Winning Dunn V. Hanover paled by comparison, both with regard to heartstrings and consequence in his life. While Michael had lain in a coma, Sam carried a ponderous burden of sorrow and guilt-and might well have carried it the rest of his life, had Michael not awoken. He saw Michael's awakening as the beginning of the end of the nightmare. What the boy remembered of the accident was unknown and at that moment irrelevant. The most important thing was that he would live. He drifted in and out of sleep. Between a pervasive weakness, and the fact that his right arm and leg were in casts, it was hard to assess what effect the brain injury had on his motor ability. J.D. wasn't pleased with that; after waiting in limbo for so long, he wanted to know exactly what was what and pestered the doctors accordingly. Sam was simply grateful that Michael was awake and aware. By five-thirty Jon arrived with Leigh, Jana, and Zoe. Their excitement filled the small room and spilled into the hall, but no one seemed to mind.
