Always In My Head

Chapter 11

A strong smell of smoke entered Sofie's lungs, noises of distress also seeped into her recently reunited family's house.

She felt her heart almost stop.

Numerous scenarios ran through her mind. Was Hux going to burn down the village with her in it?

What about her recently found family?

Either way, she knew that she had to act quickly.

"Leti," Sofie started, having barely stepped inside the house. "Leti, we need to leave."

Leti looked back at her with wide eyes and glanced back into the house where her mother and their other sibling was. Sofie gulped. Was she hesitant?

"I don't think we're going to leave." Leti told Sofie, fear in her eyes.

Concerned, Sofie tried to step past Leti into the house, but was stopped by someone grabbing her arm behind her.

She looked back and was greeted by a concerned Hux. It stopped Sofie in her tracks, she had never seen him so anxious.

"I'll make sure they get out of here safe Sofie," Hux motioned towards the inside of the house and then pulled her outside.

"Ren just contacted me and instructed me to burn down this village. He also told me that he's beginning what we have been calling the 'beginning of the end'." Hux said in a hushed voice. Sofie looked at him in disbelief.

"You're obeying his orders? And what do you mean 'beginning of the end'?" Sofie asked.

" Mortis ," Hux said quietly. "Ren must have found the Sith holocron. He wants to use it to harness the power of Mortis." Sofie saw a wave of rage go across Hux's face.

"It's an unfair advantage," Hux stated. He looked at Sofie intensely but she avoided his eyes.

"I don't understand why you're telling me this. We're enemies," Sofie rubbed her arms anxiously. A small part of her gut warned that despite his words, Hux still couldn't be trusted.

"I've been watching and working with Ren for years. He slips constantly, you've seen this too," Hux said seriously, "He slips because he cares about family too much."

Sofie eyed Hux curiously. She reflected on the times she had seen Ren slip. When combined with Hux's experiences, maybe his words had some truth.

"You need to catch him in a weak moment and finish him off," Hux said bluntly, "it's the best thing for both of us, Sofie."

Sofie gulped, her heart aching at the thought of taking advantage of someone like that.

"What if he turns completely to the light?" Sofie asked Hux.

Hux laughed.

"He wouldn't be able to live with himself after a failure like that," he said seriously. Sofie frowned.

"Please, go stop him," Hux put his arm out.

"I need to help my family first," Sofie said, beginning to walk back into the house that Hux had pulled her out of.

"I said I would take care of it," Hux said, grabbing her once again.

"Hux, I appreciate your tip on Ren but this—" Sofie began to explain her reasoning but was cut off by Hux.

"I've. Got. It," Hux said slowly. Sofie felt a chill run through her body and she froze.

She felt tears bubbling on her eyelids.