Denise A. Kelley

Love, Money and a Little Black Book

Love, Money and a Little Black Book Chapter 1 The tune of Ripples from her cellphone, coupled with the blaring sound of sirens and other New York noise, pulled Lisa out of her sleep. Her first thought was to check on David Jr aka DJ, but she remembered he’d spent the night at her mother’s house. She stole a few additional precious moments waiting for the snooze to do what snooze does. It was set for five minutes, but it rushed by, and it felt more like two minutes instead of five. The tune of Ripples started chiming once again, and Lisa knew this time she had to get up and out of the bed. She leaned over to retrieve her watch from the charger. The picture on her night stand made her pause. Memories flooded her mind, and then came the tears. Today was another anniversary. This day seemed to come around so quickly, and contrary to everyone’s advice, the pain didn’t seem to lessen. The day of David’s death, always took precedence over their wedding day, and once again this year was no different. It had been three years since the accident, but to Lisa it felt like yesterday. His death was so sudden. He got into a car accident on his way to work. A car rear-ended him, and he ran into the car in front of him. The person that rear-ended David survived, but the woman in the car David hit, didn’t survive. The smell of Armani lingered in the apartment as if he was still there. Lisa was crying so loudly, she almost missed an incoming phone call. The caller Id read Diner. Lisa wiped her tears and answered.