Your lungs were burning and your feet hurt from running. Scotty held your hand so he wouldn't lose you and so you would keep up with him. You wanted to stop running and take a break but your mind kept telling you to keep moving. You didn't want to look back either. You were too afraid that you would see Malcolm running behind you.

Eventually, you passed the flower shop and most of the city itself. You ran around a corner and then found an ally wat to stand in and take a break. You leaned against the wall as you tried to control your breathing. You looked at Scotty to see him doing the same thing, You were both breathing hard, you were both tired of running.

   " What are we going to do? "

   " I don't know. "

   " Let's rest here for a minute and then we'll leave. "

   " Where would we go? "

   " We'll go back to our penthouse and pack. I'll pack everything of value and some clothes. Then we'll depart to your house and you can pack a bag. "

   " Alright. "

   " Flower~ " 

Scotty ran to the other side of the ally and put his back to the wall. He stood right beside you and held your hand. You covered your mouth afraid that he could hear your breath. You looked into the streets and saw him slowly walking down the street. He still held a knife in his hand.

He had a crazed look on his face and his hair was disheveled. You would see the blood lust in his eyes and it frightened you. He twirled the knife in his hand as he passed the ally you were hidden in. When he passed by you and Scotty moved to the other side of the ally and pressed yourselves into the wall. You waited a few more minutes before leaving the ally way. 

   ' Why was he walking so slow? '

You both ran back down the road toward your office building. You passed by the building and looked inside to see blood on the floor and on the glass walls. You felt sad for those people that were injured but you knew you couldn't focus on them. You had to focus on making it to Scotty's penthouse. You both ran into the elevator of the building and took the elevator up to his floor and running down the small hallway into his penthouse.

He started packing clothes and any valuables that he had. He ran to the kitchen and grabbed one of his cooking knives and hid it in his back pocket. We left the building and jumped into his car. We started driving to my house so I could pack. I could still hear my heartbeat in my ears as I sat in his car.

He packed in my driveway and we entered my house. I ran upstairs and started to pack a bag of clothes and another bag full of valuables. I ran down the stairs and set both bags on the floor and looked at Scotty.

   " Okay, now where do we go? "

   " We leave. "

   " But where do we go? "

   " Anywhere but here. I'll put your bags in the car. Grab some food from your fridge and we'll take it with us. Anything that doesn't have to be refrigerated and some drinks. "

I nodded and ran to the fridge. I pulled out a bag and started filling it with food. Once I finished I moved to my cabinets and started searching through them to get chips and other snacks. When I closed the cabinet and turned around I saw a red rose laying on the counter. I picked up the red rose and held it between my fingers.

   ' No. '

   " Scotty! "

I dropped the food and ran to the front door. When I looked outside I saw Scotty laying on the ground with blood pouring out of him. His eyes were open but I couldn't see any hint of life. I felt tears leave my eyes and a hand wrapped around my mouth and one wrapped around my waist, forcefully pulling me against their chest. I felt the knife he carried graze my side.

   " It seems you forgot about the two gifts I gave you. " He whispered in my ear.

I shivered as he licked my ear,

   " The necklace and bracelet are both trackers and speakers. I can hear and see anything through them. "

   ' That's why he was going slow back in the city! He knew where we were and was playing us. '

I felt something hit the back of my head before I was knocked out.