8:49 pm, 10 hours and 11 minutes until the end of The Annual Purge.

I heard one of the truck engines roar. It then quickly got louder and louder!

"Move!" I yelled at Michael.

We both ran out of the way of the door and we instantly heard a loud crashing sound right behind us! I turned around and saw a black pickup truck driving through the front door wall and into the living room! Almost instantly, a mob of men jumped out of the truck, each one holding a machine gun, which they each proceeded to start rapidly firing at everything they saw! Michael and I ducked into the kitchen and pulled out our own weapons.

"Is this really survivable?" He asked me with concern. I could barely hear him over the sounds of gunfire and shattering glass.

"We can only hope!" I replied.

I quickly stood up, aimed the shotgun, and pulled the trigger. With a loud BOOM!, a group of men seemed to explode in a red goo. The remaining men turned towards the kitchen, however, and started shooting at me! I ducked back down and looked at Michael.

"How good of a shot are you?" I asked.

"Have you forgotten I used to go hunting with Dad all the time?" He replied with a sound of confusion in his voice.

"I'm just making sure, because I need you to hold them back while I grab something!"

"What the hell could you possibly be grabbing?!"

"Just hold them off!!"

Michael groaned as he got up and looked towards the living room. From there, he rapidly fired his pistol. I wasn't sure if he was aiming well, but that wasn't my top priority. Staying ducked down, I ran out of the kitchen and towards the back door. I didn't exit it, though; instead, I made a left and ran down the hallway with all my energy. I finally made it to my destination: the bedroom. I quickly rummaged through my dresser and found my picture album. I know it was risky to get this one thing, but it was the only thing I feel like I'd want right now, especially with a bunch of madmen everywhere. Anyway, I put the album in my coat pocket and ran back out of my room. When I did, I looked and saw 2 of the men in the hallway, presumably looking for me. Without hesitating, I aimed the shotgun and fired it.

BAM!

The dark hallway lit up for a split second as the shell exited the barrel and flew towards the targets. Almost instantly after, one of the men fell and slid down the wall. The other man turned towards his fallen companion. Before he could turn towards me, I had already reloaded and fired again.

BAM!

In another flash of light, the other guy slumped over, as well. I smiled and made my way back to the kitchen. Michael was still firing towards the living room. From what I could see, he was hitting a good majority of them! Unfortunately, more men were making their way in the house through the giant hole in the wall, and they all had powerful rifles. I ducked back next to my brother and he looked at me.

"I think our only chance is just getting the hell out of here!" He told me before he quickly went back up and took a few more shots.

"I agree!" I told him as he ducked back down. "We just gotta get to the basement; here's hoping Kelsey stayed there!"

Michael gave a quick nod and fired a few more shots before ducking down again and counting to 3 on his fingers. As soon as he hit three, we bolted out of there like bats out of Hell! We stayed as low as we could while firing our guns at the living room. I heard a few grunts as I shot so I think that was a good sign. It wasn't long before we made it to the basement stairs and quickly ran down, blocking the door behind us.

"Kelsey!" I called down. "Where are you?"

"By the exit!" I heard her call out. "Are you guys okay??"

"We gotta get out of here!" Michael told her. "We'll all make a run for my car once we go through that door!"

"But how will we get back in??" Kelsey asked.

"There's a hole in the front of the house, Kid!"

"Let's go!" I suddenly interrupted as we all met by the black door in the corner of the basement. "They're gunna kick the door down!"

As soon as I said that, I heard the basement door shatter and fall down the stairs as the gunfire got louder!

"C'mon!" Michael told us as he typed the 4-digit password on the wall and the door unlocked.

He then opened the steel door and pushed me and Kelsey through. After firing a few more shots into the room, he followed us through and closed the door. No going back now... We were then greeted by a short hallway leading to a ladder that led up. If I'm right, that should lead us to right outside the garage. With that, we all took turns climbing the ladder. Sure enough, I opened the hatch at the top and was greated to the view of the driveway...and Michael's shot-up car.

"Damn it!" Michael mumbled. "I just waxed that thing!"

"Well, maybe you shouldn't have left it out on Purge Night!" I replied.

"Let's just take one of their cars!" Kelsey suggested as she pointed at the green Jeep on the lawn, which was full of vehicles.

"Well, I guess it's our only option!" I told her as I bolted towards the Jeep.

I heard Michael and Kelsey run after me into the vehicle, which was conveniently running. Once they were in, I put it in reverse and backed out as fast as I could! After turning, I then put it in drive and hit the gas! We then just drove down the road and took deep breaths. This Purge Night was far from over, and we don't have a plan. I'll be surprised if we survive tonight.