Chapter 11
A loud moan woke up Padme, she laid there for a few minutes trying to figure out where it was coming from and then she heard it again.
" No . . . No . . . mommy . . . daddy . . . NOOOO!" Telayah cried out before sitting up in the bed and had a very frighten look on her face.
" Hey Telayah it's ok . . . it's ok . . . am right here!" Padme jumped out of her bed and came over to the frighten Togruta.
Padme sat down on the bed and pulled the terrified girl into her arms and held the girl while she broke down.
" Am so sorry to wake you up Padme . . . but I thought . . . the nightmares ended." Telayah cried even harder.
" Shhh . . . it is ok . . . am here for you." Padme repeated as she began to rock back and forth as she cradled the young girl to her.
Telayah began to doze back to sleep as the rocking rhythm that Padme continue to rock her to sleep.
When Padme realized that Telayah had fallen back to sleep, she gently laid Telayah down on the bed, and she too laid down and pulled the frighten girl close to her and held her while she slept and Padme also fell back to sleep.
Two hours Telayah woke up and saw Padme sitting on the other bed.
" Thank you Padme." Telayah sitting up in her bed.
" You are welcome, are you ok, and do you want to talk about it, if not I understand." Padme looked over to the Togruta.
" Yes am ok, and at the moment I don't want to talk about." Telayah stood up and walked across the room.
Padme just nodded and watched Telayah walk out of the room, and she also noticed that she sounded a little angry.
Padme got up and got dressed before heading out of the room, and headed for the kitchen.
" Good morning Padme, can I get you a cup of Caf." Shmi turned to see the young lady coming into the kitchen.
" Morning Mrs. Lars, yes please that would be great." Padme went to the table and sat down.
" Please call me Shmi, I hope that you slept well?" Shmi grabbed two cups and pour the Caf into the cups.
" Thank you, yes I did sleep well." Padme watched Shmi put the cups down on the table.
" To bad that Anakin could not stay, did he say where he was going and when will he be back here?" Shmi went over to the counter and grabbed the sweetener and milk then brought them to the table.
" Yes it is bad that he could not stay, am not sure where he had to go, but he did tell me that he will be back here in two weeks." Padme put some sweetener and milk into his Caf.
" So you told me that you are no longer in the Senate, so what are you doing now?" Shmi asked as Telayah came into the kitchen.
" Yes I am no longer a Senator, three months ago, I gave birth to twins, so now am retired and living in the quiet country." Padme took a sip of her Caf.
" Good morning Telayah, would you like for me to get you a cup of Caf?" Shmi asked the young girl.
" Yes please that would be nice. Padme what will happen to me when we leave here?" Telayah came over to the table and sat down across from Padme.
" Well you can go back to your village and see if any of your family is still there, or you could come to my house and stay with me." Padme saw sadness come across the Togruta's face, before a small smile showed up.
" I really would like to stay with you, because I know there isn't anyone alive at my village, or even there." Telayah nodded her thanks to Shmi for the Caf.
" Ok then you will be living with me, when we leave here and head back to my country home." Padme smiled back at the young girl.
After breakfast Shmi took the two girls with her to Mos Espa to pick up a few supplies that she will be needing for the whole month.