[ WP ] A magical mirror shows your reflection and your future soulmate . You only see your reflection .

Jake couldn ’ t believe Trish was dragging him along to this thing. She knows he doesn ’ t believe in this crap. Typical of her lately. 
 
 The mirror was touring the country and was only in town for one day. They ’ d been in line for hours now waiting to enter the tiny brick building the mirror had been placed in. Jake looked across at the exit to the building to see those who had just looked upon this nonsense. The reactions were mixed. Jake heard a shriek as a teenage girl exited the building. She ran across the field and was embraced by what was obviously her boyfriend. Meanwhile, sitting in the gutter another young man quietly wept into his hands. The happy couple gave him a quick glance of sympathy before quickly heading off through the carpark. 
 
 “ Jake…Jake we ’ re up! ” 
 Jake shuffled towards the door behind his wife. Their tickets were taken and the cashier asked if they would like to go in together or separate. 
 
 “ Together! ” Trish practically sung before Jake could so much as bat an eyelid. 
 A door was opened and they were ushered into a room. The room was bare other than the mirror. This wasn ’ t exactly what Jake was expecting. This didn ’ t look so much a mirror, as a jagged piece of glass approximately 12 feet in height. It was at least 6 inches thick and it ’ s surface was covered in scratches. 
 
 “ Who ’ s first? ” Trish asked. 
 Jake merely motioned towards the mirror with an outstretched hand. Trish took him by the hand and they walked towards the mirror. 
 “ Close your eyes, baby, open on the count of three ” 
 “ one…two….three ” 
 
 Jake didn ’ t open his eyes. He wanted to hear her reaction first. Immediately her hand closed like a vice on his, and he heard her breath escalating. A small whimper came from Trish and he couldn ’ t stand it any more, it was time to see what was going on here. 
 
 His heart leapt in his chest. What was he looking at? There were three people in the mirror. On Trish ’ s left she was holding hands with a tall black haired man wearing a military uniform. Trish was standing there, mouth wide open with tears streaming down her cheeks. 
 
 Then there was Jake. The look on his face was that of someone who had seen a ghost. Eyes were wide and his jaw hung at an awkward angle. Jake was alone. The other figures had now disappeared from the reflection. His mind was struggling to comprehend what it was seeing. It just wasn ’ t registering. He looked over his shoulder to find her huddled in the corner silently weeping. 
 
 Jake ’ s mind wheeled and he was beginning to feel dizzy. He crashed to his knees and vomit flew from his mouth. He stayed there for a minute. Head drooped to the ground and sweat running off the tip of his nose. He wasn ’ t sure he dared to look in the mirror again, but he had to be sure. He looked up and saw only his own dishevelled face staring back at him. 
 
 Jake ran for the door and barged through it. He ran through the parking lot and just kept running. He heard Trish calling his name behind but that quickly faded. He continued to run until he had to stop at the highway. His eyes were full of tears and his head and heart were both pounding. He stood by the side of the road for a minute with no idea where to go. Then it all made sense. A truck was roaring up the highway in the near lane. Jake did the only thing he could. He waited for it to close, stepped out and embraced his fate. 

