Redemption

White?

I walked into the cafeteria with one of my suits on receiving multiple glances and whispers. I used to hate the attention and the staring. I hated the feeling knowing all eyes were on me, yet now, it made me more confident. I had felt so vulnerable stepping into this life without much to do or say about it from the beginning. Things were different now. I had learned my way around and gotten used to things. I had learned how to defend myself even more, and I'm sure I would improve in that category as time went on.

And most importantly, I had fallen in love with Darth Vader.

I looked for Lyra, and finally found her sitting at a table alone, picking at her food. I quickly walked over to her, ignoring the glances my way. She looked up to me, then shocked.

"Whoa." She exclaimed, in which I giggled a little. "How are you dressed like that? Are you a general?" She asked, full of curiosity and life. I couldn't tell her. I physically couldn't. I wanted to make friends, and telling someone I was close with Darth Vader wouldn't exactly get me there.

"Yeah.." I lied, chuckling a little.

"Wow so that's why you're not afraid of those guys." She rolled her eyes, looking over to them in disgust. I shot them a glance once I realized they weren't far from us. They simply laughed, looking away.

Me and Lyra talked for a few minutes, mainly about our days and a few jokes here and there about the conditions we were under. She was so kind, so easy to get to know, yet the entire time, I couldn't keep my mind off of those boys. I couldn't resist walking up to them any longer.

"You know what, I'm gonna be right back." I smiled, getting up from the table in disgust at these boys. I said I would deal with them later, and I wasn't lying. I didn't care about making a scene anymore, I wanted everyone here to know not to mess with me, or Lyra.

I approached the table, and once again they just stared at me, the same way they did in the hangar. I was a joke to them.

"Who are you, some kind of general." One of them spoke.

"First I've heard of it." Another laughed, then making all of the others laugh along with him. I just stood there, unsure of what to say. A bit of anger started to take over me, furious they thought they could walk all over people and get no punishment for it.

Without even knowing what I did, one was choking on his own words. His breath began to cease, face red in the process. His face filled with confusion as his eyes shot to me in a state of disbelief. Clawing at his neck in an attempt to free himself, his friends instantly went quiet and looked to me.

"I find it disgusting you think you can just walk all over people and there be no repercussions." I spat with venom in my tone. He continued to choke, his eyes now tearing up.

"Hey, stop!" One screamed as he went to grab my hand that I held in front of myself. Before he could reach it, I grabbed his arm and twisted it. He screamed out, now the entire cafeteria watching as he struggled.

"Let this be a lesson to keep your hands to yourself." I sneered, finally letting go of both of them. I slightly backed off, realizing what I had done. I looked around, seeing now everyone in the cafeteria was staring, including Lyra.

"We're going to inform Lord Vader of this." One spat at me, literally, as his friend tried to recover his breath. His spit was now on one of my boots, which caused another wave of anger to shoot through me. I slowly returned my gaze to the boys.

"Go ahead, see how that turns out for you." I said low, as I turned my back to return to the table with Lyra.

I walked slowly, observing the people around me trying to retain my emotions. I began to slightly stumble as anger and sadness overtook me from my own traumatic memories flowing in.