(I'm debating on whether or not to make this into a longer story or leave it as is. If I do make it longer, this will probably be the prologue.)
They stared back at me. All of them. All of their deep, swampy, identical eyes. Their eyes held no secrets, only fierce truth. Truth that I only knew to much about. Sparks floated off the candles and reflected against the surface of the mirrors, making the green orbs that much more intense.
I backed up, hoping to encounter a non-reflective surface. But hope doesn't change reality. The cold, metallic wall bit my bare shoulders. My breath caught as the eyes lurched forward, daring me to try and escape their eternal hold. A frosty breeze blew in through a hidden doorway, taunting me. I could only see one thing; me and him, repeated over and over until the image was burned into my mind. My hands shook as I stepped forward, wondering where he was amongst the glass puzzle.
My shoes clicked against the tile floor, the sound filling the room. My own breathing sounded obnoxious and panicked in my own ears. He was moving slowly closer, from what I could tell, but not from what I knew. A reflection can mean very little in this world. Or it can mean the world.
I spun around desperately, trying to retrace my steps. I only met my own, ragged face. I was frozen, paralyzed by my own reflection. My eyes looked wild, like an animal being cornered. His face was right over my left shoulder, the ghost of a grin on his lips. I closed my eyes, bracing myself for the unexpected.
A lifetime passed before anything happened. I could sense his sickly breath on my neck, daring me to face him. Biting my lip, I forced a whimper to stay in my throat, afraid of what might trigger him to act.
After a what seemed like an eternity, I opened my eyes. He had vanished. The only sign that the man had been there was the wet foot prints on the floor. Falling to my knees, I realized that I would have to face him later. Much later.
For the time being, though, I'll leave you with the image of me trapped inside of my own haunted hall of mirrors.
