Short Story: Deadline

Welcome! I've got a fun little jaunt of a story for everyone this week. I hope you enjoy it! 

Deadline

Karl rolled his eyes and did his best to tune out the blaring alarm. Just a few more minutes was all he needed to verify the numbers on his report and send it off to the analysts. The building wasn't going to come crashing down that quick.
"Four, Nine, what's this three doing over here?" he mumbled to himself.
Someone ran down the hallway, screaming. Bob, from three cubicles over it sound...