| Within the next couple of days A.J., Nick, & Brian gained consciousness. Their injuries had been treated, but they didn’t care when they found out what had happened to Howie. Jessica still was upset. She & Howie’s family had been in to see him for a few minutes. He looked horrible. Jessica could still hear Paula’s wails of sadness when she saw her son. Everyone was in a mixture of emotions & probably would be until they knew Howie was going to be OK. Soon Jessica went home. She was trying to clear her head & get back to her normal life. She visited Howie & the other boys every Wednesday to see if there was any change in their conditions. While the others got better, Howie either got worse or stayed the same. Eight months passed the boys were soon allowed to see Howie. They didn’t like what they saw. Crying, sadness, & loss went through the boys as they looked upon their extremely injured comrade, friend, & brother. The remaining Boys, their families, the Douroughs, & Jessica all prayed that day in a circle like before a Backstreet Boys concert. Each person said a prayer to bless Howie & to ask that he might return to them & heal. They all went home to rest & get back to normal as normal could get. They visited Howie, but there was no change in his state. Everyone hoped that every thing would turn out OK soon. |
