The Ghost of Room 313

“The Mirror in Room 313”

They said Room 313 of the old Crowhurst Motel had been closed for years.
But when the storm hit that night, Noah had no choice. Every other room was taken.

The manager—a wrinkled old woman with trembling hands—hesitated before handing him the key.
“There’s a reason we don’t rent that one out anymore,” she whispered.
Noah laughed it off. “I’ll take it. I just need a place to sleep.”

He should have listened.

The moment he stepped inside, the air felt wrong.
It wasn’t just cold—it was still, like the room itself was holding its breath.
The walls were faded yellow, the bed crooked, and in the corner stood a tall mirror framed in black wood.
It was the kind of mirror that seemed older than the building itself.

Noah tossed his backpack on the bed and noticed something strange.
The mirror reflected everything… except him.

He blinked, stepped closer, and waved a hand in front of it.
Nothing. Just the empty room behind him.

He felt a chill crawl up his spine. Maybe the light was weird.
He ignored it, pulled the curtains shut, and lay on the creaky bed.
Rain tapped against the window. Thunder rolled in the distance.

Then came the sound.

A faint scratching from the mirror.
Like nails dragging on glass.

Noah sat up.
“Hello?”

Silence.

He turned on the bedside lamp. The light flickered once.
In the mirror, the reflection was back—but it wasn’t right.
The room looked the same, but the bed was empty.
The mirror version of the room had no Noah.

Instead, in the reflection, the bathroom door was open.

And someone—something—was standing inside.

A pale figure, hair matted and dripping wet, its face hidden by the shadows.

Noah’s breath caught in his throat.
He turned to look at the real bathroom door—it was closed.
But in the mirror, it was slowly swinging wider.

“Okay, this is not funny,” he muttered.
He grabbed the door handle and yanked it open.

Empty.

The lights buzzed overhead. Water dripped from the faucet even though the sink was dry.

When he looked back at the mirror, the figure was closer.
It stood behind the bed now, head tilted unnaturally to the side.

Noah backed away, heart pounding.
Then, the lamp went out.

The room plunged into darkness.

For a long moment, the only sound was the storm outside.
Then came breathing—behind him.

Slow. Wet. Labored.

He turned, fumbling for his phone flashlight.
The white beam cut through the dark—and there was nothing.

He spun toward the mirror.

The reflection showed him again now—standing in the same spot, shaking.
But in the reflection, the figure was right behind him, its mouth stretching open in a silent scream.

He dropped the phone. The light hit the floor, flashing wildly.
And then, a cold hand touched his shoulder.

He screamed.

The lights flickered back on. The room was empty. The mirror stood still, cracked through the middle.

He didn’t sleep that night.

At sunrise, Noah stormed to the front desk, key in hand.
“Is this some kind of joke?” he demanded. “What’s in that room?”

The old woman just stared at him, her eyes full of pity.
“You saw her, didn’t you?”

Noah froze. “What do you mean her?”

She sighed.
“Ten years ago, a girl drowned in the motel’s old pool. Room 313 was hers. Her parents donated that mirror—it was the last thing she looked into before she died.”

Noah’s stomach turned. “That’s not possible. I saw—”

The woman interrupted softly, “Everyone who stays there sees something different. But it’s always her.”

Noah left that morning, vowing never to return.

But that night, in a gas station restroom miles away, he looked up at the mirror above the sink—
and saw her reflection standing behind him again, whispering through a mouth full of water.On a stormy night, Noah checked into the only room left — Room 313. Inside stood an old mirror framed in black wood. When he looked into it, his reflection was missing. Then came a faint scratching sound, and in the mirror’s reflection, a pale, wet-haired woman appeared behind him. The lamp flickered, the air turned icy, and the mirror cracked as she reached for him. He escaped before sunrise, but later, in a gas station bathroom miles away, her reflection appeared again—whispering through water-filled lips,