that was one thing she liked a lot about him : he was kind about it , but he told her the truth , no matter how difficult it was to hear it . she died of cancer when i was five . he took a sharp intake of breath and decided to keep walking . `` i 'm not the only one who found it hard to believe . '' one comes in , headed north , and then a few minutes later another , headed south . why wait to find out what they intend to do with us ? 