My Nightmare

Title: Clown Killer On Y/N's 18th birthday, her parents planned a small celebration at home. Just as they lit the candles, the doorbell rang. Outside stood a clown holding a single red balloon. Her father opened the door. Moments later, the lights went out. When they came back on, the house was silent. Y/N found her parents lying motionless, while the clown stood at the end of the hallway, smiling beneath his mask. Before disappearing into the darkness, he whispered, «"Happy 18th birthday... I'll see you again."» Years passed, but Y/N never forgot that night. Every year on her birthday, a red balloon appeared outside her door. No one knew who left it. On her twenty-third birthday, another balloon arrived. This time, it carried a note. «"I've waited long enough."» When Y/N l