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Flash Fiction Friday – Mirror, Mirror

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April 17, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story of something/someone dark-eyed. What could be a dark-eyed situation? Or is it a dark-eyed beauty? A dark-eyed junco? Maybe it’s a futuristic piece of technology. Go where the prompt leads! Check April 17: Story Challenge in 99-words for more details.

Mirror, Mirror – by Hugh W. Roberts

As a child, I was always captivated by the abandoned house on the hill.

Driven by curiosity, I entered and found a room with a cracked mirror. It caught my reflection, but my eyes were pitch black, devoid of colour.

My heart pounded as I stumbled back and left.

Since then, I’ve been different. My mind has taken on dark themes, and nightmares plague me.

Desperate to find my old self, I returned to the house. When I looked at my reflection in the mirror, I saw my old self screaming to get out.

I’d never left that house.

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Written for the 99-word flash fiction challenge hosted by Charli Mills at the Carrot Ranch.

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36 responses to “Flash Fiction Friday – Mirror, Mirror”

  1. Bridgette avatar
    Bridgette

    Scary!

    Reply
  2. Eugi avatar
    Eugi

    Old houses can be creepy. If only the walls could talk or maybe we don’t want to hear them. Good one, Hugh.

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Many of us would not want to hear those stories, Eugi. But it’s a lovely thought of what stories old houses could tell.

      Reply
  3. TanGental avatar
    TanGental

    You’re on good form, Mr Roberts. It’s a wonder your characters don’t live outdoors. Houses cause so much grief!

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Especially empty ones that have been vacant for many years, Geoff. I don’t think even the sun gets through the windows.

      Reply
      1. TanGental avatar
        TanGental

        Swansea must be terrifying…

        Reply
        1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
          Hugh W. Roberts

          Not on days like today, but mid-winter – yes.

          Reply
  4. Sadje avatar
    Sadje

    Ooh! How chilling

    Reply
  5. JT Twissel avatar
    JT Twissel

    What a horrifying revelation!

    Reply
  6. Paul Ariss avatar
    Paul Ariss

    Nice unnerving one Hugh. It had the feel of The Haunting of Hill House, one of the first series I saw on Netflix.

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Was that also a movie, Paul? Or am I thinking of the movie ‘The House On Haunted Hill?’
      Nevertheless, I’ll check out ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ on Netflix when I next find myself looking for a series to watch.

      Reply
      1. Paul Ariss avatar
        Paul Ariss

        It’s well scary….

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        1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
          Hugh W. Roberts

          Sounds right up my street, Paul.

          Reply
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  8. Terri Webster Schrandt avatar
    Terri Webster Schrandt

    Nicely done, Hugh, great Twilight Zone-esque creepiness! Funny how the dark-eyed junco image inspired all this darkness. Such a cute little bird, I wonder what it sees when it looks in the mirror?

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Thanks, Terri. I concentrate more on Charli’s word prompt than the image she displays on these challenges. The image has more to do with her post and connects to the word prompt. So it was the words (rather than the image) that got this piece of flash out of me.

      Reply
  9. Cathy avatar
    Cathy

    Very sinister, Hugh 😱

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Glad you thought so, Cathy.

      Reply
  10. noelleg44 avatar
    noelleg44

    This one gave me real goosebumps!

    Reply
    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      I hope you don’t mind me saying, ‘I’m glad.’

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      1. noelleg44 avatar
        noelleg44

        NO problem!

        Reply
  11. Erika avatar
    Erika

    It took his/her soul! Lately, I saw the movie “Mirrors” with Kiefer Sutherland, everyone who died in that specific building was caught in a mirrored world.

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Not a movie I know, Erika, but what a frightening prospect of being trapped in a mirrored world.

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      1. Erika avatar
        Erika

        It is! You could only see the handprints in mirrors or windows.

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        1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
          Hugh W. Roberts

          Goodness. With all the handprints my great-niece leaves on my windows when she visits, that will now make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

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          1. Erika avatar
            Erika

            Oh, yes, you definitely look at this from another perspective from now on😱

            Reply
  12. Liesbet @ Roaming About avatar
    Liesbet @ Roaming About

    Curiosity kills the cat. Or, in this case, traps it in return for black eyes. Scary stuff, Hugh!

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Glad you got the scare out of this one, Liesbet. Mirrors can tell so many stories.

      Reply
  13. Brenda avatar
    Brenda

    Same as Willow, gave me goosebumps/shivers

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Good to hear, Brenda. When my words produce actions like that, I’m happy.

      Reply
  14. willowdot21 avatar
    willowdot21

    It’s the empty black eyed !

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  15. willowdot21 avatar
    willowdot21

    Chills down the spine Hugh 💜

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Good to hear, Willow.

      Reply

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