This is part 4 of an on going short story of mine. If you're interrested in parts 1-3 let me know and I'll post them.
The Mirror Part 4
With sweat flooding his skin and a coldness that makes even his heart feel numb the man in the chair starts turning in his mind what he’s staring at. This man, this creature reminds him of something. He can’t place what it is but it has a familiarity to it. He’s certain he knows this face that he’s staring at but he can’t recall a memory or a time that this faint feeling is coming from.
It’s as if the man in the mirror can read thoughts as they merely appear in this man’s mind. He gains a smirk in the right corner of his face as show of his appreciation for the havoc he has yet caused.
“Have you baffled, do I?” stating the man in the mirror. “Am I that unrecognizable to you?”
The man in the chair only stares. He hasn’t had the ability of even an utterance since fear drove its icy fingers down into the back of his throat.
“Oh I’m sorry, I forgot you have a rather hard time talking when you get scared. Allow me to sit with you a while so that I may finally get to speak to you, face to face.” Reaching to the side he pulls out a chair for himself and sits down.
He just keeps staring at the man in the mirror. Composure creeps back into his mind as he tries to piece together a sentence that he can at least attempt it to fall out of his mouth. Slowly he regains enough stability in his voice to say something.
“Who are you?”
“Oh I’m sorry I have such terrible manners, I completely forgot to introduce myself, Seth is who I am. You on the other hand need no introduction for I already know who you are, Jason.
Seth rises to the occasion by getting back up from his seat and bowing low to the floor as he introduces himself. He raises his head with a cocky grin as he calls Jason by name.
Realizing that this creature, this Seth, knows him, Jason's pusle yet again returns to it's previous screaming pace. Jason still bound by the chains starts to piece together that this whole room, the chair, the mirror, everything has to do with Seth.
Jason looks around for an escape, for a way to break free but there is nothing here. The chains are too strong, there is no way out.
“What do you want with me?” Jason asks hoping it sounds strong only realizing that his voice is still shaking enough to clue in on his fear.
As if only too happy to answer, Seth stands back up from his bow and stares intently at Jason. “What do I want with you, such an inquisitive question, it’s definitely a question I will be more than happy to answer for you Jason.” |