Tara and I kept calling thecellphone number with no luck." I was handed a bowl of chocolate icecream and savored the taste of that first spoonful. I m...st have hadthat look of appreciative ecstasy on my face, as I let it melt into mymouth with Darla saying, "It's been that long huh?" Yeah, it was just something that you forget about when you're tryingto survive. In a way I'm thankful that people wasted so much from thegrocery stores to the restaurants, they kept me fed. I know it wasn'thealthy. "Sit down."She looked at me, puzzled. "I have to stand or kneel," she said in a flat voice. "I'm not allowed to sit. The rules say I'm not allowed to sit. They punish me if I sit." I know," I replied, gently. "But it's all right if I say so. You can sit down." She did so, keeping her legs side by side, her feet flat to the floor, her knees slightly parted. She was wearing shackles around her wrists but her hands were chained in front of her. She put her hands in her lap and sat quite. The bikers stubbornly refused to be pushed out and maintained their hold on the West End of the street. In addition, the big money investor, who they had been more than happy to assist in acquiring the entire eastern block, suddenly changed his plans and instead of restaurants and shops, he opened several bars, taverns, and night clubs. Other than a couple of new restaurants, The Drive remained primarily three continuous blocks of bars and taverns. The first block to the West belonged to the. It was as weird as it gets and then that prompt in the back of my mind somewhat kept encouraging, be proud, be different, a commanding erection so huge.I quickly walked to the far end of the stanchions to start washing on the first cows and quietly passed Lilly as she focused on her cow. She didn’t even acknowledge me. Surprised I paused, looked at her, but just kept quiet and went on.I didn’t understand why Lilly ignored me but I was used to that kind of treatment so I minded my own business.