| The boys had run onto their tour bus, signaling the last show of the Millennium Tour. After 10 weeks of a vigorous tour, they were finally done. �Finally over man,� Nick wiped his face with a towel. �I know, I�m so glad its over,� agreed AJ. �Yeah, and to think he�ll be twiddling his thumbs in a week, wondering what to do,� Brian joked. AJ responded with throwing his towel at him. Howie and Kevin laughed at the scene in front of them, when Howie�s cell phone started beeping. �Will it ever stop?� Howie sighed. He looked at the screen. �Five messages?!� �Looks like Howie is da man right now!� said AJ. �Shut up man, they�re all from home,� Howie scanned his caller ID. He read the voicemail. �Howard? Mom� I need you to call me when you get this.� BEEP! �Really important honey, please call me.� BEEP! �Aren�t you done singing yet?� BEEP! �OK, OK, mothers can get the hint.� BEEP! �I don�t care how late it is, you call me.� BEEP! Howie, with a rush in his dialing, called home. �Hello?� �Mom? Is everything alright?� The last time he got a call like this was with Caroline. �Honey, I have some bad news. Jenna Holston died this morning.� �Oh no.� He rubbed his eyes and bent down his head. �How?� �She fought a long battle with cancer and lost. She died in her sleep.� �I can�t believe this.� �Sweetie, the service is tomorrow afternoon. I hope�� �Sure Mom, I�ll send a flower arrangement to the funeral home.� �That�s not what I was asking. You�ve known her all your life, and it would be nice to show up and pay your respects.� �Mom�� �You just finished your tour correct?� �Yeah.� �So you were coming back home anyway. I�m expecting you to be here tomorrow morning.� Howie sighed. �Yes ma�am.� �Bye honey.� �Bye.� He hung up the phone. �26 years old, and I feel like I�m a kid again.� �Anything wrong D?� AJ asked. �Friend of the family passed away this morning.� �Are you OK?� Kevin said. �Yeah� yeah, I got to take a flight back home tomorrow morning for the services.� �You don�t sound too happy about it.� Brian walked into the room. �Well who likes to go to a funeral?� �No, not about that.� �It�s just� weird. I can�t explain it.� Howie grabbed his phone and dialed the airport. �Hello, I�d like to make a reservation for a flight to Orlando� Yes, tomorrow morning.� Chapter 2 Contents |