"And then that's when it happened..."

I felt a tap on my shoulder. It wasn't a simple little tap though, it was a hurried tap.

I looked around and was met with some guy in a hooded robe with a staff. His face was hidden but I remembered his voice ever so slightly. I sounded very close to the terrorist named that went by the name Loc. No one is ever allowed to say his name out loud or they'll have to be on victim watch due to Loc himself. It's like if you go to a mirror and summon bloody marry, then you're hunted down.

But he sounded...different? Less...monstruos? It was more calm and peaceful.

"This is for you" he said as he reached into his robe. What's he doing? Is he bout to pull out a gun or something on me?! I readied myself for anything but as he brought it out, I noticed it wasn't a gun. Or even a weapon in the first place. It was a mask. Specifically a happy mask. Just a plain happy faced mask? For what? Why did someone need to give this to me? And who? I needed answers.

Before I could even say anything to him, I looked up and he was already walking away, at least 2 yards away from me. How the fuck is he so fast?! I ran after him but it took at least 7 seconds to reach him before I grabbed his shoulder.

I flipped him around to face me and grabbed his robe collar. Despite him being 5'11, and me being shorter, I could still look menacing. I pulled him down to my height and stared him in the eyes as I said, "Give me answers, now."

He stared at me back with a nonchalant expression as he smirked slightly and sighed. "Very well then, you can get your answers, but I don't have much time. Only 5 questions please."

I can't believe that worked, he actually took me seriously and said he'd answer my questions. I had so many though, what would I ask first?

Stay focused...just keep the questions relevant.

"What happened to Theo?"

For some reason, when I asked him about Theo, his expression changed to a slightly mournful look, more than he already looked somehow. I took this as a sign that it wasn't anything good...

"He is no longer with us, I am sorry for your loss...he was not supposed to let it be revealed to the sun."

What? What is he talking about? Is he talking about that thing on Theo's head? The thing with the cord that went into his neck?

"Why was he not supposed to let "it" be revealed?"

"It was a device that was designed to keep him alive, but now that it has been damaged by the sun, he is gone."

Oh. Shit. This is my fault...I shouldn't have taken off the nightcap on his head...that was the only thing keeping him alive...this is all my fault.

"Anything else you want to ask?"

I snapped out of my trance and faced him, I forgot he was even there for a moment. "Oh, yeah...what is the mask for?"

"Ah, yes, the mask. That is a common question people ask," he said with a laugh that sounded forced "it is for the Day of Happiness, remember?"

Day of Happiness? What the fuck is the Day of Happiness??

"Sorry to bother but...what is the Day of Happiness?"

"Well, the Day of Happiness is like...have you ever watched the purge at all? It's sort of like that. Only for 12 hours and everything is half off. Also, the lower classes of people can't have firearms for reasons unknown."

What the hell?

"Am I one of those people?"

"Thankfully no, but I believe Staar left you the mask for a reason..."

"Who is Staar?!"

"Ah ah ah! You've already used your five questions! We had a deal..?" He said, all acting like a jerk with a smirk.

Shit, I forgot about that. This is so confusing man. Who is Staar and why are they interested in me? This guy is no help man...

He looks at me and his smirk falters into a sympathetic look. "Listen, kid, I get it, it's all confusing, but this is just to get you prepared so you won't die, you know?"

Wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait. Did he just say so I don't DIE?? What does he even mean by that?? Am I going to die?!