Before she passed away from cancer, A. J. Walters made her husband Sean and daughter Brittany promise her one thing: Sean would accompany Brittany, a high school senior, to the homecoming game, where she was in the running for homecoming1A. J. was a beloved administrative assistant at Brittany's high school. It was2to her that her daughter go. Brittany and Sean3.
Days later, on the morning of Friday, A. J. 4Keeping their5that very afternoon, an emotional Brittany walked arm in arm with her father. They crossed the football field with the other candidates to await the6of the voting.
Brittany wasn't7homecoming queen that day; Nyla was. But, like many in the community, Nyla had also8A. J. Out of9moments after receiving the crown, Nyla walked over to Brittany, removed the crow from her head, and10it on her friend's. The two11tearfully holding each other for support. "She'd rather have her12than a crown," Nyla said. By13it to Brittany, "I was telling her that she was her mom's queen, and that she was loved by many14me."
"I felt so much love from her, and I just felt so much15for her," said Brittany, "I can16my mom through Nyla. They have the17caring and giving spirit. "
Nyla is no less perfect for18of a crow. A friend of the Walters family said, "There's an old19goes," Realqueens fix each other's crowns. "But the fact is, real queens20their crowns to let other queens shine."
