As a crisp autumn breeze rustled through the neighborhood, Tommy, dressed as an alien, set out for a night of Halloween fun. Sack in hand, his heart pounded with excitement. He approached the one house everyone avoided, the old Marley Building. A dare by his friends led him to what others called the ‘House of Horrors’.
Pushing past creaky gates, he noticed an eerie glow emanating from a small box on the porch. Next to it lay a sign, “Take one if you dare.” Gathering up his courage, Tommy boldly reached out. With a swift motion, he opened the box revealing… a small, ornate mirror.
Peering into the colourful reflective surface, Tommy’s gasp reverberated through the silent night as he saw the alien costume come to life! The reflection mimicked him, grinning from underneath the rubbery mask. Startled, he hurled the mirror dramatically into the bushes.
Walking away unscathed, he heard his friends cheering. He smiled, knowing he’d be the talk of the school. But as they celebrated in the shadows, the forgotten mirror lit up, the alien reflection raising its mask to reveal… Tommy’s own laughing face.
The dare was over, or so they thought. But every Halloween, the true Tommy would watch the world from within the cursed mirror, while the alien roamed the night.