Lillibet - A Star Wars story

Like a Dream

Lillibet was awaken by a loud noise. She slowly sat up in her bed, rubbing her eyes. There was a blinding, white light invading her room from her balcony, right across from her. She couldn't make what it was. But it was loud and bright, and she felt drawn to it. Not leaving her eyes from the balcony door for one second, mesmerized by it, she pushed the covers away. Her bare feet touched the unexpectedly cold floor. Step by step, she reached the door and opened it. The strong wave of the cool air almost knocked her back. But she was strong. And determined to get answers. She moved forward.

What... Is that? She thought. It looked like nothing she had seen before, but if she had to describe it somehow, she'd say it looked like some kind of airplane, without the wings. Or some kind of car that could fly, without an aid. She blinked to adjust her eyes to the brightness.

Suddenly, there was heard a loud crack, like a mechanic door opening. Sure enough, a gate was lowered, reveling a man. He was slim and tall, his ginger hair contrasting with his black, severe outfit. She took a step closer, intrigued.

The man lifted his arm towards her. The move in itself looked aggressive, but his eyes told a different story. With a gentle wave, Lillibet lost consciousness. Her body was not that of an alive human being any more, but rather looked more like a heavy sack, hostage to the gravity pull. She started dropping, but before her body reached half way, she was raised. Her white nightgown floating peacefully in the raging air.

The mysterious man moved his arm again, pulling it to himself. Lillibet, as if she were under total control of that strong arm, flew majestically to him.

In that moment, her mother appeared in her room. She had been screaming her name, but nothing had reached Lillibet's ears. She arrived too late to save her, but soon enough to watch her daughter's floating, still body fly into the ship, and it's door closing behind it. She fell on her back, when the ship started again, moving with a speed faster than the one the human eye could perceive.