I'd Been There, Don't You?

The man walked out on his unconscious friend. He made a choking, burbling sound and was wheeled away from us before we knew what was happening. When i told my mother, she said, oh, he'll come back. But he didn't. The friend was alone. Well, they weren't friends, were they? A long time went by. If no one else had been around, she would have phoned some one to help me. And if shehad been the one to fall, i would have dragged her outside and talked a taxi into taking us. I had more nerve than she did and was better at persuading people. My leg was on fire now, even