**Authors Note: I know this is the third time I have posted this story. I've been writing myself in circles so I decided to rewrite it, yet again. Hopefully this time it will be more organized and can actually be finished. I'm sorry for how many times this story has been posted as new. Fingers crossed that this will be the last time!**
Sanus Chinsky waited uneasily outside Oakleigh Knoll's house, fidgeting and glancing over his shoulder every few minutes as he waited for the door to be opened.
Police in Nebraska seemed blissfully unaware of how few Purgers waited until seven to begin their night time crime-spree. It felt more nerve-racking to be out right before the sirens sounded than if he were to be traipsing around the neighborhood as gunshots and screams rang out in the night.
The clouds overhead drifted across the sky, ignoring the urgency of the lanky boy on Rohr Street. His mahogany-haired friend pulled the door open just as his nerves began to get the better of him and he collapsed onto her foyer floor.
"Dude, calm down. It's 6:35," Oakleigh said, rolling her eyes as she grabbed his elbow and helped him to his feet. "Abby isn't even here yet."
"You never know. You let your guard down for one minute and next thing you know you're getting double tapped in the back of the head."
"Yeah well I think it's safe to say the back of your head is bullet free. Come on, I still have to get the basement set up."
Oakleigh swung the door closed and the pair raced down the long flight of stairs leading from the foyer to the tastefully furnished den. Purple, red, and rainbow beanbags were organized in a half moon around the plasma television and behind that sat a red-felt-covered pool table, the balls racked and ready to go. The far end of the den was a modern, miniature kitchen. It had a four-burner cooking top, half oven big enough for a large cookie sheet or a large pizza, A full sized refrigerator and large deep freezer were off to the side, filled with enough food and soda to last twelve sleepless hours.
"You get the rainbow one," Oakleigh said, making her way to the closet on wall adjacent to the stairs. "Did you bring any games or?"
"Hunter dibbed them for tonight." Sanus groaned, holding his arms out Titanic-style and falling onto his designated beanbag, staring up at the popcorn ceiling.
Oakleigh grabbed the box containing her family's blu ray player from the closet floor, stacking a few movie cases on top of it. "Abby better bring Saw or else I'm going to scream."
"I'm sure she will," Sanus said, propping himself up on his elbows. "That series is like Jesus to her."
Oakleigh knelt down and set up the player. "Do you even remember the rules of Delicism? The Holy Trinity is Gordon Ramsay, Bacon Jesus, and the Holy Nutella."
"What about Saw and Silence of the Lambs?"
"Jigsaw the Baptist and the Virgin Clarice."
"Of course," Sanus rolled his eyes, pushing himself to a standing position and making his way over to the kitchen. "Dare I ask about Lucifer or Hell?"
"Satan is tofu and Hell is a vegan place."
"You girls are way too fat to be so skinny."
"If I'm going to die tomorrow, I want to eat cake tonight," Oakleigh said, scooting away from the blu ray player and flopping onto the purple beanbag chair. "Or drown my lungs in nutella, that works too."
Sanus opened his mouth to reply when the sound of something heavy falling down the stairs interrupted him.
The pair pulled themselves to a standing position, glancing in the direction of the sound before Abby's tumbling body was visible.
She landed on her back, head bouncing slightly as it hit the tile floor. Her eyes were closed and her strawberry blonde hair fanned out under her skull.
"Abby? Are you okay?" Sanus asked as he jogged over to the petite girl's still form.
She groaned, rolling her head slightly from side to side as she came to. "I skipped a step on my way down," her voice sounded pained. "No bueno."
"Shit, do you need anything?" Oakleigh asked, hovering awkwardly between wanting to go to Abby's side or running to get the first aid case from the closet.
"Yeah, I need...I need..."
"What? What do you need?" Sanus asked as he knelt down beside her.
Abby opened her eyes and a wide smile broke across her face, "I need Oakleigh to get the blu ray up and running because I brought Saw."