Tap...Tap...Tap...
I woke up to a tapping sound coming from my window.
Oh wow, you're still in your clothes from yesterday.
I put my hand on my forehead.
God, I have a terrible headache.
Tap...Tap...Tap...
I looked around my room, searching for the source of the tapping noise.
I got out of bed and headed to my window. This window is always hard to open, so it took me a minute before I finally got it open.
Why is it so dark outside?
I checked my phone.
It's only five...
Or is it?
My palms started to sweat.
I know what this is...
I looked back out the window, and saw a girl.
She was about 14, maybe younger, with clothes that were rags.
She looked up at me and said something I couldn't hear.
She wants your help.
I shook my head, "I can't hear you!"
I said.
She frowned and put up one of her hands.
You can't help her...
I put my hands on the windowsill, and looked at the sky.
Is there a storm coming...?
Splat.
A drop of rain, dropped onto my face.
I went to wipe it away, off of the bridge of my nose.
This isn't rain...
It's blood.
I stumbled backwards and fell on my back.
"W-what the fuck?"
I scrambled to get back up.
This cannot be real...
Juniper...
I closed my eyes.
This isn't real, I have control, I can make it stop...
I opened my eyes back up to darkness.
Juniper...You know I'm the one who really has control...
"Gah!!"
I shot up in my bed.
"That was... A dream?"
I looked at myself in the mirror across the room.
It wasn't exactly my reflection.
Hello...
It was her's.
I raised a hand, seeing if she'd copy my moves.
She didn't move, and just stared at me with those gray eyes, so much like my own.
Ding
Ding
Ding
I picked up my phone and proceeded to ignore my reflection.
But it's not that easy.
It's never easy.
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Dark Space
Mystery / Thriller"Just don't think, just don't think, just don't think." Juniper is trying to live a normal life, even though she suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, trying her hardest to ignore it all. But after a hospital visit, her life seems to be falling to p...
