STORY STARTER

Submitted by Bailie MacGregor

"Who are you?" - those were the hardest three words to hear in my life.

Write a story containing this line, or centred around the idea.

Who Are You?

“Who are you?”

Those three words hit Lana like a punch to the chest. Her breath caught, and for a moment, she couldn’t speak. Then her voice broke through, raw and desperate. “It’s me! I’m Lana!”she yelled, stepping closer. “Eldric, look at me!”

But his eyes.. they were empty, confused. He flinched, as if her words didn’t make sense. “I.. I’m sorry he said softly, shaking his head. “I don’t know you. I’ve never seen you before.”

The ground beneath her seemed to crumble. Tears blurred her vision, and her hands trembled as she turned to the mirror beside them. Her reflection was wrong off. It was her, but it wasn’t. Staring back at her was a darker version of herself, a twisted smirk curling on its lips.

Lana’s chest tightened. “What did you do?” she whispered to the mirror, her voice barely audible. Then louder, trembling with anger, “What did you do to him?! Why doesn’t he know me anymore?”

Her reflection just stood there, unbothered, smug. A cold, taunting smile crept across its face. It didn’t answer.

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