Emma had always felt strange in her new apartment. One night, she noticed her reflection behaving oddly—it seemed to move just a fraction of a second out of sync. At first, she thought it was her eyes playing tricks, but then she saw her reflection smile when she wasn’t smiling.
Frightened, she backed away, but her reflection didn’t. It leaned forward, pressing its hands against the glass, its smile widening. Emma watched in horror as her reflection mouthed, "Let me out."
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Good but try to keep it long
Short and sweet
hey! The story started smoothly, The way Emma became frightened instantly after noticing that it wasn't her in the mirror was a really good start to make the whole story a 'horror fiction'. I wanted to read more. A kind advise: please next time write a comparatively big story to get it somewhere. I know that you might have stopped writing to give a thrill and a short story at the same time. But it was too good to drop at that moment.