Disclaimer: I do not own Jurassic Park.
Chapter Eight: The Coldness Comes
I got two cans of tomato soup and used a pocket knife to open them. I handed one over to Amy and we slurped at it happily. We didn't care that it was cold. We were both just really hungry.
"Hey, what time do you think it is?" Amy asked suddenly.
"I have no idea." I replied after realizing that I really didn't know.
"How long have we been stuck here…on this island?" Amy asked almost in a whisper.
I thought about this for a moment. We had for sure been here for several days, but the days blurred together.
"I think we have been here for at least a week." I replied honestly.
"Yeah, that sounds about right." Amy said. "Wouldn't people have come by now? Wouldn't they know we are missing?"
"Well my parents probably still think we are still with Uncle Ben, so they are probably not worried yet, but when they do find out that we are gone, I'm sure they will come looking for us."
Amy sat in silence for several seconds before blurting out questions. "What if they don't find us? What if we are stuck here forever? How will we manage to survive? I don't want to live with the fear of being eaten alive by some over grown reptile!"
"I'm sure they will find us." I told her. "I don't think we will be stuck here forever."
"How can you be sure?" Amy asked with tears beginning to stream down her face. "We have already been down here for a week and so far, pretty much every day we have had near death situations! One of the times we may not make it out alright!"
"We've made it this far and we found a safe spot that we can probably live at until they find us. We will be alright." I told her sitting beside her on the bed. I took her hand in my own and pulled her close to me.
"Erik, I'm scared." Amy whispered to me leaning her head against my chest.
"I am too." I admitted. "But remember I made you a promise. I promised that I wouldn't let anything hurt you, Amy, and I got to admit I did a lousy job at keeping that promise before, and I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault. You did your best, and because of that we are both still alive." Amy told me quietly.
"But from now on, I promise you, that as long as I am alive, I will protect you the best I can. I will do my best to keep you safe. Even when we get off this island I will always protect you." I told her.
She looked up at me and stared at me with those deep blue eyes for what seemed like a long time. Then she leaned upward and kissed me on the cheek, making me feel butterflies in my stomach. Then she put her arms around my neck and hugged me. I put my arms around her back and held her to me.
"You've already been doing that." She whispered in my ear. "I've always felt safe around you."
We held each other for a long time and just sat like that for hours in silence.
"We should probably see if I can get my clothes back. That way you can have your shirt back." Amy said, after awhile, giggling a little. "Besides, it is very cold and you're probably freezing to death."
"Actually you kept me pretty warm." I told her laughing. "But yeah, we should probably get your clothes back now."
Amy laughed at my comment and then moved towards the hatch door. She quietly opened it and peered outside, looking to see if there were any signs of danger nearby. When she saw that there was none she climbed out. I followed close behind her. I realized that it had gotten a lot cooler from the last time we were outside.
We walked over to where the stream was and where her clothes were hanging on the branches. Amy grabbed her clothes and went behind a bush to change back into them. She came a few minutes later and handed me back my shirt. I slipped it over my head and we began walking back to the water truck.
"Wow, it's like a cold front came in." Amy said shivering.
"Yeah, I know. It's freezing." I replied.
"It's weird how the weather changed so dramatically all of a sudden." Amy said.
"Yeah." I agreed. We got back to the water truck and climbed inside, leaving the hatch door open. "It is getting dark already."
"Yeah." Amy said looking in the sky. "You know, despite this being a dinosaur infested place, it's actually quite beautiful."
I looked into the sky along with her and we watched the sun go down. Soon stars began to show.
"Wow I've never seen stars so bright before." I said admiring the bright, shining lights in the sky.
"I know. It's beautiful. It's too bad we can't ever see them like this in the city." Amy said lying down on the bed as she continued to stare into the sky. I copied her actions and lay down beside her.
After a while Amy spoke. "We should probably close the door now. It's getting really cold in here." She said shivering. I nodded in agreement and stood up and closed the hatch door. Then I began to arrange my blankets on the floor for me to sleep on.
"Erick, I know this may sound kind of awkward, but it's really cold. Do you think you will be okay with sharing the bed? That way we can keep each other warm." Amy asked.
"Yeah, sure." I replied as casually as I could. I grabbed the blankets from the floor and put them over Amy as I crawled in beside her.
"I know you wouldn't, but if you try anything, I will hurt you." Amy said with a threatening look in her eyes.
"Of course. I would never do something like that." I told her.
"Good." she said as she turned her back to me. I did the same and pressed my back against hers so that we could be warm. It felt good to be against something warm because the air around us was very cold. Under the covers felt warm and comfortable. It didn't take long before both of us fell asleep.