Chapter Three, Pt. IV
By Terrance Afer-Anderson
“Rashida?” Jerry’s anxious inquiry shattered the sudden, deafening silence created by the broken cell connection. In the next moment, he realized that Rashida had indeed ended the call, having been summoned by some, ill-defined emergency.
Jerry pulled his iPhone away from his face and looked at the screen, affirming that the call had in fact been terminated. He sat there a moment longer, grave concern causing his brow to furrow, his cheeks to tighten.
Norfolk, VA
The Hermitage Museum & Gardens will show five classic films on the back lawn of the Museum this summer for its outdoor movie series, Friday Night Films.
By Terrance Afer-Anderson
Chapter Three, Pt. 3
Finally, Rashida exhaled, not realizing that she had been holding her breath, in anxious anticipation, as Jerry shared the events of the wake. At the sound of her sighing, Jerry felt suddenly ill at ease. He threw his hand against his forehead and collapsed back into the recliner.
“Oh My God,” he said. “What am I doing?!!! I don’t even know you and here I am sharing something that borders upon the morose. I am so sor...” Rashida interrupted him.
Norfolk, VA
Sunsets on the River at the Hermitage Museum & Gardens continues this spring with four concerts on the Hermitage back lawn. Admission is $10 for the general public and free for Hermitage Museum members.
By Terrance Afer-Anderson
Chapter 3, Continued
“I could use an angel about now,” Jerry said. “Things have been going pretty well for me professionally. I’m at the top of my game.” Jerry paused, then continued. “But personally … well after losing my mom sometime ago … things have not been the same for either me or my father.”