"stange man:want a popsicle"

johnny looked at him. he was wareing a baggy beret, a dirty trench coat, a t-shit and jeans.

"johnny: what kind?"

"johnny*2: say no. move on. he dosn't have any on him. plus i  dought we should go to a second location with him"

"johnny: no thank you sir."

"johnny*2: why do want one any way it's  fall?"

johnny walks away from the man.

"johnny:people don't under stand popsicles in the fall. it's like peotry or stew after a hot bath."

"johnny*2: i worry for our future. make sure that guy is not following us"

she turnes around. the guy was already with a new girl. she kept walking ferther. they finally reached the place. a broken down apartment complex. all the windows were borded up yet people came and went. johnny entered the building. their was grafiti all over the place. the corner next to the bottom stair reeked of urine. also one of the stairs and the rails were missing. johnny looks at the slip. a three digit number rested on the corner of the sheet. they climbed the stairs while wintnessing a druge deal and a bust on two seprate floors. what a building. they made it to the fourth floor. the pick up was the apartment to the back. johnny knocks on the door. the peep hole opens.

"??: what?"

"johnny:package"

"johnny:dont ask like that."

"??:no gloves no package."

"johnny: were do i get that."

"??:kimp didn't tell you?"

"johnny:no!"

"??:maxburger up the street back door. talk to manager."

the person closses the peep hole. they leave the building as they do five dealers were lined up on the side of the building. the cops were going in and out doing pat downs.

"johnny*2: you still have memeroies of mom?"

"johnny: yeah maxburger was her favorite place. i remember alot. but i really have too think. "

johnny start reaching the corner. her expression starts to sadden.

"johnny*2:it was never  about the name huh."

at the corner they could see the max burger.

"johnny: what do you mean."

"johnny*2: tell you later lets focus."

the reached the parkking. they circuled around back. at the back door was a hairy round man. he was smoking a cigeret. johnny aproched him from the left.

"johnny:gloves."

''manager: what took so long. where are my pickles"

"johnny: your what?"

"manager: what are you new? go get the pickles from the farm out side of town."

he yells at johnny. she runs off in a panic. she the catches a cab.

"driver: were too?"

"johnny:you know a farm outside of town."

"driver: i know the one."

he pulls off driving at a modreate pace. he leaves the city an enters an open feild. he turns to a open drive way and stops. at the end of it was a old stick and brick house

"driver:i'll wait here." 

johnny gets out and trecks the drivway to the house. she finally reaches the house. on the porch is a lizard man in a rocking chair. he tilts hi head towards johnny.

"johnny: im here for the pickles also tha sweetchair."

"johnny*2 stop that he might think we are here to rob him!"

the lizard man stands up. he has a dead expression.

"lizard man: your late gather the eggs. i'll prep the pickles"

he turns around revealing his huge tail. then whalks to the door and opens it.

"lizard man: hens in the barn out back."

she gose out back. to a medium size barn. in side were rows of chicken. below them were dishes with egg. next to johnny was a empty scack and gloves on a table. she puts them on and get to work. she start slowly filling the sack.

"Johnny: can you tell me what you ment" 

"Johnny*2:well if you really want to know. it's because you don't want to lose your connection to mom."

"johnny:i really?"

"johnny*2:we don't have her eyes anymore. our teeth are considered weapons. we are bairly the same person anymore. the last thing we have of her is our name."

...........tobe continued