Devi stared out the small window blankly, watching people with actual lives walk by. It was a shame, really, how ever since that night she was afraid to leave her house. In the past month she had been out only twice and that was to buy food. The reason Devi never left her house was because she was afraid that Johnny, or Nny, might be outside, waiting for her. A man she had once loved had tried to kill her and almost got away with it.
Just then, a loud obnoxious ringing pulled Devi from her thoughts. She glanced over to see her phone vibrating loudly in its holder. For a long time she watched it, as if she'd never seen a phone before and wanted to see what it would do. After it rang six times, the answering machine picked up the sound of a click. The person on the other line obviously had no time to leave a message.
Before long, the phone began to ring again. Again, Devi turned around to watch it for a moment-until she realized exactly what was happening. She rushed over and picked up the phone from its cradle whispered softly into the receiver, "he-hello?" "Hey Devi, I have a question." Tenna said obnoxiously. Devi was relieved knowing that it wasn't Nny who was calling. Tenna began again. "Well, my question is, if someone arranged a date with you and Nny would you give him another chance?" She was silent for a minute. "Devi, you still there?" Devi sighed.
She shrugged her shoulders before realizing Tenna couldn't see her. "Why"
"Because, well, um, I kind of arranged a date with you and Nny." Tenna said, trying hard to sound patient and not anxious like she really was.
Devi nearly chocked on her spit. "What! Tenna! You know what he tried to do to me! I can't risk it again"
Tenna was getting very inpatient now, not noticing the far-away sound of her best friend's voice. "So you'll go! It's tomorrow! You guys are going to this party together! Yeeeeeeh!" Before Devi could answer Tenna hung up.
Devi just sat there, staring at the wall for what seemed to be forever. She couldn't actually go to this party with Nny, could she? She would be risking everything but in a way she wanted to go. Devi would never even admit it to herself, but in a way, she was not completely over Nny.
Before long, the phone began to ring again. Again, Devi turned around to watch it for a moment-until she realized exactly what was happening. She rushed over and picked up the phone from its cradle whispered softly into the receiver, "he-hello?" "Hey Devi, I have a question." Tenna said obnoxiously. Devi was relieved knowing that it wasn't Nny who was calling. Tenna began again. "Well, my question is, if someone arranged a date with you and Nny would you give him another chance?" She was silent for a minute. "Devi, you still there?" Devi sighed.
She shrugged her shoulders before realizing Tenna couldn't see her. "Why"
"Because, well, um, I kind of arranged a date with you and Nny." Tenna said, trying hard to sound patient and not anxious like she really was.
Devi nearly chocked on her spit. "What! Tenna! You know what he tried to do to me! I can't risk it again"
Tenna was getting very inpatient now, not noticing the far-away sound of her best friend's voice. "So you'll go! It's tomorrow! You guys are going to this party together! Yeeeeeeh!" Before Devi could answer Tenna hung up.
Devi just sat there, staring at the wall for what seemed to be forever. She couldn't actually go to this party with Nny, could she? She would be risking everything but in a way she wanted to go. Devi would never even admit it to herself, but in a way, she was not completely over Nny.