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Creative Writing: Rabid Wolf

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It was almost like plunging into a pool of cold water. My ears popped, and I was near to wincing as the pressure squeezed in tighter, creating that unpleasant sensation when you dive to the bottom of a deep pool. And even though my mouth wasn’t open when I jumped into the mirror, there was this metallic taste lingering on my tastebuds. When I neared toward the other side, my eyes inadvertently snapped open, and I was able to see the hazy outline of my reflection backed up to the wall, clinging to it for safety, as if I were some rabid wolf. It was only seconds later when I was forced out completely from the Mirror Vortex (a name I gave in the thirty seconds I was teleported to the other side) and collapsed in my familiar-looking bathroom. …show more content…

My other self looked as though she wished nothing more but for this queer dream to end, though she accepted, and sat herself down on the top of the toilet lid with an evident source of anger. I smiled, thanked her, and escaped the lavatory, slamming the door behind my leave. Her room looked almost exactly like mine save for the fact that it only took up half of the room, whereas the other half was taken up by Transformer-themed items, like a cartoon Optimus Prime in his robot form rug, dominating the floor - or er, ceiling. That was going to be tricky to remember. On a navy blue-colored bed, sat a seven year-old boy with shaggy blonde hair, holding a DS, his back to me. “Hey, Amy…,” he greeted me, pressing a few buttons rapidly. “No… NO! Ah, crud! I was this close - this close!” He held up his hand, holding his thumb and index finger centimeters apart. Now, that he was facing me, I noticed that aside from the blonde hair, he looked a lot like me - same eyes, same frame, same nose. “What?” he asked me, noticing me staring. Startled, I muttered, “N-nothing. How was, uh, school?” “Amy, you already asked me that.” “Oh, I-I did? Sorry, I didn’t notice,” I

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