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This is a two-part story.

Lizabelle and Megane are both suffering from serious bone fractures.  Lizabelle is one of the best three swimmers in the United States, and Megane is one of the fastest girls in London.  Both are aiming for better.
Lizabelle is eleven, and started swimming lessons when she was three.  She loves to swim more than anything, and hopes to eventually become the best swimmer.  She signed up for a swimming contest, and got in easily.  She practiced every day for a minimum of four hours.  And things were looking up.  But then she jammed her left arm against the pool wall and broke her hand badly, the thing she uses most in swimming.  She can no longer swim at all, and her place is going to a girl named Renaka, who has no home, and doesn't know how to work.
Megane is twelve, and would run laps around the block when she was two.  She beat all the kids much older than her at the 5k, and everyone knew running came naturally to her.  When the 'Sprint Race' is announced, Megane was immediately in.  She started running a mile every three hours.  It looked like she would make it.  But then her rival, Avgin, tripped her, and she broke her ankle in three places.  She can no longer run at all.  She can hardly walk with crutches!  And now Avgin is taking her place in the race.
Lizabelle and Megane are so far apart.  Lizabelle lives in California, and Megane lives in London.  Nothing can bring them together, but nothing can keep them apart.  Cases so similar, they're destined to meet.  Sure enough, they soon meet through a forwarded email.  Will they be able to solve their sadness with new hobbies?  Or will they find a way to make their talents work?