Pain sparks over my entire body as I try to reach out and stop myself from falling. My head slams into something hard, blurring my vision while hard surfaces attack my shoulders, ribs, and legs. Cackling laughter follows me, accompanying the darkness and the cold that slide over my body. Ryan The clock on the wall ticks obnoxiously loud in the silence of my office as I look at it again. Fiona called ten minutes ago saying she was on her way, but she still hasn’t arrived. I figured it may take a few minutes on the stairs, but it shouldn’t take this long. Sighing, I pick up my desk phone and type in her extension. The phone rings several times, but she doesn’t pick up, which is unusual. Did someone come by her desk and distract her? My mind immediately jumps to the packages she’s

