The curse of the Mirror - by J. Rodrz Sánz

July, 20, 1879 there was a girl named Safira, she was 16 years old and very beautiful with red hair and hazel eyes. She lived with her parents in a big luxury mansion on South of Seven Diamonds State where all the rich people lives. She always like to see herself on the mirrorof her room, it was her obsession. One day Safira was looking at herself in the mirror, her Nana "the woman in black" said to her "One day you will get stuck on that if you watch yourself too much".  She never listens to her, she said that "she was the only girl that was beautiful and there's no one that she can be interested in this world to look at", She continue speeking to her Nana "I will never fall in love with someone ungly specialy a man that has a scar of his face". Nana told her about a curse and of stories about a girl that said the same thing and at the end she found her Prince charming.  Safira still refuses to accept that destiny and will wish to be alone of having that ending. Days have passed in a beautiful night sky the girl was brushing her hair and contenplething herself like always on her mirror, and suddenly she notice that she was trapped on it. The Nana "the woman in black" enters the room and saw the most unfortunate scene of, the poor girl weeping trap inside the mirror. She screams so hard but the only one that could hear her was her Nana. She cried all night praying, hoping that what happened to her was just a dream. The next day she woke up and found herself still inside the mirror, with tears on her eyes looks at her nana and asked:

• What did you do to me Nana? What curse you brought to me?

• I don't know anything my child, this curse you brought it yourself! When I told you about some curse of the mirror I was telling the truth! This curse was given by beautiful princess that wanted to be the only beautifu girl like the spring. The only thing I know is that you'll be stuck there until you find a person more beautiful than you and accept the fact that you no longer are the only beautiful thing on this world. I don't know what else to say to you my child, but what      I'm certain about is that I will help you through all this.

•  I don't deserve this Nana! I really don't! Nana I'm scared, What am I going to tell my parents?

• They will never know I'm sorry child the only thing I can do for them is tell them to go away and leave me with you because of your curse.

• I don't want to do it Nana!

• You have to child! You have to, for your own sake if you want to get out of there this is the only way.

 Nana told Safiras' parents to leave because her daughter was in great danger if they stay in that house a curse was upon their child. Her poor mother didn't want to leave but she didn't want her child to be in danger because of her. Safiras' father with a broken heart he moved far away from that house waiting for the curse to rot away. The poor child could not say goodbye to her parents and face the fact that she will never get out. The woman in black told her to have a little faith that someday she will meet a person that will get rid of this curse.

Six years has passed and the girl, that was now a woman, was still there. The woman in black was dying,  she knew that she will face death before someone free Safira out off that forsaken mirror. She sends a letter to this young boy called Michael that she raised when he had five years old until his 14th birthday. In the letter Nana explains what happened to Safira and that she wants him to come and help her find how to get rid of the curse of the mirror. When Michael received the letter he knew that her dear Nana wasn't crazy and it was possible that the curse of the mirror was true. He starts the journey hoping that is not too late. When he arrived he finds his Nana very ill and tries to take her to a hospital but she refuces to go because she didn't want to leave the poor Safira alone, unless, Michael looks out for her and takes care of her. He didn't refuse and when Nana was been taken care of at the hospital he goes back to the house looking for the girl. He looks for her in all the rooms until he ends at the ballroom. Safira was sleeping, Michael saw her and thought she was the most gorgeous girl he had ever seen. He looked at her beautiful curly red hair, the outstanding glow of her face with her beautiful white dress. He wakes her up but when she saw him she froze for a few seconds, and than drastically stands up and talks to him.

• Who are you? Can you see me?

• My name is Michael I came here because Nana was very ill and she needed my help. She wants me to help you. And of course I can see you very clear.

• Where's Nana? Is she okay?

• She's very sick but she is going to be fine, she's in the hospital right now.

• Well, how do you aregoing to get me out of here?

• Well I don't really know but if you tell me what happened and all what you know about this mirror and the curse maybe I could come up with something.

 Safira told him everything about it; he listened very carefully while analyzing every word she said. He told her many ways to break the spell, but none of them work. Months have passed,

Nana and Michael were still searching for a way to free the girl from her misery. Michael and Safira spended many days together; that she started to feel something for him. But what she did not know was that Michael feels the same way about her. One night that they were all talking and looking at each other Nana decided to go to sleep, left them alone. Safira wanted to tell him what she felt about him but she was scared, she could not bear to imagen his life loving a woman trapped inside of a mirror. When he looked at her he had this feeling, an adrenaline that made him blush suddenly.  She noticed this and knew that she needed to make him go away, but did not want to spoil the perfect night. She felt a sleep and so does him. After a while she wakes up and told to him while sleeping:

• I know what you feel about me, but this will never work out. Your outside and I'm here trapped in this forsaken mirror. I don't want you to spoil your life been with me, go away far away from me in order that your feelings disappear. I won't let you live here like Nana. You are gorgeous more gorgeous than me, you are so beautiful even do you have a scar on your eye braw,  I melt every time you smile at me. Every time you looked at me with those big blue eyes makes me shiver. Your perfect blonde hair, which I wish to brush it with my fingers while laying together talking about our love. No, I don't want to say that I love you but is the truth..... I love you, I love you with all my heart but you're too much for me.

 While talking to the sleeping "prince charming" of her, explaining and expressing her feelings towards him. She didn't notice that she freed herself from the curse. When she realized she started to laugh out loud waking Michael and Nana up. When they saw her they all hugged, laughed and cried of joy. But what they all wanted to know is how she did it. She didn't want them to know how it happened, that's when she decides to lie to them saying that she was talking in her dreams and describing her Prince charming. Michael didn't believe her, because he heard every word she said to him, but he did not let her know what he knew. She returned with her parents with Nanaand Michael,  there reunion was perfect tears were all over the place. When Michael was leaving hoping for her to stop him. But she didn't wen he was at the door Safira stopped him and confessed to everyone what it really happened. She told everybody that she felt in love with Michael, and that she considered him the most beautiful thing standing in this Earth. Michael expressed his feeling with a kiss and said to her that he heard her talking to him wen he was trying to sleep. She smiled and blush, He kiss her again and with that kiss they sealed their happily ever after story.

The End!