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"Mom! Did you forget that I have gym today for

cheerleading? It's almost time to go and you

haven't gotten dressed yet!" Aaliyah called out

to her mom.

Mrs. Thomopson was in her closet putting on her

shoes when she heard a knock on the door. Not

only was Aaliyah ready but baby DJ was also

ready to get his diapers changed.

Aaliyah began to get frustrated and went with

one of her friends instead of her mom.

After getting home from gym Aaliyah did her

homework, washed up and headed down to

dinner. Mrs. Thompson cooked broccoli and

cheese, fried chicken and red rice. Aaliyah sat at 

the table, said grace, and began to eat. By the time 

she was finished, Mrs. Thompson realized Aaliyah ate 

all of her food except for the broccoli. She wondered 

why Aaliyah wouldn't each her vegetables because 

growing up she was taught to eat all her food, including 

vegetables.

Later that night while she was laying down, Aaliyah felt sick 

to her stomach. She called her mom into the room to check 

her out.

"Mom, I don't feel too good. Can you please see whats 

wrong?" Aaliyah said.

Her mom examined her but because she's not a doctor she 

couldn't figure out what was really wrong. Aaliyah and Mrs. 

Thompson slipped on some clothes and down to the hospital 

Aaliyah went.

At the hospital, the doctor told Aaliyah that she had just a 

little bit of cancerous cells in her. Not only was that bad to 

Aaliyah but also to her mother. Mrs. Thompson didn't know 

where she went wrong. She knew Aaliyah was very active and 

always ate her food.

The doctor explained that although cancer may sound very 

dangerous, to prevent Aaliyah from catching a full grown 

tumor, she would have to eat broccoli.

That sounded like a bad idea to Aaliyah because she always 

hated broccoli. Not only didn't she like the taste but she also 

said they looked like little monster trees. But this would be 

the only thing that would stop Aaliyah from getting sick.

That night when Aaliyah got home   she asked God why 

that had to happen to her. She was always told not to 

question God but she couldn't help it.

All night long she cried and cried and cried. It really hurt 

her to know that she may have become sick and wouldn't 

be able to do what she loved to do the most, cheerlead.

After crying for hours, Aaliyah finally laid in her bed and 

went to sleep not knowing what tomorrow would bring.

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