The Mirror Of Modern Death

I awoke to screaming. I had heard glass break and was sure that I had heard something coming from downstairs. As I slowly made my way down the stairs, I felt a dark, horrible aura following me. It felt like it was all happening again. I couldn't understand why I had said that, but as I descended the stairs, I saw a bright wall that looked like a mirror reflecting into a ballroom filled with many people.

As I tried to break through the wall, I failed. I attempted to cross the mirror repeatedly, feeling the dark aura coming closer to me with each passing moment. Suddenly, my hands came through the mirror after hitting it. And then, I was dragged through it.

After a while, I awoke in a bed that was not mine. The room was comfortable and elegant, resembling the bedroom of a rich noblewoman from the modern era. However, I felt a heavy aura similar to the one that had been following me before. I whispered to myself, feeling as though death itself was following me.

Suddenly, two beautiful, modernly dressed maids knocked on the door, calling me "my lady" and politely informing me that it was time to wake up and get ready. I was quiet for a moment and then said, "Yes." I felt a bit of warmth, but the cold chill didn't leave me alone. The maids served me breakfast in bed and then dressed me up in modern clothing that felt suffocating. The corset was too tight, making me recall the pain I had experienced once before.

Once I saw myself in the mirror, I was no longer just a girl. I had become a beautiful and attractive young lady with pale skin and long, golden hair. My hands were slim and my body was too. I was shocked and, for a moment, reflected on my own life, feeling as though I was once nothing and that my life would never amount to anything. I wasn't attractive before and I was certainly not used to being cared about. I had turned to drugs and alcohol and taught maybe I can change my life now.

After the dressing up was done, the maids stood still as if they were dead. The silence lasted for a minute as I reflected more about my past life. Then, I started to get greedy and arrogant, thinking about things I had never been able to do, such as seducing a man and making others suffer as I had.

The maids got me ready to head outside where they told me that I would be going on a date in the beautiful maze outside the big, beautiful house with a water fountain. I was excited until I learned that I would be getting married today day, ruining my plans of seducing someone. After all, what was the point if I already had a man, that might be good looking.

When I saw my husband-to-be, I was stunned by his beauty. He was a bit tan and tall with long, beautiful hands and stunning features. I couldn't look away and stared in disbelief. We had a romantic time and even went into town, but throughout most of the day, I started to black out or feel chills. The aura was getting worse.

At the end of the day, when the sun had set, I was in a new room wearing a white wedding dress. The flowers looked like spider flowers, but they were as white as snow. In my world, they were as red as blood. The wedding dress was a hassle to put on, but they managed it. The corset was now even tighter, making me feel as though my organs were getting squished. The time came for me to make my way to the front of the church door. No one was going to hold me while I walked to my husband-to-be.

The lady stood before the door, feeling an eerie presence emanating from it. It radiated a dark aura and a cold wind that made her break out in a cold sweat. As she waited, she wondered, "Why do I have no one to walk with?" The door opened, and the dark aura seemed to envelop her.

Descending the stairs to her future husband, the atmosphere was as cold as death. The room felt like a collection of corpses, their eyes fixed on her. She wondered, "Will I be just like them?"

The wedding ceremony proceeded in silence, with no one breathing or coughing. The lady had previously thought she were in a fairy tale, about to get her happy ending. But now it was weird, it is like a made-up dream. She still decided to proceed to kiss her husband-to-be, everything turned into a nightmare after. The flowers that were once beautiful turned red, and her eyes rolled back, turning white, before she fell to the ground. She realized that death had been there all along, and with her last breath, she accepted her fate.

Three months later, the police knocked on the door after receiving reports of no activity and unpaid bills. Upon entering, they found alcohol, smoke, drugs, syringes, and pills scattered everywhere. Eventually, they discovered a body, and the police gave the message that the ''Lady'' had been found.

                                                                    -Kanna. 31.03.2023