Something I Can Never Have

Nate and I sit silently. I want to try to start a conversation but nothing comes to mind. I take a bite out of my lemon cake looking down at the table. Before I got here I felt like I had so much to tell him. I just didn't realize they were things I needed to tell myself.



I hear a rumbling above us. I put my hand over my lightsaber because the force was telling me to. The door to the cafe opens quickly. Everyone there ran out the Emergency Exit except for Nate and I.



"Grievous!" Nate shouts.



I lunge on top of the table my lightsaber in hand. General Grievous pulls out his green lightsaber and his blue one. Nate pulls out a small gun and shoots it at the General. He moves the green saber in front of his face. It boomerangs over to Nate. My Uncle ducks his head as fast as he can. My lightsaber collapses against General Grievous's saber. Sweat is dripping from my face. I push my saber against his harder and pull up Nate as fast as I can, I take the gun from Nate's hand and shoot it at Grievous's heart. It was good enough for him to die, they could still get him a new one.

Nate and I rush outside as fast as we can and hop into his speeder.

"GO!" I yell.

Nate nods his head to me and we're out of sight before Griveous can follow us.

TBC

Much Like Falling

The young man nods.
He puts his palms onto my cheeks where they used to stay all the time and kissed my lips.
I gasp at him, anger overflowing.
“Like I said I’ll wait for you.” Jamin tell me.
I shove him away.
Jamin was my boyfriend before I left to be a Jedi. I broke up with him because of the distance apart.
He promised me he would wait for me. He was just too stupid to realize it was basically illegal me to fall in love. Even though technically I never was in love with him. I thought I loved him for a short time but I really didn’t. I didn’t even have the heart to tell him I didn’t love him. Young love is never true. Ever! I don’t believe in true love if you’re younger than nineteen.
“I DON’T LOVE YOU! I NEVER DID JAMIN! I NEVER WILL! YOU MADE ME LIVE A LIE! A BLOODY LIE! YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE IN LOVE! YOU WEREN’T! I CAN’T HAVE A TRUE LOVE! ESPECIALLY NOT WITH YOU! THIS IS AGAINST THE RULES! I CAN’T LOVE YOU! I WON’T LOVE YOU!” I spit.
Jamin looks hurt. This was in powering.
I stare at him with anger.
“All this time…. You hated me?” He asks.
“I never loved you!” I calm myself. “That doesn’t mean I hate you. I just want you to leave me alone. I can’t handle having you in my life.”
Jamin nods and slams the hotel door. I sigh with relief. I grab my holo as fast as I can.
“Chester!?” I shout.
“Hi…” He whispers.
“AH IT’S SO GOOD TO HEAR YOUR VOICE!” I shout with glee.
He giggles at me. “It’s only me. I got to visit my other best friends today.”
“Who?” I ask him.
“Brad, Rob, Phoenix and Joe.” Chester tells me.
“Cool.”
“Are you alright?” He asks.
I nod my head fast. “Yeah. Yeah. I’m fine.”
“No you’re not.” He says.
“How’d you know?” I whisper, tears appearing for some reason.
“Come on what’s wrong?” Chester asks me again.
“I don’t want to talk about it.”
Chester rolls his eyes. “Okay, if you say so.” He says with a giggle.

-

I rush over to the phone next to my bed.
“Nate?” I ask.
“Yeah?” Says my Uncle Nate.
“I’m ready to meet you at the café.” I say in almost an demanding tone.
“Okay, see you there.” He tells me.
TBC