One Last Time

The Goodbye That Was Never Said

The doctor stood slowly, dashing back to the Tardis. Lucky for him, she had placed exactly what he needed on the floor just inside the doors. A beautiful bouquet of exotic flowers, from a planet he'd taken to her that held every tropical flower in the universe. He smiled softly at the memory, then returned to the grave and placed the bouquet on the sandy ground next to it.
"I'm sorry. I am so, so sorry." He said. "You had no right to die. It should've been me. And I didn't even get to say goodbye... I suppose I'll just have to say goodbye now." He crouched down by her grave, once again placing his hand on the top of it.
"Clara Oswin Oswald. You brought the light back into my eyes after losing someone so important to me. I've never given anyone a Tardis key so fast. I watched you die twice in one day. Remember that day, Clara? You died on Christmas. But you found your way back to me, Impossible Girl, like I always knew you would. But you can't now..." The doctor brushed a tear off his cheek. "And it was like something was pulling us together. And we were an unstoppable force. The doctor and Clara Oswald. Space and time. You saved me, Clara, so many times. I wouldn't even be here saying goodbye if it weren't for you." He chuckled softly, but it was a pained laugh. "I just- I just wish I could've saved you." His voice cracked. "And I'm sorry, Clara, that I couldn't."
                      THE END