Remembering the Forgotten [2] (The Parallel Series) ✓

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This episode is probably one of the ones I hate/enjoy the most because it just shows how much the Doctor hides. From my memory, he never mentions being scared before/It's very rare. so I found it quite horrifying in how desperate he sounded. Props to David Tennant's acting in this episode because it's brilliant!

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"I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do." Rita repeatedly paced around her room, Martha sitting on her bed trying to help the confused Time Lady.

"Stone!" Martha shouted making the Time Lady stop in her tracks. "Why are you so worried?"

"You saw what happened last night?" She asked continuing to pace around shaking her head. "I can't Martha."

"Can't what?" She asked resting her chin in her hand.

"Do that, I just. I've never had a 'proper relationship' before." She explained to the confused woman. "Of course I was forced to marry but I never- well you know." She looked at her.

"Loved them?"

"Yeah that," She waved a hand at the woman not even able to look at her in reply as she continued to pace the room. "There is no way I can, not with him."

"You say it as if it's a bad thing." Martha raised a brow.

"Well it is... but it isn't." She then groaned slumping into the spinning chair next to her desk which had been cleared now scattering new pieces of paper all over it.

"Why isn't it?" Martha frowned.

"I- I can't discuss this, I'm sorry Martha but I can't, I don't- you know and I most likely never will." Martha raised her brows at the Time Lady not believing a word. "He's my best friend!" She protested running a hand down her face. "Even if I did- which I don't." She gave the woman a pointed look telling her to not even go there. "He clearly is just playing a joke on me." She groaned once again spinning around in the chair out of comfort. "I'm sorry for taking up your time Martha."

"It's completely fine Stone, it isn't like you can go to the Doctor about this and there isn't anybody else"

"Well, there is that." She sighed standing up. "Has he spoken to you about it though?" Rita asked not able to hold back the itching question.

"I mentioned you earlier and he froze in place not moving for a good five minutes."

"Great." Rita threw her head back pacing her room once more. "Can't even hear my own name without freezing up."

"Oh, you two will sort it out. Talk to him about it."

"No way." Rita shook her head gesturing with her arms for emphasis. "That is the last thing I want to do because if I do that it will become twenty-one questions and I will end up saying something I didn't want to say and it will be a complete disaster."

"So you're going to ignore it then?" Martha asked as it if wasn't the best thing to do.

"If he doesn't mention it then neither will I." She shrugged.

"How long will that last for?" Martha asked standing up from the bed.

"As long as it needs to last," Rita replied. "One day I may tell him why I ran off, or I might not."