Before she passed away from cancer, A. J. Walters made her husband, Sean and her daughter, Brittany promise her one thing: Sean would1Brittany to the homecoming game, where Brittany was in the running for homecoming queen. It was2to her that her daughter go. Brittany and Sean3.
Days later, A. J. died.4their promise, an emotional Brittany5arm in arm with her father across the football field with the other nominees（提名者）to wait for the6of the voting.
Brittany wasn't7homecoming queen that day; another girl, Nyla was. But, like many in the close-knit community, Nyla had8the Walters. In an unplanned gesture， moments after 9the crown（王冠），Nyla walked over to Brittany，removed the crown from her head, and10it atop her friend's. The two hugged each other11.
"She'd rather have her mom than a crown, "Nyla told CNN. "I was telling her that she was her mom's12, and that she was loved by many, especially me. '
"I felt so much love from her, and I just felt so much love for her, "said Brittany. "I can13 my mom through Nyla. They have the same14, giving spirit. "
There's a saying that real queens fix each other's crowns. But the15is that real queens give up their crowns to let other queens shine.
