Faded - A Luke Skywalker Fanfiction

The Lock

I woke feeling well rested, even more than the nights I slept in Luke's bed. I looked around to see my room, perfectly organized and spotless. Stepping out of my bed, I looked out the window to see the suns setting. What a beautiful sight. I walked out of my room to see Luke adjusting a picture frame on the wall with the whole room cleaned. It was the picture of my family, at least what it once was.

Luke looked over at me. "Oh, hey Kat. You doing alright?"

"Yeah," I sighed,"where did you find a new frame?"

"In a pile of stuff in the corner. I had to wipe the dust off."

I walked closer to the picture. The sight of my aunt and uncle who once loved me more than anything made me shiver. It's sad how much one person can love you but still not seem to care to go looking for your lost soul.

My grandparents on my mothers side.... they haven't been heard of even years before my parents' death. Do they even know I exist?

My cousins... we used to play and make up Force legends while pretending to be them.

Family friends... they did nothing besides take some valuables after the death. Awful.

My grandparents on my fathers side has forever been unknown. I never met them. I do remember my father mentioning one thing about them before we left for Alderaan,"my parents will not influence Katiara. They will be forever unknown." My mother replied with,"what we left behind will be found by her some day. That is if she makes it out alive."

"Their death was planned," I mumbled with realization.

"What?" Luke replied.

"I just realized... my parents' death was planned, but who were the murderers?"

"The bedroom," the force said.

I ran to the door to my parents' bedroom. It was locked.

"Luke, look for a key. It's locked."

"You mean this one I found in the picture frame?" He pulled the key out of his pocket. It had to be it.

Luke walked over and put the key in my hand, cupping his hand in mine.

"This is it," I said. I put the key in and turned.

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Hello! Sorry this chapter is short, but good news is I have the rest of the story planned out! Thanks for reading, xoxo.