Respect for life...

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Ring Ring.... My cell phone rang, it was a call from dad and i thought it was just another call to check up on me like where i was or to do some work, yeah thats what i thought. As i answered the phone dad said to reach hospital as my sister has met with an accident. I shut down the computer, put on some t-shirt and ran towards the door. As i started driving towards the hospital a rage of thoughts ran through my mind like what has happen, how has happen, what will happen , nothing serious, and the most dreaded one NOT A HEAD INJURY. I drove as fast as i could and nearly missing a accident myself. As i reached the hospital, i parked my bike and rushed to the emergency only to see my sister lying flat on a streached and my mother standing over her consoling her, my father was looking for a doctor i guess. As i reached I checked up on my sis and was grateful to see that there was no blood in sight near her, it was sort of a relief. then my mom told my that they were hit my a car as they were turning and she was alright with a little bruises here and there. But i saw a swelling on my sis head, my worst fear came true. There was this huge bump on her head and the doc has recommended a X-ray and a CT scan. Dad has shown up by that time with some medicines the doc has recommended and a couple of injections. The nurse injected with her and off we went to the X-ray room. The time was around 2:00 in the afternoon and time for the next shift to arrive and the previous one to leave. But the next shift was late by half hour (no surprise in a govt. hospital) and the lady in the X-ray room refused to X-ray my sis as her time of duty was over. I think this was the last straw on me I just flipped and went ballistic on the nurse and so my father. We decided to go to a private hospital, sure the cost would be more but who cared. Then my mother went to the nurse and urged her to take the X-ray as there was no other patient waiting but she refused and a man in the X-ray room started yelling at my mom. The nurse called the security and the chief of security was called as other patients joined in with us saying that a head injury is a serious matter and should be given proirity, but still the man and the nurse would not do their job instead they picked up their coats and went home. Then my dad went to the EMO (emergency medical officer) and he came to the X-ray room and heard what we had to say and he then took the X-ray. Then came the CT scan that was east as it was empty and we went in and out in like 10 minutes. But it was the easy part that was over the hard part the RESULTS was still to come. We showed the CT scan to the doc and then he said the two sweetest words "She's Fine" i have ever heard. A sense of relief came to everyones mind. Now was the wait for the X-ray results but it did not matter we sat there patiently and waited for 2 hours but it was OK. Then I suddenly had a respect for Others waiting in or coming in the emergency and i just thought " LIFE IS PRECIOUS"