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 followed the wall with my hand, counting turns to find my way back. But the glass got warm under my fingers, then soft, like skin. My reflection pressed its palm flat against mine from the other side and pushed. The mirror gave a little. "Stop it," I said out loud, voice shaking.
What happens next?
2 ways forwardI yanked my hand off the glass and ran. The flashlight beam bounced wild, but I followed the cold draft of sea air until I burst out the broken board into the night. I counted heads on the pier. Only five of us made it out. Behind the glass, a sixth face pressed close, mouthing my name. We never went back.