“Once you do this, you can never go back. You understand?” A voice in her head that sounded much like her younger brother told her as she looked over the railing into the raging waters below. What is there to go back to? They don’t need me, no one does. What’s the point? Crouching down she shut her eyes, trying to fight the storm inside her mind. There’s no use, I can’t do anything, it’ll never ch...
“You look ravishing as always,” the man says as he holds out his hand.
“Thank you,” the woman replies with a sly smile, taking his hand.
They dance strategically around the palace’s ballroom, moving closer and closer to a side entry.
“Are you ready?” She whispers in his ear. He nods once, and she pulls out a compact mirror, pressing the button hidden inside. Two minutes later, one of the smaller ...
“Come on, Aly, this way!” I tried to fight down an amused smile as I followed my younger sister Jane around yet another turn in the funhouse, this one towards the exit.
“I still can’t believe you made us stop here. Eighteen years old, leaving for college in a month, and you choose to stop at some ridiculous roadside attraction.” I frown as we step outside only to be greeted by absolutely no one. S...
I walked briskly into my office building, my head still smarting where I’d fallen into the mirror earlier this morning. Silly really, I missed my alarm and woken up later than usual, and in my rush to get ready for the day ahead I’d tripped head first into the beautiful antique mirror I had purchased from a quaint little shop a few days ago.
“Good morning, Janice!” I greeted the receptionist. Her ...