The Mirror Maze Keeps One
horror◐ Teen"We split up," Jay said. "Cover more ground, find the exit faster." Nobody loved it, but he was already walking. We broke into pairs, the flashlight beam slicing between glass walls. Within seconds I couldn't hear the others anymore, just my own footsteps and my reflection matching them.
I decided to just stand still and call out names. "Maya? Jay?" My own voice came back to me from six directions, but slightly delayed, like the mirrors were repeating it on purpose. Then one voice answered that wasn't an echo. It was mine, and it said, "Over here."
What happens next?
2 ways forwardSomething told me not to trust my own voice. I clamped both hands over my mouth and backed away from the sound. The fake "me" called louder, then angrier, then started sobbing in my exact voice. I kept moving toward the real draft of cold air and didn't stop until I tasted salt and saw stars. I made it out. I never told the others what I heard.