I was determined to find her. I went to the spot. But she wasn't there. I even went to the gas station we were at one time. But she wasn't there either. I finally found her. I saw her sitting next to a lake throwing rocks at the water. I sat down next to her. She looked up at me. "Liza?" She asked. She remembered me. But why was it only her who remembered. I nodded. "I need you." She said, "no, the world needs you." I looked at her with confusion. "What are you talking about?" I asked. She pointed to a dead man in the lake. I hadn't even seen him until she pointed him out! "How can I STOP death?" I asked. "That's not what you have to stop." She replied. "Then what?" I asked. She looked at me and said, "You have to stop the biggest disease of all." I had to think of that for a second. But then I knew. "How do I stop cancer?" I asked, "and what type of cancer should I stop?" "All types." She replied. She got up and ran to her home. I tried following her but she was too fast, and I didn't know where her home was. So I walked home thinking about what she said. Was cancer even the biggest disease of all? I thought to myself. But Emily seemed to agree when I was talking about cancer so maybe it is. When I got home I fell asleep.
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The disease
Science FictionA disease has been spreading and poor Liza finds out she has it too and when she gets to the hospital everything gets strange.
