Kira’s Diary

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kira was kidnapped by her abusive father and taken onto Pizarro's ship; her father then walks away after they set sail, leaving her on the ship far away from her home in Spain and her little brother Hector, with only a small stuffed rabbit and a leather bound journal. On the ship she meets two other runaway girls Catalina and Aribela. They face the horrors of the Incan defeat together. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Entry 1, February 12th, 1502 My father said he’ll hurt Hector if I don’t come with him on pizzaro’s DARING venture to the “new world”. he is full of fury all the time. I anticipate that my father will feed me to some creature, or leave me in a room with the sick, but I feel that if it keeps Hector safe, I must go with him. Hi , my name is Kira and i am a passenger on fransisco pizzaro’s ship (well, I’m supposed to be). my father beats me on a daily basis , i let him so he doesn’t hurt hector. He just enlisted to sail in Pizarro's voyage to the new world. He said that I WAS coming, or the unimaginable would happen to Hector. My four year old brother. He was the only thing that brought light to my world. I don’t know what I will do without him. I hope he writes. My mother has basically been bred into a housewife in her family, girls get arranged marriages at 18, but she swore not to let that happen to me. He says I must conceal my sorrow “no one cares for a fragile wimp” according to him.I need to leave now. I'll tell you more later. entry 2, February 13th, 1502 Today is the day of the voyage. I feel dismal. I wish he won't take me. Father has been drinking. He is getting forgetful. maybe he’ll forget about the voyage. maybe…maybe. “KIRA, GET YOUR DISASTER OF A BUTT OUTSIDE, WE’RE LEAVING. Right now . ” I heard father call “coming, father "I replied “good,” he grunted back. All I’m allowed to bring on our trip is this diary and my rabbit, isla. We walked to the docks. He made me walk 6 feet ahead of him because he “doesn’t want people to infer we are related”. “get on the ship while I sort things out” he said as he kicked me onto the ship. I looked off the side of the ship as we took off. I scanned the crowd of teary eyed wives, menacing soldiers, and horses then I saw him. My father, who was not claiming a hammock or anything like that, but instead walking home. It was too late to go back now. the horror sunk in. I was stuck on this boat headed to a completely new continent of unknown beasts far from Hector or anyone I knew. ’This was all a trick… I should have known. My father isn’t even a soldier, he’s a farmer he is the most savage man I have ever met. I fell for his trick. I hate myself. I should go hide myself, they aren’t expecting a nine year old girl, and who knows what would happen if the soldiers find me’ I thought I found a good enough barrel that stored blankets for the crew of la Trinidad to hide in,but when I tried to get in, I saw another girl, “ Who are you?” she said looking startled “Kira” I said shyly, reaching my hand out to greet her. She stared at my hand looking both fascinated and perplexed like there was something she was missing for a bit then she stood up, did a curtsy and said “pleased to meet you, Kira ” I almost laughed at the formality. “and you are?” I replied “Aribela Ruiz o- ” she paused to think “never mind”she replied “ “ We need to be quiet, what will happen if we get caught is worse than my fathers beatings” I told her firmly we covered ourselves in the blankets and hoped to make it out alive.