10. The Story

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They told me a girl lived down there

The heart and soul of the place

She was the life of this town

They told me the girl lived there, she was.

Once upon a forgotten time

That was her home

The town her house

And the people hers

But then came a strange being

Took her away with him

He took her so far and away

Far behind even the reach of the skies

She went and all was gone

She went and the soul was lost

The town no more smiled

The town more rejoiced

Lost in the whirlwind

She was taken

Walking me down the road

They narrated

The story was sad

It felt...real somehow

The more they spoke of her

Her story seemed just more than a story now

A nerve was touched

The breathing sharpened

As we reached near the house

They all took an expectant pause

Stopping in their tracks

They looked up at me

As if waiting for something to happen

Expecting something that I couldn't quite understand

Hopes diminished, they shook their heads

Crestfallen, as if, they moved forward

The doors opened

And lo and behold

I entered the house

And it was as if something hit

My eyes burned

And throat went dry

Unexpected tears streaming down my face

I looked around

It was... astonishing?

More so, confusing.

They told me they'd be introducing her to me

This was quite the unexpected

For the house of mirrors it was

Staring back, who else could be

I realised the girl they said, that girl was me

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