A Better Pair of Shoes, a novel Chapters 12 and 13 Ketly Rebounds After Jeff left and I finally stopped crying, I decided to take Raina up on her offer.  I didn’t want to feel what I was feeling, and for some odd reason Shayne was determined to stay awake.  I wondered if maybe he was awaiting Jeff’s return, or maybe he could sense my sadness and was determined to bring me joy—seeing how hard it was to remain sad while in his playful presence.  I didn’t want anyone to see that I had been crying, so I washed my face and redid my make-up.             At the door, I could hear yelling and laughter.  There seemed to be quite a bit of voices, and I suddenly became nervous.  I wondered if having my son would be awkward, and how I would be received.  I thought about turning around and going back to what had become somewhat of a lonely life, yet almost simultaneously, I knocked on the apartment do...