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heart pounded. I thought we would turn over or blow

a tire.

"Sorry," I said. A compact vehicle was right

ahead of me, crawling along. I pressed on the horn in

hope the driver would just pull over, but she didn't

react so I had to wait for a chance to pass. As soon as

I thought it was safe I pulled out and around the

compact car. I had no idea what sort of power the

recreational vehicle had and its acceleration was slow.

A car was approaching. Neither of us had anywhere to

go. I mumbled a prayer, kept my foot down and then

swung into the right lane just at the last moment. The

other driver sounded his horn angrily.

"Sorry," I-muttered.

I'm sure it was only minutes before we turned into the hospital driveway, but because of the tension, it seemed longer. I followed the signs that indicated EMERGENCY and we pulled up as closely as we

could to the doors. Then I hopped out and ran inside. Two nurses were chatting by a desk. On their

right a man sat holding his arm. He looked like he was

in great pain, but no one seemed to notice or care. "I have a man having a heart attack!" I

screamed.

The nurses stopped talking. An orderly stepped

out of an examination room and the three of them

headed for me.

"Where?"

"Outside in the recreational vehicle," I said.

"Please, hurry. My friend has been giving him CPR

but she doesn't know if it's working."

Another orderly appeared. They grabbed a

stretcher and they all went out to the vehicle.

Moments later, they were wheeling him into the

hospital, with all of us trailing behind.