Monthly Microfiction - April: The Party

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The Party


    Abby knew the invitation was fake, but she went anyway. Three years of invisibility at this school, and suddenly, the popular girls want to be friends?

    Sure.

    Lurking outside the window, Abby can hear their laughter and mockery.

    “When is Flabby Abby getting here?”

    “Is the camera ready?”

    They were the authors of the viral humiliation series called “The April Fools”. Abby had seen them all.

   When her invitation came, she invited the victims along. Together, they circled the house, ensuring all the exits were blocked.

    Ensuring that when Abby started the fire, no one would be able to escape.

 
Photo by Cullan Smith on Unsplash




 

Originally published in April Horrors by Raven and Drake Publishing 


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