Searching For You

Chapter 11: The Hallway

Ben's POV:

At some point, while I was meditating; I heard a small voice I didn't recognize. The voice sounded as if it belonged to a small child, I could not put a face to the voice no matter how hard I tried but somehow it sounded so familiar to me. I didn't know where it would lead me if I chased after it, I hesitated for a moment, I did not want to leave Rey's side but something inside was telling me to follow this strange pull in the force. Pushing all my worries and concerns to the side I followed the voice unsure of where it would lead me. I follow it into the unknown blackness that engulfed me. I walk for a long time until I find myself in a mysterious long hallway, the new surroundings send a slight shiver down my spine as an empty feeling slowly washed over me. Looking to the wall on my left I notice it is lined with black boxes each one with a name above is written in red, on my right are a similar set of white boxes and blue or green text instead. As I continue to take in my surroundings I notice a small child dressed in Grey Jedi robes a few feet ahead of me. I froze in place, afraid that I might scare the small child. The child removes its hood from on top of their head revealing her long black hair that's tossed across her shoulders.

Her eyes surprise me the most. They remind me so much of Rey's it almost brought tears to my eyes. She walks up to me and grabs one of my hands with her two little ones. I kneel down so we are roughly the same height, I felt her eyes examining my face thoughtfully. "It's you! I actually get to meet you!" She exclaims as she wraps her arms around my neck in a hug. This took me by surprise, I felt a small connection to the child. I hugged her back before I even realized what I was doing. We stayed like that for a few moments before she slowly pulled herself away. I noticed a few tears had slipped down her cheek, I reached out to wipe them away. She muttered an almost silent thank you and it caused my heart to break. I couldn't understand why I felt this way about her. I have never known this girl before today but I felt some kind of protective instinct kicked in. I stood and grabbed her hand firmly afraid that if I let it go she would disappear. I would not let this girl come to any harm.