[ RF ] A quiet ER on a Sunday night , two strangers bond .

ER was empty except for two men sitting side by side on a bench, one resting his hand on the thigh of the other. 
 
 `` I ca n't believe this happened,'' said the man as he looked down the length of his arm toward where his hand rested in the appearance of a caress. 
 
 `` Yup,'' answered the other laconically. 
 
 `` I wish you'd told me sooner. We could have done something, could have prevented this, you know.'' 
 
 `` Mhm. This is something else all right.'' 
 
 The first man sighed, never removing his hand from his companion. `` This is far and away the last thing I saw myself doing tonight.'' 
 
 `` Yup, me too.'' 
 
 A door across the room opened; a young doctor in a spotless lab coat pressed it shut against a gale of laughter. `` Gentlemen, I hear you've had some trouble,'' he said. 
 
 `` Yup.'' 
 
 The doctor stifled a snort. `` Just so we're clear,'' he pointed at the man whose leg was being held, `` you cut yourself with a circular saw?'' 
 
 `` Yessir.'' 
 
 The doctor's voice rose as he tried to contain his mirth. `` And you,'' he pointed at the man holding his companion's leg, `` heard a yell while jogging and rushed to the source. Correct?'' 
 
 `` Yes, that's correct. He was bleeding and told me to apply pressure to the wound until the ambulance arrived.'' 
 
 `` I see. And then....'' The doctor hid his face behind the clipboard he carried. 
 
 `` And then, I applied pressure for about 10 minutes till the paramedics came.'' 
 
 `` Yes, right. And then what happened?'' 
 
 The man of few words interjected. `` I remembered I'd tried to superglue the wound shut.''
