最後の鏡 ( O último espelho/The last mirror)

1 - The beginning from the end

* Nonexistent time *

"How did it get to that point ?!"

                  There was Steh, his projection floated in the middle of space-time, an infinite void without hours, minutes or seconds. There was only the girl and a single mirror that reflected her entire body in front of her, completely cracked. His hopeless countenance showed that he could not move on, had no choice, everything was over and that whole cycle would return to the beginning. It was necessary to make an end. She clenched her right fist, lifted it with all certainty, the most certain of all until that moment, and with all her strength pushed it against the mirror that broke into thousands of pieces before everything disappeared.

* 2006 *

                    First day of January 2006, Sunday. The day dawned sunny in New London. At the Bardot mansion, Nikola, an 18-year-old boy with dark, wavy hair, a handsome face and black eyes, fair skin and generally good looks had just woken up. He felt as if he had a time bomb on his head about to explode, such was his hangover. It took some time before he regained consciousness and noticed that someone else was lying on his bed, he was startled. She was a girl he didn't remember seeing before despite the strong djavú that made him more dizzy than he already was and that looked at him as if he was a little scared. Big green eyes, a spot on the side of the left eye, straight brown hair, brown skin, and normal face. What caught Nick's attention were the burns on his face and neck, as if someone had just burned it with a hot iron. He could clearly smell a slight burning smell from her, and he found it bizarre.

- What's your name? He asked. - Sorry, after I blacked out yesterday I don't remember anything.

- Steh ...- Her voice came out in a whisper as if she had no strength to speak, her heart felt like it was going to come out of her mouth, her eyes watered and she thought repeatedly: "I came back ... Did I come back in Time? Did I really come back? "

- I'm Nick. I think you need to go to the hospital. What happened at the party? - Nick was confused.

-Party?! Ah ... The party ... - Steh thought of several excuses that he could give for not making the situation even stranger. - I don't remember, I must have done something stupid. I just remember we got here together ... Can I borrow some clothes? - Disconnected.

- Did you get here without clothes ?! - He was really worried to think about the shit he should have done last night.

The alcohol fell like a glove, it was perfect to justify anything absurd and cover up the real way in which Steh got there. After Nick handed her a shirt, she locked herself in the bathroom so she could get dressed and put her head back in place. He felt his whole body shake and his stomach turn. As soon as he saw himself in the mirror, he realized how much time travel had hurt him. Not only his face and neck, but his whole body was burned, and I could tell they were second-degree burns. She was also surprised at how her hair grew 70 centimeters instantly, as it had previously been no more than her chin. When he left the bathroom, Nick was waiting for him with a box in his hand.

- Sit here please. - He said pointing to the chair in front of him. - I will put some bandages so your injuries are not exposed. Then you go to the hospital, okay?