Chapter 22
After 20 minutes of letting out all of their dammed up hurt and anger,
the
boys slowly calmed down one by one. Howie was the first one to dare
break
the silence, “Um hey guys maybe we should go see Brian before visiting
hours are over with.” The rest of the guys slowly nodded their heads and
got
out of their seats. When A.J. reached for the doorknob, he slowly
opened the
door. When he was sure the coast was clear with no fans around he
stepped
out into the well lit hall and walked slowly towards room 220 as the
remaining Backstreet Boys followed him. “Room 216, Room 218, Aha here
it is!” mumbled A.J. to himself. He stopped in front of a small room
that had
the door closed. “Well, I guess this is it guys. Let’s knock first and
see if he
is awake and if he doesn’t responde we will just walk in, ok?” asked
A.J.
The only response he got was a simple nod of the other guy’s heads; it
seemed as they were afraid to speak and break the silence that the
hospital
possessed beyond the beeping of various machines and the occassional
screams of pain. A.J. raised his shakey hand and made a fist before he
knocked on the door. The guys patiently waited a few moments for a
reply.
When they received none they all looked at each other with scared
expression
on their faces. “I know this will be difficult guys, but Rok needs us.
Let’s go
in there and let him know we are here for him. I know if I was in
there, I
would want to know that people were supporting me.” stated Howie
thoughtfully. A.J., Kevin, and Nick looked at the floor in shame; they
hadn’t
thought about that and they knew Howie was right. A.J. slowly cleared
his
throat and said, “Yeah you are right D. Sorry about that, let’s go in
here and
see Bri now.” A.J. then took a deep breath and raised his still shakey
hand to
the doorknob. He felt his fingers close over the knob and slowly turn
it. The
door opened softly and quietly and one by one the guys walked in the
room,
scared about what they would find before them. Since it was so dark in
the
room, they turned on the lights. Light slowly filled the room and it
took a few
seconds for their eyes to adjust. When they looked towards the bed in
the small
room, they all gasped out in shock.