Day 354

There's something in the office.
Everyone knew about it, a few had even seen glimpses of it.
It seemed to live inside of the off-white walls, hands pushing against the plaster leaving imprints.
You'd see them if you came in before the cleaners, handprints the size of your torso.

Everyone had heard that it was big but it couldn't be proved.
The cleaners were too good at their jobs mopping up those prints and whatever other mess it leaves.
The office is so big that it could take weeks before you're absence is noticed or even noted.
You'd think that with such a large company that wouldn't be the case, that they'd care for all workers.

That was simply not the case, they wanted work done and didn't care what means it took.
Muttered gossip said the CEOs were as bad as the lurker, leaving a trail of missing nobodies.
Still, both rarely came out during the daylight and had never been seen at the same time.
Wherever the CEOs were, the lurker was not and vice versa.

The guys in security said so, the CEOs always appeared fuzzy on the camera feed, (and this was top
quality equipment) while the lurker was a dark red stain moving along the walls.
When one was out, the other was nowhere in the building, or so the footage showed.
Everyone reckoned they were connected somehow but they had no idea of the extent.

There were six CEOs altogether, it was weird but the office building continued multiple companies.
Somehow they all managed to run efficiently, holding joint meetings but never merging.
They generally walked in a cluster, muttering over miscellaneous papers and figures.
Blood trailed behind them, entrails clung to their shoes from particularly vigorous meetings.

Everyone knew not to mention the blood trail, never mention the blood trail.
Just as they knew not to mention the way that red stain moved sluggishly along the ways.
Nobody ever said if it was following someone, last time they did it made sure they stayed quiet.
It seemed to get bigger with each person it quietened.