The Boy Behind the Smile

Everyone kept taking deep breaths, trying to muster all their energy.

Gideon reached into his pocket and pulled out a stone, hurling it at the balcony window, creating a crack.

The empty hallway soon echoed with the eerie sound of a birthday song.

“Happy... birthday to you…”

The voice of the "Smiling Boy" mingled with the others.

These voices moved quickly, and in no time, they were right outside