We sprinted down hallway after hallway, trying to find where the yell came from. At this point, it was obvious. The killer was either Cassidy or Ramsey. Neither of which seemingly having a good reason to go on a murder spree, but maybe Cora was right. Maybe it was the nice ones...

We all came to a stop, catching our breaths.

"They could be anywhere." I said.

Tim cupped his hands around his mouth. "Hello!? Where are you!?" He called out.

Cora punched him in the arm. "You're giving our position away." She scolded.

Tim rubbed his arm. "What else are we supposed to do?"

"Somebody help me!" We heard.

"That sounded like Ramsey. She's close." I said, taking Cora's hand, leading her further down the hallway, the other two following close behind.

"What if this is a trap?" Monica asked.

Tim hesitantly wrapped his arm around Monica's shoulders. "I-I'll protect you..."

Monica blushed. "Thanks, Tim..."

As they made eyes at each other, we came up on body leaning against the wall.

We all stopped, silence filling the hallway.

"Who is it..?" Cora asked.

I shined the flashlight over her body. "It's... Cassidy..."

"That means..." Tim started.

Suddenly, Ramsey appeared next to us, pulling Monica into a nearby office.

"No!" She cried out as Ramsey slammed the door shut behind them.

"Monica!" Tim yelled, furiously turning the locked door handle.

Cora grabbed his shoulder, pulling him away from the door. "C'mon, twerp, we have to get out of here. There's nothing we can do for her now." She said.

We dragged Tim around a nearby corner, stepping into the first office door we could find.

I slammed the door closed and locked it as Cora led Tim to an empty desk, sitting him on the edge.

Tim wiped at his eyes. "Now she'll never know how I feel about her..."

Cora sighed, patting his shoulder. "C'mon, twerp, pull yourself together."

He let out a sob then, causing Cora to step back. "Alright, that's a little much."

I turned the flashlight off when I heard footsteps closing in. "Be quiet, you two... Someone's coming..."

They quieted down as we listened to leather boots against linoleum. They grew closer and closer. "Alright, guys, where are you hiding?" Ramsey asked.

Cora came up next to me, pressing her ear against the door.

"I know you're around here somewhere! It's only a matter of time before I find you!" She continued.

I covered my mouth as the footsteps stopped in front of the door, causing Cora and I to take a step back.

We watched in horror as Ramsey tried the door handle.

It jiggled, but wouldn't give. After a minute, she gave up, continuing down the hallway.

We all let out a sigh of relief. "That was to close..." I said.

Cora nodded. "Seriously..."

Tim stood from his spot on the desk. "How do we get out of here?"

I looked between the two of them in the. "We have to make it back to the elevator."

Cora nodded. "Alright, if we stick together, she might not try us. And, if she does, we can use the twerp as a human shield."

"Hey." Tim said defensively.

She ruffled his hair. "I'm only kidding. Now, is she gone?"

I shrugged, turning back to the door.

They watched as I slowly cracked it open, sticking my head out. "Yeah, she's gone..."

I opened the door fully, stepping out into the hallway, only to feel the point of a knife in my back.

Cora and Tim yelled as Ramsey wrapped her arm around my neck. "Well, well, I figured I'd find you here."

My heart thundered in my chest as Cora took a step towards us.

Ramsey backed us up, pressing the knife harder into my back. "Not a step closer, or I'll kill her right here."

I felt tears in my eyes. "Ramsey... Please, you don't have to do this..."

"It's to late... I've already killed to many people... I'll spend the rest of my life in prison, if I don't get the chair first..." She replied.

I looked into Cora's eyes. Her body trembled, her hands making fists at her sides. "I love you..."

"I'll get you out of this, don't worry." She said, determination shining through her eyes.

Ramsey laughed, backing us up further down the hallway. "I'll see you guys back in the office, then..."

And, with that, Ramsey forced me towards the elevator, pushing me inside.

She stepped in as the doors slid closed behind her, pointing the knife at me.

I backed up against the wall, raising my hands. "What're you gonna do with me..?"

"Nothing... Yet." She replied, a smirk on her lips.

I closed my eyes, my whole life flashing before me. Then, the elevator dinged, causing me to jump.

Ramsey pushed me off into the office, the other two bodies nowhere to be found.

I turned, coming face to face with her. "What'd you do with them?"

She raised the knife. "Same thing I'm gonna do with you..."

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I watched as Ramsey led Alisa out of the room and down the hallway. Anger spread through every inch of my body. I didn't care what it took, I was going to get Alisa back. Alive.

"What do we do?" Tim asked.

"She said she was taking Alisa back to the office... So, we beat them there." I replied, stepping out into the hallway.

I looked around, unsure which way to go. "Where are the stairs?"

Tim walked out ahead of me. "This way."

He led me to a door next to the elevator. I looked up at the flashing numbers, they were still a few floors away.

"C'mon." I said, opening the door, charging up the first flight of steps.

My lungs burned as I ran up step after step. Tim was having trouble keeping pace.

"Faster, twerp, or their gonna beat us." I said.

"I'll catch up, don't worry." He replied, clearly out of breath.

I let out a groan as I forced myself up the last few stairs, charging through the door at the top, only to see Alisa and Ramsey standing in the middle of the office. Ramsey held her knife over Alisa's chest. "Same thing I'm gonna do with you..." She said.

"No!" I called out, tackling Ramsey to the floor, the knife falling from her grasp.

I climbed over her, reaching for the knife. But, she grabbed my leg, pulling me back, before snatching the knife.

Alisa helped me back to my feet just as Ramsey got back to hers. She held the knife in our direction. "Close, but no cigar."

"Ramsey-" Alisa started, but was cut off when the stairwell door suddenly burst open.

"I'm gonna kill you!" Tim called out, charging Ramsey.

Alisa and I looked on in fear as Ramsey plunged the knife into Tim's stomach...