Note 25 (Four years after the invasion of Naboo)

One year later:

Padme,

Well another year went by and we're all 18 now. I'm sure you haven't forgotten how to ski completely. Have you learned anything interesting in this past year?

I hear that you won the election to be Queen of Naboo for a second term. Congratulations!

I feel so sorry for you. I know exactly what it's like to have your mother being your matchmaker. I'm fortunate that my mother did a good job of picking out a guy for me. I know that most people are not that lucky. I have heard a lot of horror stories where arranged marriages failed horribly, and neither person was happy. Let me know if your mother starts arranging meetings for you to meet guys. Those are the worst….the meetings.

By the way, what does your mother think of Caleb and me? I can't believe that our last visit was the first time that we met your real parents.

You're learning to play the piano. I heard you play for us, and I must say…..you are very talented. My husband plays the piano too, and you know what he said? He said, "No one's allowed to be better than me." He said that in a joking way. He was very impressed with your playing, and so was I.

Now why did you choose to learn Native Corellian…..may I ask? Was it because of that senator's son? LOL, you know I'm only joking with you. Wow. Native Chandrilian and Native Corellian are two of the hardest languages that exist. I hope you're doing well with them.

Oh……so he did have a crush on you! I thought so!!!!! I'm sorry that he slighted you, but I am glad that your friendship is being repaired. I know that it will probably never be up to the level of friendship that it once had been, but at least you two are talking now. I'm glad it doesn't bother you so much anymore.

Jar-Jar was glad to hear that you were thinking of him. He wants me to tell you that he's going to get married to a female Gungan next month, and he wanted you to go. I'll tell you more about it when I visit with you next week. He's really excited about it!!!!

Now I know that the boyfriend/no boyfriend status can change quickly with people our age….so have you had ANY boyfriends yet? I would think that you would want to start looking for guys…..before your mother decides that she needs to look for them for you. I mean you are 18…I'm sure she's going to start looking for guys for you if you don't find one first. Your mother would probably make a big deal out of your first boyfriend, but you have no choice. Either you initiate a relationship, or she's going to initiate one for you. She'll make a big deal about it either way. My advice to you is to start looking and find one before she finds one for you.

Let me know how Krilien's doing. I hope he's not too stressed. You didn't say how things were going between him and Daria. So are they a couple yet or not?

Maybe Daria will eventually open up and start talking about her past. I hope that she does…because I know it's not good to hold it all in.

If you haven't found a boyfriend yet, and neither has your mother, I bet you anything that Channa will find one. You would do best if you found a guy by yourself.

So that Corellian Senator's son is Cedric Wils, huh? I know how stupid it can make you feel to like someone that has an interest in someone else. It happened to me several times before I was married. I had a feeling he had blue eyes. I knew you too well to know that you would give up both blond hair and blue eyes all at once. What do you think is going to happen if you have a son that doesn't have blond hair or blue eyes? What would you want your children to look like? Would you want them to look like you, or your husband, or neither? Or would it depend on what their father looked like, LOL? Would you want your children to be good looking by your standards? I used to do a lot of that kind of thinking when I was younger….and sometimes I still wonder what Han looks like….if he is still alive. I know that he had brown hair….it wasn't dark brown…I guess it was just a normal shade of brown, and he had brown eyes. I wonder if I would even recognize him now. Let's see, he was a little younger than one year old when he was kidnapped, which would make him five years old right now. I still cry on his birthday, and on the anniversaries of his kidnapping. Do you think that is bad…that I'm making too big of a deal about it and should not be thinking of him?

Yes, I agree. Palpatine has held the Republic together. Have you heard if the Jedi have located the Sith master yet? Have they found any leads? I heard about a small uprising on one of the planets, but Palpatine handled the situation well and there have been no more problems with the Trade Federation. He is a very good leader; I'm glad he was elected.

So Leilana has a crush? Have you found out who it is yet? I want to know!!!!! (You know me too well when it comes to other people's relationships….how I have to know every little detail J)

I'm glad that my mother didn't have a chaperone…..they can be very annoying. How do you like her now that she has been chaperoning you for a year now? Oh so she's from Alderaan? Hey wasn't that other guy that was nominated to succeed Valorum from Alderaan too? Did he support Naboo? I can't remember.

You're meeting some interesting people.

Of course I remember our prank calls. You know I could never forget the fun we had with them!! I wonder if Palpatine ever found out it was us that called him those couple of times. I really felt uncomfortable prank calling him….just because he seemed to be the type of person that gets angered fairly easily. Have you done any prank calling recently?

Oh!!!! You're going to big balls now? I'm sure there were a lot of guys there. Have you ever met any nice guys at them? Did you meet that "Special Someone?"

Your best friend,
Sabe