An Unforseen Fate

Chapter 1: A Night in the Jundland Wastes

It had been a long day of working at the cantina and I was exhausted. My shift began early in the morning and I had to take over for a coworker who had to leave early. I was so tired that I was barely able to get into my speeder.

I got in and collapsed in the driver's seat. I leaned back and looked up at the sky. The suns were already setting which gave the sky a nice orange glow to it. When I first moved to Tatooine the sight was breathtaking as I had never seen two suns before but over the years the sight became a normal part of everyday life. It no longer amazed me but it was still pretty like every sunset was.

The planet of Tatooine was very different from my home planet of Naboo. It was different in every way and I had quite the culture shock when I first arrived but I quickly adjusted. I had to. I couldn't stay at home any longer and this was the most remote place I could think of to travel to. It would make a perfect place to call home for someone like me. My family would never come looking for me here.

With a sigh I started up my speeder and began the trip back home. My home looked like every other home, just smaller than most. I didn't need much. It was good enough for me. When I got home I parked my speeder and jumped out. I should have gotten something to eat, even if it was just a snack but I was too tired. All I wanted to do was get in bed and so I did. I didn't even change clothes. I kicked off my shoes and collapsed on my bed and the moment my head hit the pillow I was out like a light.

The next morning was my day off so I didn't rush to get up. I had been up on my feet for the entire day so my legs were absolutely killing me. Getting out of my bed was a struggle but I managed because my stomach was howling for food. I dragged my feet as I walked to the kitchen where I prepared myself a simple breakfast.

After eating I was beginning to feel more like myself so I decided to go off to the market. I had to get some more food and decided to treat myself with some new fabric to make clothes. I never saw anything I liked so I just made my own clothing.

After washing the dishes I went to freshen up and get dressed and when I was ready I grabbed my dirty, ragged bag, hopped in my speeder and took off to the market. It was busy as usual with people from all over coming to buy and sell a variety of goods. I ignored most of the vendors and went to the usual stalls where I bought goods. The sellers knew me well at this point so they already had the goods prepared for me.

I bought the fabric that I needed and as I closed my bag I began to walk away. I struggled for a bit as my bag refused to close and because I wasn't watching where I was going I walked right into someone. It caught me off guard and I fell to the ground. My bag opened and its contents scattered in the sand. "Oh, shoot! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to run into you!" I said quickly and scrambled to collect my goods.

"Oh, it's quite alright." I heard a kind voice say from up above. The voice sounded sweet and gentle. It was completely different from everyone else who lived on this planet.

As I reached for the last item that fell from my bag my hand brushed against this stranger's hand who I had run into. I blushed at the contact and looked up at him. He was a handsome man who appeared to be in his late thirties. He had golden hair and bright blue eyes and a very friendly smile. He looked charming. He picked up the last item and offered it to me.

"T-Thank you..." I hated that my voice trembled at the sight of this man but I was not expecting someone so good-looking to be here in the market.

I took the item from him, got to my feet and stuffed it in my bag which I made sure was shut securely this time. The whole time I did my best to hide the blush that I could feel forming on my face but I sensed that he had already seen it. I hoped that he thought my red face was due to the hot sun and not because of my attraction to him.