Rey's dreams were filled with a soothing voice telling her that she wasn't alone. She had felt a presence watching over her, protecting her when she couldn't protect herself. But when she opened her eyes she was alone.

She stood up, she had to find water. Her throat was dry and burning. And she felt a familiar pain of hunger. Deep hunger that stood on the edge of starvation.

She pressed on but grew weaker. She wanted to stop, but she couldn't. She had no one to help her but herself. No one would ever come back for her. It was time she faced the truth, she was alone and always would be. No one cared about her enough to come back for her.

"Whoever you're waiting for on Jakku, they're never coming back..." Maz's words echoed in her thoughts.

She began to stagger and fall backwards.

"...but there's someone who still could."

As she fell backwards, she didn't hit the ground, someone caught her. They gently wrapped their arms around her, holding her so that she wouldn't fall.

"Rey, are you okay?" Ben asked her.

She was too weak to stand so she leaned back against him. "I am lost in a desert. I don't have any food or water...And I'm all alone," she said, weakly. Tears trickled down her cheeks, as thought about how lonely she felt.

"You're not alone," he said gently. "Where are you? I will come for you."

For a moment she hesitated about telling him where she was. But she realized that he just wanted to help her. And she didn't have anyone else at the moment. "I'm on Jakku, in the middle of the desert I don't know where I am exactly," she said, at last.

"That's okay, the Force will guide me to you," he said. "Get some rest. I will be there as soon as I can. My tie silencer doesn't have landing gear, I'll fly it low as close to the ground as I can, but you'll have to jump onto it."

Rey nodded. "I think I can do it," she said. "I will use the Force."

"Good," said Ben. "I believe in you. I know that you can do it." Ben came around to stand in front of her. He looked into her hazel eyes. "Stay here. I'll come back for you." He bent down and kissed her forehead. "I'll come back sweetheart, I promise."

The familiar words and the way he spoke the words soothed her. For once she actually believed that someone would come back for her.

She watched as Ben disappeared from her sight.

Then she laid on the ground to rest. The sun beamed down on her, but she was so tired that it didn't take long for her to fall asleep.