And there it was, the monster they’ve been trying to catch all along. I know it’s face. It has stared back at me in every mirror, pond and puddle. As I removed the knife, I felt the sting of their eyes upon me. Darkness exuded out of my body. It was me. For a spare moment of twisted time I wished I was dreaming. Yet all of it was for not. My hero’s journey turned cold. I wasn’t the handsome prince who was destined to save the village. I was the nightmare sent to destroy it.
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Jessica Taylor
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Mirror mirror
The mirror showed a reflection that wasn’t my own. My raven hair was turned golden in this mirror. My sharp nose now reflected a pixie and my dark dry lips were softened with a dewy rose’ pigment. Whoever that was in the mirror, she was a goddess compared to me. This made my skin hot and my blood boil. As my rage built up I punched the reflection with both my fists. Although the image turned slightly frightened, the glass remained intact. As I was about to curse the forsaken mirror, a voice came from downstairs. “Honey it’s time for school” a docile voice echoed. Still fuming I caught my breath and grabbed my bag.
By Jessica Taylor3 years ago in Horror
The Devil's Cut
“Comrade, finally you’re awake.” The voice was smooth, sensual. A flickering incandescent bar was all that lit the white, sterile room. All Vladimir remembered was everything going black. He tried to move his arms and found them strapped to the gurney.
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So, you’ve been invited to a party. You are excited to go, right? What? You aren’t excited or aren’t going? You remember the last party you went to and it was a total awkward disaster? Oh, boy, you’re right, you probably just shouldn’t go. What’s that? But you really want to go, but you’ll need some advice on how to interact with peers, socialize, and basically, you know…
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