He sprinted away, not daring to look back. His footsteps echoed down the hallway like distant gunshots. Adrien just had to get to the back stairway and up to his office on the second floor, where his cellphone was kept. He ran through the double doors, leading to the staircase.
"Ready or not, here I come!" his follower laughed. Adrien ran up the stairs, two at a time towards his office. "Here kitty, kitty." the man said, slowly walking up the stairs towards him.
Adrien went into his office and slammed the door shut, locking it for good measure. He then proceeded to scramble across his cluttered desk in search of the sheer black phone case his Marinette had recently purchased for him.
The man tried to open his office door. "Oh, you got it locked now don't you kitty?"
Adrien searched faster. He felt smooth plastic brush against his now shaking fingertips. Yes! he thought and picked up the device. That's when he heard wood splintering. Adrien ducked under his wooden desk in hopes of hiding from the hunter. He fumbled with the buttons on his phone as he attempted to call 911.
"Found you."
Adrien looked up and was met with the face of his hunter, which was soon replaced by the end of a gun.
In that final moment, Adrien realized many things. He realized he would not return home from work that evening. He realized he would never again feel the warmth of his beloved Marinettes body against his when he came home each day. He would never taste her soft, vanilla lips against his own. He would never again tell her he loved her and see the happiness sparkle in her big, blue eyes.
Adrien realized in that moment that he would never get to say goodbye.
He looked into the eyes of his killer and let his last tear slowly fall down his face. Adrien clutched his phone to his chest as his follower pressed the end of the gun to his forehead.
"Smile kitty."
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