Someone continuously knocking the door.
" Muskan.... Open the door."
Muskan sweating heavily and she Frozen unable to move infront of the mirror. She suddenly felt dropping room temperature around her. The mirror was still silent like there is no movement but she felt air around her had a metallic scent she can't define her mood. Fear, curiosity.
Then door knock again.
Knock.
Knock.
Knock.
Muskan slowly move toward main door and hold the cold metal handle and turn slowly slowly to open the lock. The. She heard a confusing, bored, human voice.
" Muskan, ma' am? Delivery is there . Is anyone here."
Muskan exhaled a long sigh who was held a long time and take a long relief make her nerves relax and open door slowly.
No monster.
No sprit
No ghost.
It was a living human being. Relief washed through her like a wave - but it didn't last. Because even after.knowing it was a delivery guy something is still bothering her her gut twisted.
The mirror 's last words still echoed in her mind.
" He is here."
He is not monster
Not sprit
Not ghost
He wants her
" He.... Is your future."
Muskan swallow hard . It had looked like a harmless delivery boy standing at the door through the peephole.
But what if that wasn't truth?
What if the mirror - no the thing knew something she didn't...? And it is very close to her but she can't see it's invisible. . ...
Another knock.....
Softer this time
" Ma'am? Your paneer roll is getting cold...."
Muskan snapped out of her thoughts and open the door. Where the delivery guy waiting her patiently.
Suddenly muskan feel guilty towards the delivery guy.
" Sorry".
"It's ok ma'am your parcel." Delivery guy give a polite smile.
Her stomach already growling. Her fear turn in to her hunger.
" Great." She muttered nervously.
" Mirror, monster and now hunger. Everyone wants to kill me today."
When she reached to take the bag he stared at her oddly.
" You.... Are you okay ma' am..? You look so pale."
" I .. uh , I am fine. Just a little bit dizzy maybe because of low blood pressure." She lied.
He nodded handed her the food and left.
Normal completely normal.
Muskan shut the door, leaned her forehead against it and took a deep breath.
" Enough is enough. I don't want to think anything. I need food. I need sanity. I had not eaten anything since morning and this creepy mirror is always messing around with me." She mumbled angryly.
.
.
.she didn't realise that the hallway behind the delivery guy had been frozen - literally unmoving. For the last two seconds. Of their conversation.
...but the mirror noticed.
Muskan opened the food package, sat on sofa, and try hard to focus on movie while eating. But her mind unconsciously still thinking about what the mirror said.
She sigh.....
And glanced towards the mirror again.
It looks normal now.
Plain.
Still silent.
There is no shadow of her, only reflected the hall.
But something about silence felt wrong, as it was holding its breath. Again..... Waiting.
" Stop being paranoid, muskan."
She pushed the plate away and stood up.
But the moment she stepped closer to the mirror, air around it shifted.
A faint mist spread across the glass surface. Rising like a fog from the inside.
Muskan frozen.
" No, no, no, no - don't start again."
Her reflection again visible in the mirror and look at her in horror.
" I tell you he wants you, now he is here."
" Who want me,? And who is that thing why don't you tell me clearly." Muskan scream at mirror angrily.
There was a long silence. And her reflection stared at her silently with a unknown fear her dark eyes glimpse a fear that can't be describe.like they wanted to tell her many things but they can't say a word. Like mirror also has someone who controls her....
like hers.
Muskan silently observing the expression of her reflection. but reflection didn't give her any chance and vanished again.
Muskan feel exhausted , angry, fear , irritating many emotions come and go just a few seconds.
Finally she decided to forget about everything and go to sleep and relax forget about mirror.
When she decided to go to her room...
She felt a soft air past her and someone whispered in her ears...
Too soft..
Too close.
" You ..... Will see soon..."