In which -
EVERLEIGH ELIAS is abducted by a goofy alien with two hearts and an insatiable need to save others - who happens to know her like the back of his hand.
[ Doctor Who S1-onwards ]
[ The Doctor x female oc ]
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Chapter One:
Stranger Danger
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EVERLEIGH HAD NEVER BEEN A PEOPLE PERSON.
Her peers would always question why she preferred to sit at home, with her curtains drawn in the middle of the day, watching movies or reading books rather than going out; socializing, and partying. And her answer was always the same.
"Why on earth would I want to stand in an overcrowded room - sweaty, claustrophobic and uncomfortable when I could watch Chris freakin' Hemsworth on my TV screen from the comfort of my bed whilst stuffing my face with junk food?"
This resulted in her not having many friends. Okay, that's a lie. No friends, no friends at all. Not that Everleigh minded though, she preferred it that way. It's easier when you're on your own, she says. No hassle, no betrayal. Even as a child, she hated other people. Just the thought of having to socialize made her feel physically nauseous.
Maybe this all started when her mum left. Everleigh had waited up until midnight so she could celebrate the beginning of her fifth birthday when the shouting began. Her parents were arguing, which wasn't a rare occurrence, so she hadn't thought anything of it at the time.
But when things started smashing, and their voices turned to screams of relentless fury, she began to worry. Within the flash of a second, the haunting sound of thumping footsteps and then the violent slam of a door echoed throughout the small house.
And then it was silent.
Newly-turned five-year-old Everleigh slipped out of bed, clutching her stuffed alien teddy to her chest for comfort and approached her bedroom window. Tentatively pushing aside the soft blue curtains, the little girl caught a glimpse of a woman practically sprinting away from the house with a suitcase before she swiftly got into a taxi.
She didn't even look back.
And that was it. The last time Everleigh saw her mother. It was from then on, that she stopped getting close to people - too afraid that she'd come to care for them and then they'd leave without so much as a goodbye. She lost all faith in humanity on her fifth birthday, you could say.
Everleigh's dad shortly fell into a state of depression after her mum left. Drinking was his only source of comfort and he soon forgot all about his five-year-old daughter, who was distraught by the sudden absence of her mother. One minute, he'd become easily agitated and snap at the frightened girl, or completely dismiss her existence the next.
