Reflections

Tess loved mirrors, anything with a reflection could capture her attention for hours. She liked her reflection in the water the most, perhaps it was the way the water made her reflection look alive, Tess didn't know what it was, but there was something there in her reflection that captivated her. Her parents put it down to vanity, but Tess knew better. It was not that she liked the way she looked, there was just something in her reflection that looked so familiar, more familiar than an image should. When she was a child she would spend countless hours talking to the mirror, playing childish games. At school the children would pick on her, even the teachers thought she was odd.

Tess grew up with no friends, not a one. She didn't mind, she had her reflection to keep her company and they did most things together. Tess grew up, she got a job as a window cleaner, all day it was just her, the wind, and her reflection. Her parents died in a car crash when she was twenty four, it devastated her. She had no one. Then one day there was a knock on her door, she opened it to reveal her reflection. Her exact double stood in front of her. Tess was a twin, she never knew she was adopted, her parents had never told her. Her sister Jess, who was also adopted out had tracked her down.

That's why Tess craved her reflection so much. Even though she couldn't remember her sister, her subconscious missed her. Tess was never alone again, she had Jess.