the trip to casualty

the school
the daughter
the tap dancing practice
the double wing
the slip
the elbow
the sling
the anxious mother
the phone call
the arrival home from work
the trip to casualty
the check in
the wait
the advanced nurse practitioner
the examination
the pain
the brave girl
the despatch to x-ray
the wait
the x-ray
the wait
the nurse
the diagnosis
the radial head fracture (elbow)
the padded sling but no plaster cast
the booking of the next appointment
the search for the pay and display machine
the three pound coins
the exit – 1 hour 8 minutes, not bad

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