21st aug

My internship has begun and I am posted in emergency department for 15 days
Today when I went for my evening posting it appeared to be a usual boring casualty day... I spent some time in MO room, filled some forms, made some entries, took some BP's
And then came a patient... a teenager boy... No more than 13 years age... A constable was with him and he told us that the boy is a sports college student (swimming) and he has been sexualy abused by his coach...
I was taken aback... I looked at him and I got reminded of the time when the same boy had come to ortho ward when he had pain in his fingers... He was a cheerful champ..
Infact the consultant at ortho OPD had a little chit chat about his school and schedule...
My senior asked me to take his BP and Pulse I asked him to accompany me to another ward where we had a BP instrument placed ... I asked him ''How's your finger?" ... He looked at me ... I said, "you came to ortho OPD, the 'haddi vibhaag"... He said, "yes, it's fine now" I asked "have you come alone or some batchmate is with you?" he replied "no I am alone"
Then while his MLC was being made by my seniors, they asked about the time and nature of assault. He told them it was six days back. Then he was asked why he waited so long, He replied ''my coach told me that he would get me expelled if I would tell this to anyone so I Went back home." when sir asked that had he told his parents about this ... He said "I have no parents"
I thought ...oh this poor kid... He hoped of comming to this place(which is considered a big hub of sports) and try hard to be a good sports person... But this world of vultures and dogs... They would eat every bit of hope that a person can hold to to go on...
I was disgusted