The purge // ROWLANDS

6:17pm*

Lauren's pov:
I know that out of me and Alex, she's the one that's most likely to kill someone. She's lethal and would probably do anything to save anybody she loves.
I remember last year when we knew that mum and dad weren't coming back, even after the 12hours of hell were up.
She didn't cry. she kept all of her emotions and made it into anger towards whoever killed our parents. She's strong, the toughest person I know.
She may've not cried because I was there so she didn't want to upset me more, considering I was already crying waterfalls but I still never heard her cry.
Both of us have had a pretty decent life. We haven't been bullied at all, we knew good people who supported us well and occasionally we would be spoilt or given luxuries. That's what I loved about our family, we weren't rich but we knew how to balance things like money and luxuries.
Me and Alex are sprinting to the shop that we just went into to buy the knives and guns from. I couldn't even see the name of it, it is pretty much night now so that's probably why. It amazes me how she knows where to get this stuff from. It's like she's been here before or something.
I know where I would've left it if I did leave it. I'm just hoping it'll be there so that no one will kill us when 7:00 comes around. I wanted to text Bernice before the purge. She is my internet best friend. She lives in England... They don't have things like the purge there. Atleast she's safe. That's one less person to worry about I guess.
I don't like the purge and I know that Alex doesn't either. It's a cruel act made by the government. They should come and fight for there lives and there loved ones lives like we have to do every year.
But somehow, the purge gets me excited. It gives me that surge of energy and adrenaline like I could honestly run from anything and not be tired. Some people don't get it when I say that because they become 'shell shocked' and stuff where they can't moved because there stunned. They don't feel the rush and the excitement that comes with it.
Maybe we should make the government watch everyone being tortured and stabbed to death etc. to show them that this isn't helping anything in life and so that we could open there eyes to why they're doing because it's sick.
We made it to the shop and we started walking down all of the isles, in search of my phone.
We made it to the isle that I though it would be in but I couldn't find it. It's gone.
"Alex, it's not here. If I would've left it, it would be here" I said pointing to one of the isles many shelves.
"Well once the purge is over we could get you another one" and that was it. There's never any point in arguing with her because she'll turn it into WW3. Believe me.
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Alex's pov*
Okay so we basically just came down to this store for nothing. Great.
"Yo Lauren, we need to be going home. Your phones gone, I've still got mine so it's fine. It's not like anyone could help us anyway" I said knowing that she probably wanted it to speed dial her best friends or something. They'll probably be dead in the first minute of the purge due to there whiny attitudes and them not being able to defend themselves.
They are my definition of 'pathetic'. Lauren could do so much better.
I quickly turned on my phone
6:46am
Oh crap. We need to go home.
"LAUREN GET YOUR ASS HERE. WE NEED TO GO!"I shouted to her. She wouldn't stop looking for her damn phone.
"Fine" she said as we both sprinted out of the exit doors and made our way back to our apartment.
6:54
Oh crap oh crap oh crap oh crap.