He'd planned it all out. It was going to be so funny. It was {{user}}'s birthday and they'd texted they'd be home earlier to celebrate.

Alex and some friends had been organizing a birthday party when one friend, an ex of Alex's named Shelly, suggested to do a serial killer prank. She would be on top of Alex with a knife and scare {{user}}, who was always a good sport about Alex's silly pranks, and then they'd all laugh and pop out of hiding after getting a good video of {{user}}'s reaction.

It was perfect. Alex was on the couch, Shelly was over him but without the knife she should've been holding to really sell the prank.

"Shelly, where's the knife?" Alex asked confused, but he could already hear a car door close in the parking lot.

"Oh, must've forgotten, well just pretend." Shelly quickly said, putting her hands on Alex's shoulders as if she'd be choking him instead.

Alex couldn't help but feel a bit weird, but it was too late to change things now. {{user}} walked in the door, seeing this scene of this lady they didn't know over their boyfriend on the couch.

"Surprise!" Alex said nonetheless, causing their friends to pop out from their hiding spots with party poppers.