wherever you are, whenever it's right
You'll come out of nowhere and into my life
She sat still, this song felt as if it was describing her life with him, the most complex thing in the universe. Time froze around her as the song was still playing and echoing around the room.
And I know that we can be so amazing
And baby, your love is gonna change me
Now I can see every possibility
And I know somehow it'll all turn out
You'll make me work so we can work to work it out
Promise you kid, I'll give so much more than I get
Mmmmm
I just haven't met you yet
River wondered if he would ever speak to her again, it's been so long since she'd last seen him. She has been preoccupied with 'other business' but, now she has no job or friends to visit. She remained alert, just in case the noise of the TARDIS would whistle through the wind once more although; she was still focussing on the song.
They say all's fair in love and war
But I won't need to fight it, we'll get it right and we'll be united
...
And I know that we can be so amazing
And being in your life is gonna change me
And now I can see every single possibility
And someday it'll all turn out
And I'll work to work it out
Promise you kid... I'll give more than I get
Than I get, than I get, than I get
Oh, you know it'll all turn out
And you'll make me work so we can work to work it out
Promise you kid I'll give so much more than I get
Yeah,
I just haven't met you yet
...
As the song started to finish, River still sat thinking about him and the tears began to flow again, why must their relationship be so complicated? She blames herself...
All of the songs that were playing made her feel more and more depressed, guilty and lonely. She turned the volume down, not off as she couldn't bear the silence and she wasn't in the mood for television. "I need you to mend my broken heart, my Doctor." River sobbed. She looked out of the window and up at the stars hoping that he would show up.
The night just dragged on, and River was sitting on the sofa again with the radio playing quietly in the background. Now the song that was playing was 'Rule the World' by Take That.
River picked up her blue diary from the coffee table and her fingers traced the pattern of the TARDIS on the front cover. She smiled faintly as she thought of him again. She opened it and flicked through the pages. She let out a sigh. "Where are you? I need you..." she whispered.
The pitter-patter of raindrops on the window grew louder as the rain grew heavier; it was almost as if the sky was crying for River. She looked out of the window again to see the rain splash on the pavement, in the pond and on the grass in her back garden. It saves her the trouble of watering her plants for now. The rain was so heavy that she couldn't hear the radio anymore, just the splashing of millions of water droplets.
She still tried to listen out for the TARDIS, but nothing and she slowly began losing hope. The one day she needs him the most, he's nowhere...
River sighed as she went to wash out her mug that had the coffee in. Just then, a faint ringing was being muffled by the radio, the rainwater and the tap water. It was the phone and the person calling refused to hang up until they got an answer...
A/N: If you have watched my video that I put a link to in Chapter 1 then you'll notice that the song in it is different to the one that I wrote the lyrics for in this chapter and that is because I feel that both songs suit the Doctor and River really well.