Garel

Ezra Bridger and Sabine Wren were heading back to the Ghost after Sabine had said goodbye to her old friend, Ketsu Onyo.

"So," Sabine spoked, "What's up with you earlier?"

Ezra turned his head to Sabine. Is she still weirded out from my crush thing on her?, thought Ezra. Ezra decided to play it cool.

"What do you mean?" asked Ezra.

"Oh, c'mon, Ezra," said Sabine, "Don't think I didn't notice."

Uh-oh, she's onto me, thought Ezra, his heart beating, Okay, don't stress, this can be a good thing. Sabine has finally realized I have feelings for her.

"While we were finding the courier, you were nearly off into your own little world," Sabine explained.

"Oh," said Ezra, disappointed but at the same time relieved.

"So, what's bothering you?" asked Sabine.

"Don't worry about it," said Ezra.

"Ezra, you know I don't like it when people keeps secrets from me," said Sabine, her face becoming stern.

Ezra looks at Sabine for a brief second, knowing he doesn't have a choice. He took a deep breath.

"Okay," he began, "when you told me the code, 'It's a long way to Alderaan', it reminded me of someone."

"Who?" Sabine inquired.

"Moreena Krai," answered Ezra.

"Who's Moreena?" asked Sabine.

"She was a close friend of mine," answered Ezra.

"Was she your girlfriend?" teased Sabine, smirking.

"What? No!" shouted Ezra, waving his hands in front of him, "We're not that close!"

"Then why are you blushing?" Sabine mused.

Ezra hadn't noticed he was blushing. Then he shooked his head.

"Look, we're just friends, okay?" Ezra insisted, then his face fell, "At least ...we were."

Sabine lifted her eyebrows and stares at her for a few seconds. Something about those last words bothered her.

"What do you mean?" asked Sabine, "What happened between you two?"

Ezra continued to be silent for the next half minute. Finally, he was ready to talk.

"Before I met you and the others," Ezra began to explain, "Moreena and I were friends when we were little. We sometimes like to race through the fields together. She was very well aware of my pickpocketing skills. Sometimes she tends to worry too much about me getting into trouble."

"Sounds like you two were pretty close," commented Sabine.

"We were," replied Ezra, smiling softly, "Until one day she moved to Alderaan."

"What happened?" asked Sabine.

"The Empire took away her family's farm for mining operations," Ezra continued, "So they ended up having to move in with her grandmother. She was so sad having to leave Lothal. She even offered me to come live with them."

"But you didn't," inquired Sabine.

Ezra nodded.

"I told her I wasn't planning on leaving" he continued, "So I watched her board that ship and I watched that ship into the sky. I've never seen her ever since."

"That's so sad," commented Sabine.

"She was my only friend since…" Ezra's voice trailed off.

"Since your parents were taken." Sabine finished for him.

Ezra looked up at Sabine but didn't answer. He didn't need to, it was obvious. He glanced back down.

"Do you miss her?" asked Sabine.

Ezra didn't hear her question for he was now thinking of Moreena again. About the day he last saw her. Well, then. I guess this is goodbye. Take care, Ezra. He had watched Moreena board on that ship and watched it float into the sky, never to be seen again. Yes, he does miss her, but it didn't matter to him for he used to believe that people always leave him.

Ezra.

Ezra.

"Ezra!"

Ezra snapped out of his thoughts and found himself back in the hallways with Sabine. Sabine was standing there, waiting for an answer.

"Do you?"

"Huh?" said Ezra.

"Do you miss Moreena Krai?" Sabine asked for the final time.

Ezra was silent for a moment and shook his head slightly as his face turned grim.

"It doesn't matter," said Ezra, "She's probably forgotten about me already."

And with that, Ezra continued walking ahead leaving Sabine behind. Sabine watched Ezra go with concern before following behind him.