In this city they recently passed one of
those purge laws, just like in the movie. As a result, all laws were suspended for one
day and everybody could do anything they wanted with no consequences.
Many citizens feared a bloody rampage
would break out, so they locked themselves in their homes for the duration. But
I had more faith in my fellow humans than that, so I went out and about my business,
just like it was any other day.
Boy was that a mistake. My day was booked
solid. First, I stopped at my friendly neighborhood coffee shop as I often do.
Because it’s in an old building there is a step on the front entrance, but I’ve
always been able to get into the place because the proprietor always puts out a
ramp. But the ramp wasn’t there.
So I knocked on the window until I got
the proprietor’s attention. When she came outside, I said to her, “Where’s the
ramp?”
She said, “Oh I’m not putting it out today.
I have too many other things to do.”
“You can’t do that!” I said. “It’s
against the law!”
“What law?” she said and went back
inside,
At first, I was furious. But then I
realized that on this day, I couldn’t do anything about it. So I swallowed my
indignation and went to the bus stop so I could take public transit to my next
appointment of the day.
But when the bus arrived the driver
opened the door and said, “Sorry, no wheelchairs allowed on the bus today.”
“Why not?” I protested.
“Because I got a schedule to keep,” he
said. “And if I stop to pick you up, I’ll be way behind. And besides, you’re a
fire hazard. What if the bus starts on fire and everybody has to escape? You’ll
clog things up!” He closed the door and drove off.
After that, I just turned around and went
home and stayed there until the purge expired. I didn’t feel safe and protected
in such a lawless world.
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