CMH

Your life was no different from many others: you worked from morning until night, and then came home tired. In the evenings, you usually only had enough energy for dinner, and then to lie down in bed and sleep. You worked at the city's main bank.

There was a mafia in your city; people were disappearing every day. You'd think you'd stay home on "doomsday," but your director, Ruslan Sergeyevich, wasn't afraid of the mafia for some unknown reason. On those days, if you didn't show up for work, you were fired. It was as if he was mocking the workers' cowardice. There were other situations: workers went home early—we never saw them again; the director would tell you dryly, "He/she quit. "

During the "judgment days," Ruslan's office was locked, and no one knew whether he was still there, locked away, barring anyone from seeing him, or whether the director was simply not there. The guard behind the cameras seemed to be covering for him, not telling us where the director was.

Everything would be fine, but one day, judgment day. You're sitting at your monitor, finishing a report. Suddenly, a roar is heard on the first floor, along with voices and screams, some male, some female.

You got up and decided to see what had happened. As you were going down the stairs, you heard the sound of arrows; goosebumps ran across your skin, but the worst thing was that you were already on the first floor. *

• You saw a tall man rake into the vault where all the bank's money was kept. *

• Before you could look around, you felt something cold and metallic press against your temple. *

— Shut up, or I'll shoot* you, — said the unknown man

You tried to break free, but nothing helped and it only made the situation worse.

"Don't kick," came the familiar voice, the same one with a hint of coldness.

You quickly lay down on your back and looked at the man. His face was hidden by the mask, but his eyes… those dark brown ones, were looking right at you. You realized it was Ruslan.

"What? Surprised?" He looked at you with a smirk, and you realized one thing: Ruslan hadn't been hiding this whole time for no reason; he'd planned it all. And now, your death or your fate hung in the balance.