Leah lives with her family in a small village. Everybody there works for Mr. Whitmore. Her parents often have meetings with 'important people' because there are 'problems'.
Based on Atlantis the lost Empire
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This morning, I went to the attic of our house to see if I could find something about my family before they moved.
I really want to know why there's a big wall with guards round our village, and I want to learn more about my parent's job and this place called 'Atlantis'.
Jenna told me she once went to the library to look for information about Atlantis, but there weren't any books about it. There are a lot of books there. Why isn't there a book about Atlantis? Nathan says that there are books about it, but they are on the third floor. Children can't go there.
I found a box with some old photos. Mainly of our lives here. Our birthdays, me and Rory when we were babies, Jenna and Nathan playing in the backyard…
In there was a picture of my parents, their friends, and some people I don't know with strange, fishlike vehicles. I showed them to Sammy, Jenna, and Rory, but when Moira saw them, she took them away and gave them to Dad. At first I was really angry, but then I found Mommy and Moira crying. Was it because I did something wrong?
I have so many questions. Who were the people on the picture?
Were they the people who died on the journey to Atlantis? Did Mom and Moira cry because they miss them?
What are those fish things?
Why couldn't I see the picture?
I talked to Sammy. She said her parents didn't like it when she asked them about their past, or their job.
Maybe they have a secret like Nathan said?
Maybe they do bad things, like stealing stuff for Mr. Whitmore?
No, it can't be. My Mommy and Daddy aren't thieves! They are good people!
They work really hard to solve the problems. But what are those 'problems'?
Dad told me there are some problems in a big city, far away, and that's why he and Mommy have a lot of meetings to solve them. He says it's important.
Normally, the 'important people' come to the big white building; but sometimes they come to our house.
The 'important people' speak Italian to our parents.
I know it's Italian because my parents sometimes speak Italian when they talk to Gina, Appi or Moira. I don't speak Italian. I only speak English.
Normally, the people who come to our house are kind.
Mom says some of them are friends from the city.
But the 'important people' aren't always friendly.
This afternoon, some people came to our house. They said they wanted to talk with Mommy and Daddy. More 'important people'. Normally, my parents always tell me when people are coming to our house. This time they didn't. Mom said they were here uninvited.
Uncle Normy was there too. He's not really our uncle, but we call him our uncle. He's an old friend of Mom and Dad. He helps them to solve 'the problems'.
The important people didn't look very happy. Mom and Dad didn't look very happy either.
There were five of them. Three important men and two important women.
One of the men yelled something to me and Nathan. I don't know what he said. I wanted to ask Nathan, he speaks some Italian, but then the man said in English that we were stupid children and that we had to go upstairs.
Then Mom and Dad yelled something back at him, and an 'important' woman apologized and said the man didn't mean what he had said.
Then Moira took us to our rooms. We could hear them yell at each other.
Did they have a quarrel? Why?
Was this the 'problem'?
Dad said there were problems, and they were in a big city, far away.
The same big city they used to live?
Was this the reason Mommy and Moira cried?
Or were the problems the reason they had left the city?
I hope they solve the problems.
I don't like it when they are sad.
Why do Mommy and Daddy have to solve their problems anyway?
Cant they solve their problems themselves?
I wouldn't help them. I don't want to help people who are mean.
The guards came and made the people leave. This was the first time I saw the guards inside the village.
Normally they are near the wall, or sometimes near the big white building.
Mommy told me some of the guards will be staying with us for a while, to protect us.
Against what?
The people who came to our house?
So many questions.
Maybe I'll have some answers tomorrow.
Thanks for reading this story!
Again, I'll try to update soon.
