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A Purge Romance

January 8, 2021
By Anonymous

It was mid-Summer and  I was walking home alone after Volunteer work at the animal shelter, I suddenly heard footsteps behind me, I quickly turned around and the last thing I remember happening was getting knocked out and a hand covering my mouth and getting shoved into a black car.  I was in the backseat with a blindfold on and had taken it off right when I woke up, I then looked at him and I couldn't believe what I was seeing.  The man that was driving was surprisingly attractive, He had gorgeous big brown eyes, He looked over at me through the rear view mirror and flashed a devilish smirk, His smile was vibrant. He was wearing a white ball cap and it looked really amazing on him for some reason, He also had a really nice tan. I've never seen anyone so captivating in my life. He looked as if he was in his early thirties,  I Instantly felt this connection when I looked into his eyes and I got a surprising feeling of comfort, I then asked, “Where are you taking me...?” Him: “You’ll find out soon enough.” Over the next 40 minutes I don’t recall much but I know I kept going in and out of consciousness. Finally the car came to a stop. The man walked to the backdoor and opened it. “Get out” he said, in a deep tone of voice. I stood up, my legs felt like jelly from sitting down for such a long period of time. I finally looked up to see a huge black apartment. He then took me by the hand leading me into the apartment, As I walked in I said, “wow…It’s beautiful…”,  Him: “Thanks.” with a smile on his face, I then said, “What’s your name…?” Him: “Alex.” I replied, “Nice, Mine’s Juliet-'' He then interrupted me, “I know who you are.” I said, “If you say so.” He leads me to the couch, It was all white and it was very fancy, We sat down and he reached for the remote to turn on the television, Right when he turned it on there was an Emergency alert broadcast saying that we had exactly 24 hours where ALL crime is legal, Right when it said that he turned off the television and said, “We need to stay inside and lock all the doors, close all the windows and curtains so nobody can get in.” I was just sitting there in shock and didn’t even begin to think of what could go on within that 24 hour period. I started to close all the windows while he started to lock all the doors, I then said “Did you know about this…?” Him: “Yes, that’s why I took you. So i can protect you.” I then said “Why would you want to protect me…?” Him: “Because...I’ve seen you around and I find you very fascinating. I would like to get to know you more.”  He gave off this ‘Bad Boy’ vibe, Likes to cause and get into trouble, Break hearts, goes to the bar often,  etc.  But very protective like a gentleman, Like he wouldn’t want anyone to hurt me. Of course, I found him very fascinating. Just by looking into his brown eyes gave me butterflies, and I just met the guy. I know nothing about him, I honestly would like to get to know him better, So i then asked, “So...What do you do work-wise…?” Him: “I steal expensive cars then trade them to a mafia boss for money, He lives in another state.”  I replied, “Oh...Wow. That’s some job…”  Him: “Yeah, I enjoy it. It's very thrilling and I get a lot of money out of the deal. I just can’t get caught.” I replied, “Huh. It sounds kinda nice, I don’t get much money. I work on short stories and that’s about it. I publish most of them but i like to keep the rest to myself.” Him: “Wow, That’s interesting.”  I said, “Thanks, I find writing and reading fiction books an escape from reality, I enjoy it alot. I mostly write and read romance novels.” Suddenly, We heard banging on the windows and gunshots, So we quickly went to the basement where it was safest. Him: “We'll stay here until things settle down.” I replied, “Alright…”. We sat in the basement for a few hours talking, It was pretty nice and organized for a basement. There was a couch, bed, television, and a Mini golf course. It was very nice. After things started to settle down outside, We went back upstairs and we could see gunshots through the front and back door,  people were still outside, You could hear people screaming bloody murder, it sounded like how people would describe hell. Him: “Trust me...You wouldn’t want to be outside right now.” I replied, “Yeah….Definitely not.” He started to show me around the house and once we got to the kitchen I said, “Wow. You have an amazing kitchen.” Him: “Haha, thanks. I like things to be very clean and just right.”  The counters were marble and the floor was hard wood in the colour black, It was very clean and it looked as if a famous person lived there. The bathroom was also very clean, (Surprisingly.) The bathroom counter was black marble as well, The shower was very fancy. I then said, “So, Do you live alone or do you have roommates?” Him: “I live alone, But i do have a dog. He’s with family in my hometown.” I then replied, “Awww, What’s his name?” Him: “His name is bear, He’s a chow chow.”  I said, “Wow, I love animals. Especially cats. No offence.” Him: “haha, none taken.” The screaming from outside started to calm down so we looked out the windows and there were people laying in the streets, Most of them were deceased, A small amount were just decently injured. We decided that we should help so we took 3 people and carried them into the house so we could see if we could help in any way. 1 of the 3 people were female, the other two were males. They looked very young. Maybe in their twenties. One of the male victims had a broken arm, of course...We couldn’t help with that. The best we could do is give him pain killers. The other male had a gunshot wound, We did our best with that one and kept pressure on the wound so he didn’t bleed out, The female just had some scrapes and bruises, nothing serious. So we just bandaged her up and sent her on her way. We realized we couldn’t do much for the other two so we got in Alex’s car and put the other two victims in the backseat and drove them to the hospital, It was about 15 minutes away from the house, on the way there we could see deceased people laying everywhere, Other people running around screaming and of course people with gun and knives just killing random citizens. We got to the hospital and there were doctors everywhere trying to help others. We finally got one of the doctor’s attention and gave the two patients to her. We left to go back to the house, Once we got there we went back into the house and settled down from all the chaos we just experienced.  We then again locked all the doors because there were still people outside being psychopathic serial killers. As we were sitting on the couch talking for a few more hours, passing time and getting to know each other more, I realized that I started to develop feelings of some sort for him...Of course, I found him incredibly attractive. I had no idea if he had feelings for me. But the fact that he wanted to protect me said otherwise. He was very charming and kind, I felt like I should tell him but I didn't know how he would react. I realized that it was too risky and that I shouldn't, So of course, I didn’t say anything. Eventually, He turned to me and started staring at me while I was watching the television. I saw him staring at me from the corner of my eye then I said, “What are you looking at?”  Him: “Haha, you.” I then said, “Uhhh...Why.” Him: “Because i think you’re beautiful.” Then I looked at him next to me and started to blush while laughing, Him: “What’s so funny?” I then replied while laughing, “Because, I'm nervous.” Him: “Haha, Why?” I said, “Because, I have a crush on you, but you're like old.” while continuing to laugh hysterically while rolling around on the floor, Him: “Gee, thanks. So...do you maybe want to go out with me sometime…?” I then said, “Yeah, sure. I like you, you seem really nice and genuine. So sure, I’d like to go out sometime. Of course, AFTER this chaos settles down and gets better.” Him: Alright, Sweet.”  A few hours passed, there were only 5 hours left and things were starting to settle down and there weren't many people outside. We eventually went back outside again and began to drive around to see the damage. It was very Sad and depressing seeing so many people just laying on the ground dead and some barely alive. Of course, We couldn’t do anything about it because you can’t exactly save everyone. At least we helped a few people out. The hospitals are filled anyways and there Weren’t any more beds for more patients. Then he asked if I would like to stay at his place since it wasn’t really that safe for me to go home and to be honest, My house would probably be a wreck or at least set on fire. I lived by myself and had a small house, it wasn’t much anyways. There was one kitchen, one bathroom, one bedroom, and a small living room, and that was about it. I ended up staying at his place for quite a bit, We eventually went out on a date, (or two.) Then he asked me if I wanted to be his girlfriend. Of course, I said yes because I liked him alot and got to know him better, Especially since when I first met him I kind of thought he was a serial killer. (Months Later…) I Then decided that I wanted to move in with him. He obviously asked me to move in with him. We have been together for about 3 months and  we have a healthy relationship, He Proposed to me about two weeks ago and I’m honestly very happy that he did.    THE END.


The author's comments:

I really Enjoyed writing this story, this story 100% Came from my imagination and i really felt like making a story/Artical. It's also my first story that i have ever written and i'm very proud of it, I hope you like it, I know it may be a bit boring but i really am trying my best. Especially since this is my first story.


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