Free Project Ami by Emiel Sleegers

I’ve lay on a bed!’ he says, smiling.
    Ami walks over to the bed and sits on it. For her, it is not that special since it does not really matter whether the surface she sits on is hard or soft, but she starts to bounce on the bed to share in Ryan’s fun.
    ‘Okay, I will go and make a fire so we can have a warm dinner tonight,’ says Ryan, and he stands up and walks outside the RV. Ami stays inside the RV and has a look around; she is curious. She looks inside the drawers and closets. Ryan, meanwhile, walks into the denser forest and starts to pick out small branches that he can use to make a fire. It has been dry for weeks now, and so it does not take long for him to find some good branches he can use. He walks back to the campsite with the branches and lays them in a classic fireplace, surrounded by stones that the people who lived there before had made. He walks over to his backpack and takes out his lighter. He looks for some paper but he cannot find any in his bag.
    He walks into the RV and there he sees Ami snooping around.
    ‘Have you come across any paper?’ he asks.
    Ami walks over to one of the drawers and takes out some old newspapers, ‘Here you go,’ she says.
    ‘Thanks,’ says Ryan. He leaves the RV and starts to make the fire.
    From outside, he calls Ami and tells her that the fire is beginning to catch. Ami walks outside and sees Ryan taking some folding chairs from one of the tents.
    He puts down the chairs, and they both sit in them. Ryan takes a can of food from his backpack and picks up a metal barbeque frame that is on the ground, and lays it over the fire. He opens up the can and puts it on the fire. He then asks Ami how she is doing.
    ‘I’m doing fine. Why do you ask?’ she responds.
    ‘I was just wondering.’
    ‘How are you doing?’ she asks.
    Ryan smiles and says that he is doing fine, too, but states that his arm still hurts, but it will be fine. Ryan looks at Ami. It is dark now, and through her dress, Ryan can see Ami’s heart glowing light blue. It is a very relaxing thing to see.
    Ryan takes the can of food from the fire and starts to eat it. He then looks up at the sky.
    Ami also looks up and tells Ryan that the sky looks pretty. Ryan agrees and tells her that it is getting late. ‘I think I’m going to get some rest for tonight. Tomorrow we will wake up early to continue walking to the city. I would like you to stay in the RV tonight in case anything happens.’
    Ami agrees and tells Ryan she will come soon. He stands up and walks into the RV.
    He walks over to the bed and lets himself fall onto it. He closes his eyes and slowly starts to fall to sleep.
    Not long after, Ami walks into the RV and closes the door. She looks around to see where she can lay down, and decides to rest next to Ryan. They both lay next to each other in the bed, with Ryan already in deep sleep. Ami also closes her eyes and asks her mind to switch off.
     
    The following morning, Ryan wakes up early and, with sleepy eyes, looks around him and sees that Ami is not in the RV. He shocks himself awake and jumps up. He quickly walks to the door and opens it. He looks around and sees Ami sitting in a folding chair reading what appears to be a comic book. Relief washes over him, and he walks over to Ami. He takes the seat next to her and says, ‘Good morning. You scared me for a moment.’
    Ami looks up and says, ‘Good morning. What do you mean?’
    ‘You weren’t in the RV when I woke up and I thought something had happened.’
    Ami smiles and tells Ryan she is sorry but she wanted to enjoy nature and she found a cool comic book.
    ‘What kind of comic book is it?’ he asks.
    ‘I only read a few pages, but it is about a guy and a little girl that live in a world where a virus killed many people, and they both try to survive.’
    ‘How ironic. Add some KBs and it’s just like our life!’ Ryan takes his backpack and looks inside. ‘Damn it,’ he says in a soft voice.
    Ami looks up and asks