So, I had another idea. Once again, my intention is never to rip someone's idea.
My only requirement to continue the story is just one form of acknowledgement that someone wants me to continue. That doesn't mean I want a whole detailed review on why, a fav or follow will do.
Also, for anyone whose waiting on a sequel to "Eventful Times," I am working on it. Just be patient with me.
And finally, I'm just working with the idea. I don't own the characters, etc.
It was going to be yet another typical day for Katniss Everdeen; Another day in sales. It couldn't get any more boring then that. Mostly her day consisted of endless phone sales where most fell through. Today was an exception. Today, Katniss was going to be in the office doing paperwork. The fun never ends.
Katniss sat in her cubicle spinning around in her chair trying desperately to entertain herself. She finally stops in a slight daze. Katniss puts her hand up to her head trying to get the room from turning. When she finally was back to normal, a paper ball comes flying from above at her. She unwrinkles it to sees the words Look to your right written on it. Katniss sticks her head out, turning it to the direction mentioned. Madge is there sticking her tongue out at her. Madge smiles and ducks back into her cubicle. Katniss can only laugh. At least she had another form of entertainment in Madge.
Katniss goes back to her computer screen trying to keep awake in busy work. The documents she was working on were due later that day. Of course, that meant it was a great time for a break. Just as she was about to lay her head down, the office administrator walks into her cubicle.
"Miss Everdeen!" Katniss catches her head before it drops to the desk. She tries to make it look like she was actually doing what she's being paid to do. He throws his keys at her. "I'm going on my break. I'll be back shortly."
There was a reason to why he gave her his keys and it wasn't because he trusted Katniss. His definition of "shortly" differed vastly from Webster's. His "break" usually lasted one to two hours. He knew he was going to be gone for a while and should anybody need anything behind a locked door, he would be unavailable. That and Katniss' cubicle happened to be the first one he saw when he walks out of his office.
The only bright side to the office assistant leaving on his "break," was that Katniss no longer had to hide her slacking off. Katniss put her head down next to the keyboard and began pecking at the necessary keys. This way, she could rest and continue working. Finding ways to get around things was Katniss' strength.
Katniss' eyes are on the verge of closing when screams break out in the office. What the hell?! Katniss snaps her head up and stands. Several masked gunmen enter the room. People that are in the way are quickly pushed elsewhere or to the ground.
"We don't want to hurt anybody! Just cooperate!" One of them says. The rest of them head over to the server room.
Oh shit. Katniss tries to remember the stupid training video with the bad acting. There wasn't any training for this moment. Who would rob an office? Katniss decides that staying huddled away in her cubicle was probably her best option. What the hell could they want here? All of a sudden, a gun goes off. More screaming is heard. Now there is panic. People are running everywhere trying to get out. Katniss dares to stand up just in time to see one of her co workers running into the gunmen. Seems that they've had enough, because more guns go off and then there's just people lying dead on the floor. At that point, Katniss doesn't get the chance to decide whether to stay or go as one of the gunman stands in the opening of her cubicle.
"You! On your feet!" He grabs Katniss roughly from the neck and drags her down the hall. They get to Madge's cubicle where Katniss forces the gunman to stop. Lying on the floor of the cubicle is Madge. Katniss swallows hard. She wasn't moving and there was blood everywhere. The gunman gets a better hold of Katniss. "Come on!"
Eventually, they reach their destination which just happens to be the server room. The gunman shoves her in forcefully causing her to lose her balance. She topples to the floor unceremoniously in front of the other gunmen. Just as she's about to get up, another one of the gunmen kneels down in front of her. Katniss watches as the man rips the mask of his head.
The man points back towards several of the very expensive computers in locked cages in the room, "I have it from good word that you have the keys to these." All Katniss can think about is how the hell he knows about her having the keys. Regardless, Katniss pulls out the keys and gives them to him. "Good." He throws the keys to one of the other men and they unlock the series of doors there. The man who had talked to Katniss turns back towards her. "See!" The man grabs Katniss' chin, which she turns away from. The man laughs. "That's what we want…Cooperative people."
The gunman has a sadistic smile on his face while he stares Katniss down. Katniss keeps eye contact with him. She's angry and it shows. If he's going to kill her, Katniss isn't going to beg for her life. These men had no remorse and neither would she.
"Take care of that! I'll be back shortly." He says to his men. He pulls Katniss off of the ground, keeping her arm in a vice grip. Katniss is being dragged through the office again. Minus the dead bodies on the floor, the office was now vacant.
The gunman finally reaches an empty office room and pushes her into the room. If it wasn't for the desk in the middle of the room, Katniss probably would have fell again. She braced herself on it. She turned around to face her captor. He closes the door behind him.
"You are one beautiful woman!" Katniss grimaces. He was an older man with white hair. Grandpa was definitely not her type. He approaches her, forcing Katniss onto the desk. Katniss tries pushing him away with her arm, but he's not having it. He forces her back against the desk, pinning her hands above her head. He tries prying her legs open so he's in between them. In trying to do that do, Katniss manages to turn onto her stomach. She pulls her legs through and kicks him as hard as possible in his family jewels. The force of the kick makes Katniss fall off onto the floor on the opposite side of the desk. Katniss quickly scans the room for something to use as a weapon. She picks up a very heavy ceramic figurine that got knocked to the floor in their struggle. The man is still huddled over in pain when Katniss comes over and bashes the sculpture on his head. He lays still on the floor as Katniss makes a run for it.
Katniss stands in the hallway contemplating her options. She can't just run out. The only people left in the office were armed and borderline psycho. Before she can even figure out what she's going to do, several cans come rolling in. Smoke explodes from them causing Katniss to fall to the floor. Katniss tries hiding her face in her shirt to distill the smell. She crawls her way to one of the cubicles. She feels dizzy, but she can here shouts and footsteps. Guns go off shortly after. Katniss covers her ears but it's too loud. The footsteps are closer now. Closer. Then one of the gunmen is standing next to her. This one is different though. He's decked out in black fatigue. Everything's a bit fuzzy but she manages to read the word "SWAT" written on his arm. He's a good guy. The man bends over her. He pulls a gas mask over her head and leads her out to safety.
The cop leads her to an ambulance where they check her out. The paramedic examines her. He's talking to her, but she's can't hear. Or maybe she's just not listening. There is mass panic even outside. Katniss isn't sure what just happened. People are asking her questions and she doesn't know anything. Nothing makes sense and suddenly the world is spinning and Katniss passes out.