♘ ??? ♞

             Being put on the spot always
             made Ella a bit nervous.
            Well, any more nervous she
             could possibly be in this situation.

           ”Bec—-ause….I know you. But you don’t seem to know me?
                Well, not you per-say…But the Doctor, Doctor—You don’t 
                                                                            recognize me at all?“

                                                A hint of hope at the end of her voice. 

         Oh, he knows now and she’s made a terrible
         mistake of letting her tongue loose on the
         subject matter of the Doctor. A laugh leaves
         Clever’s lips     it’s cold, full of no emotion.

                                                  ❝ The Doctor? If you want him to come out
                                                      and talk to you, darling, you’re going to
                                                      have to try a lot harder than that … and to
                                                      think he’s never even told you about me
                                                      I wonder how many secrets he actually
                                                      keeps from his friends. ❞