Two days Howard limped back to Amy's room. Mrs Fowler was there talking to the Doctor.
Doctor Smith, this is Amy's friend Howard, he was on the train.
How are you doing Howard?
Slowly recovering, how is Amy?
She is still in a coma, apart from a broken leg her injuries aren't much worse than yours but she doesn't want to wake up. It could be from the shock of the train crash. We will keep you posted on her condition.
Howard and Mrs Fowler sat and talked until visiting time was over.
Thank you for coming Howard.
I am going to keep coming until Amy recovers, I lost a huge part of my life in that train, Amy is all I have left of my friends. However, I will not be around for the next few days, I have some funerals to attend.
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Five days later, Howard returned to Amy's hospital room looking as if he had seen a ghost.
Hello Mrs Fowler, still no change?
Amy is still sleeping. You look terrible.
I have been to three funerals this week. First I went to Nebraska for Penny's funeral, then I was in Texas for Sheldon's funeral. Then I ended up in New Jersey for Leonard's funeral. At least I missed the cremation of my best friend Raj, I was still in the hospital. He was cremated the day after he died following Hindu tradition, his ashes are now back in India. His sister Priya called to say how grateful they were to us all for befriending Raj.
The worst is still to come, tomorrow is the funeral for my wife Bernardette. My mother died last year, that was terrible but at least she lived a long life and I had my friends to comfort me afterwards.
Would you like me to come with you to the funeral. Amy isn't going anywhere.
That would be very kind of you Mrs Fowler.
Call me Sarah.