Rey's POV
New Message from hours ago
Poe: Did you just pass me on a motorcycle?
Rey: Yeah, Ben gave me his bike, I just pulled up to my parents.
Poe: Parents? I thought you were adopted.
Rey: I was, they found me and reached out.

New Message
Ben: Yes
Rey: they live in a mobile home in the middle of nowhere...

I hit the call button.

"Hey." I hear his voice and smile.

"Hey."

"What's wrong?" He asks.

"They live in a mobile home in the middle of nowhere. There's broken down cars, trash everywhere, and..." I narrow my eyes, trying to make out what's in front of me. "I think a dead dog or cat."

"Rey, not everyone lives in a home with perfect yards. Maybe it's a sleeping dog."

I sigh. He's right.

I catch a good whiff of what smells like weed mixed with booze.

"I smell weed and booze." I tell him.

"Maybe it's medical and it's 5 o'clock."

A chuckle softly, of course he's making me laugh, while I'm worried.

"Who the hell are you?!" A woman with hair curlers in her hair with a cigarette hanging out of her mouth shouts.

"I got to go." I tell Ben and hang up.

"I'm Rey, did you reach out to-"

"Rey!" She gasps. "Oh my baby." She begins stumbling down the steps. "Rey baby."

I smile and grab my bag, shifting it on to my shoulder.

"Honey!" She shouts and slings her arms around me with her cigarette still in her mouth.

A man with a beer gut and terrible balding comes out.

He grumbles a laugh and comes over. "Wow you are so beautiful."

"Umm thank you." I say and the woman let's me go.

"I'm your mother." She smiles. "You're finally home."

"Come on in." He motions us.

I follow them, grabbing the bike keys.

Poe: How are they?

Rey: I'm not sure.

My father takes my bag and drops it on the floor just inside the door.

There's a bong and beer cans spread across a small table next to a couch with holes and cigarette burns.

"Sorry bout the mess hun." My mother says.

Ben's POV
I lay on my side on Rey's bed. My tears stain the pillow that smells of her.

My heart feels like it's been ripped out of my chest, like we've broken up, but we weren't together.

"Ben." I hear my mother call. "Time for dinner."

I sniffle and clear my throat. "I'm not hungry!" I call back.

- - -

A week passes and our auditions from before the talent show is posted...

Ariel: Rey Kenobi

Prince Eric: Ben Solo

Ursula: Gwen Phasma

Sebastian: Finn Storm

The list went on, but my eyes blur as the tears build.

Rey and I still text, but she says everything is fine... besides them being unemployeed drunk stoners.

She got her nails done with her mom, her dad took her to play pool at a local bar... they've bonded and she's happy she went out there.

I'm happy she's happy.

But she doesn't know when she's coming back... and that's what eats me alive.

Rey's POV

New Message from Finn
Finn: Peanut!
Rey: Yes?
Finn: You got the lead!
Rey: That's great, but I don't know if I'm coming back.
Finn: You have to!
Rey: Finn...
Finn: Don't make me become new best friends with Rose?
Rey: WHO THE HELL IS ROSE?
Finn: The new girl, I think she has a crush on Ben, maybe Poe though. I know Ben showed her around and she picked Poe first in PE.
Rey: I'll come back for a day, but just to remind everyone I exist.
Finn: I haven't forgot about you.
Rey: how's Poe and Ben?
Finn: Poe was heartbroken, but since Rose has came he seems better.
Rey: And Ben?
Finn: I don't know.
Rey: how do you not know?
Finn: I see him in class, that's it. He doesn't interact with anyone, but Gwen or Hux.

I sigh to myself.

New Message to Ben
Rey: I miss you
Ben: I miss you more.
Rey: Can I come over and do laundry Saturday?
Ben: come for the weekend if you want.
Ben: btw my mom told the school you have the flu, but they're getting suspicious.
Rey: Fine, I'll attend Monday.

Ben's POV
She's coming back. I grin to myself.

Just for a couple days, but I'll take what I can get.

I glance to the pile of homework for Rey on my desk.

I sigh, better do it for her since she's coming back.

A/N: Sorry short chapter! But hey, Rey left and is coming back for a couple days!

What do you think of her parents?