Startled by the question, Celine said, "Mom, I don't know about this either. It's up to you to decide!"
If she had known, she would not have been so flustered yesterday. Margaret fainted, but luckily she recovered before they called for an ambulance. As soon as she woke up, she held Celine’s hand to stop her from calling for it because she did not want to make a big deal.
Margaret knew everyone would be alerted if she was admitted to the hospital. Hence, she decided not to tell anyone until she figured out what to do.
"Ugh!"
…
Ralph was not in a hurry to go home and went to the hospital on his way there. The pain in his elbow was killing him even if he did not move it much, causing beads of cold sweat to form on his forehead. At first, he thought it was just a simple dislocation and that his joints could return to their original position quickly. It seemed like that was not the case, though.
He went to the hospital for a checkup and was subjected to an X-ray examination, The doctor explained calmly. “You have a fracture.”
“A fracture? Is it that serious? I just fell!” He was in disbelief, his mouth agape.
“It’s indeed a fracture. Look here, this place….” The doctor pointed to a particular area on the film and explained, “You may have fallen right on this spot. Some people could even break their bones from falling. Looking at your condition, the fracture shouldn’t be too serious, but… you said that you fell yesterday?”
“Yeah!”
“You dragged it far too long before coming to the hospital.” The doctor pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose and continued, “Wear a cast on your elbow and don’t move it much in the next few days. It’ll be fine after a while.”
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