"Okay," Ami said, rather flatly.  "Well, whatever.  Hope she finds... whoever it is." The sentiment was real but there was very little enthusiasm.  It was hard to feel enthusiastic, really. She stood there, shuffling from foot to foot.    Gavin spoke about how he put his life on ...

Ami blinked.  She didn't catch half of what the boy just said.  M-T-what?  Ami shuffled awkwardly, slumping the corners of her lips.  Trench coat, gun nerd.... The guy was kind of a weirdo.  Not that that was a bad thing.  His behavior wasn't the sort of 'creeper' behavior that normally unnerved her...

Ami's eyes were just adjusting to the light when she caught sight of Ruby turning to look at her.  Ami quickly buried herself against the rack and clutched her gun.  It really didn't occur to her that she was sticking out.  Ami had been pretty good at sneaking around the house when the rest of her f...

... Ruby had a gun?  She did.  Ami didn't see any gun when she first ran into Ruby.  A gun would be very hard to miss.  Did Ruby just pull that thing out or... did she have it with her the entire time? The fact that it took her so long to even notice was... unnerving.   Ami stared at Ruby with a shi...

Ami sat up onto her knees and crossed her arms.   Her lips creased into a frown. "You could say that." The question annoyed Ami, simply because she could not remember a single second past her slouching behind an aisle and crying.  How long had she been awake?  She could still see the sun f...

The sounds of a door opening echoed from somewhere in the store, but she didn't notice them.  She didn't realize that someone had just walked into the grocery store.  Heck, she didn't even recognize those footsteps as sounds.  They were just there, in there separate universe, so far removed from her...

Even though she was fully awake, it took Ami Flynn ( Girl 072 ) a hour to really open her eyes. Much later, in hindsight, she would wonder if she had made a horrible mistake by doing that. So careless, so naive. In hindsight, Ami Flynn would be surprised she wasn't killed for her negligence. The sit...

... Equals. A smile bent her lips and time slowed to a crawl. She focused intensely on Mira, her friend, and even in the dim light she could make out every detail. The rot of days without soap or shampoo notwithstanding, Ami could see the rose-painted lips and the shape of her face, and recognize th...

Ami stared at Mira. She frowned. It hurt Ami to see her like this. It was out of character for the Mira she knew. Mira, the girl that looked like she had everything together. Mira, the one who called her a bitch the day before. Like salt in the wound, needles in her belly. Ami let out a drawn out si...

Shouldering Bella's reluctance and her scattered emotions was turning out to be more of a burden than she thought. Bella had cried at first. Ami could deal with mourning. Mourning was an everyday occurrence to her. It was natural. But for the past while, Bella wasn't mourning. No longer crying, no h...

Ami found the cigarettes in a inlet, one of those Newspaper Stands that sold more drinks or peanuts than newspapers. Place had been half-ransacked. The packs were still factory-sealed and Ami took her chances. Newport. Ami had only started two months before the trip so she didn't 'have' a type, just...

Carlos didn't feel anything. Imagine a boat getting hit by two tidal waves on opposite sides. Alone, they are a one-two punch, but together, at the exact moment, they can work to right the ship. Imagine Cooper as one wave, Cody as another, and Alice as the ship, then you'll understand why Carlos did...

Carlos squinted when Cody mentioned Tyler. It took him a moment to comprehend what Patton was implying. "You mean Lucas? That beefcake?" Carlos grunted. "Don't think you'll have to warn me. I ran into him the other day." Something wasn't right. His run-in with Tyler didn't last v...

Carlos stopped dead in his tracks. Cody Patton stared straight at him through the chain-link fence. Whatever pitbull bravado Carlos had in him dissolved like blood into the chlorine-infested pool. He took a step back,  still looking straight at Cody. It was just.... Cody looked like shit. "You ...

(Carlos Lazaro continued from Hello, Goodbye, Twas Nice To Know You ) Meanwhile, Alice thought checking out the pool for supplies was a brilliant idea. And Carlos had actually agreed with that assessment! So much so that he took point! How bad could it be? What could possibly go wrong? He found Lydi...