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''Rose Tyler I....'' and then he disappeared.

Rose clutched her stomach, loud sobs making her shake all over. At that very moment, she would have given anything just to vanish. The emotional pain she was enduring was much worse than any physical pain she could imagine.

Death, she thought, would be a blessing in disguise.

She turned to her family who were standing behind the land rover. Her mother, she noticed, also had tears spilling down her face. But then, she had Pete to comfort her. She was not alone.

Jackie dropped Pete's arms from round her shoulders and ran towards her daughter. Rose fell into her mother's arms, sobbing and shuddering. And then, her legs gave way.

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''Rose? Rosie?'' a voice drew her from her anguished sleep ''The zeppelin has just landed, we're in London. Do you want me to carry you to the car?''

Rose opened her eyes to see a concerned Mickey looking down at her. Good old Mickey. She had taken him for granted so much. She promised herself she would never do that again.

''Y-Yeah. That's great'' Rose could barely recognise the devastated croak that came out her mouth.

Mickey scooped her up, into his arms. He was saying something to her, but she couldn't hear him. Her eyes were pricking with tears of the thought that she was going to have to live life on the slow path again.

No more midnight stops in Rome, no pinstripe suit, no great hair, no running for you life. Just chips and Beans on Toast. And Eastenders. Of course, she didn't mind the Eastenders part so much.

''Get some more sleep, darling'' said her mum.

Rose realised that Mickey had made it to the than whilst she was still deep in thought. The car journey had been started quite a while ago and they only had another half hour of the journey left.

She looked round at her family. Jackie, Pete, Mickey and Jackie's bulging stomach. She owed it to give the slow path a go. She didn't have to get a shop job, she didn't even have to work! She could be a poor little rich girl. Naah.

She could carry on working for Torchwood, although it was inevitable that she wouldn't start working, let alone acting normal for quite a while. But she had her family, they would understand. They would help her become Rose Tyler again. And one day, maybe one day, she could find her doctor.

With that last thought, Rose fell back into a painless unconsciousness.

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Disclaimer: As much as I would love to, I do not own Doctor Who or any of the characters except Derek, Zeff, Alex, Ben, Nancy, Roisin, Aretha, Sydney, Eric and Brynn (I created this lot!). Doctor Who belongs to a small British media company called the BBC. Don't worry, I haven't heard of them either! (That was a joke!)