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I took off down the hall and punched in the second floor where the surgery bays were located

I ran toward the surgery desk “I’e”

“Oh ical adan to wonder if it was a ency

“What happened? What’s going on?” I asked

Tears welled in her eyes “It’s Wes Blakefield”

I blinked I kneas bad at na, I was really screwed

“You know, the quarterback for the San Antonio Wranglers? The Wes Blakefield”

I stared duency?” I still had no idea who he was other than that he was an athlete

A nurse tapped me on the shoulder “Dr Ashworth, coery for you”

I shooklike the president was in here I hadn’t even examined the patient or seen a chart or a damn x-ray

I put up my hands “Everyone needs to take a deep breath and slon I need soery” I walked with the nurse down the hall and through the door next to the operating room

“Here” She flipped on the lights, projecting an x-ray onto the screen

I looked at the hand There were two bones distinctly out of place, and as I stepped closer, I could see a small hairline fracture on a third

“Where did these come from?” I asked

The resolution was perfect Our equipment was excellent, but I’d never seen scans so clear