“Hey, cutie, any plans for tonight?”
“My daughter’s birthday”.
“May I come?”
“Sorry, mister, family only”.
Suddenly her phone signaled a messaged received. She looked at it and her expression changed from curiosity to a bright smile.
“Lucky you”, she declared, showing him the message. “Looks like I’m free for tonight!”
It was a photo of a preteen girl brutally raped and murdered, surrounded by a bunch of other kids.
“Her school friends”, the woman explained. “Seems they’ve thrown their own party for her”.
“What a lovely daughter you have… had. Must have taken after you”.
“Oh, you flatter me!”