Part Four: "It's Lillia!"
Manna ran to her friend, screaming Lillia's name. Across the street Gray heard her and he ran to fetch the doctor. As he ran past the church he nearly collided with Carter.
"It's Lillia!" Gray gasped.
"I'll go to her!" Carter said quickly. As he hurried to the Poultry Farm he saw Zack heading towards the beach.
"Zack! It's Lillia--!" Carter began. He did not finish. Zack instantly began running in the direction of Lillia's house. Carter followed closely, but suddenly he veered onto the path that led, not to Lillia's house but into the woods. Zack never noticed.
Lillia was still lying on the ground outside her house; Manna had been too afraid to move Lillia lest she make things worse. Zack knelt on the ground.
"Oh. Lillia," he breathed.
"Zack?" Lillia smiled. "I'm so glad I got to see you one las time..." She reached up and stroked Zack's face.
"I love you, Zack," she whispered.
To be Continued!