November the 1st, 2027, "G.W. College of Law", Washington (USA), 6:00 pm ...
... 1 HOUR BEFORE THE PURGE ...
The bell rang at the end of the Physical class. Alex put the book back in her bag, with a worried expression on her face: it was an hour before the damn experiment began, but for some strange reason the Headmaster had ordered all the students to spend the entire duration of the Purge inside the school , with armored doors and windows. Immersed in her thoughts, Alex went to her locker, and there she met Ariel, her best friend.
«Alex! Did you see Liam today?» She whispered, hugging her;
«Emh, in an hour all the crimes for twelve fucking hours will be legal, Liam is the least of my thoughts at the moment!» Alex replied, chuckling.
And not even a few seconds later, distracted from talking to Ariel, she crashed into a guy;
«Ah, I'm so sorry! I got distrac-» She stopped, looking up: it was Liam, the most popular boy in college.
«Don't worry, Alex.» Liam answered, smiling. Alex blushed violently and pushed a strand of hair behind her ear;
«Ready to spend another twelve hours at school?» Alex asked, laughing nervously; «Heh, not really ...» replied the guy, scratching his neck «Well, I'll see you in the Great Hall ...»
«Yeah ... See you ...» Alex said, and Liam left.
Ariel had witnessed the whole scene with wide eyes and hands over her mouth; «O.M.G!!!!»began to scream and jump around Alex, who was meanwhile bright red.
«LiAm iS ThE LeAst oF My ThOUgHts aT tHe mOMeNt!!!» said Ariel imitating her friend's voice;
«DO IT OVER!» Alex laughed, pulling a book over her head.
Meanwhile, all the students had gathered in the Great Hall: those who were scared, those who were crying, those who were impassive, those who laughed with their classmates, and those who were cool with others, saying they wanted to participate at the Purge.
Alex sat down and pulled out the sketch book, while Ariel started reading a book.
«Can I?» Liam asked Alex, pointing to the empty seat beside her.
«Oh, s-sure!» stammered Alex, embarrassed, as the boy sat down; Ariel, giggling, hid her face in her book, sparking her friend's murderous glances.
It was 6:55 pm, and the Headmaster entered the room, attracting everyone's attention: «Good evening to all, students. As you may have already understood, the annual Purge that you all know will be held shortly; Well, this year there will be a rather unusual novelty...»
«What will it be?» said Alex to herself.
«We'll extract 4 random students, and when they hear their names called, they'll come here to the center of the Great Hall. They'll participate in a further experiment, under the orders of the new Founding Fathers ... »
«What the fuck ...?» Ariel gasped, moving the page of the book under her trembling fingers;
The Headmaster took a box overflowing with leaflets, with the names of each individual college student written on it: he reached into the box and started rummaging.
The atmosphere, full of tension, was briefly interrupted by the extraction of a first leaflet ...
«Ronald Kiria » said the Headmaster with cold and calm voice...
A blonde guy with glasses and headphones stood up and walked to the center of the room; Ariel's eyes widened and she began to have palpitations: «R-Ron ... What will they do to him?»
«I don't know...» said Alex, more and more agitated.
Another piece of paper...
«Liam Duff»
The boy, frightened, joined Ron in the middle of the room.
«Oh God, Liam no ...» Alex said in a trembling voice...
The third one...
«Ariel Lee»
The girl started to cry, and after some hesitation she got up and reached the two guys, looking at Alex with a terrified look.
And then...
The last one...
«Alex Jordan»
All the other students breathed a sigh of relief almost in unison. Alex was as pale as a sheet ... Almost unable to stand up, she arrived at the center of the Great Hall with the other three.
«Alex...» Liam whispered worriedly, looking at her.
She gave him a frightened, questioning look.
«Good. These are the four cavy for the new experiment during the Purge» said the Headmaster.
Alex spun around towards him, shocked: «Cavy? What are you talking about?» she yelled.
«... Sorry ... Really ... But we do it for America ..." said the Headmaster, as guards entered and took the four guys by force ...
«HEY!!! WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING ?? LEAVE ME!!!»shouted Alex, struggling «HEEELP!!!»Ariel starts crying again. Liam and Ron tried to break free, in vain.
The guards kicked the guys out of the school, along with weapons of all kinds, and before they could get back in, the Headmaster activated the armored doors and windows.
At that moment, at 6:59 pm, in the streets of Washington, the announcement of the beginning of the Purge echoed ... The beginning of the 12 worst hours of their life ...
To be continued...
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The Purge: the Big Eye
Mystery / ThrillerNovember the 1st. Year 2027. In all the USA it's the day of the annual social experiment instituted by the new Founding Fathers, called "the Purge": 12 interminable hours in which every crime, including murder, will become legal, and in which all th...
