I recently saw The Purge and immediately got the idea for this story.


"You're going to be just fine, okay? Do you know why?"

The little girl shook her head. He watched her hold her stuffed bear close, her blue eyes round with fear. She was so young, so ignorant. She had no idea what tonight would bring. She had no idea the amount of blood that would paint the streets red. She had no idea the importance of tonight.

He ran a hand through his blonde hair and crouched beside her bed. "Because you're a have. We are haves. We have many things that others don't. We have weapons. We have protection. We can kill the homeless swine tonight. That's what The Purge is all about, little one."

"I'm scared."

He looked down at the four-year-old with a wide grin, "My friends and I are going to get rid of the swine tonight so you will be safe. All those pigs out there, they're asking to die tonight. It's a sacrifice needed to help this amazing country. You will be safe after tonight. We will all be safe, I promise."

"So..." Her eyebrows were knitted together as she tried to piece together the information given to her. "The Purge is good?"

"Yes, little one. The Purge is very good."

"Are you gonna kill people tonight?"

"No," he shook his head. "I'm not going to kill anyone. I'm going to release them. Do you understand?"

She nodded. He raised the blankets up to her chin. He could hear the last of the emergency broadcast announcing the start of this year's Purge. He gave her a reassuring grin and turned the light out in her room.

"Good night, little one."

"Good night."

Tonight, he would kill the have-nots. Well, not just any have-nots. The homeless, the ones who were unproductive to society. He knew who the target would be for him and his friends. A group of bums that stayed just beneath the northeast bridge. There were at least five of them. Five wonderful sacrifices for tonight's purge.

Tonight, he would wear a mask and, if anyone were to see him without his mask, he would be nothing but a polite stranger.


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