As Lou rode out the earth's bucking, he wondered, was there a connection? Could the animal sense a shaking coming?When this trembling of the earth sub...ided, Lou pushed himself up again. As he walked the bottom of the wash, Lou came up on a lonely, long dead tree laying on its side in the sand. It was another arroyo willow, testament to the fact that water had once run through this barren canyon. He had almost forgotten that some varieties of trees could grow and even thrive in the middle of the. This day is different, I looked on my way home how a black Van wasfollowing us, and how they stood outside our house for a whileeveryday.I'm afraid that they are to no good but my Mom said that was probablymy imagination.One night the troubles at home were terrible, I hear my Mom said thatshe was going to leave my Dad and go to California, and he said someother things.I did not want to listen anymore so I went out of the house and seat onthe front porch.I saw this man coming and I looked at the. " Katrina returned the smile."Fear not, pretty lady. I shall protect you from the ghouls and ghosts." He took her hand in his. The feeling of electricity returned to Katrina, traveling from her hand directly to that special place. Katrina could smell her own excitement and wondered if Ichabod could as well. As it turns out, he could. He placed her hand on the bulge in his pants. "I can sense you are excited as I am."She squeezed, delighted at its firmness and apparent size. He lowered his face. I had no idea what to say to this.I wondered what Mary would do.Finally I asked, recalling Jamal's silly rationale, "Is it because it's big and black?" Yes," he admitted."Have you ever sucked a white one?" I asked, this conversation way out of my comfort zone. Nowhere in the books about parenting is there any advice about this."No," he answered."Just Jamal's?" No," he whispered sheepishly."But just black?" I dug down, having already thought for some reason he'd sucked more than just.