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The Cure but Bigger – Part Two
Olivia walked down the street in a daze, her footsteps lethargic. She felt disconnected from the world and not just because she was outgrowing it. By now, she was the tallest person to ever live, her extreme case of growthitus officially putting her in the history books. It wasn’t how she wanted to be remembered; it wasn’t how she wanted any of this to be. When she’d been told she had the rare condition, she hadn’t been worried.
The doctor had been very understanding and reassuring. “Most people with growthitus only gain a couple of inches, five or six in most cases.” A few, he had gone on to explain, could grow several feet taller but it was highly unlikely in Olivia’s case. And even if she did grow a few feet, well, it wasn’t going to be the end of the world. She’d tower over people. It might be kind of cool.
This wasn’t cool. Her life was ruined. Her house was destroyed. She couldn’t go to a bar or a restaurant or a club. There was almost nowhere she could find shelter from the elements. At her feet, cars swerved around her, a few blasting their horns. Olivia walked on, the ground cracking beneath her feet.
Watching all of this unfold, her team were helpless and heartbroken. Olivia was usually so upbeat, even if she sang about heartbreak a great deal. This Olivia was sombre, lifeless. Jacob felt guilty, he had suggested Reductimax but he hadn’t any idea this would happen, it had worked for his cousin. Maybe, he told himself, it wasn’t the Reductimax at all, it could have been anything.
Even so, the team were huddled together, brainstorming. Someone had brought a whiteboard; it was distressingly empty. Gail was on her phone, scrolling endlessly. “Okay, what about this?” she said, “it’s this new shrink ray thing from China.” It went up on the board. There was some debate about whether or not the shrink ray was even legal in the US.
On the TV that was on the wall of the meeting room, Olivia stopped and picked up a car and a bus. “I used to be able to fit in a car,” she said morosely. The team looked at each other. Legal or not, they were going to do what they could for Olivia.
A few hours later, a helicopter flew towards the towering pop star, carrying a large black box underneath. The box powered up and a concentrated beam of energy flowed into the singer. Her hair stood on end, static electricity coursing through her body. Olivia gasped as she felt the energy inside her. The team watched with bated breath; the whole world did.
For a moment, nothing seemed to happen and then Olivia groaned. Her body started to expand once again, not just upwards but outwards too in alarming fashion. This time, the pace of her growth was so rapid that buildings were toppled, cars crushed, and people flattened as Olivia’s body morphed into something that should have been impossible.


















