October 31st
Halloween Night...

As the sun set in the sky, we pulled into the parking lot at my work to find a small spattering of cars.

"Here I thought the whole company was gonna show up." Cora said.

I let out a laugh as I pulled into one of the many open parking spots. "Clearly you don't know my coworkers."

She nudged me before stepping out, I got out as well.

Cora held the front doors open for me. "Thank you, milady." I said with a slight bow.

She returned it. "Any time, your highness."

We shared a laugh as Ramsey greeted us. "Hey guys."

She pulled each of us into a hug before inspecting our costumes. "Princess, as usual."

I gave her a slight bow as well.

"And you must be... Bloody Mary." She said, looking over Cora's costume.

Cora nodded. "Bingo."

I took in Ramsey's form fitting, leather attire. "What're you supposed to be?"

She gestured to herself. "Cat Woman. I finally lost the rest of the baby weight and wanted to show off a bit."

Cora and I let out a few whistles as Ramsey struck a pose.

Ramsey let out a laugh. "Alright, c'mon you two, everyone else is already upstairs."

We followed her into the elevator, which dropped us on the top floor.

Miss Weiland herself greeted us as we stepped out. "Welcome. Please deposit all phones into this basket."

We shared a look before glancing at the basket in Miss Weiland's hands. It held, what I assumed to be, everyone else's phones.

"Why exactly?" Cora asked.

Miss Weiland gave her a look. "Just do it."

We all shared another look before pulling our phones out and placing them in the basket.

And, with that, Miss Weiland took her leave.

"That was weird." Ramsey said.

"Seriously..." I added, my eyes locked onto Miss Weiland's office door.

Monica approached us then. "Hey, guys, great costumes."

We thanked her before pulling her into separate hugs. "Cora, I'd like you to meet, Monica Sanchez, Weiland Corporations newest social media official."

Cora gave her a once over before shaking her hand. "Pleasure."

Monica nodded. "Same to you."

An awkward silence started to settle over us before Ramsey broke it. "So, Monica, you're a... Slutty nurse?"

She looked down at her costume, letting out a giggle. "No, just a regular nurse."

My eyes wandered down to her very exposed cleavage. "Right..."

Before we could continue this enthralling conversation, Miss Weiland stepped out in front of everyone, Cassidy at her side.

"Hello, everyone, and welcome to the annual Halloween party. I hope everyone dressed accordingly." She started.

My eyes wandered over the small group, Tim was dressed as a murderous clown, Victor a... Druid or something, Cassidy as a Barbie doll and Miss Weiland as a pirate.

"Quite the odd bunch, huh?" Cora whispered.

I chuckled as Miss Weiland continued. "As you're all aware, my sister, Cassidy, will be joining us this evening. She-"

Cassidy raised her hand then. "I'll take it from here, Francine."

Miss Weiland eyed her, folding her arms over her chest. "As you wish."

Cassidy stepped in front of her. "Hello, everyone. Good to see some familiar faces. And to those I don't recognize, I'm Cassidy Weiland and I will be your new office supervisor."

"Application pending." Miss Weiland added.

Cassidy waved her off. "With that being said, if there's anything you need from here on out, feel free to come to me."

Everyone nodded as Cassidy clasped her hands together. "Alright, without further ado, let's get this party started!"

We all cheered as Cassidy clicked the power button on a nearby speaker, Monster Mash soon filling the room.

"God, what a cliché." Cora said.

I gave her a nudge. "C'mon, at least try to have some fun."

She nudged me back, smiling, before leading me over to the drink table.

As she poured us our drinks, Tim approached. "Hey, uh, did Monica say anything about me?"

I turned to him, taking a sip of my drink. "No."

"Why? Got a crush there, Ronald?" Cora asked.

Tim rolled his eyes. "Ha, ha. Very funny."

Cora pinched his big, red clown nose. "Missed you to, twerp."

"Whatever..." Tim said before walking off, shoulders slumped.

"What's his deal?" Cora asked.

"He likes Monica, but is to afraid to admit it." I replied.

Cora nodded, taking a sip from her drink. "I kinda feel bad for the kid... Should we help him?"

I shrugged. "Might be fun."

We shared a laugh, when suddenly, the lights went out, drenching the office in complete darkness.

Cora took my hand as someone let out a violent scream.

Then, the lights came back on.

Everyone looked around at each other before another scream rang out.

We all looked over to see Cassidy kneeling over Miss Weiland's body, a knife protruding from her chest.

I dropped my drink. "Holy shit..."

"I didn't see that one coming..." Cora added.

Ramsey let out a yell then as Victor made a break for the elevator.

"Someone stop him!" Cassidy yelled.

Tim sprung into action then, tackling Victor to the floor as we all looked on. "The twerp's got moves, I'll give him that." Cora said.

I took her hand. "C'mon."

We helped Tim get Victor to his feet, sitting him down in a nearby chair. "What's the meaning of this?" Victor asked angrily.

"Uh, well, someone's dead and you tried to make a run for it." Cora said.

Victor rolled his eyes. "I ran precisely because someone's dead."

"Likely story." Tim said.

Monica touched Tim's arm. "That was really brave of you."

Tim blushed. "Well, it was nothing really..."

Cassidy stepped in front of us then, staring Victor down. "Alright, creep, either you can confess to us, or the police. It doesn't really matter to me."

Victor folded his arms over his chest, refusing to speak.

"Fine, if that's how you want it." Cassidy replied. "Someone call the police."

We all frantically searched for our phones. "Uh, your sister took all our phones." I said

"And the landlines are down." Ramsey added from a nearby desk.

Cassidy looked between us before glancing back at Miss Weiland's office. "She must've hidden them in her office."

We all ran to the office door and tried to open it, but it was locked. "Great." Cora said.

"What do we do now?" Ramsey asked.

Cassidy addressed the group. "Ok, everyone just calm down-"

"Calm down?" Tim interrupted. "Your sister's dead and we're the only people in the building."

Panic started to rise amongst the group as we realized he was right.

One of us was the killer...