Return of the gunman

She sat in her office completing her work that Alex had assigned her it was too much everyone had left it was 9 pm a few dim lights were switched on in the office an eerie silence covered the atmosphere. The music blasted in her ears.

The was a loud gunshot sound but she didn't hear it she couldn't care less the music was too loud and she was too tired and focused on her work everything else was irrelevant at that moment.

She was almost done with the half pile of files; just one more file and half pile would be complete.

Half pile was complete she gathered the now scattered pile of completed files and decided to place it into Alex's office as it occupied a lot of space on her desk. She carried the pile with both her hands and walked towards the door. kicking the door to open she came into Alex's office. She reached his desks and placed the files with a thump. She sighed and ran a hand through her hairs when all of a sudden the lights went out; adrenaline rushed through her veins and she clutched the file in her hands; someone grabbed her from behind the hand on her mouth and gun pointed at her head. Droplets of sweat formed on her head. What were her last wishes she questioned herself. She would be lying if she said she wasn't afraid; she was sure even the gunman could hear her heartbeat.

"any last words" the man spoke from behind

She didn't wanna die at least not by his hands after all she was a fighter; she bit the hand on her mouth and stepped on the feet behind her with her heels; at the same time the gun dropped on the floor in an instant she back kicked him in the gut and he groaned in pain,the gunman tried to lunge back at her but she defended her self and blocked the attack ;she punched him in the face but it didn't have much effect on him he tried to attack again she defended herself the fight went on for what seemed like forever none of them backing down in the end she had managed to get the gunman on the floor face down and she was on top of him she stretched her hand forward and was able to grab the gun lying on the floor she pointed the gun at the gunman's head.

"now how about you give me some answers" she spoke with bravery trying her best to avoid stammering

The gunman chuckled that made her blood boil; she hit him on the head with the gun and he groaned in pain.

"now let's start why do you want to kill me"

"like I would answer" he tries to move away from her grip but she tightens it

"then I would have to kill you to live peaceful life"

"you can't" he simply stated

"don't underestimate me"

"ok ok because you have seen me"

"what" she replayed the words again in her head and realized that when the gunman fired at Alex she had seen is face "and why did you want to kill Alex"

"because he has taken what was supposed to be mine", he stops for a moment as if to think whether to say it or not "this company all this" he finally says that shocked her and her grip loosens as she went into a deep thought; the gunman took advantage of her situation and stood up making her fall hard on the floor with a thump the gunman tries to run away and she tries to stand up to catch up but her feet had left the strength after the mighty fall; she extends a hand to catch him her hands landed on the back pocket of his pants she gripped the pocket and tried to pull it backwards but the gunman was strong and it was ineffective on him before the gunman could slip away she managed to get content of the pocket out falling again.

She stood up again with gunman's phone in her hand she knew she had lost him and this time she won't be able to catch up after him especially with these numb legs; she now thought what to do next call the police or Alex

"Alex" she muttered he would go after Alex she thought to herself

Running outside the room she heard sirens of police mobile all around her she ran until she was out of the building she came to a sudden halt as she drank in the scenario before her: do not cross tape surrounded a lifeless body whose face was covered in blood he was the guard of the building; there were police mobiles around it and police officers were talking she gasped as she realized that gunman had killed him the police officers turned to look at her when she made sound they pointed the gun right at her she was too shock To even think what to do next she bent down her head as she heard the words "you are under arrest miss" she looked at her hands that still clutched the gun and the other hand that held the gunman's phone she quickly hid it under her blazer pocket she knew they wouldn't take this as an evidence they reached her and placed the handcuffs on her hands but there was just one thing in her mind 'Alex be safe'. Her gut feeling said that the gunman went after Alex but there was one more problem now she had to free herself to catch the gunman to find the truth about the gunman and this company; whose was it really and who was gunman; why did he claim to be the owner of this company the questions invaded her mind and she lost all the courage that she had mustered just moments ago. She chuckled -as they dragged her to the mobile- at her own bravery before; she didn't even know she had that much strength; she had surprised herself but look what did that bravery cost her now. she was going to be the hot topic for gossips till next week unless this matter is kept secret which she highly doubted.