During second period math class, the PA comes on. I hear 'David Higgins
to the office for an early dismissal, Please'. Being as I was only in
the second grade, I rushed to the office, only to see my God Mother
waiting for me. She tells me that we have to go pick up my other two
brothers at pre-school. I asked her why, but, she only responded with
'I'll explain later'. So I followed her to the car and hopped in. We
rushed to Mitzpah, where the pre-school my brothers were in was. We
picked up my two younger brothers and rushed to my God Mothers home in
Millville.
My God Mother then explained that my father would not be home for a
while, being as he was rushing to Cooper Hospital to see my mother. At
this point in time, being of such a young age, I started to block out a
lot of what she was telling us all.
English: Original description: Day scene. Wheaton ...
Running back Henry Melton (#37) receiving the hand...
High Street in downtown Millville, New Jersey.I only remember a little bit of that
period of time because of my memory block.
When my father had come home from the hospital, he told us all that our
mother had been envlolved in a serious car accident, and that sh
wouldn't be home for a few weeks. I don't remember very much after that,
except for the fact that the period of time my mother was in the
hospital fell on her birthday. So, all of the family, except me, sat
down next to the stereo. My father plugged in a microphone, popped in a
blank cassestte and hit record. Each one of the children started to sing
'Happy Birthday', then ended with a personal message. My father then
recorded his message. I was in so much shock and horror that I didn't...