16th August
The next morning as soon as the sun rose Tristo and Lytros woke up and began to prepare for their plans. It will be a very busy day for them because from today they had to prepare for the upcoming chaos. They saw the aftermath of yesterday's mysterious blood rain at night. People's reaction after the rain was what Tristo predicted. There was no doubt in their minds that the future would be grim. That night Tristo told Lytros to be ready to proceed with the plan the next day.
After changing their clothes and preparing themselves they were both in the living room. They both sat down on the couch and began to discuss their plan for today.
"Tristo what should we buy first?"
"We have to buy firearms first. Because the government might soon put a ban on selling firearms to control the masses from engaging in violence. Also, we're going to buy several firearms. People will get suspicious when they see us buy a lot of firearms. So we need to buy them first as in the morning there are fewer people outside than later in the day. As soon as we buy them we have to return home to drop them."
"hmmm.. After that what we'll buy?"
"After that, we're gonna buy groceries, medkits, medicines, toolbox, 3D printer, torches, batteries, trespass warning system, barbed wires, reinforced doors, metal cages for windows, and seeds for various fruits and vegetables."
"Hold on! Why do we need a trespass warning system? Our house already has one installed a few months ago."
"We're not gonna stay in this house. We're gonna move to our old house outside the city."
"What! Why?"
"Because our current house is quite close to the downtown area. It means when people start to riot, the chances of our house getting attacked is quite high."
"hmm.... I understand. But isn't that house quite old?"
"It is. But it is quite far from here, meaning if we stay there we will not get affected at the time of the riot. There will be fewer people making a mess there. If we reinforce that house, we will be able to live in safety for some time."
"I understand. Let's go."
8:30 AM 16th August
After locking the front door Tristo and Lytros opened the garage to take their family car. They drove through the blood-dyed road to the nearest firearms store. They saw the police and the army cleaning the blood and the bodies on the road. They wanted to puke but held it in. Because they knew they might see more gruesome scenes in the future. They didn't even want to think about that matter anymore so they drove quickly to the store.
When they enter the store they saw there were no people except for the owner, which was in favor of their strategy. They looked around the store and picked a few of the guns. In total, they took two Glock-19X, two HK416, two Benelli M4, two Barrett MRAD, two Tenpoint Garmin Vapor RS470 Xero Crossbow and associated ammunition. The shop owner did a background check on them to check their records. When he found that they were clean he asked them why they were buying all those types of guns. To which Tristo replied that he was buying them for self-defense and hunting. The store owner stared at them for a few seconds. Then he said all things were okay and asked if they needed body armor understanding why they were buying guns first thing in the morning after what happened yesterday. At the shop owner's suggestion, Tristo also ordered two bulletproof vests with level 3 ceramic armor plates.
After finishing the purchasing procedure, the brother and sister duo loaded their guns at the back of their car and drove back home. when they reached their home they unloaded their guns from the car and took them to the basement of the house. Then they left the house to buy the remaining items.
First, they went to the grocery store and bought different types of meats excluding pork, vegetables, oil, canned foods, dried foods, cookies, different types of chocolates, breads, and other items. When the cashier saw the huge pile of items she exclaimed. after all the things were checked she looked exhausted. Why wouldn't she? It took her about an hour to check all of the items. They bought so much that every item could not even fit in the car. So they used the store's delivery service to carry the items to their house. After that, they went home.
By the time they reached their home, it was already one PM. So Lytros suggested they eat their lunch and take some rest. Tristo agreed with her. Tristo then went to shower and Lytros ordered chicken curry and rice online. While she was waiting for the delivery she went through the list of things they still needed to buy. She frowned as she looked through the list. She had already spent about one hundred thousand dollars, so she could only imagine how much the rest will cost. But she didn't worry about the money as she had plenty left.
She doesn't know where their parents worked at. But she knew one thing, that they earned quite a lot. How else she can explain their bank balance?
While she was pondering upon those trivial matters Trissto came out of the bath and stood in front of her. She was startled to see her brother. After her intense glaring, she spoke.
"Hey, Tristo we should buy the rest of the things online."
Seeing his sister's dramatic mood change he was dumbfounded. Then he snapped out of it and said, "Ok, we can. But why?"
"I'm feeling tired. So I'm not in a mood for going out."
Hearing his sister's answer his mind froze. He could not even process her answer in his mind. It was quite a chaotic situation for him. As he was sorting out his thoughts a knock on the door interrupted his thoughts. He glanced dumbfoundedly at Lytros thinking who could it be at this time of the day?
Seeing her brother's chaotic reactions she almost burst out in laughter. But held it in. After clearing her throat she spoke.
"ah.. It might be the food delivery guy. I should open the door, ok?"
After that small exchange with her brother, she opened the front door and received the food from the delivery guy. After closing the door she took the food to the dining table and called her brother to eat.
After hearing her sister's calling he sighed and went to the table and sat down to eat the food. While eating the food he discussed what they will do at night. After finishing their lunch they both went to bed for some rest.
They woke up at six in the evening. Tristo went to check the guns in the basement while Lytros arranged the groceries. Tristo inspected every single gun thoroughly. Even loaded a Glock and took it to his bedroom for safety. By the time they finished their work it was already nine PM. So Tristo started to buy other necessary things online and Lytros began to prepare their dinner. After They ate their Dinner they both sat down on the couch to watch the news.
It was relatively the same as yesterday. People were still in panic. The riots caused by people in some countries died down and in others, they still raged on. Leaders around the world called an emergency UN general assembly. It would be held in a few days. But what caught their attention the most was that the government of their country only ordered them to clean the mess on the road and nothing less. However, they think about it they could only think that their government was too laid back. They saw the faces of the people who were outside while driving. They could tell immediately that people were very scared. They even saw people puking or fainting on the road. But seeing their government's reaction, they were truly baffled. After a while, they stopped watching TV out of frustration.
Tristo thought that it would take months to collapse the civil order. But after seeing this he could only come to one conclusion. So did the other people like him.
The government will fall soon. And when it happens, it will be chaos in a few weeks or less.