This is a short story that was written for a writing competition. A young girl finds herself floating atop a vast ocean and must dig deep into the ocean to discover the truth.

Maylise finds her self lost in front of the gates she often had nightmares about, with eerie forests surrounding her. Is she been tested, or simply mistreated?

When Maria turns 12 she receives many presents but the most peculiar present of all, an old but beautiful mirror. Since the day it arrived things started to get a bit weird, "Did My reflection just smile at me...