One Night With a Rock Star by Keefer Chana

Author:Keefer, Chana [Keefer, Chana]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, First Person, Rockstar
Publisher: Old Barn Press
Published: 2013-04-30T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

The craziness of that fall semester made it impossible to dwell too much on the number of days, weeks and, yes, even months, since Sky had collided with my life. Twenty-four hours became way too short to accomplish all that was demanded. Most days, I collapsed for four, maybe five hours of sleep before hitting the ground running at the crack of dawn. Inevitably, that sort of pace resulted in many mistakes, struggles, and frustrations, with the occasional weekend meltdown of exhaustion and tears.

The tabloids continued their headlines about Sky and Karina; rumors of an impending remarriage, stories of Karina seen with some rich playboy and, finally, whispers of a wedding with her new flame. It was impossible to keep up and more impossible still to divide truth from fiction. I tried not to read the headlines, but it became a guilty pleasure, a welcome pain to pierce my numb heart.

I wish I could defend what happened with Devin that semester. We didn’t have official “dates.” As he eased back into normal life, he just showed up a lot. Early on, I’d go for a jog with him or even help with some of the exercises the physical therapist had prescribed. He asked for my help with a tough English class, he “kidnapped” me a couple times for a forced work break, and sometimes we’d go to a movie or do something as dull as laundry.

I admit, I enjoyed his company and felt emotionally “safe” since my heart was a useless appendage. He made me laugh and, in a lot of ways, filled a void for male companionship. Sometimes he talked about girls he was pursuing so I saw that as an indication we were “just friends.”

One Friday night, he showed up with pizza and a movie so I agreed to a study break. Truth was, I was completely fried from responsibilities and had slipped into a temporary depression when Sky’s “Changeling” had echoed through the student center that afternoon.

The movie was one of Devin’s favorites, “Hoosiers,” about a small town basketball team winning against all odds. I laughed later when Devin asked why I didn’t get as excited about watching televised sporting events.

“I guess I need to have some emotional connection to the players or it’s not interesting. Like in high school,” I offered, “I knew every player on the field almost as well as I knew my own brothers. Now that was some exciting football.”

“Okay.” He thought a moment. “Next time we watch a game, I’ll supply the emotional garbage.” He acted out the scenario. “See number thirty-four? He has a crippled little brother, Timmy, who watches from his wheelchair at home. See there? Every time he slaps another player on the butt, it’s code for, ‘I love you little Timmy!’” He wiped away a nonexistent tear.

“Now, that would be interesting.” I got off the couch to clean up. Devin followed me into the kitchen with an armload as well and, after setting down the plates, blocked me in the corner of the cabinets where he surprised me with a kiss.

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