He thought he was invincible.

He climbed the crumbling barn.

"You're crazy!" I cried, laughing.

His wink electrified my heart.

                His fatal fall stopped it.

Detective Barber deduced the truth.

Nathan had zodiac killer DNA.

Fingerprints were similar, not exact.

Five witnesses saw him elsewhere.

Identical twin did the deed!

Her laptop glowed with excitement.

Exhilaration tingled in her fingertips. 

The words fluttered before her.

She clicked the button publish. 

Yet no one liked it.  

We had survived the apocalypse.

We had held humanity together.

We had begun to rebuild.

But the world truly ended.

When the TP was depleted.

I am alone by myself.

The memories haunt me continuously.

Screams and torture haunt them.

Knives bloodied, blood pumping out,

bodies scattered around the ground.

Found abandoned in a basket.

Unconditional love at first sight.

Years of cherished moments shared.

Endless gratitude to the stranger,

Selflessness, and a better life. 

Five: keys tapping, heart pounding.

Four: screaming in the hall.

Three: "Agent! Bomb status? Over."

Two: she had one shot.

One: *password incorrect* "Oh, no..."