Dominoes Pizzeria Destroyed in 4 Alarm Fire. Ex-wife Devastated

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 Sitting up in bed today at 430 am with my old pal Insomnia my attention turned to the television:

" MORE THAN 100 FIREFIGHTERS ARE BATTLING A 4 ALARM FIRE IN AN UPPER EAST SIDE BUILDING ON FIRST AVENUE"

"Oh shit!" I jump up out of my stupor. My ex-wife and daughter live together on the Upper East Side on First avenue! Breaking out in an immediate sweat, heart beating like Keith Moon on meth, I grab for the remote and increase the volume so I could see the screen better (a trick I learned from my great Aunt Concetta who used to put her eye glasses on to answer the phone)I watch as a helicopter hovers over the scene revealing that, Thank God the fire was approximately 2 blocks south of her address.

"WHEWWW", I let out a breath like I was holding it in for an eternity. Finally calmed I'm able to see the screen clearly "What a tragedy!" I say to myself. All those poor people evacuated in the cold! The firemen rushing through the blinding smoke and flames! The Dominos Pizzeria destroyed!

Wait! Dominos destroyed!!!!! Oh my God, it can't be. It was the only Dominos in the area and one of my ex-wife's favorite places to order in from! How could it be. Immediately I felt an intense grief for the woman. This poor soul who spent 20 years with a man who's most intelligent answer to a question she posed was "Huh?'. A man whose before and after pictures were often confused with actor Orson Wells? A man who only showered when his daughter threatened a hunger strike? My God! Had this woman not suffered enough?

Of course, I had to tell her. But not yet. It was now 4:45 am. I would call her at 8 am when she left to walk our daughter to school. I then sat down and closed my eyes

At about 8:05 I was awakened by text notification.  I looked down and saw:

   

               "Wow! Look at the fire near my house. You know what was around the corner?

Texting back, I said "Yes sweetheart. I'm sorry. Dominos"

                " Don't be sorry. I started my diet just two days ago, thank God"

I mouthed a silent thank you to God. "Ok. So, dinner Saturday?"

She answered "Yes. 5ish. Call when you're on your way"

                           "10-4. See you then

Location: New York, NY, USA

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