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, Mommy and Daddy told us they had to go abroad again. They left four hours ago.

Jenna asked them where they were going, they answered: "Italy". When I asked them when they will be back, they said they didn't know exactly, but they will be home soon.

We couldn't go with them. Too dangerous.

Moira will look after us. The guards are still here to protect us.

If the place Mommy and Daddy are going is dangerous, why didn't they take the guards with them, to protect them?

I wanted to tell them this before they left, so I went to their bedroom, where they were packing.

When I reached the door to their bedroom, I heard Mommy ask Daddy:

" Why can't we just tell them? Eventually they'll find out…"

"You know it's too dangerous…"

Too dangerous? Is everything 'too dangerous'?

"I'm tired of lying to my children."

"I'm tired of it too, but you know we can't tell them the truth."

"Our whole lives are lies. That can't be good for anybody."

"I know, honey, but f things go right now, we can move back, and be honest with them."

"Yes. I hope the children will be able to adapt to all the changes…I mean, the youngest don't even speak the language…"

Yes, I know, but their lives will be much better, and in the city, they have a future. Here, they are locked away from the outside world. I know Mr. Whitmore did that for our own safety, but it still seems a little extreme."

"The man had no other choice. I mean, what if…"

I stepped forward, but my mother had heard it.

"What was that?"

Quickly, I hid myself in another room.

Mom opened the door. Nothing there.

"Probably nothing."

I still can't believe what I've heard.

Mommy and Daddy lied to me! Parents can't lie. They always taught me it's wrong to lie.

Was my entire life a lie?

What are lies, and what is the truth?

Are they even my parents?

Are Nathan and Rory my brothers?

Is Jenna really my sister? I don't know it anymore.

A lot of people don't believe Rory and I are a twin

I don't look like him. His skin is much darker than mine.

I thought I looked more like Daddy, and Rory more like Mommy.

Could I be adopted?

Is Leah even my real name?

Maybe I'm overreacting. Still, they have a secret, and I want to know what it is.

Daddy said something about moving. Are we moving back to the big city?

To the big city with the 'problems'?

To the big city with the 'important people'?

I wanted to be able to leave the village, see the world.

I don't want to move to a foreign country. All my friends are here.

Here I can play with Sammy, Nora, Jane…

And it will be hard to make new friends if I can't speak their language.

At first, my brothers and sister didn't believe me when I told them what I had heard.

Rory said that Mommy and Daddy would never lie to us, I was a liar.

Jenna said she would ask our parents about it when they are back home. Nathan thought Moira knew more about it, so we went to her. She didn't answer all our questions, but she told us Mom and Dad were thinking about moving back to the city when all of the 'problems' are solved, but that would take some time. Nothing about lies.

We've learnt not to ask to many questions, because most won't be answered.

Still, you can always try. So I asked her what she knew about Atlantis. I couldn't ask her when my parents were around. She made me promise I wouldn't tell my parents she had told me about Atlantis. Then she told me the same story Jenna had told me, but the ending was different. She told me Mr. Whitmore found the lost empire, and it is now on the surface, but you can't go there. The Atlanteans attack everybody who goes to their city, and they made the rest of the world believe again that Atlantis doesn't exist. Then Appi entered the room and suddenly she switched to the ending of Little Red Riding Hood. When she was finished, she sent me to bed.


Thanks for reading my story! I'll try to update soon.

( The grammar? I know, I'm sorry for that.)