“No,” said Anna. “I’m ready.”
Jessamyn led her over to the mirror and handed her the flashlight. She showed her how to hold it under her chin. Held at that angle, light carved Anna’s face with eerie shadows.
“Now, look into the mirror and say, ‘Spirit in the mirror, I call on thee, come tell us what is to be.’”
“Spirit in the mirror, I call on thee …” Anna repeated. Her voice sounded high and uncertain. Behind her, she heard someone snicker.
Suddenly, Anna felt a flicker of doubt. What if Dory was right? Was this all a game, just some big joke?
“Don’t stop!” Jessamyn commanded. “Look into the mirror. Keep repeating it.”
“Come tell us what is to be.” Anna sensed movement in the darkness behind her. What were they doing?
She didn’t have time to wonder … because something was happening in the mirror. Her reflection was changing.
A face was emerging from the mirror’s depths, like a swimmer surfacing through water. Little by little, its features took shape. Anna’s heart gave a leap of joyful recognition, followed by a stab of fear.
The flashlight fell from her hand. Anna swayed, clutching the edge of the sink for balance as the room swung around her.
Distantly, as if from miles away, she heard Lauren say, “Look at her. What’s wrong with her?” Then everything went black.
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Clare Hutton loves moonlit nights, but has never seen a werewolf (that she knows of). She lives in Queens, New York, with her husband and their two kids.
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