"Anna, I'm home-" I paused when I saw her asleep on the couch. I looked at her, at little angry for not guarding the house and a little jealous for being able to sleep so easily. I hadn't had a good nap or good night's sleep since our parents died.

I walked into the kitchen, grabbed some food, ate quickly, and then did my nightly check. I had already checked the warehouse to make sure the truck and all the weapons were secure, and to pay the man that ran the warehouse.

I made sure all the doors were locked (we had two doors, and about 10 locks on each door) and that the windows were barred and the furniture was placed strategically in front of them. I got Anna in our bed, and took a quick shower. I checked all the locks again before falling into my regular dreamless and restless sleep.

I woke up to darkness, as I always did on even days. My dad told me that there was a time, when America was still America, that they named there days. There were seven, and that was how they kept track. It seemed like a smart idea, but somewhere along the way the system broke. I didn't know anyone who still used it, or really who knew about. Or didn't talk if they did.

No one talked about what it was like before everything happened. The stories my dad did tell were in whispers with the lights off. As if the light revealed us, and put us in danger. Which knowing all I know now, could be true.

I put on my running outfit, and slipped a gun in my shorts, double checking that the safety was on. All I needed was to shoot myself in the leg while I ran.

I braided my hair back, and was out. I ran about a mile or so away from the apartment, and ran along this long, wide abandoned path. It had mile markers on it, which is why I used it. It was smooth, contrasting to the gravel paths we had. It also had these funny yellow dashes along it, and there purpose was a mystery to me.

I didn't know what the path was used for, but multiple times I had wanted to just impulsively take my truck and just gun it 300 mph down the road, to see where it led. But there were many reasons I couldn't do that.

I ran two miles out, then the two miles back and the last half mile I took a cool down.

I showered quickly after I was safely inside and the door was locked once again, and I got dressed, re-fixed my hair and ate.

The sun had just finished rising when Anna stumbled in. I smirked as she stubbed her toe on the couch, barely seeming to notice. She was like that in the morning. She was basically still asleep, and her hair was the definition of crazy.

She grabbed a banana off the counter and sat down at our table and started peeling zombie-like, when the radio that was installed in the side of the window crackled to life.

We both jumped, and I was alert. I already had a knife in my hand. The radio never came on. I didn't even think that it worked anymore. Anna and I had tested it when we first moved in.

But that wasn't the strangest part. Anna and I hadn't touched it.

Despite the creepy factor of no one touching it, I was starting to get annoyed with the white noise it was making. I was about to just shoot it to get it to turn it off, when a voice came out of it.

"Hello, citizens of Duras. This is your -ah- president speaking." At that, Anna and I looked at each other with our eyebrows raised.

Who knew we still had a president? All we knew was stay away from the government. That was the extent of pretty much everyone's knowledge. But it made sense we still had a president. Well, it did and it didn't.

"As you know, the world we currently preside in isn't in the most impressive or renowned state. It's a world of chaos and uncertainty. It is a world that my fellow officials and I are working hard to fix, and to rebuild for the better. And one way, is to experiment.

All of the top scientists of Duras have come to a unanimous vote that the best way to rebuild our world is with the best and brightest characters. Citizens who can survive against all odds, withstand all trials and tribulations thrown at them. Which is why we have come up with an experiment along those lines, to weed out the weak, so we can move forward with the strong. Think of this as our take and trail of Charles Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection, for the better.

All citizens over the age of 27 will be removed from the country/continent of Duras. All technology excluding plumbing and means of transportation, such as trains, boats, cars if you own or can find one, will no longer work. Any and all means of transportation will also run without the need of constant refilling of fuel. This experiment will last for three years. Any attempt to leave the continent during the period of this experiment will result in immediate death as a punishment. All crime is legal during this experiment, and there is only one goal throughout this whole project: survive.

You have exactly 24 hours, meaning that the experiment will start at exactly 8:15 a.m. tomorrow morning, to prepare. If any laws already in place are broken, such as robbery, murder, et cetera, during this 24 hour prep period, then immediate death will be your punishment. But after 8:15 a.m. on the winter solstice…" He trailed off, but we got the message. After 8:15 a.m., crime would not exist, because there would be no such things as laws.

"All survivors at the end of this experiment will be taken to be fully treated from any wounds or casualties caused, and will help by being the key to our bright future.

Oh, and by the way, all persons experimented on by the Government Experimentation and Development Organization will be released. My advice would be to stay away from them." I could hear the smile in his voice. The kind of smile that's encouraged by death and torment of the innocent. Who would vote for him?

"I wish the best to you all. That will be it." But before the President could even finish his sentence, I had fired at the radio.

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