The Devil in Me

The Devil in Me Ch. 7

Chapter Seven:

Shay:

It was a little annoying that we had to wait for everyone else to finish filling out their packets.

It was at least an hour before Baird spoke again.

"Now that everybody is finished with the questionnaire," he said, "Who is ready for the next phase?"

Next phase?

I looked over at Jody, and she just shrugged at me.

I watched as everyone got to their feet and followed closely behind Baird, as he led us into another room.

Alright, time to see what happens next.

Jody and I made sure that we were last in line.

We could say whatever we wanted if no one could hear, right?

We walked through a set of double doors. I was surprised to see a small stone pathway, and then a medium-sized garden that looked like it was built around a large round fountain.

It was built into the ground, there were two other layers above that the water made its way back down through. The center of it was off white, and there were shapes and designs engraved into it, I couldn't make out what they were from here.

We walked a little further into another room. At first, it was just a hallway, then the corridor widened.

"Something feels weird," Jody said low.

"What do you mean?" I asked, looking at her.

She looked a little weirded out. To be honest, I was surprised.

I looked around the room, and I noticed several mirrors along the walls. They weren't very big, but I had a strange feeling that I was being watched.

What kind of trial was this? Did Jody even know?

I placed my hand over the mirror, a trick my brother taught me. Chances are, these mirrors were hiding someone on the other side.

I pointed my finger so that my nail was the only part of my finger making contact with the reflective surface.

I couldn't remember what it meant if my nail made direct contact with its reflection.

"Jody?" I asked, "Do you remember the mirror test?"

She glanced at the mirror. My nail was still on.

"Uh," she said, looking at it "No space, leave the place."

We both looked at my finger again before looking at each other.

"Well shit," Jody said, "You smart bitch."

I took my finger off, and we hurried to catch up to the others.

"What made you think to check the mirror?" she asked low.

"I kind of felt like someone was watching me," I admitted.

"Clearly, you were right," she gestured to the other mirrors "Do you think they are all like that?"

There was only one way to find out.

I did it again to the mirror closest to us, and the results were the same. So, I just nodded at Jody.

"Creepy," she mumbled as we turned away from it.

I nodded in agreement.

Baird stopped in the center of a medium-large room, surrounded by mirrors.