Whispers in the Mirror

I didn’t mean to wake it. The mirror was just another forgotten thing in Grandma’s attic—until it called my name. Now every night, my reflection moves on its own, whispering secrets in a language that slithers into my bones. The doctors say it’s stress. But I’ve seen shadows crawl out of the glass. And one of them wears my face. Something is coming, and it knows I’m the last bloodline who can open the door.

Whispers in the Mirror

I didn’t mean to wake it. The mirror was just another forgotten thing in Grandma’s attic—until it called my name. Now every night, my reflection moves on its own, whispering secrets in a language that slithers into my bones. The doctors say it’s stress. But I’ve seen shadows crawl out of the glass. And one of them wears my face. Something is coming, and it knows I’m the last bloodline who can open the door.

The first time the mirror spoke, I thought I was dreaming.\n\nNow, crouched behind a stack of mildewed trunks in Grandma’s attic, I watch my reflection smile without me. The air smells like burnt copper and old roses. My fingers tremble around the flashlight, its beam flickering across the cracked surface of the oval mirror—engraved with symbols that weren’t there yesterday.\n\n‘Luna…’ it whispers again, my voice but wrong, stretched thin like taffy. Behind me, something scrapes against wood. I don’t turn. I know what I’ll see.\n\nMy reflection takes a step forward. Out of the glass.\n\nDo I smash the mirror now, scream for help, or ask what it wants from me?