Trapped

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"You have to let me go!", Rose heard her daughter Diana rehearsing in her bedroom. Diana's school day was coming up and she had a major role in the play.
"Time for dinner, honey" Rose called out to Diana who continued her rehearsal.

Half an hour had gone by and Diana had stopped rehearsing. But she still hadn't come down for dinner.
"She must have fallen asleep" Rose thought and decided to take dinner to Diana's room.

Carrying a plate full of food, Rose walked towards Diana's room. "Diana?", she called out, opening the door.

"Please! Let me go." Rose heard Diana whispering. Diana was awake alright, sitting in front of her dressing table, facing the mirror. But her reflection in the mirror was Standing with a grimace on its face.

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