Note 11

Padmé,

I DID IT! I won the race! I already gave Qui-Gon the winnings, so now you can have enough money to buy that hyperdrive unit. You can leave here and…well go to Coruscant, and do whatever your important mission is. Take down those greedy stupid heads. I'm very glad that I could help you out. It's not often that I get to help a beautiful handmaiden to a Queen. I hope you'll never forget me. I'm going to be so sad once you leave. I really do like you, and I'll never stop thinking of you; I promise.

That race was so fun, and it was made all the more fun because I got to win the race for you. Sebulba tried to kill me a couple of times, but I outsmarted him. What did you think about my little trick on him? The one where he pushed me onto the service ramp and he thought he had me, but I went up over him and overtook him. Sebulba is mean, and I don't like him. He doesn't care about the people he hurts, and he cheats! I don't like cheaters. I think I showed Sebulba a thing or two, don't you think? Everyone should know better than to mess with me.

Even though Qui-Gon is strange, he's really nice. Just before the race he said the strangest thing to me, "Concentrate on the moment. Feel, don't think. May the Force be with you." He said something like that…..and I tried to do what he said, but that's what I normally do anyway, but I tried harder, and I think what he said really helped me.

Qui-Gon did tell me that I can use this Force thingy, and that all I would need to be a Jedi is training. Can you believe that? I asked Qui-Gon about the dream thing…but he hasn't replied yet. I don't even know where he is right now. He said he had to go do something, but he's been gone a long time.

Qui-Gon's given me a lot of attention. Why should Qui-Gon care about me anyway? I'm just a slave and he's a Jedi, plus I'm only a kid and he's….kind of old. He told me he was 60.

I'm glad you think I'm a friend. I consider you a friend too. I know you're 5 years older than me, but why does that matter so much? I know it seems like a lot right now, but I've heard of people who were 30 years apart in age, and they still got married. Does a 25 and 30 year old seem like there's a great difference in age? Or a 90 and 95 year old? Well since you're leaving and I'll probably never see you again, plus you'll never want to marry someone 5 years younger than you, I guess I should forget it, huh?

Wow!!!!!! I can't believe it!!!!! The race is over!!!! I won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm a little sad now because now you'll have to leave. I'll miss you. I'm on my way back home to tell mom. I was really glad that I had the pleasure of meeting you. Before you go, please come back with Obi-Wan and the Queen….and I have that something to give you.

Well I have to get going. Qui-Gon is helping me sell my pod, and I can give the money to help my mother. I think he's going to stop back at the house with me in order to give the money to my mother.

Good-bye, Padmé. I know I'll never see you again. :(

Anakin