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HAUNTED MIRROR

ATTRACTIVE MIRROR

By Abdullah İlksoyPublished 3 years ago 3 min read
HAUNTED MIRROR
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The mirror showed a reflection that wasn't mine." At first, I didn't notice, but what I saw in the mirror each day began to terrify me. Instead of reflecting my own face, the haunted mirror gradually revealed an alternative reality that began to seep into my world.

At first, the alternate reality seemed similar to my own. But gradually, as I looked deeper into the mirror, I noticed that things were different. Faces of people began to change, and strange creatures began to roam the streets. The mirror assured me that this alternate reality was real, and I began to believe it more and more.

What I saw began to drive me insane. In my own world, the faces of my friends began to change, becoming unrecognizable to me. The mirror told me that this alternate reality was the true one, and I began to believe it. I tried to break the mirror, but it was unbreakable. The mirror had trapped me in its own world.

As the creatures from the alternate reality began to close in on me, I struggled to save myself. But I was isolated from the real world. When everything seemed hopeless, the mirror began to vibrate, taking me to the next level. I found myself in an unfamiliar place, but at least I was out of my own world.

The place that the mirror brought me to was a perfect copy of my own world, but the mirror still reflected the alternate reality. I began to question the reality of the mirror. Maybe the mirror was simply trying to distract me with its own reality. Maybe the alternate reality was the real one, and I needed to fight harder to escape.

I didn't know how to break free from this vicious cycle. But I wouldn't let the mirror imprison me. I would search for a way back to the real world and escape this haunted mirror. As I looked around, I noticed that this new place was different from the world I knew. The sky was a different shade of blue, the trees were different species, and the air smelled different. But still, it felt like home, like a distorted version of the world I knew. And the haunted mirror still hung on the wall, still reflecting the alternate reality.

I began to experiment with the mirror, trying to find a way to manipulate it or break it. But it was no use, it remained unbreakable, and it seemed to hold some kind of power over me. Every time I tried to ignore it or look away, it would draw me back in, tempting me with glimpses of the alternate reality.

As time went on, I began to realize that the mirror was feeding off my fear and my confusion. It was a portal to a world of horrors, and I was the one supplying it with the energy it needed to continue. I knew I had to find a way to stop it, but I didn't know how.

One day, as I was staring into the mirror, I saw something that changed everything. I saw myself, but not as I was now. I saw myself in the future, aged and frail, staring back at me with a look of resignation. It was like a warning, a reminder that time was running out.

From that moment on, I was determined to break free from the mirror's grip. I began to meditate and focus my mind, trying to find a way to resist the mirror's power. And slowly, but surely, I began to feel a change. The mirror no longer had the same hold over me, and I began to see glimpses of the real world in its reflection.

Finally, I knew what I had to do. I had to face my fear and destroy the mirror once and for all. With a deep breath, I reached out and touched the mirror's surface. The glass shattered into a thousand pieces, and the alternate reality faded away into nothingness.

I stumbled back, panting and sweating, but feeling victorious. I had broken free from the haunted mirror's grip, and I knew that I could face anything now. As I walked away from the shattered glass, I knew that I had conquered my fear and emerged a stronger person.

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Abdullah İlksoy

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