Unknown Mind: Viyan’s Diary – Part 15: The Mirror That Cracked

 🧠 **Unknown Mind: Viyan’s Diary – Part 15: The Mirror That Cracked**

Yalini’s message kept repeating in my mind:

> “When the mirror breaks…  

> I’ll be on the other side.”

I knew where I had to go.

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My old college washroom.

The mirror there…  

it had cracked the day my confidence broke.

I stood in front of it —  

dusty, ignored, forgotten.

But as I looked at my reflection…  

**it moved first.**

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My hands were still.  

But the reflection tilted its head.

It blinked slowly — but not like me.  

It smiled — the *same twisted smile* I saw when I opened the door.

I wanted to run.

But the voice came from *inside* the glass.

> “Page 27 is ready.”  

> “Read it… or lose her.”

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I pulled out the black diary.

Still unread.  

Still terrifying.

The mirror began to **crack** —  

without touch.  

Without force.

Just from the *weight* of the truth.

Each line across the glass felt like a scar across my memory.

I opened to Page 27.

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There were **three lines**:

> “Truth was never the enemy.”  

> “Memory was never lost.”  

> “You just chose to forget her… to survive.”

Tears hit the page.

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Behind the cracked mirror,  

I saw **Yalini’s eyes** appear — like a memory or a dream or something between.

She whispered:

> “Break the mirror.  

> Choose to remember.”

And then…  

silence.

Just me.  

And the choice.

🖋️ — *Viyan*