dialogue: Siffre: Has Alan shown up yet?
  Blythe: Nope. I guess something might have come up.
  Siffre: I wonder what happened.
  Blythe: I don't know. I hope it's nothing serious.
  Siffre: Last week his sister was admitted to the hospital.
  Blythe: Oh? What happened?
  Siffre: His sister had a car accident last week.
  Blythe: Is she fine now?
  Siffre: She is still in a coma.
  Blythe: Oh, poor Alan! His sister is the only one he has left since his parents died last year.
summary: Alan's sister had a car accident last week. Siffre and Blythe are worried about Alan.