The reflection

Horror | Dark | Crime

Can you face your true self?

It’s 23:32, and Adam has been sleeping for three hours. Suddenly, amidst the darkness, a low-tone whispering voice echoes.

“Wakey, wakey, Mr.Black. It’s time for tonight’s guessing game.”

As he slowly opens his eyes, Adam takes a moment to let these eerie words echo in his mind and reflect back to the shadows where they came from.

Still half awake, half asleep, Adam slowly stands up from the bed shouting back at the mirror,

“Alright, I am coming, alright. Today I am going to beat you, you know.”

“I hope so, Mr.Black. You still have a lot of work to do if you want to beat me in our little game. So please, get up, and come to me. You have to make a new guess tonight.”, the mirror answered as he laughed sarcastically.

Adam glances at the beautiful landscape around him. The view is stunning, as always, but it’s the climate he never liked, especially the air. The air is freezing most of the year, and Adam prefers warmer temperatures. Not that it mattered much, considering he couldn’t leave home whenever he wanted.

He could only go out at specific hours of the day and spend time with his friends, but they had to stick strictly to the schedule of the neighborhood so that everyone had fun. He’s been living in this new house for five years. One could say that it’s a lot of time, but he did it to be sure that no one could move him out of this cozy, spacy residence.

He moves towards the sink in the bathroom, right next to where his bed is. As he washes his face, the subtle but creepy and a bit disturbing voice speaks again. This time it is heard through the mirror right above his head.

“I hope you had plenty of sleep, Mr.Black. Today’s reveal is going to be special. I want you to be well-rested and prepared for what’s to come.”

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