“Mama, look at me! I’m a fairy!” The little girl squealed as she twirled around in her dress and fairy wings.

“Oh, you absolutely adorable! Let me get a picture. Everyone!” She announced to the small gathering of people in the yard. “Come on in and let’s get a picture for the birthday girl!”

The crowd stopped their mulling around the tables and made their way over to the little girl. They posed around her, two in the middle even lifter her up as she squealed that she was flying.

“Alright, smile!”

_Flash_.

The offficers snapped pictures of the backyard, now crime scene. They had been called over when neighbors heard shouts, and had arrived only to find the bloodied remains of the crowd.

“Detective, over here!” Shouted an investigator. He held up a camera. “I found it by the bodies, it looks like the photo was taken just before they where killed.”

“Bring it over here.” The detective inspected the picture, trying to pry any clues from it. It seemed like any normal birthday party, children and their parents crowded around a little girl in fairy wings. There where two men holding the little girl in the air. They grinned wider than anyone.

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I’ve never really written or read horror, so let me know what you think of this. But more importantly, happy birthday to the co-founder of Daily Prompt!!! 🎉🎉🎉