The Purge ➵ a.i

8

Annalise

12:56 a.m.

I run into Calum's house and into Calum's bedroom. I get in there, Ashton was already gone. Luke finally catches up, and runs into the bedroom too.

"Where is he?" Luke asks. "I don't know. I left him here," I say. I sit on the bed and cover my face with my hands. I'm scared. Ashton left being injured. He lost a lot of blood so he could pass out any second.

"What are you guys doing in here?" an unknown voice said behind me. Luke and I turn to a guy with a machine gun pointed at us. "Sorry, what are you guy and girl doing here?" he says, and we stay silent. "If I were you, I'd put my hands up," he says, shrugging.

Luke and I do as said. "Give me your guns, and whatever else you guys have for weapons," he says, pointing to our guns.

I hand him my gun, and Luke gives him his gun and machete. "Thank you. Now, I'd like for you guys to come with me," he says. Two other men walk in and each one grabs one of us. "Let's go," he says and starts walking. The two men hand out bags over our heads.

Not long after, I feel like cold air outside and me being thrown into the back of what I think is a big van. Someone then, ties me up.

"Anna?" I hear Luke ask, fear in his voice. "Luke," I say, trying to stay calm. I don't know what's going to happen to us. "Do you know who that guy was?" Luke asks me. "No, do you?" I ask. "No, that's why I asked you," Luke says.

"Can you guys shut the fuck up?" I hear a man say. "Excuse me?" Luke says. "What?" the man says. "Why do we have these bags on our heads?" Luke asks. "Because, I don't want either of you to see where we're going," the man says. "How much longer?" I ask. "We're almost there," the man says.

Before I knew it, the van or whatever it is, came to a complete stop, making both me and I think Luke, fall to the side.

"Let's go shitheads!" yells the guy we first originally seen. A man helps me up and we start walking. My hands were still tied.

We walked into a building, and down like, three flights of stairs. Then we were in a room that was cold. The man who was leading me, threw me against the wall, making me hit my head. "Sit your asses down and don't make a move. I'll take the bags off your head," the man says.

I hear him pull the bag off of Luke, then I hear footsteps coming closer to me, and he pulls off my bag as well. My vision was blurry at first, but clear enough to see another person sitting and tied up against the wall across from me.

When my vision became clear again, I saw him. I see him staring at me.

"Anna?" he asks.

I stare back at him and say his name, "Ashton?"