13 - The Reflection That Wasn't Mine: When the Mirror Shows You More Than You Bargained For

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The Reflection That Wasn't Mine: When the Mirror Shows You More Than You Bargained For

We are told that a mirror simply shows us what is there—a perfect, unfeeling duplicate of reality. A trick of light on silvered glass. But stand before one in the dead of night, when the house is groaning around you and the only light is a low, humming bulb, and you begin to wonder. You begin to see the flaws, the distortions. You begin to feel like you are not looking at a reflection, but through a window. And something is looking back.



A person looking into a dark, dusty bathroom mirror, where their reflection is subtly, menacingly wrong.

I used to love the quiet of my house after midnight. The peace was a balm. But that was before the night the bathroom mirror decided to break the rules. It was late, the kind of tired that settles deep in your bones. I was leaning over the sink, water running, the motions of brushing my teeth automatic, thoughtless. That’s when I saw it. A flicker. A motion in the periphery of the reflection that didn’t match my own. I stopped, toothbrush frozen mid-air, and stared. My reflection stared back, perfectly still. Just me. Tired eyes, messy hair. Nothing more.

You’re just tired, I told myself, the words a flimsy shield. A trick of the light. But the cold seed of dread had already been planted.


The Smile That Broke Reality

I tried to shake it off, to return to the simple, mindless task. I rinsed, spat, and was about to turn away when a chilling stillness held me captive. I hadn't moved. I was staring at my own grim, weary expression. But the face in the glass... it was changing.

It was slow, almost imperceptible. A subtle twitch at the corner of its mouth. My heart hammered against my ribs, a frantic drum in the suffocating silence. It couldn't be real. It was impossible. Yet, I watched, paralyzed, as the lips of my own reflection curled upwards into a wide, predatory grin. It was not a smile of joy or humor. It was a smile of pure, knowing malice. My face remained a mask of terror, but the man in the mirror was reveling in it. His eyes, which were my eyes, glinted with a cold intelligence that was utterly alien.

A Prisoner in My Own Skin

A scream was trapped in my throat, a choked, useless thing. I was a statue, my feet fused to the cold tile floor. The man in the mirror held my gaze, his awful smile never faltering. He—it—raised a hand. I watched, my own hands limp at my sides, as its fingers came up and gently, deliberately, tapped on the glass.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

The sound wasn't in the room with me. It was muffled, distant, as if coming from the other side. From inside the mirror. The thing wearing my face was trying to get my attention. It knew I was watching. It was performing for me. A cold sweat slicked my skin. This was not a reflection. It was an entity, a parasite wearing my likeness like a costume, and the glass was the only thing keeping it from me.

I finally broke free. I stumbled backward, not daring to turn my back on it, and fumbled for the door. The reflection's smile widened even more as I fled, its eyes following me until I slammed the door shut, plunging the hallway into darkness.

The next morning, sunlight streamed through the windows, chasing away the shadows. I forced myself to go back. The bathroom was just a bathroom. The mirror showed me my own pale, terrified face. Nothing was out of place. There were no fingerprints on the glass. And yet, when I looked into my own eyes, I could still see the ghost of that hateful smile lurking just beneath the surface. The scar isn't on the glass; it's on my mind.

Do You Dare to Look Again?

A mirror is a portal, a silent observer in every home. It sees you at your most vulnerable. How can you be sure that what you see is truly you? How do you know that one day, when you’re tired and your guard is down, your reflection won’t decide to smile back?

Next time you stand before the glass, look closer. Look past your own face. Are you absolutely certain you’re the only one looking out?

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