The smoke curled up from the cabin. A thin wispy trail melting into the sky. It made the mossy shingles & leafed littered path look welcoming.
But it wasn't. I knew what was waiting for me inside. Waiting for anyone who mistakenly wanders inside.
It's sitting in there, propped up in the corner, a light coating of dust across the frame.
The True Mirror. It shows you whole you really are. Shows you the monster inside. Knowledge you can't erase, can't undo, can't lose.
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