Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall.....

Boys Everywhere

It was nearing the end of the weekend. My sister was still in the hospital, and although I had forgiven Arista, I was still a little sore at her for nearly killing my little sister, so I barely let her out of the mirror at all for the weekend. And she was so eager to make it up to me, I felt a little bad. But with her defying me all the time, I couldn't risk having her out so much. I sat in my room on Sunday night catching up on some last-minute homework when my mom came in my room. "Hey honey, whatcha doin'?", she said cheerfully. On the inside, I smiled. No matter what the situation, my mom could always find a way to be happy. "Just, studying a bit Mom", I tell her. "I mean, I've been chatting with Angel all day, and he's just as worried about Judy as I am." She nods. "Yeah, but good news! I just talked with the doctor, and Judy's concussion is okay, and they're releasing her tomorrow!" I breathed a huge sigh of relief. "Oh that's great", I say. "You cleared out her bed remains and put a new one in her room right?" She nods. "Yes, and, we decided not to get her a canopy this time." She laughs. I forced a laugh at her semi-terrible joke. "Haha yeah, that's.....totally great Mom", I say, and go back to studying. "Yeah.....I still don't understand how Judy's bed could've collapsed", she said. "She's jumped on her bed plenty of times, and it never broke once, and we've had that bed since Judy was old enough to use a bed. Maybe that was the problem. Maybe the bed was too old. I don't know....."

I snort-laugh while typing on my computer. "I think I know what could've happened, but it might shake you up a bit." My mom looks at me, confused. "What?" I shake my head. "Nothing. Forget it." I continue typing and stop for a moment and sigh. "Hey, Mom? Do you mind if I study alone for a while?" She gets up. "Sure thing sweetie. But dinner is almost ready. I hope you like coq a vin!" I wrinkle my nose. "That depends. Are you cooking it?" My mom laughs sarcastically. "Very funny. I'm helping Svetlana." I nod dismissively. "Yeah, be sure to...take notes when you're watching Svetlana." My mom laughs a little more dryly. "It's a good thing I know you're joking", she says, and leaves my room. The second she leaves, I put down my computer. Between the things that happened between me and Arista, and the thing that happened with my sister, I just couldn't concentrate on school. I walked to the center of my room, and I looked in the direction of the magic mirror. It seemed like forever ago, when I bought that mirror from the creepy store owner. Me and Arista have been through so much. She was the first real friend I had ever had in a long time.

She was so sweet, the way she gave me super cute clothes, the way she gave me confidence in school, the way she changed my dad, the way she made me popular, the way she got my longtime crush to be my boyfriend, the way she helped me make new friends, the way she saved me at that party, the way she got me out of trouble, they way she helped me take my nemesis Autumn Katarina Breitbart down. But now, she has my boyfriend thinking I'm a monster, she has me questioning my wish choices, and she tried to murder my sister for me. I don't even know who she is anymore. I go closer to the mirror and stare at my reflection. My makeup and wavy hair, my miniskirt and lingerie shirt.

I don't even know who I am anymore.....

I stare at my T-shirts and jeans and my other bland, nerdy clothes that I used to wear for school all the time. Back when I was the nerd. Life was never easy that way. But for some reason, I somehow miss it.....a little. I stare at my reflection some more until I say the word, "Arista." My reflection morphed into Arista's face and she comes out of the mirror, looking angry. She has her arms folded and she settles down on my bed. "What's your problem?", I say, not really caring. "My problem is, you've left me in that glass prison forever!", she says. I roll my eyes. "Three days is not forever", I say. She turns away from me. "In my world it is."

I shake my head and start cleaning up a bit. I really didn't have time for her drama. "Look, just be glad I decided to let you out at all." She unfolds her arms and looks at me. "Are you still mad about what I did to your sister?", she asks. I laugh. "I'd like to say no but, I really can't." She groans. "I already said I was sorry. What more do you want?" I stop cleaning and look at her. "I want you to stop interfering in my personal life. When I want you to do something, I'll make a wish. But I don't need you stepping out of line. Because boy, what you did was way out of line." She doesn't say anything after that. "Well, anyway, what have you been doing while you confined me to prison?", she suddenly asks. I roll my eyes and sit next to her. "Well, mostly I've been hanging with Heidi", I say brightly. Arista stops smiling and her face darkens. "Oh, Heidi again", she says. "Yeah, she and I have become really close", I say. "I think I might've found my first real best friend in a while." I get out my phone and show her the colorful selfies me and Heidi took. I look at Arista. She is staring at my phone very menacingly.