The Purge: Gone Wrong

How We All Became Bestfriends

"Where the fuck is Ethan at? It's almost 7 and I ain't planning to keep this door open all night," Caden said.

"Ethan always wanders around everywhere. By the time he was 5, he ran away from home, remember?" Kim reminded.

"And that was how we all became friends," I added.

I remembered I was inside my house with Kim to get more toys to bring outside and when we walked back to my front lawn, I saw a kid sitting down on my property playing with the toys I brought out. But, Kim thought he was a monster because he was covered in filthy mud. So, she yelled at the top of her lungs and that was how I became deaf on my left ear.  Every year, I failed the hearing test in school. I couldn't blame her. Ethan was pretty horrifying and I could've screamed too. But, Kim beat me to it.

My next door neighbor rushed over to us with her son, Caden and his friend. But, by the time she got here, Kim passed out and was already laid flat on the ground and I started to hyperventilate. She was mumbling something to me. But, I couldn't quite catch it. Over her shoulder, I could see the kid covered in mud collapsing too. Caden and his friend rushed over to him. I couldn't really tell if Caden's friend was actually doing this. But, he was slapping the kid a bunch of times and saying "Come on! Get a hold of yourself!"

Suddenly, I heard a kid's voice yelling for "Ethan". Not only then did I realize that Ethan was the kid covered in mud because he was rushing toward him. But,  he was also riding on a skateboard and he tripped over a boulder. So, he himself went flying onto Caden and his skateboard hit Caden's friend. Soon after, I passed out.

I woke up shouting "Look out!" with eyes shocked of fear.

My parents were right next to me and calmed me down. I see myself sleeping on a hospital bed and the smell in the hospital made me want to barf. I looked around and it wasn't just me and my parents. There was also Kim, Caden, Caden's friend, Ethan, and Ethan's friend. But, they are still sleeping. I was the one who woke up first.

"Aria, didn't I tell you that you weren't supposed to leave outside the house?" Mommy said sobbingly.

"I'm sorry, mommy," I said.

"Kim's dad... He's suing your dad and I for leaving you and Kim inside the house without any parent or guardian meaning that we won't be seeing you for a very long time sweetie. No one won't bail us out because your grandparents forbid me and your dad to stay together. But, you know, we love each other and nothing won't stop us from being together." I could see mommy holding daddy's hand tightly.

"For the time period, you will be living with your uncle. You haven't met him before. But, don't worry. He's nice," daddy said.

The door opened and it was Kim's dad. "The cops are ready to take you both in."

"No. Don't leave me mommy and daddy. Please! I promise I won't leave out of the house. I'll stay in my bedroom for the rest of my life. Just please don't leave me... Who's going to take care of me when I'm sick, when I need to be patted on the back when I need to burp, when I need to hold someone's hand when I hear the thunderstorm, or give me goodnight kisses?" My voice raised even higher.

"We love you so much, sweetie. We really do. Now give your mommy and daddy a hug before we go," daddy said.

As they lean over to hug me, I was already bursting to tears. I love them so much. While we were having our moment, I wanted to just hide them from the cops. I really do. I wanted to run away with mommy and daddy from them, from my grandparents, from everyone... Because all I wanted was my parents.

"We promise we will get you back from your uncle and when we do, we won't leave you out of our sight. I'm pretty sure you'll grow more matured by then. So, you'll be able to stay in the house alone or go outside. I love you, sweetie. Bye." Mommy kissed me on the cheek and daddy too. I'll cherish these kisses all my life.

Once they left with Kim's dad, I started hyperventilating. I wanted mommy and daddy. Now, no one can't comfort me.

Suddenly, Ethan's friend woke up and rushed out of his bed to mine.

"Are you okay? Do you take pills or something?" He asked.

"No... I just... Need water.." I stuttered.

He quickly ran out the door and the next thing I knew, he came back with 3 bottles of water.

I grabbed a bottle from him and drank as much as I can until I was able to calm down. He smiled. "What's your name?"

"Aria. What's yours?"

"David. You have a unique name."

"Thanks."

We talked for a very long time and soon enough, they all woke up. We all introduced ourselves to each other and I guess Caden's friend's name is Jackson. When Jackson laughed at this joke Caden said, it was so loud that he woke up another person in the room that we didn't know.

"Sorry," Jackson said.

"It's okay. I was going to wake up eventually," she said while yawning.

"What's your name?" Kim asked.

"Summer."

"What a beautiful name," I said.

And that's how we all became bestfriends.

Once I was able to get out of the hospital, my uncle came to get me. We went back to my house, packed up my things, and went to his place. He was nice. He really was. But, things happen.

When I hit at the age of 13, he started touching me like grabbing my boob and blackmailing me, slapping my ass if I didn't do what I've been told to do. This was my life for a very long time. I've been writing letters to my parents everyday even if I wasn't able to mail it or even visit them. I found out later that they were both murdered in prison.

3 years later, I ran away from my uncle and moved in with David. We've been dating for 2 years and it's going strong. I filed a declaration of emancipation in court and I automatically got emancipated because of my situation between my uncle and I.

A year later, David proposed to me. Also, during that year, the government announced that they officially made a new holiday called "The Purge" which occurs on March 21 to 22 — in which all crime (including murder) is legal, and all police, fire, and medical emergency services remain unavailable for twelve hours, from 7 P.M. that night until 7 A.M. the next day.

On the day of the Purge, David and I told the others to meet up at our apartment.

"Where the fuck is Ethan at? It's almost 7 and I ain't planning to keep this door open all night," Caden said.