It’s cold, less than 10 degrees Celsius. It’s dark, the sun yet to raise her fiery eye. Luke, Matt, and Mark playing hockey on the school’s mini astro.
Luke has the ball. Lines up a shot. Mark flies in to defend. Luke smashes. Mark stops the ball dead and saves certain goal. Unfortunately uses finger in front of stick. Mark’s finger very sore. Thinks it is just the cold. Big hockey match ensues. Takes big finger home.
Later, Mark grabs skateboard and heads off to Medi Clinic. One fat and blue finger requiring attention. The nurse at emergency spots skateboard. ‘Is it a Sector 9?’ she asks. Gobsmacked that nurses have this knowledge! Chat about teenagers, skating, and surfing. ‘Is it safe to skate on the road?’ she asks. NO! Then again Mark in the emergency room after a hockey practise with son. Nothing is safe anymore! Laughter ensues and throbbing digit examined.
Not pretty! Nurse has only one solution; buddy strapping. Only need to Xray if Mark needs to see picture of broken finger. Mark not need to know. Finger buddy strapped. Big surprise, no charge!
Back home, Mark reaches for shirt in cupboard. Fingers bend as part of this simple movement. Roars of pain as the bones grate past one another. Ouch!
Mark need to start playing bingo and bridge with some very old ladies...
2 comments:
Either that or he needs to quit whining about painful self-inflicted injuries.
Bubble wrapping him may help.
The poor boy, will he ever grow up???
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