Chapter 12

                                    

                                          
Rey POV
                          
My throat is sore. My cheeks are streaked with tears. My knees feel weak and now I know, everything I love gets taken away.
                          
I don't know how long it's been since Hux and the troopers took Ben away, but when Hux storms in again I jump and sprint towards the door. Hux isn't as strong as Kylo and I make it past him and into the corridor. I'm small enough to weave between the stormtroopers and quick enough to make sure I don't get caught. I run towards the escape pods but Phasma is already there.
                          
"Rey, I've been waiting for you," her metallic voice says through the chrome helmet of hers.
                          
"You're not just going to let me go are you," I say, looking around for a weapon to use in a fight. 
                          
To my surprise, Phasma's response is nothing of what I expected. "Actually, I am. Orders from Leader Hux say to let the scavenger go. Apparently you're of no use to us," she hands me my lightsaber and opens up one of the escape pods. Something's not right. I can feel it. If Hux thought I was of no use, he would've killed me by now.  Why keep me alive and send me off?
                          
I'm about to protest when two stormtroopers grab me the arms and shove me into the pod. The door closes behind me and I panic, not knowing whether this pod was safe or not. For all I know, it could be rigged and explode in space! But within seconds it's released and I'm struggling, trying to strap myself in so I don't turn to jelly as the pod falls through the atmosphere of Ahch-To  below.
                          
It falls and falls, gravity pulling it down quicker and quicker, and soon I swear we're going to crash but then the landing gear is out and I'm safe. I stumble out and look around. This is the complete other side of the island and I feel lost. Alone. Afraid.
                          
"Rey!" someone shouts out from behind me and I hear the soft this of footsteps running towards me. I turn around and see Finn and my heart swells.
                          
"Finn!" I run to him and we collide in a hug. I see Rose out of the corner of my eyes and she's smiling, but suppressing sadness and pain too. I then pull away from Finn only to be pulled into another hug from behind by Poe.
                          
"You're okay!" he exclaims. I feel his body tremble as he sobs onto my shoulder and I think about Ben. Oh my force, Ben. I pull away and panic again. "Rey, what's wrong?" Poe asks, concern rising in his tone.
                          
I look around frantically, my thoughts getting the better of me. "Where's Kylo?" I ask in a panic, repeating the words over and over again.
                          
"Rey, he's not here. You're safe now," Poe says comfortingly, his hands on my shoulders almost as if starting me. "You're okay now." He envelops me into another hug and I cry, too afraid to tell them the truth of what happened, not only because he's our supposed enemy, but also because I don't want to upset Poe or disappoint anyone else.