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[...] “No!” Ben desperately said under his breath, his chest still aching. He needed to be with her. Dragging himself on the cold floor Ben finally reached Rey, lifting her cold body off the floor, carefully holding her in his lap. He looked around breathing heavily. He was scared. He was afraid to lose her and he had no idea what to do. He was helpless. Ben quickly caught Rey’s head as it had fallen back. Her eyes were open but… empty. He remembered the looks she has been giving him with her divine eyes, memories playing back in his head. They had always been full of emotions, sad, filled with tears – mostly because of him. And he remembered the look in her eyes when she had been facing the Emperor, afraid that she would have to face him alone. But when she had sensed Ben, had felt him sprinting towards her, seeing that Ben came back for her, her expression had been filled with hope. It was the first time he had seen Rey smile for him. And now those eyes were lifeless… extinct.

Ben pulled her nearer, hugging her heart-to-heart. Her heartbeat was gone.
A realisation struck him. All this time, he had been living the biggest lie of his entire life, told by everyone that nobody cared for him, and now those who did care were gone or dying in this moment, leaving him with no one to show him how to be himself... how to be Ben again. His father, his mother... it didn't take long and Rey would follow. [...]

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[...] “No!” Ben desperately said under his breath, his chest still aching. He needed to be with her. Dragging himself on the cold floor Ben finally reached Rey, lifting her cold body off the floor, carefully holding her in his lap. He looked around breathing heavily. He was scared. He was afraid to lose her and he had no idea what to do. He was helpless. Ben quickly caught Rey’s head as it had fallen back. Her eyes were open but… empty. He remembered the looks she has been giving him with her divine eyes, memories playing back in his head. They had always been full of emotions, sad, filled with tears – mostly because of him. And he remembered the look in her eyes when she had been facing the Emperor, afraid that she would have to face him alone. But when she had sensed Ben, had felt him sprinting towards her, seeing that Ben came back for her, her expression had been filled with hope. It was the first time he had seen Rey smile for him. And now those eyes were lifeless… extinct.

Ben pulled her nearer, hugging her heart-to-heart. Her heartbeat was gone.
A realisation struck him. All this time, he had been living the biggest lie of his entire life, told by everyone that nobody cared for him, and now those who did care were gone or dying in this moment, leaving him with no one to show him how to be himself... how to be Ben again. His father, his mother... it didn't take long and Rey would follow. [...]

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