a mirror sitting on the floor next to a wall

The Mirror in the AtticWhen Rachel moved into her new home, an old Victorian house on the outskirts of town, she was thrilled. The house was beautiful--albeit a little worn down. The attic, however, intrigued her the most. It was a small, dusty room filled with forgotten relics from decades past.While rummaging through old boxes one afternoon, she found a tall, ornate mirror, its frame intricately carved with strange, twisting patterns. It was stunning, but something about it unsettled her. Still, she decided to clean it off and hang it in her bedroom, thinking it would add character to the room.That night, as she lay in bed, the air around her seemed unusually cold. She turned to look at the mirror. It was almost as if the reflection didn’t match the room--it was darker, as though it held something that didn’t belong. Her heart began to race, but she dismissed the thought. She was tired, just imagining things.Days passed, but Rachel couldn’t shake the feeling that the mirror was watching her. One evening, sh