Chapter 1
"Sheeta,I'm leaving now,"said Pazu. He opened the door. Sheeta was still there,looking out the window with the baby. "Are you ok?"
"I'm sorry Pazu. I didn't notice you were standing there."
"Are you alright?"he asked as we walked towards her.
"Yes.and no."
"What's wrong?"
"I can't stop thinking about it."
"About Laputa?"
She nodded. "Yes."
He hugged and kissed her. "I know how you feel."
"I just don't want to tell her."she said,looking down at Crystal.
"But she's going to have to know some day."
"I know,"she sighed. "I just don't want her to find out now."
He smiled. "I know. We can wait. I promised you that we would."
"But what if she finds out that her name really means something?"
"She will. But not until she's ready. Look,I have to go. Will you be ok?"
"Yes. I'll be fine."
"Ok." He kissed her. "I'll be back in a while."
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As much as she hated it,she could never stop thinking about Laputa. She wanted to go back there,but she knew that she couldn't. She wondered how Dola and the boys were doing. Or how that machine was doing. The machine that guarded Laputa. She couldn't stop thinking about how that machine would never be lonely because it had the trees,the flowers,the birds,and the other animals. The she thought how she was going to tell this story to her daughter,who was also a princess of Laputa. Sheeta never wanted to be a princess. Then she remembered Muska. The evil man who wanted to be king of Laputa. Yes,he was her brother. Her evil brother who wanted Sheeta to have nothing to do with Pazu. But now Muska is gone,she thought. Pazu and I are together now.
She looked down at Crystal,who was sleeping and not making a sound. "I'm sorry my child. I wish I could tell you about the wonders of Laputa. But I can't. You're name means something that I do not want to share. I just don't know how. I don't want your life to be a lie,even though mine was. I thought mine would be something great. At first it wasn't. But now I live with your father Pazu,and we're all happy now. You'll understand some day. Just not now,"she whispered in the baby's ear. She started crying.
"Sheeta! I'm back!"said Pazu. He opened the door to the sound of Sheeta crying. "Sheeta."
"I'm sorry Pazu. I.just."
"It's ok. Come on. Sit down on the bed."
"I'm sorry Pazu.It's just that."she was still sobbing.
"Calm down now. It's ok."
She shook her head. "No it's not Pazu. I can't have our daughter living like this. I can't tell her."
"Listen,if you don't want to tell her that's alright."
"But I don't want her to be living a lie like I did."
"I understand how you feel. Listen,you don't have to tell her."
"Are you sure that's going to make everything better?"
"Just tell her when you're ready. Ok?"
"Ok. I'm so sorry."
"It's ok honey."
"Thank you."
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"Sheeta,I'm leaving now,"said Pazu. He opened the door. Sheeta was still there,looking out the window with the baby. "Are you ok?"
"I'm sorry Pazu. I didn't notice you were standing there."
"Are you alright?"he asked as we walked towards her.
"Yes.and no."
"What's wrong?"
"I can't stop thinking about it."
"About Laputa?"
She nodded. "Yes."
He hugged and kissed her. "I know how you feel."
"I just don't want to tell her."she said,looking down at Crystal.
"But she's going to have to know some day."
"I know,"she sighed. "I just don't want her to find out now."
He smiled. "I know. We can wait. I promised you that we would."
"But what if she finds out that her name really means something?"
"She will. But not until she's ready. Look,I have to go. Will you be ok?"
"Yes. I'll be fine."
"Ok." He kissed her. "I'll be back in a while."
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As much as she hated it,she could never stop thinking about Laputa. She wanted to go back there,but she knew that she couldn't. She wondered how Dola and the boys were doing. Or how that machine was doing. The machine that guarded Laputa. She couldn't stop thinking about how that machine would never be lonely because it had the trees,the flowers,the birds,and the other animals. The she thought how she was going to tell this story to her daughter,who was also a princess of Laputa. Sheeta never wanted to be a princess. Then she remembered Muska. The evil man who wanted to be king of Laputa. Yes,he was her brother. Her evil brother who wanted Sheeta to have nothing to do with Pazu. But now Muska is gone,she thought. Pazu and I are together now.
She looked down at Crystal,who was sleeping and not making a sound. "I'm sorry my child. I wish I could tell you about the wonders of Laputa. But I can't. You're name means something that I do not want to share. I just don't know how. I don't want your life to be a lie,even though mine was. I thought mine would be something great. At first it wasn't. But now I live with your father Pazu,and we're all happy now. You'll understand some day. Just not now,"she whispered in the baby's ear. She started crying.
"Sheeta! I'm back!"said Pazu. He opened the door to the sound of Sheeta crying. "Sheeta."
"I'm sorry Pazu. I.just."
"It's ok. Come on. Sit down on the bed."
"I'm sorry Pazu.It's just that."she was still sobbing.
"Calm down now. It's ok."
She shook her head. "No it's not Pazu. I can't have our daughter living like this. I can't tell her."
"Listen,if you don't want to tell her that's alright."
"But I don't want her to be living a lie like I did."
"I understand how you feel. Listen,you don't have to tell her."
"Are you sure that's going to make everything better?"
"Just tell her when you're ready. Ok?"
"Ok. I'm so sorry."
"It's ok honey."
"Thank you."
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