The vacation did wonders on Devon’s disposition. She’s more participative in her therapy sessions and more eager to rehabilitate herself. She is experiencing more cramps, nowadays. Both legs are now both cramping and sometimes they can be very painful.
Devon tried to hide it from James. But she was unable to do so. The other night she felt that her leg muscles were twitching.
“Are you okay?” James asked he felt Devon sitting up on their bed, in the middle of the night.
Devon can’t help but ask for help. “Cramps.”
James immediately got up from bed and started to relieve the painful cramp. He noticed that Devon’s muscles are twitching. He tried to bite out his concern. The doctor already warned him against the involuntary movement in her leg muscles.
Devon sighed as she remembered how worried James was that night. But the twitching in her legs occurred more often, especially at night. She decided not to tell him that, so that he will have some good night sleep he deserves. The twitches were not painful anyway.
She has no classes today, so she decided to visit her parents. After spending a few hours in her parent’s home, she decided to visit Shey who just lived a few blocks away
Shey was living alone in her home, since her family migrated to the United States. Devon let herself into the gate and was very surprised when she heard voices quarrelling. It was Ivan and Shey who were having their spat.
“I told you, it’s none of your business,” Shey answered angrily. “I’ll date the guy if I want to.”
“That guy is the worst jerk ever,” Ivan countered. “Haven’t you heard anything that I’ve said earlier? He just got somebody knocked-up and decided to leave her while she’s delivering the baby.”
“He is just misunderstood,” Shey reasoned out.
“Misunderstood?” Ivan almost yelled. “You have got to be kidding me.”
“Why are you so into this, Ivan?’ Shey asked angrily. “Why are you so concerned?”
“Because,” Ivan strained with his answer and raked his fingers through his hair. “You’re a friend.”
“Am I?” Shey asked. “Am I just a friend? Is that how you see it, after the…”
Ivan immediately cut her off. “It was nothing. Nothing happened. Don’t change the subject.
Shey almost shouted in exasperation. “Why are you trying to deny it?”
“Because it was a mistake,” Ivan curtly answered. He started to pace around, and that is when they both noticed Devon standing on the garden.
“I’m going,” Ivan immediately and angrily said. He angrily walked out the house and towards the gate. “Catch up with you later,” he said to Devon. Devon nodded in agreement. Once Ivan was already out the gate, Devon looked at the wrung-out Shey.
“What was that,” Devon asked
Shey explained in between sobs and a pint of ice cream, a few minutes later. Apparently, Shey and Ivan kissed while Devon and James were away on their vacation. They were watching a movie at Ivan’s place and suddenly it happened.
“It was not just a peck,” Shey explained. “It was a mind-blowing, earth-shaking, and window-shattering kiss. I know that he’s as affected as I am. But he keeps on denying it. He keeps saying that it was a mistake.”
Devon listened and Shey dug for another spoonful of ice cream. “Since he kept implying that there is nothing between us, I decided to date this other guy who has been asking me out for days. And now, he came barging in, telling me that I was dating the most horrible guy in the world.”
