Chapter 9

Not Enough

It was two days after Padme bought her invitations. We were sitting at the lunch table talking about newly discovered Gundarks found on Vancor, when we saw Padme enter the cafeteria. She carried a stack of lime green envelopes; Satine and Aayla were only carrying one each. Padme and the girls made there way around the maze of redwood tables, placing an envelope beside certain people's trays. Riyo was absent, but I wondered if Padme invited her? She probably did considering that Riyo has entered Barbie World. We sat in section C, the section in the very back of the cafeteria; it was her last stop before sitting down. To make it easier, she could've just mailed them, but I guess she wanted everyone to be jealous of whose going. She then came upon our table. Padme gave Satine a few envelopes and she passed them out to a table with Luke, Lando, Kit, Eeth, and a few other boys. Aayla then received some from Padme and went over to where Boba, Jango, Aurra, Cad, and Greedo sat. Padme still stood at our table looking at us. I knew exactly what she was thinking. Oops! I guess I don't have any more. Oh too bad. And she'd walk over to another table and give them invites. What she did next surprised us all.

"Hey guys. I was thinking about what happened the other day at the mall and well, I'm sorry." She said to my table. I felt my mouth drop down, touching the goopy meat on my tray. Elzi had this weird look on her face; it was mixed with disgust and confusion.

"Wait, you're sorry?" Anakin said after swallowing some goopy meat.

"I thought about last night, and I decided that it was wrong. You guys were really my best friends. Riyo, forget about her. She forgives you Ani and you too Ahsoka." Padme said. I seriously felt like I was about to puke.

"Riyo really said that? She's sorry, f-for what?" I asked Padme.

"For stomping off like that the other day. And Ani, she really does forgive you for telling her the honest truth, and I forgive you too." Padme said with a warm smile. I wanted to slice my ears off. Padme is really saying all this?

"You really forgive me?" Anakin said grinning and looking up at Padme.

Padme looked away to Satine and Aayla. She smiled to them and pulled out a couple invitations.

"Nope! Oh and by the way, I just made all that up so that you'd feel even worse when I only give one envelope to Obi-Wan. Satine would've died if he didn't come! Oh and I'm sure you all have better plans for this Saturday any way. Ta ta!" Padme walking away grinning ear to ear towards her table. Anakin, Elzi, and I sat there in awe as she walked. She really just did that?

"That girl better sleep with one eye open tonight." I said to the table. I pounded my fists on the table, shaking it. Padme looked over from the loud sound; she laughed.

"But hey guys, cheep up! At least she doesn't hate me!" Obi-Wan said with enthusiasm. Anakin shot him a spiteful glare.

"She doesn't hate you 'yet'." Anakin said in a low voice.

"What do you mean?" Obi-wan asked him leaning closer towards Anakin.

"I see where you're going Skywalker." I said to him.

"Guys, huddle up." He said to us. We leaned in. Only Rex knocked over a juice carton.

"I've got an idea," he began. "What if, just what if, we sneak in and crash the party. We'll come in with the Obi. I've been to her house thousands of times—"

"Probably one of those times you'll never forget. Am I right?" Obi-Wan said giggling. I finally got what he meant.

"Shut up! Do I need to tell Miss Ventress that you're about inappropriate things? That's what I thought. Anyway, we'll sneak in her window—"

"Which you've done many times, including your most mem—" Anakin slaps Obi-Wan across the face, Elzi and I burst out laughing.

"Oh my God!" I managed to let between giggles.

"Ok enough with me and Padme's social life! God!" Anakin shouts to us.

"As you were saying Mr. Love Me…" Obi-Wan says.

"I'm—know what. Leave. Just leave." Anakin says to Obi-Wan.

"What did I do? Ya can't tell me to leave." Obi-Wan says as Anakin jumps up from his seat.

"I don't wanna hear it. Go discuss your social life with someone who cares."

"You mean yours don't you?"

"Did I invite you to my barbeque? Did I?" Anakin said to Obi-Wan.

"Uh,"

"Then why you all up in my grill?" Anakin replied.

"You grillin' for me?"

Anakin starts laughing. "Please just park your Hot Dog Stand next to the gold digger." Obi-Wan gets up laughing and goes and sits next to Jar-Jar.

Anakin sits down. "I think we'll talk tomorrow."

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