This was not how Kyla expected her childhood to go. For her, it was going to be spent with her family on her home planet, a place that knew only peace. But life has a strange way of guiding you to your destiny, and this was one such journey. As she looked out of the window of the ship, she watched as her parents faded out of view, waving lovingly as they did. Her gaze was fixed on them until the very end and she tried hard to fight back the tears.
"This is going to be good for you both, Kyla. You and your sister both have the gift, and now you can learn to use it properly and for a good cause" her mother told her in her final embrace before boarding.
"Yes mother, but...but I don't want to be a Jedi. Their lives are too constricting. To never be allowed to love? To fear passion? It makes no sense to me" she replied, desperate to get out of leaving.
"Your sister needs you there, Kyla. The force is strong in her, we can all feel it. She needs a teacher to guide her, and you need that guidance too. Just give a try, please? For us?" her father said.
Kyla looked back at her younger sister, already bouncing around with excitement on board the ship. It was true, her sister was very strong with the force and letting her go alone was simply out of the question.
"Very well. For you. For her. But promise you'll write to us, and come and visit when you can?" she agreed, trying to be more positive about the situation.
"Of course. As often as Leia can spare us" her mother promised. "Now go, before this gets any harder for any of us. Our love goes with you both."
Kyla hugged her parents one last time, before lifting her packed bag over her shoulder and walking towards her future.
Her sister jumping to sit at her side broke her out of her daze suddenly.
"You look sad Kyla. Why do you look sad?" she asked, just about as concerned as a seven-year-old could be.
"I'm not sad, silly. I'm just..." Kyla replied, but her sister pulled a face that said she wasn't accepting any lie she was about to tell. "Okay, I am sad. About leaving mother and father. Aren't you sad about that?"
"A bit. But I'm excited! We're going to be Jedi Knights and have a lightsaber and make things float and, and...STUFF!" she beamed with excitement. Kyla couldn't help but feel more cheerful watching her sister jump around excitedly. "Oh, to be that unaware" she thought to herself, wishing she could have even an ounce of the enthusiasm her sister was showing. She ceased with the jumping around the ship and returned to sit next to Kyla, resting her head on her arm.
"It's going to be alright Kyla. We're going to be alright...aren't we?" it was the first time Kyla heard a glimmer of doubt in her voice.
"Yes Rey. We're going to be alright" she replied, pulling her sister closer as they saw their destination coming closer into view. The two sisters had a destiny bigger than either of them could have imagined.