3rd person closed: More zombies!
When Alex had texted Susi that he was tied up, he hadn't expected it to be literal several hours later. Rachel had surprised him; she looked a lot weaker than she actually was.

"It's not personal, Alex," she said as she leaned close and stroked his cheek. He tried not to flinch away. She smiled sadly and kissed his his forehead. "I loved you," she whispered in his ear and turned away. Her footsteps sounded down the stairs and he heard the door open and close.

The puppy whimpered and pawed at his pen. He scratched at knot Rachel had made to hold his gate closed as Alex silently urged him on.

Alex tried to scoot his chair closer to his desk and his cell phone. Maybe he could get a grip on it and text hit 'last call dialed'. Maybe. Hopefully. Maybe the Little Fella would learn a new trick tonight.

After he was free, he'd wonder where Rachel was headed.