By Paul Lewthwaite
The man inside the mirror gazed out, frowning. He stared back, eyes narrowed, brow wrinkled, as if this was the first time he’d seen his doppelganger.
Over the years, he’d only had glimpses from afar. It had never been this close before.
His likeness had a rope around its neck, fastened tight somewhere above. It smiled, and he couldn’t help but smile back.
His own rope chaffed, the pressure tight against his throat. He kicked the chair away.
One of the men vanished.
An empty noose in one world, swayed back and forth, keeping time to the body in the next.
One of the scariest things you could imagine in terms of the paranormal – especially as doppelgangers appear so sinister. Nice creepy one.
Very scary which made me wonder!
Excellent!
oh, I love this. it makes you think, and then it takes your hand into a labyrinth and then leaves you there to get out. I’m going to read it with my students this week.
Thank you everyone for your kind comments – it’s a bit dark so thought it might not be to everyone’s taste 🙂
Wow! Dark stuff excellently written.
Thanks, Chris, very much appreciated.
Bravo Paul. I like this short story, left one reflective. Thank you for sharing.
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Thanks, Ling Ling. I think it left me with a few questions as well 😉
Loved it. Very powerful
Thanks very much, Stacey.
Brilliant! I loved it.
Many thanks, Ekta.
Excellent read… thought provoking… well done…
Valli, much appreciated 🙂 thanks.