By Sanskriti Saini
Once upon a time, I woke up early in the morning to study for my exams. I washed my face and looked in the mirror but couldn’t see anything. With extreme shock, I screamed and called my mother to check the mirror. I was not even able to understand how that was possible. But soon, I calmed down and distracted myself from it.
After a while, I started studying in my living room and suddenly thought that maybe that mirror can be a magical one. I immediately got up and looked again in the mirror. But still, I couldn’t see anything. So, I decided to ask, “Mirror, are you magical?” and it replied, “Yes!”
I was so terrified that I ran and lay on my bed. A few hours later, my mother called me downstairs to have dinner and told me that my best friend Nancy had invited me to her birthday party the next day. After finishing my dinner, I came back to my room and slept with positive vibes.
Suddenly, I woke up in the night after having a bad dream about the mirror, and I thought of giving this magical gift to my friend for her birthday. I didn’t realise that to save myself I was sending the trouble to someone else’s home. I knew I was being selfish at that moment.
In the excitement of attending the party, I forgot to tell Nancy about the magical mirror. But I was very happy that I finally got a solution to the problem. I enjoyed the party very much, gifted her the magical mirror, came back home and slept peacefully.
The next morning I heard my mom crying. I rushed downstairs and saw my brother and mom extremely sad. I asked them what happened but nobody replied. A few minutes later, my brother told me that my friend Nancy is no more.
Nancy was just like my sister and my entire family was very attached to her. I was shocked after hearing this bad news – her mother was crying, sobbing. I was sure that all this happened because of that magical mirror. I went to Nancy’s room and broke the mirror with a hockey stick.
Today, I feel very guilty that I lost my best-friend because of my selfishness. I’ll always remember my best friend Nancy and she’ll always be with me in my heart.