The Autograph (5)

The Autograph (5)

Mark and his Mom went into a little room where another nurse cut down the side of his cast with a pair of specially strong scissors.

After that, a doctor examined his leg and said it was mending beautifully.

Then the nurse put fresh plaster around his leg.

His Mom pushed him back to the waiting room in a wheelchair,and they sat and waited for the plaster to dry.


" Two more weeks, Mark, and you should be playing football again, " smiled the nurse.

His Mom went over to her to make the next appointment for him.

The man in the chair next to Mark's had his arm in plaster.
Hehad been listening .

" Do you like football, then  ? " he asked.

" Oh, yes, " said Mark.

He told the man about howhe'd been going to see his first live football game  when he fell off his bike and couldn't go.


" And I specially wanted to see Vince Oliver play, said Mark.
" So when I had to stay at home, my brother said he'd get his autograph, but he couldn't, because Vince broken his arm. "

" Yes, " said the man with the arm in plaster.
" Yes, I did. "

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