Marley Jonovin
Apr 8th, 2003, 12:19:32 PM
It's easy to dissapear. In a universe as vast as this one it's amazing if you can't. My father and I've been in the same spot ever since I was born. Every once in a while my mother'd drop by, bring us things to fix up the house. We lived a quiet life on the planet Kuan, hardly noticed. Of course, we weren't of much consequence.
My father took care of me as long as he could but it didn't take long before I was smarter than he was, so I started taking care of him, reversing the parental role. He's been handicapped since he was young and so he can't pick things up as fast as other people. But we were happy.
This year though, it got worse. My father started to have fits, lose his temper. You've got to remember that he's got the mindset of an eight-year-old. It just got too much to handle. So I sold our things, most of them were junk I hung onto for sentimental reasons. Packed us up and came to Coruscant. Now here's a place where you can dissapear.
There's a nice hospital here. I hate calling it an institution, but I suppose that's what it is. They're going to take care of my father there, and I can still see him, if I'm inclined. I don't know yet. It's hard to find yourself looking down at a man you want to look up to.
There's a postive side to it. Since I was young I've been self-sufficient and had a lot of free time to think about what I want to do. I guess I've just gotten used to dealing with problems and provinding aide for others, so it seems sort of natural to be here. In a Jedi building.
Never once in a million lightyears did I think I'd have a shot at a chance like this.
"Excuse me? I'd like to speak with one of your order..."
It's quiet here. I like that. I get uncomfortable in the city, with all the noise. But it's calm here. I've missed feeling calm.
My father took care of me as long as he could but it didn't take long before I was smarter than he was, so I started taking care of him, reversing the parental role. He's been handicapped since he was young and so he can't pick things up as fast as other people. But we were happy.
This year though, it got worse. My father started to have fits, lose his temper. You've got to remember that he's got the mindset of an eight-year-old. It just got too much to handle. So I sold our things, most of them were junk I hung onto for sentimental reasons. Packed us up and came to Coruscant. Now here's a place where you can dissapear.
There's a nice hospital here. I hate calling it an institution, but I suppose that's what it is. They're going to take care of my father there, and I can still see him, if I'm inclined. I don't know yet. It's hard to find yourself looking down at a man you want to look up to.
There's a postive side to it. Since I was young I've been self-sufficient and had a lot of free time to think about what I want to do. I guess I've just gotten used to dealing with problems and provinding aide for others, so it seems sort of natural to be here. In a Jedi building.
Never once in a million lightyears did I think I'd have a shot at a chance like this.
"Excuse me? I'd like to speak with one of your order..."
It's quiet here. I like that. I get uncomfortable in the city, with all the noise. But it's calm here. I've missed feeling calm.