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Haunted Mirror

Horror Story

By Rana DaniyalPublished about a year ago 3 min read
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Mirror

The mirror was an antique, with an ornately carved wooden frame and a long history of ownership. It had been passed down through generations of the same family, and every member who had owned it had claimed that it was haunted.

The current owner, a young woman named Emily, had inherited the mirror from her grandmother. She had always been fascinated by the stories her grandmother had told her about the mirror, and she had eagerly accepted it when it was bequeathed to her.

At first, Emily didn't notice anything unusual about the mirror. She hung it in her bedroom, and she would often admire herself in it as she got ready for work in the morning. But after a few weeks, strange things began to happen.

Emily would catch glimpses of movement in the mirror out of the corner of her eye. At first, she dismissed it as a trick of the light, but as the sightings became more frequent, she began to feel uneasy.

One night, Emily was getting ready for bed when she saw something that chilled her to the bone. She was brushing her teeth in front of the mirror when she saw a pair of eyes staring back at her. They were not her own eyes, but those of a stranger. The face was pale and gaunt, with hollow cheeks and sunken eyes.

Emily screamed and stumbled back, dropping her toothbrush. When she looked back at the mirror, the face was gone, and her own reflection had returned.

From that moment on, Emily was afraid to look into the mirror. She covered it with a sheet and refused to go near it. But even though she couldn't see her reflection, she could feel the mirror's presence in the room. It seemed to be watching her, waiting for her to let her guard down.

One night, Emily's boyfriend, Mike, came over to stay the night. He didn't believe in the mirror's supposed haunting, and he scoffed when Emily told him about the face she had seen.

"You're just letting your imagination run wild," he said. "It's just a mirror."

But that night, as they lay in bed together, they heard a strange noise coming from the direction of the mirror. It was a soft tapping, like someone was rapping their knuckles against the glass.

Mike got up to investigate, but as he approached the mirror, he felt a cold breeze on his face. Suddenly, the tapping became more insistent, and Mike saw something move in the reflection behind him.

He turned around just in time to see a ghostly figure materialize in the room. It was the same face Emily had seen in the mirror, but now it was attached to a body. The figure was tall and thin, with long, bony fingers that reached out towards Mike.

Mike screamed and ran from the room, but Emily was frozen with fear. She watched in horror as the ghostly figure approached her, its eyes fixed on her with a hungry intensity.

When Mike returned with a group of friends, the mirror was gone, and Emily was nowhere to be found. To this day, no one knows what happened to her, but some say that she was taken by the haunted mirror, never to be seen again.

Moral

The moral of this story could be that sometimes, objects can hold a power or energy that is beyond our understanding or control. It is important to respect the history and potential danger of such objects, and to trust our instincts when we feel that something is not right. It is also important to be aware that our beliefs and skepticism may not always protect us from the supernatural or unexplainable.

SeriesMysteryHorrorHistoricalFantasyAdventure
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About the Creator

Rana Daniyal

Hi,

My Name is Daniyal, I am Story Writer, My passions are writing and creating poetry. I loves writing and experiencing the world in a free form. I also like to write short stories.

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