... ruined someone's life

**... ruined someone's life** is the fifth episode in Season 2 of the Netflix series, *Never Have I Ever*.

## Synopsis

*At a 24-hour school relay, Devi's impulsive words spark an insensitive rumor. Fabiola hesitates to introduce her overenthusiastic mother to Eve.*

## Plot

Devi is feeling frustrated to see Ben and Aneesa flirting with each other. She's a little shell-shocked by the situation, and she realizes the flirting began the night before. When Devi speaks to Dr. Ryan, her therapist, she realizes she was being selfish, and she still has feelings for Ben. Dr. Ryan thinks she needs to work on her stress so she doesn't lose it. Devi wants weed, but Dr. Ryan gives her coping techniques instead.

Fabiola states her mother has made chocolate brownies for Eve, but Eve is vegan. She's frustrated that her mother keeps trying to be an LGBTQ ally, but it isn't working. A teacher then approaches Devi about skipping PE and that she's currently on a grade "F". However, it can be bumped up if she does a charity 24-hour relay. She forms a team, and Aneesa states they should invite Ben, which irks Devi. Feeling angry, Devi listens to an old voicemail from her father to calm down.

It suddenly hits Devi that the charity event is an excuse to hook up, making her even more panicked when she sees Ben and Aneesa together.

Devi struggles with the relay, and Ben asks if she's ever exercised before. Ben decides to help her with her cramp. She doesn't understand why Ben is nice to her, but he states it's a charity event. However, after this, Ben continues flirting with Aneesa.

Eve has coincidentally introduced herself to Fabiola's mother at the relay, as they don't know each other. She asks Eve if she'd like to go somewhere more private to keep her away from her mother.

Paxton (in a sling from the time he was hit by a car) turns up at a relay as he wants to spend time with Devi, plus she promised to help him study. Devi gives the baton to Ben and tells him to go next to split him and Aneesa up. She does the same to Aneesa later on. She keeps doing it until they are both exhausted.

As Devi does her final lap, she notices Ben and Aneesa about to go into the tent to hook up, and she wants to quickly finish it so she can stop them, so she cheats on the lap. When she gets back, she can’t find her phone. And then, suddenly, a girl mistakes Devi for Aneesa, and she accuses the girl of being racist. In anger, she says Aneesa is anorexic.

When Devi sits down, Paxton rests his head on hers. As night turns to day, Devi sees Aneesa crying. Aneesa is upset that a rumor is going around about her having an eating disorder. She confirms it isn’t a rumor and that it’s actually true. It’s the reason she had to leave her last school, and this was supposed to be a fresh start. Devi, feeling guilty—realizing she spread this rumor unintentionally when angry, comforts her. She had no idea she was anorexic.

Eventually, Fabiola has to come clean and reveals the woman is her mother to Eve. She explains she was embarrassed she would say something stupid. Eve tells her to make introductions. Fabiola's mother and Eve wind up getting along well. Eve tells Fabiola that her mother is cool.

Devi learns she has a PE grade of "A" now, but she's hardly bothered. As she leaves with her mother, Devi isn't proud of what she's done to Aneesa and starts feeling guilty. She listens to her father's voice mail to calm her down. At school, the rumor is spreading like wildfire. Aneesa is not in class, and then Devi is called into the Principal's office.

## Cast

### Starring

* Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Devi Vishwakumar
* Richa Shukla as Kamala Nandiwadal
* Jaren Lewison as Ben Gross
* Darren Barnet as Paxton Hall-Yoshida
* Lee Rodriguez as Fabiola Torres
* John McEnroe as The Narrator
* Poorna Jagannathan as Nalini Vishwakumar

### Guest Starring

* Niecy Nash as Dr. Jamie Ryan
* Sendhil Ramamurthy as Mohan Vishwakumar
* Adam Shapiro as Lyle Shapiro
* Benjamin Norris as Trent Harrison
* Cocoa Brown as Principal Grubbs
* Christina Kartchner as Eve Hjelm
* Megan Suri as Aneesa Qureshi
* P.J. Byrne as Evan Safstrom
* Tembi Locke as Elise Torres
* Alexandra Billings as Jennifer Warner

### Co-Starring

* Jack Seavor McDonald as Eric Perkins
* Hanna Stein as Shira Liedman
* Aitana Rinab as Zoe Maytag
* Eugene Prokofiev as Setseg Levakiba
* Amy Tolsky as Mrs. Paloma
* Andrea Ramos as Rosalia
* Rachel Zimmermann as Belgium/Beth
* Avery Kristen Pohl as Cross Country Girl
* Andrea Mai-Tran as Abby
* Dia Laren Nash as Olivia

## Trivia

* It is revealed that Aneesa is anorexic and left Toluca due to the bullying she faced because of it.
* The acronym created by Eric, *DARBEEF*, stands for:
	+ **D**evi
	+ **A**neesa
	+ **R**osalia
	+ **B**en
	+ **E**ve
	+ **E**ric
	+ **F**abiola.