07 Broken Parts

Broken Parts "So which one of you's the patient?" asked a tall man with a red beard in a long white coat. Frank held up his little blue sausage of a finger. "Ouch!" said the man. "How'd this happen?" Frank looked over at Judy. Judy stared a hole in the carpet. "We were playing," Frank answered.

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"We were making a human centipede so my sister could be famous!" said Stink. "And she stepped on Frank!" Judy sent Stink her best troll-eyes stare, complete with stinging-caterpillar eyebrows. The man laughed. "Okay. Well. I'm Ron, the emergency-room nurse. I'll take you back, and the doctor's gonna fix you right up, Frank. Is your mom or dad here?" "My mom went to call Frank's mom," said Judy. "Okay. Tell you what. The children's wing is right through those red doors. Why don't you two wait in the playroom there. It'll be more fun. I'll tell your mom you're there, when she comes back." Too bad Rocky went home. Now she was stuck

with Stink. They pushed through the red doors and into a long hallway. At the end of the hall was a room marked THE MAGIC PLAYROOM. Judy and Stink went in. The walls were papered with teddy bears in hospital gowns, holding balloons. Each bear had crutches or bandages or sat in a wheelchair. There was a couch, a table with crayons and paper for coloring, a plastic castle, and a bookshelf with books about going to the hospital. There was even a miniature operating table on wheels. The only kid in the playroom was a girl in a wheelchair. "How come you're in a wheelchair?" Stink asked her.

"Stink, you shouldn't ask stuff like that." "It's okay," said the girl. "I got a new heart. They can't let me walk around yet. They have to keep me at the hospital for a long, long time to make sure it works." "A whole new heart! Wow!" said Stink. "What's wrong with your old one?" "Stink!" said Judy, even though she wanted to

know too. "It broke, I guess," said the girl. "Were you scared?" Judy asked. The girl nodded. "Guess what. My scar goes from my neck all the way down to my bellybutton." "What's your name?" asked Stink. "Laura," said the girl. "That's one brave heart you got there, Laura," said Judy. "Daddy says I'm a brave girl," Laura said. "I'm getting a hamster when I go home. Do you have a hamster?" "No," said Judy. "I have a cat named Mouse." "There's nothing to do here," said Laura, looking around.