Trapped: A Race Against Time

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Alex stumbled out of the room, still reeling from what he had just seen. He couldn't believe that his father might still be alive, or that everything he thought he knew might be a lie.

As he continued down the hallway, he heard a faint beeping noise coming from one of the doors. He cautiously pushed it open, and saw a timer counting down from five minutes.

Alex felt a knot form in his stomach. He knew that he had to find a way out of the room before the timer ran out, but he couldn't see any obvious escape routes. He looked around the room for clues, and noticed a strange marking on the wall.

He approached the wall and examined the marking more closely. It was a series of symbols that he had never seen before. He wondered if it was some sort of code, but he didn't know how to decipher it.

Suddenly, he had an idea. He pulled out his phone and opened up the camera app. He pointed it at the marking on the wall and snapped a photo. He then opened up a translation app and uploaded the photo, hoping that it would translate the symbols.

The app started processing the image, and after a few moments, it displayed a message: "The key is in the reflection."

Alex was confused but then he noticed a small mirror hanging on the opposite wall. He walked over to the mirror and looked at his reflection. He then noticed something strange - there was a hidden message written on the wall behind him, but it could only be seen in the reflection.

He quickly decoded the message and discovered a series of numbers. He entered them into the keypad next to the door, and to his relief, the timer stopped counting down. The door clicked open, and he rushed out of the room just as the timer hit zero.

As he stumbled down the hallway, catching his breath, he wondered what other challenges awaited him. He knew he had to stay focused and keep moving forward if he wanted to escape this nightmare.