Sixteen And Dying (2010)
“At the far end, she saw a large tent with a red cross painted on its side, and rushed toward it. Outside, a woman wearing an armband bearing the same red cross stopped her. “Can I help you?” she asked.
Flustered, Anne groped for words. “They brought in a rider from the arena … he’d been thrown, dragged. I need to see how he is. He’s a friend.”
The nurse offered a reassuring smile. “Calm down. The doctor’s taping him up now. He’s got a couple of cracked ribs, some bruises and contusions, but he’...s going to be fine.”
Anne felt her knees buckle with relief. “He won’t have to go to the hospital?”
“I think he refused to go.”
“Do you suppose I could go in and see him?”
“You’ll have to wait in line—his family’s in with him now. They looked plenty scared—and hopping mad!”
“Are you positive he’s all right?”
The nurse reached out, took her hand, and said, “Don’t take it so hard, honey. These cowboys are a pretty tough bunch. I’ve seen men stomped on by bulls weighing a ton, and they still get up to ride another day.”MoreLess
Flustered, Anne groped for words. “They brought in a rider from the arena … he’d been thrown, dragged. I need to see how he is. He’s a friend.”
The nurse offered a reassuring smile. “Calm down. The doctor’s taping him up now. He’s got a couple of cracked ribs, some bruises and contusions, but he’...s going to be fine.”
Anne felt her knees buckle with relief. “He won’t have to go to the hospital?”
“I think he refused to go.”
“Do you suppose I could go in and see him?”
“You’ll have to wait in line—his family’s in with him now. They looked plenty scared—and hopping mad!”
“Are you positive he’s all right?”
The nurse reached out, took her hand, and said, “Don’t take it so hard, honey. These cowboys are a pretty tough bunch. I’ve seen men stomped on by bulls weighing a ton, and they still get up to ride another day.”MoreLess
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