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twenty-one stitches in all,”
She explained to Adam.
    “How ironic,” Adam said as he noticed the
pain in his knee again. 
    The curtain moved as a doctor came in and
approached him.  “I’m Dr. Perry,” he said as he shook
Adam’s hand.  “It looks like you damaged your medial
collateral ligament in your right knee.  Many of these
injuries require no treatment other than rest and possibly physical
therapy, but some injuries require surgery.”
    “Surgery?”  Adam looked
shocked.  “Will I be able to play hockey?”
    “Have you ever had an injury like this
before?”  The doctor shifted his weight as he wrote on
his clipboard.
    “No, this is the first time,” answered
Adam.
    “That’s good news.  You more than
likely will be able to play again.  But if you should
have a recurring injury you may have to quit.”  Dr. Perry
continued, “Although before we can reach a final decision I’m going
to have some x-rays taken to see the extent of the damage.”
    “What can you do for him now Dr.
Perry?”  Amy showed concern in her eyes.  “He
still seems to be in a lot of pain.”
    “I have prescribed him a painkiller and also
a muscle relaxant.  I advise that he stay off of the
injury at this point.”  The doctor looked at her with
compassion.  “I have him scheduled for an x-ray
now.  It will establish an accurate diagnosis of the
extent of the damage.  We will have a room ready for him
soon, so get plenty of bed rest.”  Dr. Perry placed the
clipboard on the back of his bed then left the room.
    “What am I going to do if this has wrecked my
chances to play pro-hockey?”  Adam searched Amy eyes for
an answer.
    “First of all we are not going to worry about
something that hasn’t even happened yet.”  Amy comforted
him as she squeezed his hand.  “The only thing I can
promise you is that we will get through this one way or
another.”
    We….he liked the sound of
that .  Adam picked up her hand and kissed it.
    A short stout nurse came in and wheeled Adam
out to get his x-ray.  As Adam left the room he looked at
Amy.  “Could you give my mom and dad a call to let them
know what happened?”  Before he even heard her reply he
disappeared down the hallway.
     
    ***
    Amy headed downstairs to locate a pay
phone.  She noticed there was one in the gift
shop.  She deposited two quarters and dialed Adam’s
folks’ home phone number.  She watched as people hurried
in and out of the gift shop with their purchases of flowers and
cards.  The telephone rang at least a half a dozen
times.
    “Hello?”  His father’s voice could
be heard on the other end.
    “Hi, Mr. LaPointe.  This is Amy,”
she said remaining calm.  “Adam asked me to call
you.  He has injured his knee and he is at the
hospital.”
    “What hospital are you at?”  Mr.
LaPointe asked as he tried to relay to his wife what had
happened.
    “Bad Axe General.”  Amy rubbed her
forehead with her hand as she felt the tension of a
headache.  “He had to go down to the lab for x-rays.”
    “Okay Amy.”  Mr. LaPointe paused as
Amy heard Mrs. LaPointe in the background.  “Is there
anything we should bring?”  His father relayed the
message.
    “Not that I can think of at the
moment.”  Amy replied truthfully.  “He’d just
be comforted to know you are here.”
    Amy hung up the phone and collected her
change from the slot.  She turned around and spotted a
stuffed lion that held a heart between his paws.  Upon
the heart read the words “I love you and I’m not
lion.”  She smiled as she picked it up along with a
Sports Illustrated magazine and walked to the cash
register.  She looked up to pay the cashier and noticed
it was the waitress from Denny’s.
    “Hi Crystal,” Amy smiled as she handed her
the money.  She took her change and gift bag then
proceeded back to the emergency room.  She sat waiting
for Adam to return as she thumbed through the