The ceramic plate underneath the cake snapped against my nose when my face hit it. The sound was sharp and ugly, nothing like the playful mess people expected.
For a moment I just stood there, stunned, frosting covering my cheeks and eyes. Then the burning started.
And the blood.
Someone gasped when the first drop hit the table. The bright red streak ran through the white frosting like paint spilled across snow.
“Whoa—hold on,” someone said.