The Beginning of The End ( NovaHD )

Chapter 8

Aleks' POV*
I walked out of James' room and headed down to the kitchen. I didn't tell James what I said to him at the end of my dream, or what he almost said to me. I still wondered about that. What was he going to say?

When I got downstairs, I was greeted by Eddie. He was already in the kitchen making himself a bowl of cereal. He heard me come into the kitchen and turned around.
"Oh, hey Aleks," he said as he smiled. I nodded at him as to say hello back.
"You look tired. Not get any sleep?" He asked. I shook my head
"No I just had a nightmare is all. Nothing to worry about," I said, giving him a reassuring smile. He smiled back and went into the living room to eat. I quickly made myself a bowl of cereal as well and went to join him.

He turned on the TV and started watching a cartoon. I didn't know what it was, but I watched it anyways, not wanting to complain. Just then, the power went out. Everything turned dark. Even though the windows were open, the sky was dark.

Sly gave me a worried look.
"Did Jordan forget to pay the electric bill?" I asked teasingly. Sly just laughed that golden giggle. But then, Jordan came up from the basement and came over to us. He also had a worried look on his face. He opened his mouth as to say something but was cut off my the TV turning back on with white static.

We all stared at the TV for a few moments until we saw a lady come into view. The Purge lady? I looked down at my watch to see it was only 10:24am.
"Why is she on so early?" I asked them, but they just shrugged. She was sitting behind her desk with the papers in front of her like usual. But something seemed different. She had scars and bruises on her arms. She looked like she had been in a fight or something. What happened to her?

For some reason, I didn't feel safe. So I got up and went to find the only person that made me feel safe. James. I went up to his room to find him sleeping peacefully. His face was relaxed and his breathing was slowed. Just seeing him like this made me feel calm. I sighed to myself.

Then, my head snapped back to reality. I went over to his bed and lightly shook him awake. He groaned and swung his hands around, hitting me in the nose hard.
"Get the hell away from me Jordan! I'm trying to sleep!" He yelled in a sleepy voice. I put my hand up to my nose held it. I pulled my hand away to see blood on it. Great, he broke my nose. I sighed, holding my nose again, but flinched when I touched the bridge of it. It hurt really fucking bad. I shook James awake again, but this time took a step back. But I was too late. He stated punching this time, and hit me square in the face. What the hell is wrong with him?

I groaned in pain and realized I was crying. I heard a cracking noise and I knew that my nose was definitely broken. James sat up at my groan and looked over at me cupping my nose, eyes wide with worry.
He quickly got to his feet and held both of my shoulders.
"Oh my god Aleks, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to hit you! I'm just a little cranky if someone wakes me up," he said in a worried voice. I nodded and he took me into the bathroom to clean up my nose. It was bleeding and bruised.

"Happy asshole?" I said laughing? He gave me a surprised look.
"Why are you laughing? I just broke your fucking nose!" He said while he wiped up my nose with a tissue. I winced and he stopped.
"Why did you wake me up anyway?" He asked. My eyes got wide when I remembered.
"The Purge lady was on the TV earlier. Don't know why but she looked... different." He gave me a confused look.
"What do you mean, different?" He questioned.
"She had bruises and cuts on her arms. She looked like she was in a fight or something. I'm not sure though," I said.

He nodded as he continued to clean my nose.
"Why did you have to punch me dude?" I said laughing. He smiled at me.
"I'm sorry. I'll be careful next time," he said. I smiled back. When he was done cleaning my nose, we headed downstairs and went into the living room.

Everyone was in there. They were looking at the TV where the lady was still sitting there. Had she said anything yet? I walked up to Jordan who gave me a smile, then turned to confusion.
"Um, Aleks? What happened to your nose?" He whispered to me.
"I'll tell you later. Anyways, what's going on? She say anything yet?" He shook his head. Just then, a popping noise came out of the TV.

I looked at the TV and the lady was there, just like always.
"Good morning everyone. This broadcast is a little earlier than all the rest. Now, you may notice my injuries," she said holding up her arm.
"So, let's get right to the point. Some of you came to the capital and attacked us. This is not civilized behavior," she said with a stern voice. Oh, we aren't civilized? Your the ones putting out there to randomly kill each other!

Then, James put his hand on my shoulder. I realized I was tense. He made me relax. I don't know why he makes me feel relaxed. I then continued to listen to the TV.
"As we all know, the Purge is scheduled in 3 weeks. Since of punishment of threatening our government, the Purge date will be moved. Since today is Monday, the Purge will begin next Monday. You have 1 week to prepare. Good day." The TV shut off, and all the lights in the house came back on.

Now the Purge was in a few days, not a few weeks. I ran out of the living room, my eyes starting to water. James was yelling my name but I didn't care. I ran up to my room and shut the door. I laid on my bed and started to sob into my pillow. Now I had to worry about everything sooner. I have to worry about my friends dying sooner, protecting James sooner, losing him sooner.

I heard my door slightly open and close. I didn't care if someone watched me cry. I didn't want this all to happen. Just then, my bed dipped down. Is someone sitting next to me? Then, I felt a hand gently going up an down on my back, trying to make me relax. I looked up to see James looking down at me. He had worry in his eyes. He smiled, and started to get up, but I grabbed his hand. I got up and hugged him.

I couldn't feel any safer. My arms around his neck, my head on his chest, he made me feel safe. I don't know why he always made me feel safe. He hugged me back, his arms around my torso.
"I don't want you to leave me sooner James," I croaked out. I was starting to cry again.
"I'll never leave you Aleksandr. No matter what happens. I promise."

Thanks for reading this chapter! Sorry I haven't updated in a while. School got my caught up. I'll be updating a lot more now though! Love you all!! -Michaela :D