WHAT IS REAL

LII

Then came the years of torture at the hands of Palaptine. All of her heart became nothing but barren wasteland Tatooine had more moisture than Padme's heart. The seed of love stubbornly stayed through the windstorms, through the lightening blasts and through the mind numbing days of bodily torture. Nothing eased the pain she felt. Nothing brought a sprinkle of relief and yet she lived through it. Every second was pain yet Padme stayed. Anakin could not handle his pain so he needed to become someone else. Not Padme she fervently stayed until pain turned to blackness and she thought she was dead.

Slowly a tiny trickle of water seemed to splash on her still body as she lies beside the tiny seed in her garden. 1, 2, 3 drops at a time, but it was water none the less. She awoke to find Vader standing dropping water on her. The water ran from her down to the seed and a tiny bush sprouted. No flowers showed because the bush needed a gush of water and all it got was a few drops at time. Each drop was eaten up by the bush and a scrawny thing started shot out a leaf. Padme tried to make the thing grow into a big bush but Vader kept throwing salt on her efforts.

Vader watched what was happening to his love but as he was watching what was happening to her he did not realize that something else was happening behind him. A scrawny bone thin image was coming out of the darkness in his heart. The bars and chains that had held him seemed to melt off. Hollow eyes took in the sight of his beloved bending over her bush as Vader doused all he efforts and anger at Vader and love for Padme made muscles grow and he slowly moved closer so as not to alarm Vader.