I woke up in the morning in a brilliant mood. But when I looked in my mirror, there was nothing there, my heart froze, isn't this what happens when vampires step in front of a mirror... Blank… Nothing… Just my motionless, messy room… Not a moment later a figure of me stepped into view. But my heart was still silent with shock; I was wondering if I was dead or dying yet. Her messy, jet black, unbrushed hair resembled mine, through not surprisingly… But I knew her constant grin from ear to ear was not painted on my face… So was this really my reflection?... Finally, I broke the queasy silence, with a tiny whisper of good morning. It felt so silly, saying good morning to your own reflection … But what I expected happened, she grinned even wider and yelled a cheery happy birthday back.
The words she said was echoing in my head, I had forgotten it was my birthday! An idea started forming in my head, my imagination was beginning to get more wild. Having a twin would come in handy! All the homework and assignments could be finished sooner than usual, but having her stuck in a mirror was no good. So I decided to attempt to pull her out, I told her my plan, she agreed as if she was waiting for those words, I stepped closer to the mirror, when my palm made contact with the cool, smooth and icy surface, she stepped out. She started doing a victory dance that even I didn't know of! And after the celebration, I decided to have a serious discussion with her. Explaining how we had to keep ourselves a secret, but the problem was, was that getting extra food for the other Sandy could be difficult and risky. But I moved on to another subject, deciding whether to name her "Sandy" or "S²". I let her settle this, but she didn't mind, so I named her "S²".
Every night S² stepped into her mirror to sleep in her own bed, and every morning she stepped out of her world. We shared our homework, sneaked food out of the fridge at night, shared the school days, but the best thing was our ability to duplicate food! We could duplicate anything in fact! When ever we wanted an extra something, me or S² would step into the mirror and the person in the real world would hold it out, so that it reflected in the mirror. And then best of all, S² or I would step out, holding the special something. It really was a stroke of luck to have a twin and a magical mirror, as we call it.
But there weren't many of these blissful days. My sneaky, big headed brother found out. And I knew he couldn't keep secrets, only if I bribed him with big money. I, S² and Jacky had arguments ever since he found out. But it still stayed a secret between us, only because I and S² bribed him with $100 dollars each week! But he didn't know about our magical mirror… So all went well, until Jacky couldn't hold it any more! He told mum, right after we had given him the payment to keep his mouth shut! S² dived into the mirror, just before mum strolled into my bedroom, wondering how something ever so impossible could be true…
Sandy Lian 7L
