![]() Now, for me, "the sky" isn't anything but flat and gray and too far away to ever reach. "You'll be Somebody for both of us," her mom would say. Her mom would say it when Devon brought home a flawless report card or when Devon received a stellar postseason evaluation from her coach or when a complete stranger commented on Devon's exceptional manners or after the Last Loser packed his stuff and walked out. ![]() That, in fact, "the sky's the limit" is how Devon's mom has always defined Devon and her supposed potential in life. As in"-she swallows-"as in, 'the sky's the limit.'"īut Devon doesn't volunteer any further explanation, doesn't explain to the women the story behind the name. "Yes," Devon says, addressing the back of the computer monitor rather than the woman's face directly. “The woman types everything into her computer, raising her eyebrows slightly at Devon's middle name. ![]()
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