Every day is the same. Wake up, work, go home, sleep and repeat. I live in a small city with low crime. So you would imagine my surprise when I saw that headline.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QeOj5E1ce
“BREAKING NEWS! KILLER ON THE LOOSE, THREE PEOPLE FOUND DEAD IN LOCAL SCHOOL!” 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡil4GclBKTT
But who would ever come for a nobody like me? So I continued along with my day forgetting that headline.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQuQObVeW2M
I work in a massive grey building. I think it shows off all our moods well. Sad and grey like the building we all work in. I’ve got quite a boring job I just stare at graphs all day analyzing data. But hey, it's money in my pocket.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUJjjf9uri
The day was like any other, make conversation with co-workers and pretend like I care. As I was listening to Samantha complain about her work. We heard it. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdXyoaNBPO
“BEEEP, BEEEP, BEEEP,BEEEP!” The distinct sound of the lockdown alarm the shrill sound hurt my ears. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaegT4P1jTT
Next people were screaming and yelling, panic was everywhere. They were acting as if they had never done a safety drill before. I did the responsible thing and hid under my desk. It was quite cramped but I needed to hide whether this was a drill or not.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtO3Ov1fq4
I started counting the seconds out of boredom. For how long was this supposed to last? I had counted to about 660 seconds before the screams started.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zc8H5kg3H
The sounds of a woman yelling for help filled the office then…silence. A few people gasped releasing that she had been killed. A better reason for everyone to stay silent. From the sound of it, the murderer was making their way up the levels. Maybe murdering one person on each level after all we only heard one person screaming. If we assume the killer was taking the elevator we had about 3 minutes before someone would die. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr80a0WjOD2
“BARRACIDE THE DOORS DAMMIT!” we heard someone yell. This seemed to stir something within us we all got up and quickly rushed to push all the desks close to the elevators in the door. The people who worked out mounted the desks on top of each other. It looked sturdy enough. I rushed back under my desk as soon as we had finished. We waited the rest of the time. As soon as I had made it to 180 in my head I awaited the dreadful ding of the elevator hitting our floor. But it never came, instead, we heard the sound of a door opening. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7u8EcoWPV
Shit, we forgot about the emergency exits. Nearly all of us go out there for our smoke breaks. How did we forget that? How were we so dumb to seal our fates like that. I decided that all I could do was hope I wasn’t seen and just stay under the desk. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60iEKODEdm
We heard the soft taps of someone walking around. You could hear some people crying. Dumbasses. This person will hear you. Should've stayed silent. It’s not like I was doing any better though. I was sweating so much that you could probably smell me from a mile away. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESbvN1HliM
The footsteps were getting close though. Closer to me. I could see the shoes of this person right next to me. Luckily they moved on. I waited a few minutes before grabbing my phone from on top of my desk. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3gYSlUkuJ
“Zero, zero, zero." I whispered in fear of this person hearing me. Damit! My hands were shaking too much. When had I even started doing that? When I finally got the call going a woman answered. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4yvsjEeBKS
“Thank you for calling emergency services do you need an ambulance, police, or..” the woman said.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ySrbretnL
“Police! I need the police.” Shit, I said that too loud.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkH1qBVGSO
“Please help us, There’s someone here, I think they killed some of our co-workers. They’re on our level.” My voice was trembling. My hands were shaking. Could they hear my voice? 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9qrHKKtDy
“Alright. Stay still we are tracking your location. Try to stay on the call, please. Stay calm and please try and move to a safer place or area.” she said.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8t7ssnIZT
I crawled out from under my desk. The murderer was facing away. I got to see what they looked like. They had a big black jumper on and this person was fairly tall. I didn’t get to see their face but I was okay with that I just needed to getaway. I quietly made my way into the supply cabinet. Hoping no one would hear me. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmgTlzdayO
But someone did. I dropped my phone. I decided to start running. Dumb on my part but it was now my only option. There's a massive hall that leads to the other offices on my level. I tried opening one of the doors. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkapHIHYCM
“Shit, locked!” I whispered. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSsbINUuGv
Then I continued to run. I was getting short on breath. I was slowing down. I could hear footsteps catching up to me. I couldn’t stop them this was my fate. I was going to die here. This person was going to kill me. I fell to my knees awaiting my death. I felt hands grab me by the neck. I was lifted up. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LXv8LOZQ3
“Rember me? Lizzy?” A woman's voice said.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3B2STxDeP2
No one had ever called be that besides… I didn't really have time to dwell on it. Right after she said that I felt a cold metal hit my body.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJc9oFbUqR7
I thought of all the time I spent working and not enjoying my life. All those childhood memories. I could feel tears come out of my eyes. Then it all ended.
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